Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-06


tend to deal in resolute common sense
fashion with the real and great evils
of the present system. The reaction
aries and the violent extremists show
symptoms Of Joining hands against us
Both assert, for instance, that, If log
ical, we should go to government own
ership of railroads and the like, the re-
dictionaries because on such an issue
they think the people would stand with
them, while the extremists care rather
to preach discomfort and agitation than
to achieve solid results. AS matter
OF fact, our position is as remote from
that of the Bourbon reactionary as
from that OF the impracticable or sim
lister visionary We hold that the gov
eminent should not conduct the bust
ness OF the nation, but that it should
exercise such supervision as will in
sure It's being conducted in the inter-
est OF the nation. Our aim is, so far
as may be, to secure for all decent,
Woodworking men equality of oppor-
tunlty and equality of burden.
Necessity Of Combinations.
The actual working of our laws has
shown that the effort to prohibit all
combination, good or bad. is noxious
where it is not ineffective. Combina-
ton of capital, like combination of la
Dor, is necessary element of our pres
ent industrial system. 1t is not possi-
BILE completely to prevent it. and if If
were possible such complete preyen-
ton would do damage to the body NIL.
| itic. What we need is not yainlv 10
try to prevent all combination. but to
secure such rigorous and adeauate con.
troll and supervision of the combina.
tions as to prevent their ininrins tho
public or existing in such form as in
eyitably TO Threaten iniurv for tho
mere fact that n continuation hoe co.
cured nracticallv comnlato oon+ro1 ~
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.ne,i'' were st'iic.loheu ny the inter-
So. eoiniii s commission ana We're
euNnpi,ei "i.h' ~ is Impossible 10 see
nae .ariii s.icl complhation could
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e,n ~ nase W ,iie statute pooks law
10y VI Auli endorsements because
o o'', JUDGES anu Jurles reallze that IT'S
.ui. eiiloreel,ieht would Destroy the
BUSINESS u .he country Iof the result
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soeiatioh anu III the emu 10 drag down
lne ioi,iel " liie iattef leVel, LOT the
nan "io becomes iaWpreakef IN one
way uilappay tehus 10 lose ail respect
loi ID" anu " NC VIKING 10 break II III
many ways. NO more scanning condem-
l,a'ion eouiu ne visited upon law
.han IS cohtaiiiea III the words Oh the
iii'erstate commerce commission When,
! III commenting upon the Tact tnat the
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