The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-20
RIGHTS OF STATES


One OF the favorite devices OF those
who are really striving 10 prevent
! the enforcement of these laws is to
| clarnor for action of such severity
] that q can not be undertaken because
| 1t viii be certain to fail If tried An
instance OF this Is the demand often
made for criminal prosecutions where
such prosecutions would be certain
to fail We have found by actual ex-
perience that a jury which viii gladly
punish a corporation By fine. for in
stance. VIII acQuit the individual nom.
bers of that corporation If we proceed
against them criminally because OF
those very things which the corpora
tion which they direct and control
has done In a recent case against
the licorice trust we indicted and
tried the two corporations and their
respective presidents The contracts
and other transactions establishing
the guilt of the corporations were
made thorough. and so far as they
were IN writing were signed by the
two presidents
Difficulties to Contend With
Yet the jury convicted the two
corporations and acquitted the two
men Both yerdicts could not pos
sibly have been correct. but appar-
entity the average iuryman wishes to
see the trusts broken up. and Is quite
ready TO fine the corporation itself;
but is very reluctant to find the facts
proven beyond a REASONABLE doubt
when IL comes to sending to iail a
reputable momber of the business
community for doing what the bust
ness community has unhappily grown
90 recognize az wellnigh normal in
business. Moreover, under tho neces-
sary technalires OF the criminal pro.
ceedings, often the only man who can
be reached criminalW will be some
subordinate who Is not the real guilty
party at all
Many men Of large wealth have
been guilty Of conduct which from
the moral standpoint Is criminal, and
their msdeeds are to q peculiar de.
gree reprshensiblc. because those
committing them have no excuse OF
want OF poverty, of weakness and
ard ignorance TO offer as partial
atonement When in addition to
moral responsibility these men have
q legal responsibility which can be
proved SO as to impress a Judge and
jury. then the department will strain
every nerve 10 reach them criminally.
Where this Is impossible. then IN viii
take whatever action will be most
effective under the actual conditions
In the last six years we save
shown that there is no individual and
no corporation SO powerful that he
or Il stands above the possibility of
punishment nnGer the law
Our aim is TO try to do something
effective, our purpose is TO stamp out
the evils. we shall seek 10 find the
most effective device for this pur.
pose and we shall use it. whether the
device can be found I'm existing laws
or must be supplied by legislation.
Moreover, when we thus take action
against the wealth which works I'm.
iquity we are acting in the interests
OF every man of property who acts
decently and fairly by his fellows.
aud we are strengthening the hands
OF those who propose fearlessly 10
defend property against unjust al.
tacks No individual: no corporation
obeying the law. has nothing 90 fear
from this administration.
Pernioious Teachings.
But while we can accomplish some.
thing by legislation legislation can
never be more than a part. and often
no more than a small part, in the
general scheme Of moral progress.
aud crude or wndictive legislation
may at any time bring such progress
10 a halt Certain socialistic leaders
propose To- redistribute the worlds
goods by refusing 10 thrift and energy
ana industry their proper superiority
over folly and idleness and sulleu
envy such legislation would merely.
in the words of the president of
Columbia university. wreck the
worlds efficiency for the purpose of
fedistributing the worlds discomfort
We should an OF us work beart ana
soul for the real and permanent bet
terment which viii lift -our demo
cratic civilization 20 a higher level
OF safety and usefulness. Such bet.
ierment can come only by tho slow.
steady growth OF the spirlt which
metes a generous. but not "a senH.
mental Justice 10 each man on his
merits as a man. and which recog-
nizes the fact that the highest and
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