The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14

orator known to our history. And yet
Northern Democratic State, and they
have remained in the Republican col
ever since Tn, rned 1n aranst US for
and inconclusive majorities
Recognition Of Thrift and Lib
erty.
The lesson to be.iearned from this Is
that, whether as American or as part'.'
sans, we must struggle outof the treach'tt
erous boas Of opp ortunism and get back
to the solid ground Of principle.
In doing this, the first and most i'm
portant step is recogntion,of +, III, iaci 1 us
and lnt I'm institutions, and the consistent pol o.
Icy OF the Demo cratic party from i rs
earliest days This Is, that honest hrif L.
the natural fruit Of Industry must DC
encouraged and promote ed &, II. e : 40
It ought to be clearly this thpt II o we
endorse, or accept. or eVen fail.a 70 on y
ppe ess aiHy s peeSt even the possibility
fsn II ,ss
of values We shall aTGnse Of or people
whether their ACCOMMODATIONS are ,illVe % a.
ed in farms, town houses, mines , oT
posts in savings banks hsuIamee =,
ever ever found.
Corporations and Trusts.
AZ, own recent experience in politics
| does not incline me to favor oVermuch
| tho mana cement of some great corpora.
! lions. But no student or observer !, Oh Oh
esonomic snh of tie necessity
az CORPORA tons any more than he oan lg-
1 more their existence. They are not IN 6. r. :,
suit Of some blind chance gTopng fea.
tmres in the growth OF that real 2co-ope era.
a ton which has done 80 fmuchato cE 1ti !, ;,
conditions, Like az thlng gSar lu have theiy
have their evils. lro ls.' tt NY Nj
4 pcrils. L, la o,.Ith hon, q we
would and would not r,n II " Wa an force the
/ laws against them and their repr prs e MA
| lives as we have done and mllsi c ,3I,a
4 tinue to do against the lnalVloqua i ~ =.
W. We have only to look about US, IN our e9
! e.n,rate communities, to see that t me
! GREAT majority Of corporations are rna ne
! sned With as much honesty as we are &C,
j c,Istomed TO see In mundane affairs ano
| the punishment for offences against t "a y,
and morals-the punishment lnseP : :, ap!e
/ from failure and loss-ooes on y. mess
| who constitute them or the others VIM
I compete With them. t55s
In the course OF time we have seen!t,n ni
/ growth of bodies popularly caileu ls ~
/ which may be defined as corpora tlot'S ~ y
4 corporations. These, too. nave ,puui ,eved
l ,,non then, and control asserted m tSld.es
1 and smaller communities. Their o"n i.s,
/ and officials find hat they are responstt,p w
4 r. nrincplcs and laws long In opera tloT
That some OF .~ern have taken advant'
4 ACE ~ partial and inequltable laws, WINE
/ others have either secretly or openly VIC
/ lated statutes, in order to Cypress tne
community, is beyond question. !.
4 Some attempt has been mace sY1 thes :,
! trusts AS an election was coming on "a
the time it may be assumed, from .n'
course taken, that the bad trusts WEI WEI,
i those against the party In power or ~nlG g.
/. might not be influenced in its favor Will
3 the good trusts" were favoranle 20 !.
interests, or ameaable to influence or pres
| sure.
4 The Enforcement of the Laws.
However this may be. the evils inheren
In these bodies may be reached In tw
ways. First, under the existing statn.
and common law. Little has been near n.
!, about the Impotence Of the law, as
{ exists to-day. to deal with Illegal combina
!, tons. And there never was n real doun
In the mind OF any student OF me sun5u =,
! for the courts of this country have ncv'
| shown Indulgence to great wrongs Whe
! the executive branch OF the governn men
/ | either Federal or State, has done JUS dut,
But what has the executive authorit
I done? 1t has fumed and fused, y ma
+ thundered in the index and failed to eII
Il force the law, except In few cases. q
G the instance of the attorney OF foreig
: railroad with n branch In this country
:, also the representative of a Governor Of
! state. 1t has very properly and legal
= broken up a great railroad combination
It Was it because Of satisfaction with hal
r Ing suppressed bad" combination thu
n n dozen others, larger, more fragrant
u their violation OF the law. each Of the
n affecting the Interests Of ten tmes ;
o many people. have not been punished
y even prosecuted? Is this the natural r
= ward of good" trust?
y We have seen one Department give
character to great and far-reaching cor
20 bination just as the legal branch OF u
70 government started Out to lay the case
IL the same combination before FEEDER
.. grand jury Is thisthe way of the pros
ri cutor who Is In earnest? In another 4
s. stance. the managers OF a great rallroa
In having admitted that they have paid r
L. bates, the government some years aft
n the fact has been ayowed appoints speci
is counsel to prosecute. Meanwhile the Of
al cial In power al The time and mainly 7