Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
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ours, ana | think It can be truthfullY
said that the citizens Of no nation pos
sess greater energy and industrial abil
ity. In no nation are the fundamental
business conditions sounder than in
ours at this very moment, and it is
foolish when such is the case for peo-
pie tO-hoard money instead of keeping
1t in sound banks, for it is such hoard
ing that is the immediate occasion of
money stringency. Moreover as a
rul the business of our people is con
Quoted with honesty and probity. and
this applies alike to farms and fac
tories, to railroads and banks, to all
our legitimate commercial enterprises
In any large body of men, however,
there are certain to be some who are
dishonest, aud if the conditions are
such that these men prosper or commit
their misdeeds with impunity their
example is q very evil thing for the
community. Where these men are
business men OF great sagacity and o.
temperament 10Th INSCRIPTIONS and
reckless, AM where the conditions are
such that they act without supervision
or control and at first without effective
check from public opinion. they delude
many innocent people into making in
yeStments or embarking in kllds of
business that are really unsound. When
the misdeeds OF these successfully dis
honest men are discovered, suffering
comes not oaiy upon Them bur upon
The Innocent whom they have misled
Il is . painful awakening, whenever i
occurs, ana naturally when it dces oc-
cur those Who suffer are apt to forget
that the longer il was deferred the
more painful IT would be In the effort
to punish he guilty it is both wise and
proper 10 cadeayor so far rs possible
to minimize The distress of those who
have been misled by the guilty. Yet il
is not possible 10 refrain because OF
such distress from striving to put an
end TO the misdeeds that are the ulti-
mate causes Of the suffering and. rs
means TO this end. where possible to
punish those reSpon ,ible for them
There may be honest differences of
opinion as TO many governmental poll
cies, but surely there can be no such
differences as to the need of unainch
ing perseverance in the war against
successful dishonesty.
Interstate Ccnmerce.
No small part Of the trouble that We
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IRENE the national virtue of SER reii
ance, Of independence in initiative
aud action. 1t is wise to conaer@3 This
virtue and TO provide for ITS fullest
exercise compatible with seeing that
liberty does not become a liberty to
wrong others. Unfortunately this Isl
the kind of liberty that the lack Of al
effective regulation inevitably DTeec.@
The founders Of the constitution r"o
vided that The national government
should have complete and sole control
OF Interstate commerce. There vas
then practically no interstate lusinea
save such rs was conducted by water,
and this the national government aE
once proceeded to regulate in tllog)",s'!
SUNS anu enc - A'''''I' a. 't.'-',- 49,
have now 50 Wholl> changed that Tie
interstate commerce by water is iAei@.
nifcant compared With th2 ar. a:a
that goes rs iand. aad almost "l ji@
business concerns are no" engaged ri
Interstate commerce. rs q result ltcah
be but partially ana impeHectiy con-
trolied or regulated by the action OF
any one Of the several states, such ac-
ton inevitably tending 10 ne eilnef
too drastic OF else TOO lax ana III eilheF
case ineffective for purposes Of justice.
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