Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-10
Isl determinations and abuses"

just determinations ana ABUSES.
4.rhe Investigations by the depart-
ment Of commerce and labor said
Mr.. Taft, "have shown the method by
which the Standard Oil Company has
maintained it's monopoly of the oil!
business, and prosecutions have been
ordered in many of the federal courts
of the country in order not only to vim
dictate the law for past violations, bu,
TO bring about condition OF things IN
which the managers of prosperous ana
successful corporations of the couh-
try shall pay heed to iniunctions OF the
statutes and not allow temptations OF
immense profits to blind them to the
necessity for obedience to law.
The secretary said that the organiZa-
ton of capital has reduced the cost OF
production and has therefore contrib
uted to the material prosperity of the
world. and that the organization of la
Dor has undoubtedly bettered the con-
dition and raised the wages of labor,
but he said it would be unreasonable
to suppose that in the power which or
ganization has placed in the hands of
individuals there would be no tempta-
tons to oppression and abuse, but
as compared with the many. it is no
reason for hysteria or the destruction
of the whole social order.
Must kct Calmly.
ct is no reason for giving up the
system of private property, or for
bidding the formation of corporations
or preventing the organization of
trades unions. 1t is no ground for
the advocacy of socialism," said the
secretary, adding:
I'VE take up the abuses in the good
old Anglo Saxon way, adjust every
statutory remedy to the fitness OF
things place our confidence in the pub
lie servants, who show themselves alive
to public needs, and courageous and
energetic enough to prosecute the Of
tenders to convictions"
The people he said, are in favor of
protecting the rights Of the corporation
or labor organizations as representing
only a number of people united to-
gether for common and lawful object
exactly as they would protect the
rights Of an Individual, and are in fa-
vor of protecting the individual against
organization.
lHe party <tio HSouoiS
Roosevelt" declared Mr.. Taft, are in
favor of the just and equal operation
of the law, whether 1t be by civil suit,
by the process OF injunction In equity,
or by Indictment at the bar of the
criminal court, against the man who
violates anothers right, whether he
be rich or poor, a corporation presi-
dent or wage Garner. They are
against immunity from prosecution for
violation of law. either on the ground
that man has money or Industrial or
political power, or on the ground that
he has not either
He said the record of the republican
party shows that the only substantial
steps which have really been taken
to stop the abuses and oppression at
tempted by the irresponsible holders Of
great wealth. and corporate power, have
been by the republican party, and there
is no more brilliant or successful expo
nent of this policy than Theodore
Roosevelt. His declarations made be-
fore the election are being enforced
and being put into practice after the
election"
The secretary said the democratic
leaders are now indignant that the
republican party, in carrying out the
promises of it's platform is putting In
to practice the principles which they
with superb colnplacency claim are
really covered by democratic pat
ent" He declared that the demo-
cratic leaders have been for years de-
claring against corporations, but h, We
instituted no legislative steps in all this
time to restrain the abuses.