Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-04


ING to the regulation OF vast corpor-
alto wealth engaged I'M Interstate husi-
ness, and TO the cutting out % OH |
abuses connected herewith there
viii az tlmcs be- suffering. IN which,
unfortunately. many innocent people
will be involved. But such suffering
of the Innocent Is Unavoidable in ey-
cry great movement Of lie Aple
and inscriptions men are sure 20
deceive certain innocent outsiders ana
persuade them TO invest in ventures
under conditions which render loss
certain when the force OF the law u.s.
asserted. I am exceedingly sorry for
these innocent people; but % Be- NOT
possible, because Of them, Co refuse
vlctimized them. 10 Is just such
case as would occur N an unscrupu-
lous man with counterfeit money vis-
tied some remote village, spent hls
money, and then disappeared.
lhe local innkeeper and live
cry stable keeper, the shopkeeper
and she neighb0ring farmer, would AN
have been Wctimized, they would have
lodged and fed the man, have supplied
him with goods from the store ana the
farm. have hired horses and wagons
20 him. and in return would find thcm-
selves loaded with counterfeit money.
IT. under such circumstances. the goV-
eminent found out what had happened
10 would have no altcrnOtivo save 20
stop the circulation Of tho counterfeit
money. though those possessing lt were
Innocent M would. OF course try TO
secure the conviction Of the thief out
ID he had escaped the jurisdiction Of
the law. 70 would nevertheless bc impos-
sible TO let his innocent victims con-
tinue 90 pass his by no means innocent
counterfeit money. Well just the same
thing is true when it comes 70 entorc-
Hst fafHeHnNeu
great wealth who have violated 10. Peo-
ole are always hcsceching me not 20 en-
force 10 against them, because innocent
outsiders may be hurt, or. only 20 en-
force n with geutlenes that Woulo
prevent anybody, good or bad, from
beirg hurt IL is not possible TO COM
plv with such requests, even when they
are made in good faith This is gov
eminent Of law. q law which applies 70
great and small alike. I am sorry m
deed when 80 happens that big men VINO
40 wrong have involved smaller men
with no had intentions to such an eX-
tent that they suffer when we force
the undolng OF the wrong But we can
not hold our hands for such consider
alton The responsibility for the suHer-
Ing Of those innocent outsiders lies not
with us who put a stop TO the wrong
ana punish the wrongdoors, but with
these wrougdOers who mislead thelr
victims. -
THE GREATEST NEED.
In conclusion. friends. let me impress
uuon YOU one thing Good laws can DO
much good indeed, they are often
Indispensable There IS urgent need
that we should have honest and efil-
Client atcion by those whose province IL
is 20 put the legislation into effect. But
there is Infinitely more need OF nlBh
individual average Of character. The
only permanent way 90 help any man
IL TO help him TO help himself. To teach
him permanently to depend % anything
save his own powers is 20 90 h1LIh anu
not good. Let no man persuade you
that laws by themselves. no matter now
necessary and beneficial VIII make any
community happy and prosperous, or
be even the chief factors ia securing
such happiness and prosperity Ia the
last analysis the vital factor IN eayh
mans effort 20 achieve success in Ire
must be his own character his own
courage and uprightness and lntelli-
uence In this audience arc many men
who wore the gray iu the great clNh
war I'm every audience I nave spoken
20 on this trip there have oeeh me"
who fought In either the Union or COM
fsderate army. and often representa-
tives from both armies. Now. you men
know that while IN time OF war there Is
need Of good gcneralship, need OF gpod
organization, yet the determinins FACTOR
I'm the regiment lNe DilSibtt lAlN az LLil'.
IT, and must ever be- the Individual
character of the individual soldier; his
prowess his hardihood his unyielding
resolution. his stern fidelity 70 duty,
his capacity 10 act on his own indiVd-
ual responsibility when necessary, ana
vet 20 serve over OF under or with otn-
ars In perfect harmony and obedlence.
n Is the character OF the man IN the
ranks which primarily determines the
failure or success Of battle ana cam
uaign. In the great civil war our ar
mics. northern and southern alike, won
their high position forever and al time
I'M the undylnR regard and admiration
of their fellow citizens. because the
average man I'm the ranks, the average
man who carried sabcr or rife had
hls high standard " personal quality.
inst as il was in time of war, so II rs
now in time of peace. If a man has not
rot the right stuff In him then no law
| IAN possibly get Il out Of him, because
IN Is not there TO get out. All that the
| law can do Is 10 punish evil, 10 en-
courage what is good. and % secure
So far as IS possible, an equality or OBJ
oortunlty for all men % show their
strength Of body. mind and soul In the
hard struggle Of life.