The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01

that come up, but party utilization, or
devotion to set principle are not attrl
butes of the street. Primarily the basis
for judgment Of all things of any bear
ing is the. question, { II ow will it af-
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This larger element, important as It
Isl IN many ways, may be passed IN
the present. consid eration, for human
nature is much alike everywhere only
certain traits Of it are more prominent
at the Stock exchange where personal
advantage is perhaps more of con- 1
slant thought than elsewhere in the
business world.
There are other men; conservatives Of
the street, heads of banking houses or
other great companies, whose views and
opinions may not be treated SO lightly,
for men of first class capacity are by
no means rare, and the education,
knowledge of events and general grasp
Of affairs to be found in private fnan
cial Offices are often Oh! such high order
as to command the respect of the world.
OF late q murmur has been heard:
from these conservatories as well, and,
a feeling Of uneasiness If not Of alarm
| is manifested. The country has had
several years Of increasing public inter
Lest in corporate affairs, Of disclosures
of corporate method and management,
of agitation for reform, leading finally
to legislation bearing upon particular
and important phases Of The great ques-
tion Of the rights Of the people.
There never was SO good q thing for
the country, for men who sit long in
favored places are likely in time to
l. X. .
over. And corporations with unlimited
power Of capitalization and combina-
ton may in time become a menace to a
free people, however honest the intent
sof the men who put them together, or
commendable the economic principles
entering into their formation, or ad7,
mirable the skill .displayed in their man
sagement. The trust 5issa proper subject
for the ordinary Amef icahs to know
,sabout, and may 20, subject
tstances. Pke railroads. are no different
The people, have the ri ght to know more
about the workings Of these great cap.
italistie combinat ATOMS; u
No great work of reform was ever
!. without its extremists, and no great
movement for the general good ever
reached frgition without the accom-
Ipaniment of some minor things of an
unfavorable nature. The present case
is no exception. Along with the fair
comment Of the average writer there il
the word of the extremist, $ too Otter
!. unfortunately not an authority, .anc
with efforts for reasonable Legislation
for the correction of abuses there have
been suggestions Of too drastic a ma
ture. It is not surprising when maya
zine writer throws general discredit
I upon our legislative bodies and another
II contends that honesty had fed the
4 country, that conservatives should be
] come alarmed lest the thing be carried
SO far that the public mind may be
come inflamed and the light Of proper
'ity endangered. Now that the Goa
!. strike situation has taken the turn TO
the worse there is the possibility Of an
other long and bitter struggle between
{ capital and labor, altho hope of presi
5 Dental intervention and a compromis'
y runs high. But whatever of extrem,
bitterness against corporations may
! arise it will not be representative o,
8 the real feeling Of the people.
There is no general hatred of wealth
in our country, nor any wish, save per
, haps on the part Of avery unimportan
j element, for legislation that could ii
, any way imperil the right Of property
!. The moneyed men imagine-at leas
! they SO express themselves that tn,
; agitation will strengthen the army o,
!. the discontinued upon which socialism
|, breeds and ais socialism rises, so, il
; their theory does the safety Of privat,
foil Vof ouoJ1 SOFIA 1iay, %
) a live political factor does not neces
sarily imperil private right. In Ger
/ many the social democratic party is s,
. strong that all politicians have to rec
ognize it, and no statesman may ignor,
!, !, it, yet property is very secure in Ger
i many.
Our country is not likely to wee
: over much towards socialism. IL TIL
ii capitalists fear it and desire to pre-
o vent. its spread they have the remed..
l in their own hands. Let them give tn
country little more honesty, less ra
!. pacity, and more respect for the obi
i cations Of trusteeship. Let them Civ
Z up their notion that the great corpora
tions or the railroads are private affairs
Z and that a great industrial trust is I'm
= mune from public, inquiry. Let theI
9 force out the rascals and fill taei
s places with honest men and in tn
:. sound sense Of our people, and the ger
I eral progress and prosperity Of th
8 country there will be little for socia
: ism to feed upon.
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