The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-02
CHANDLER IS A BIG MAN.
BIG ENOUGH FOR PRESIDENT
Big Enough as Democrat to Fill With Honor to Him
sslf and Party Any Job Within the Gift Of the
People.

could not suddenly have sprun(
from sea-board colonies to a worlt
wide power? This was determined
by statesmen OF the last genera
tion to be necessary deviation
from the true American ideal anC
1t is too late to cavil or to fine
fault with them. There Is, how
ever. wide difference between q
temporary expedient and a perma
nent habit. Our manufacturers and
our railroad directors soon learn.
ed that by going into politics they
could increase and perpetuate their
power: they were shown that by
small. indirect and almost invisible
taxation Of the people, they could
supply political fund to ensure
the success of the party that
would perpetuate their power and
increase their wealth. Once safely
entrenched. the exploiters of com.
| the railroads to prevent healthy
competition. Why shouldn't they?
mercial privilege combined with
The Government has granted spe-
cial privileges to them. Why
shoulG they not. in turn, grant
special privileges to each other.
even II such acts violated the
fundamental but forgotten prin-
ciple Of mo privilege and equal
rights?' Theirs was special, fall
acious reasoning!
"The government had set an
example and 1t was not for the
self-styled sCaptains of Industry
to find fault with the Government
so long as the great public poured
money into their Golfers. A mo-
ment ago, I said that every ex-
listing evil had its source in and
sprang from the protective system
la system that led men to believe
they could combine with impunity
Under the shadow of the Govern
ment's sanction, without regard
for any precept, however, hallow-
ed by age or tradition, that form
ed no practical portion Of sue
cessful party's platform. While I
believe this to be true, would
not have you think that the rem
edy need be more dangerous than
the disease. But. inasmuch as rail
roads and other corporations have
become a recognized part of our
National and commercial life, in
which, under the Government, q
protection and guarntee, the mass
es have investigated their hard
earned and still more hard kept
savings, their property interests
must be safeguarded. II corpora
tion officials have defied and yiolat-
ed the law, LET THEM BE PUN
lSHED by personal Imprisonment,
without regard to their positions,
either social or financial. Away
with class eemption in felony,
Heavy fines may be exemplary.
but they are neither preventive or
punative.
We read. for instance, that Mr.
Rockefeller, now that he has re.
tired from active participation In
Standard OIL violations of statute
law, was playing his favorite
game of golf when told of the
nne OF twenty-nine million dollars
imposed nominally upon the Stand
ard OIL Co.. but actually upon the
public. Was Mr.. Rockefeller dis
turbed? Investors In all kinds of
securities were. and widespread
business anxiety reflected their
fears. But not Mr.. Rockefeller. he
hnished his game with smile
and an almost record score. He
foresaw that the fine. when coll
iected would come from the pock-
cts of the people in an increased
price of oil.
"What farce! nay worse. What
tragedy to invoke the law with
loud acclaim of satisfied Justice.
only to end by actually hurting
no one except the innocent pub
lie!
"l1et us abandon, as not form.
ing any part of our Development
mental, moral or National-specta-
cular effects so cherished by the
political mountebanks! Let us, hav-
ing traced the cause of our Nat.
ional disease to special privilege
only to find that special privilege
mas sprung fro mthe tariff, see. II
possible. how the disease can be
gradually cured, without injury to
the body polite or commercial.
That splendid body of American
life has more value to us. as
American citizens who love our
country whether rightly or wrongly
governed, than has any political
triumph, academic discussion or
learned treatise.
Conceded that the evils threat.
ening us spring from special priv
ilege. -and a protective tariff is
special privilege-let US seek the