The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-10-11

AZ excuse fof agtatps 20 lnaAme eeihmeAnlnk peora
against all forms o. property ana 10 commit ths eoans
tgy % schemes u Wild uould.bs remssy which ~oald
work Infinitely more harm than ms disease Itself Te
government ought no. 70 conaact the business q us
country bit IL ought regulate i - that d shai s~
conducted ia the i0tefes, Of the public
perhaps the best Justification Of the course whce
10 ,ls national government ~ haze besn pursuing 10
the past few years ana;whch we Intend steag and pro.
grepisely pursue ia the future IS that t scondemns
With almost equal ancos allke b the reactlonares
ne Bourbons on ous side and oy tho Wild apostles u
unrest on the other
We have actually accomplished much. Bul Ne have
not accomplished al aos anything IKE alt tAt We feel
must b accomplished wshnIl not halt - shall
steadily Follow the path Ne have marked out executing
the laws hass succeeded putting apoa tho statute
books with absolute impartiaIits = bstwssu man and
man, ana unrestlug our endsawr 70 sscngtheu and
supplement tless BY further aws which sla enable
more efficient ana more summary fashion % achisys
the ends we have in view
Congress has during the last few years taken giant
strides along TIE path otgossmmeni regulation aud
troll Of corporations the interstate commerce aw hp
bern made effective ia radical aud fa,.reachns fashion
rebates have besn s,opt pars-tooa ae hasabeeuipast
proper supervision oi the mealpAcng nasinsss prosld
ed and tie bureau Of corporations estabsed bureau
which has ALREADY doas great good and which cam and
soaid he given constantly Increasing functional pousr
"Te sork of legislation has been no more mpostant
than tel~org done by te department OF asics ia e.
dviauas who have broken The anli.trust OF Interstate
commsrce aw, but against those ~ho have engaged il
land frauds scores o. suits civil and criminal Have
been successfully undertaken against offenders Of All
kinds Of them against lle most torrllable and
wealthy combinations in TIE land in soas the eombina
tious have been dissolved Ia some hsavy fines have been
Imposed in several cases The chief onenae: asel lesn
imprisoned
eIt behooses us Americans 70 look ahead sndi.plan
oat the right klnd Of CIVILIZATION As tiat whichliwe
intend develop from these wunderfai new conditions
Of vast Industrial growth Il must uot bs Il xali uot
BE- the civilization Of mere platocsaef banklns
house wali.stfeetsgndicAte civilizations uof gst can
tese be submission to class hatred 70 aicoy braianty
And moi violence foT thar wpuld mean ths end Of all
civilization Increased po~sn susceptible af abase
a. sell before have tis opportunities fof
sslasnes been great nor the results Of ssasncs %
appalling for n communities wfere everything IS Of.
ganlssd ea merely ssash commercial basis such selfish.
uess aneeeksd mas transform TIE eFsat forces ofts
nse sroeh into power. q destruction hitherto unequal.
ed
we need y check The forces uf greed 10 insure a.
treatment alike d capital aud Of labor and of che ssn
era public % prevent ans san rleh poor from Dc.
Ing or receiving ufoag whether thls wfoag be one 81
cunning of or violence Much can be done by uiss lex.
slatlou and b resolate enforcement Of the aw nut
stl more must b done by steady training Of ths ol
vual etiseu conscience q character until he grows
@ abhof eorraptsca and gfesd tyranny AMI brutal
is and q prize Iasi.ce and fair dealing
The men uho are 70 Do tho uofs OF she nsw epoch
must be trained 70 = to hare 9 sturdy sslf.fespect
pousr Of sturdy existence on tsr own rights and alth
it proud ana generous recognition Of their duties
senss Of honorable obligation % tlss fellows nhch ull
bind them A. By bands Of steel 20 refrain ia their
daily wosk At home OF 10 tier bslns. from doing aagi
70 anY nan which caa NOT b basaned anas tie neon.
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