The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-05

railway securities without any super
vision, and under circumstances
which often result in the grayesi
scandal. should not be permitted and
only by governmental action can n
be prevented II Is already thus pre-
vented In England and Germany, foI
instance. In England the first Roya
Commission Of Railways. of which
that great parliamentary and popular
leader, William Ewart Gladstone. was
chairman. set forth as fundamental
the very principles which here have
AT last been enacted into law, OF
which, as firmly believe, VIII
speedily be enacted or course, III
any movement like this In which WI
are now engaged. In any movement
looking to the regulation of vast cor
porate wealth engaged In Interstate
business, and to the cutting out Of al
abuses connected Herewith, there
will at times be suffering In which.
unfortunately, many Innocent people
win be involved. But such suffering
of the innocent is unavoidable In
every great movement OF life Abe
and INSCRIPTIONS men are sure to
deceive certain innocent outsiders
and persuade them to invest in ven
lures under conditions which render
loss certain when the force of law Is
asserted. am exceedingly sorry for
these innocent people: but 1t is not
possible, because OF them. to refuse
to proceed against the men who have
them 1t Is Just such case
as would occur II an INSCRIPTIONS
man with countergeit money visited
some remote village, spent his money
and then disappeared. The local inn
keeper and livery stable keeper, the
and the neighboring far
mer, would all have been victimized:
they would have lodged and fed the
man, have supplied him with goods
from the store and the farm, have
hired horses and wagons to him. and
In return would find themselves load
cd with counterfeit money. If, under
such circumstances. the government
found out what had happened 1t would
have no alternative save to stop the
circulation of the counterfeit money,
.hough those possessing 1t were limo
cent. 1t would. Of course, try to Sc.
,ure the conviction of the thief. but
( he had escaped the Jurisdiction Of
he law, it would nevertheless be inn |
possible to let his innocent victims /
continue to pass his by no means in
iocent counterfeit money Well. just /
he same thing Ia true when II comes /
o enforcing the law against business
men of great wealth who have vic. |
ated it. People are always beseech- |
ns me not to enforce 1t against them. /
because innocent outsiders may be !
'urt, or, only to enforce it with gen
lcness that would prevent anybody, |
God or bad, from being hurt II Is not |
'ossible to comply with such requests !
ven when they are made in grrd /
aith. This is a government Of law I
law which applies r. ut Il /
mall alike. am sorry indeed whom 4
happens that big men w''~ do I
-rong have involved sma ~
18th no bad intentions to sucl al ~
mt that they suffer whel We force
he undoing of the wrong. hit ~
in not hold our hands for snea /?
The responsibility frrl
le suffering Of these innocent out
ders lies, not with us who put
op to the wrong and punish the
but with these wrong.
,ers who mislead their victims.
In conclusion, friends. let me i'm.
'ess upon you one thing. Good laws
n do much good; indeed, they are
ten Indispensable. There is urgent
ed that we should have honest aud :
ficient legislation and honest and
'icient action by those whose pro
nee 1t Is to put the legislation into
'ect But there is infinitely more
ed of high individual average of
The only permanent way
help any man is to help him to .
ip himself. To teach him per. !
lnently TO depend on anything save :
own powers is to do him harm and
good. Let no man persuade you :
II laws by themselves, no matter
" necessary and beneficial. will
Ike any community happy and pros
'ous, or be even the chief factors
securing such happiness aud pros
'ity. In the last analysis the vital
tor in each mans effort to achieve
cess In life must be his own char
er. his own courage and upright
IS and intelligence. In this audi
g are many men who wore the
" In the great civil war. In every
Hence | have spoken to on this
, there have been men who fought
either the Union or Confederate
ny. and often representatives from
h armies Now, you men know that
lie In time OF war there is need of
ri generalship. need Of good or 4
lization. yet the detrimental factor
the regiment, the brigade. the army "
and must ever be. the Individual
racter of the individual soldier:
prowess. his hardihood. bis I'M -
ding resolution. his stern fidelity RI
iuty, his capacity to act on his own
ividual responsibility when neces-