The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-08-23
FINES OF NO AVAIL
INADEQUATE PUNISHMENT ron
iLlEosL COMBINATIONS.
rerr IN the Penlten,lary for Head Of
Trust Would Make fer Genuine
Reconsideration VIII
sons Views.

An the national trustbusting and
| railroad regulation has not reduced
the price of trust goods. or Of railroad
transportation. although the admins
taUon takes credit Tor being the
great corporation regulator. SO much
so that Secretary Root arsl President
Roosevelt himself seem % wish 10
monopolIro the management and COZ.
troll % corporations by the federal
government The railroad maguatea
have very promptly fallen In with this
rian. FOR they no doubt think u Is
easier and less expensive 90 deal with
Republican congress than with Is
rcrarate state LEGISLATURES. nut The
people seem 90 Wow the matter in a
Different iIght and have insisted that
thc legislatures % their states pass
stringent legislation to control and
punish tho corporations which are
riurdcrlur them. and The legislators
have responded 90 tho demand aud
lower railroad rates and imprlson
mrnt FOR trust masuatcs have re-
suited
FlnlnE a trust or corporation. even
comparatively large sum. has
rr1yon quito inadequate a punishment
Oh prevent tho repetition ~ thcir o.
lorai toings. and in tho end tho Gus.
toners of the corporations which o.
realty cvoryonc-hato tn pas tho fines
/ ty Increased prices for their products.
so me national legislation hla proven
f1 he a barren locality aa Oar aa thc
..Hie are concerned so surely has
H lack ~ real punishment fnr eH.
iant charges and iIloEal ccmb.na
'.rs hccn exhibited in Interstate
..nmcrcc that it haa been a constant
wonder that our boafiful ainfustn.
o1 has ignored or refused io exc
,..o che criminal section OF he anti.
frHst law
Tn recent address ty President
Waoirov Wilson. of Princeton uni
rsr.ity. De- called attention to me
lack - enforcement of the criminal
. law against the hN breakers uhsn
{ hc declared zone really responsible
msn in San. one real originator of the
slhemes and transactions which are
contrary io ire public Interest LEGALLY
/ lodged in the pon'tentlary. would D.
worth moro than a thousand corpora
tons muicicf in fines. u tho reform
"a % b. genuine and permanent Dr
Wilson o. an Oh fashioned Democrat
which accounts for hia desire to see
fhe law enforced imuaftiaiiY and noe
she continuation ~ tho tfavcaty upon
Justice which the president ~ ne
United States seems 90 think ia an
that o. necessary 90 make the people
believe thcy are being protected and
90 allow BIN to boast that everyone la
getting a square deal
n Rockefeller and Rogers. The
Standard on marrafca and iiarf 20
The coal trust and Prick of The steel
trust. ard Havcmeycr the sugar kinF.
and Armour ans Swift % the heof
trust. and Duke q. tho tobacco trust.
not Co mcntIon ths hundreds oi 9th.
ers, wcro In stripes Cor a term com.
mcnsuraio with theii Illegal plumber
ina of a patient pcon.e. does anyone
believe they aud others would con.
tinuc 20 eNtoft their present hirh
prices or maintain an iliegal monopoly
with the constant fear of Ike further
punishment
Then n the tariH was revised 10 a
revenue basis. go that competition
would compel reasonable prices. there
would not be- such extraordinary pros.
perity 81 the trusts. bat there would
b. more Joyous faces and thrift
amongst the people generally.