The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-15

lhiion 81 WnaIiN 0ft OonANNUNNt I'iNt T
has progressed at rate never bei,.c
dreamed of rha important 9o.nt IS
that alcns with ths hcre has bcea
no p-oportiqnatc eowthJn ihe wisdom,
or The virtue Of our peapie. Ths SIN
pie hut mcst poient fer lies az the
/ root cl orr business perpleSiues iaeay,
ami so Insist that the ncel of the
hour is no. mrre wealth. not moro ma
terial ptcsrcrtv. bit better men ami
women; for onr troubles gre no. Of
over, or under prodnction rut wise
and irst fis ribution
we need ihcrafcre. rper wissom.
a hiahe virtue. stronger principle
/ broader synrathy. a bettef undor-
staading Of economics in their largest
aspect. q ,raQical recoenitiou Of he
brotherhood Of man anA tie r.ahts of
the individual These are the things
which are required especially in those
who wiold great power as the posses.
sors IF great wealth Tale f1r ia-
stance the uackirg business The
founders of the bis houses which now
( seem 20 mononolizo the meat supply
business and which hreaten both pro-
ducer end ccustme, with dire results.
I say The founders Of these on1rm 9us
PLANTS werc simple nincel, hard work
/ ing mea, Tncy had rot The -esponsi-
bGlaes of great wealth and nowcr-
thei- business was q iiebt fer a living
and 10 etahlish thems dives tc get all
they could by the ordinary methods cf
nard work and sharp trading, with an
evo SINGLE to themselves and their
own success; he sest Of the wcrI
being as competent as they 20 take
care Of itself There was no DANCE
Of their getrmg .cu much or cypress
ing any one apd. tjee we're chsrgel
with no such responsibility They
were successful they aggregated tre-
i menaaus pCwer 20 themselyye. nut
their successors appear 10 ignc-e heir
new respous sbility to maukind. save in
Inc way Of charity. and ,hoy appraeut-
tly continue the selfish. gjaspine,
tgreedy method Of the last generation.
rega less as b,fore CT resdl s, except
to themselves
4 This is precisely on trouble with
tho SO called beef combine today. They
arc seemingly So to speak. only hal,
+ civil; ed. yet with thc weapons and
equipment Of the highest civilization;
I like The Russian and Japanese in pos.
session Of machine guns. The same Is
4 true Of tie steel tfust-probab also
the sugar trust ,he money power, anl
/ so on. all around the circle OF dangers
threatening at this ime. These can
not be overcome with LEGISLATION. how
ever cnnuirgly you draw vour statute.
nor by threats ncr caialcry By way
+ perhaps st mieht be DONE but hat
would he greater evil, Nnd moreover.
would onl- postpone the settlement.
i Concessions will be ma1e. aws can
te drawn and emf reel OILY ah.east Of
the sentiment Of the people. nevcr ln
advance Of H. What we need, there
fore. is better. broader and deogcT
men and women AS a popular govern
ment, as a greet community 4 bresh
rem dwelling toeether We must bring
70 the solution of the problems con
fronting ms. be.teg understanding
higher Virtues. more uaselHsh DEVOTION
for the gocd Of all, and Q clea4cr con
cepf OF the fact that there can be nc
permanent individual prosperity, ex
cept in common with our ire hern
We have lad in the commercial cen
ters a'reajy toc much material pros
, perity. we nscd now to cultivate th'
! other size Of the national character
OF er- harvest II evil win not be fal
away. we neea better men AID wo
men. have heen rerently ccnversan
with certain deals involving objects
purposes and methols of nulti nillicn
. aires. which showed these men TO have
, the power Of giants hut the mo a
stpture Ct .lwarfs q ough mulii-miil
, ionaires, they had such a NORA deyel
) opment as would he safe only IN mal
working for dollar per day thougl
! having intellects through eaucaiol
: and training as BRIGHT ana sharp as
+ two edged sword, taey we.o seemingl,
4 moral idiots-and SO J ann tempted e
q say that among the Needs of b
r Hour IS not even more education. nm
4 less Is meant By that moral trainin
/ ana development as well rs mental
h Our ednoauCnal insti,u ions are VII
4 intellectual snohbery too often enaal
/. cd merely IN putting edged tools an
d FIRE arms into the hands of moral ma
n men and The same is too often tie r'
s suit OF the commercial eaucation q
! our so called high class trading a
we'll as that of the David Ha-um hor