New-York tribune., 1906-10-18
thAs he do.s not take the hand o, a boss to s..


the part Of those engaged in corporate enter
prises then let him to it that in his own cor
porate enterprises he loyalty obeys the law and
does not attempt to escape the just burdens Of
government
Ny opponent last night said that he had paid
some thousands of dollars-I believe he said over
e20,000--to the woman who was run over by a
journal wagon and sued him in the courts to
be met with the defence that she run over
by a corporation. Well. it took some ten days to
bring out that suggestion. and very glad 20
hear that she got some money.
THE CORPORATION A SHIELD.
But there is this thing that I did not see en-
phaszed or referred 10 in the remarks Of my op-
ponent and that was that being injured in 1897
her was litigated through the courts. and as
late December. 1903. my opponent obtained
the decision from the Court OF Appeals which
said that the corporation which he had organized
was shield against his personal liability
If my opponent intended to convey the i'm
preston In his remark that he had yielded TO a
generous instinct. and that he had been very
desrous TO take some of his money and confer
benefit upon person who had been injured, 1t is
a great pity that he did not yield to that gen.
erous instinct when the jury gave her verdict
of $4,000, and not appeal the cese.
Some people cannot stand litigation of six or
zation
MY opponent further said in his speech last
night: Any lawyer knows that newspaper
owned by individual can only be served and
sueo WIN great diffculty and BY service a upoii
the individual only, while a newspaper ownea
by company can be served and sued through
any officer or director in the company or
through any managing agent Of the company
by handing the summons the desk to
:,,'t cashier, so that in making newspapers into
e.. .'ata companies have made SUITS ana SER
r2.- INST them easy instead of difficult
sf That there is more evidence OF some
thin.- that kind There was case a little
while ss-- ST our courts where man who had
been Hkeile6- or thought he had been libelled,
brought suit, He very wise man. He
thought that such was the uncertainty with re-
eard TO whether corporation had Hbelled him
or which corporation had libelled him. or whether
an individual had libelled him. that he had bet
ter round them all up into court And so he
brought suit against the Morning Journal Asso-
citation against the New York Evening Journal
Publishing Company. against the Star Company
and against my opponent.
Now. Mr. Shearn has said in letter that
''The New York American" was published by the
Journal" was published by the New York Even
ting Journal Publishing Company, and "rhe Ger
man Journal was published by tho Morning
Journal Association But when they got into
court in this case. and II appeared that this
article that was complained Of had been pub
lished in THE Evening Journal the Star com.
pany came into court and denied that il had
published 81 The New York Evening Journal
Publishing Company came into court and denied
that II had published 1t. The Morning Journal
Association came into court and denied that It
bad published st. And so did my opponent
And so the plaintiff had to worry around TO
get the necessary legal evidence TO find out who
really was responsible for the acts of a corpora
my opponent, II IS very easy TO sue.
Not only that but they had to get an ordef
70 publish the summons. because they couid
not find any one on whom to serve IT, ana
when effort was made TO set aside the order
which the court made to have the Summons
published. Mr.. Justice Truax Of the Supreme
Court said this: THE aff1davits clearly show
that the defendants evs6ed service Of summons
and complaint. Motion 20 ~acate order Of pub
hcation denied. with costs.
TESTS OF POLITICAL SINCERITY.
Nov. I refer to these shinse not at all as per
bonelities. refer to them because they fur
ntsn an easy test of political sincerity.
What is the vice In American life? What 10
the Woe in the management of great corpora
tions7 What IS the vice In the conduct Of these
great enterprises which directly affect pub
lie interests? It is the vice OF selfshness It is
the vice OF setting UP self-tnterest against
service II is the vice Of seeing how much one
can get and keep instead of seeing how much
benefit can be bestowed. And no one truly lives
In this world who lives unto himself And no
one truly lives who does not realize that the
world gives him great opportunity to make
the best of himself, TO exercise the talent that
God has given him in every opportunity that is
afforded, but also to make the best Of himself
In order that he can do the most for his fellow
men.
Now. the test of political sincerity is what a
man does when personal interest. when the
pocBetbook. when anything that concerns him
self comes into competition with the demands OF
the public: and If a man prefers to put in state
nlents. TO have his employees put in state
rnents, TO a Tax Department, TO evade taxation
rather than pay his share Of the public burdens,
st is test Of political sincerity If he prefers to
make II difficult for people to get at him or his
enterprises to test their rights in courts Of law,
which ought to be open TO all and readily ecces-
sible to ALL ii Is test of political sincerity.
IL man does not meet those tests In those
matters under which he has absolute control,
how can you be sure he will meet the test when
the public commit TO him matters Of public con-
eern9 II self-interest and IL ambition will de-
feet him from the line in connection with those
matters which he controls, when will he be kept
10 the line OF public duty if motives OF self-nter-
est and OF ambition present?
BROTHERS IN POLITICS.
am degirous that in all our political act,vyi
ties we should never lose sight OF the fact that
brothers. I don't want TO say In my
y speeches a single word that will awaken resent
ment il any Ons that may be opposed to ma Z
like TO take a man who differs with me by the
hand and say 70 him, MY friend, If you are
right you Will win. II you are right and YOU
have got true doctrine and you are standing
for IL in a reasonable way, all you have got to
do is TO have the matter publicly discussed and
If you right you Will come out ahead"
More important thant a mans attitude to any
one question is his attitude toward ali cues
tons. The most important thing Is not what
restraints are put upon man by an oath of
restraint is put upon his action by his own
conscience. You cannot know what man
really is TIL you find what he Will do. when he
has all the power TO DECIDE upon his course of
conduct Then you will know whether he Is
influenced by the dictates Of conscience or
whether he lie influenced by the motive of self
interest.
Now. we have great deal that is good in th,s
country. We ought to take Just pride in ali
achievements Of the last year in the halls os
Congress and in the Legislature of the Ststa
Of New York. Think TO what large extent
the people have come into their own Think to
what important degree the Will Of the neonia
for the control Of great businesses IN their in
terest has been executed. Think what a deter
mined leader they have had in the chair OF the
President at Washington.
As / have already said am opposed To thors
Determinations IN business which make It pos
eible for g. coterie or combination to take an