Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-04

lib,r ty compatible with securing the
rights of other individuals that the av-
cfaSe cltlZcn, the plain man whom VIC
meet IN daily life. Is normally capabla of
falling care of his own affairs, and has
no desire to wrong any one else; and vet
that IL the interest of all there shall! be
sufficient power lodged somewhere to pre-
vent wicked people from trampling the
weak under foot for their own gain Our
constant endeavor is to make good
working compromise whereby we shall
secure the fun benefit of individual in
ltEiuve and responsibility. while at the
same tine recognizing that it is the
function of 1 wise government under
modern conditions not merely 10 protect
HE ard property. but to foster the social
development of the people so far as this
may be done by maintaining and pro-
noting justice. honesty, and equal
fl"ilts We believe in Il real. not n sham.
democracy. We believe in democracy as
records political rights. as regards educa-
tIoh. ana. finally as regards i,duSi rial
c"ndit ions. Ky democracy we understand
securing, as fan as it is humanity possible
TO secure it. equality of opportunity.
equality of tn" conditions under which
t:'''h man is to show the stuff that is in
Finn and to achieve the measure of sue
cess t" which his OWE force of mind ana
character entitle him. Religiou:lv this
means that each mar is to have the
ilSht, hnljndered by the state, to Wor-
ship his Creator as his conscience die
tat"s. Granting freely to others the same
freedom which lie asks for himself Po-
!ititilN we can be said substantially to
haze worked ont our democratic ideals
and the same is true, thanks to the COM
mon schools in educational matters. But
in industry there has not as yet been
III" governmental growth necessary in
"l'it to meet the tremendous changes
brought about in industrial conditions by
steam and electricity. 1t is not in accor-
dance with our principles that literally
dcSi"tlc power should be put into the
ham liz
industrial world. Our effort must be for IA
lust and eflectivc plan of action Which.
While SCI upulouslN safeguarding the
rights of the llcn of wealth. shall vet
so far az il humanity possible. secure,
under tic law To all men equality OF OPP
p"rtunity to make a living. 1t ;s> to the
interest of all If us that the man of cx-
'"ptl"nal business capacity should he
Inconsistent with this in our insistnnca
that he shall not be guilty Of bribery or
eNt"rtatl"n. and that the rights of the
WaSeWork"r and of the man of small
means. who are themselves honest and
hard working. shall he ScrupulOuSly safe
guarded. The Instruments for the cXcr-
else of modern industrial power are the
great Cor:orations which. though created
by the individual States have grown far
beyond tie control of those States and
transact their business throughout large
sections of the Union. These corporations.
like tie Industrial conditions which have
called them into being, did not exist when
ne '.iS,iiitioI WAS io"iiheu' Out inc
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emergency is; for if the people thorough
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tiiiu" htu II beneficial effect upon the PEI
nnanont prosperity of the country; and.
as il matter. Of fact even as regards any
to,rpo...rv erect. think that amy trouble
is ,lu" Fundamentally not To- the fact that
the nttiniIal al!t horIticS have discover 1T
and corrected certain aliases, but to the
fact that those, abuses were there to bc
discovered thiuk that the excellent poo
,lc who have com nIain,d of our policy as
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