Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-13

But 1t often happens hat tho effort to
imprison a given defendant rs certain tu
be futile. while 1t Is possible TO fine him
head: SO that. in other words, the only
way of Furnishing the wrong Is by firing
the corporation, unless we are content to-
proceed personally against the minor
agents. The corporation lawyers to whom
l refer and their employers are the men
mainly responsible for this state Of things,
and their responsibility Is shared with all
who ingeniously oppose the passing Of Just
and effective laws, or who fail to execute
them when they have been put ON the
statute books.
%"lnnocent Stockholders"
Much is said. in these attacks upon the
policy OF the present administration, about
the rights of innocent atockholders."
That s~tockholder is not Innocent who
To.un whasya p~urGnases stock in q corpora
knows to be corrupt; and stockholders ara
bound to try to secure honest manage
ing about the proceedings the governmept
finds necessary In order to compel the
sorpoiation to obey the aw. There Has
cent, stockholders by Observation-Disclosures.
safeguarding. stock jobting. .foek-mia..
n nipala d sion. This we have sought to pre-.
nnni: hnrst' ~. by exposing she thing done ahd
law had been violated; second, by recon-,
,nending the passage OF laws which woplo
NIKE unl saS similar practices for the
editors who loudly proclaim their sym
pa an for the innocent s~tockholdera'
p,inish q great law-defying corporation is'
Punlsned. are the first to protest with,
frantic vehemence against all efforts BY,
law to put a stop 10 tfse practices which
manage alike to the stockholders and tho
public. The apologists OF successful DIS
honesty always declaim against any ef-,
ground that any such effort will sunsctfie
business" Il is they who by their acts
ave unsettled business; and the very
thousands Of dollars In securing. by;
speech. editorial. book. or pamphlet the.
have done; and Yet When public Servant
correct their mis-statements by telling,
the truth they declaim against them Tor;
ated." They have hurt honest business
men, honest w%olkingmen, honest farm
s Ir, !, and hs,rn now W., they clamor against tie
The keynote of all these attacks y
ene e en- oni,4 TO secure e re, honesty in BUSINESS
protests against any enort Tor The I mSfail
regeneration of the business world. on,
the ground, that It IL unnatural. us1vyar-,
panic Is the necessary penalty Tor such.
effort to secure business honesty. TIE
morality frsn Ct such a plea is precisely Az
caught in 2 gambling establishment wien
that gambling establishment is raidesi by
the police. # such words mean anything
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they represent stand against the effort TN
bring Q q moral regeneration Of burt.
ness which will prevent q repetition of
the insurance. banking. and street rafI-.
road. scandals in New York; q repetition.
q the Chicago and Alton deal; q repe-
tition OF the combination between certain.
professinal politicians. certain PROFITS
ciers. from the disgrace OF which Ean
francisco has just been rescued; q rcne-
fition OF the successful effort by the
Standard Oil people to crush out every
competitor. to overawe the cOmnen cdr,
riers. n to establish a monopoly which.
treats the public with contempt which tho
public deserves so long as it permits mon,
OF such principles n such sentiments TO
avoW n act on them with imVunity.
: III outcry against stopping dia-
: honest practices among WYongdOerS /:
VINO happen to be wealthy Is pree ise- (:
~ similar to the outcry raised !:
against every effort for cleanliness
and decency In city government, be- :
cause. forsooth. It WIN 'hurt bust :
+: ness. :
The same outcry IL made against tho
department Of Justice for prosecuting Tho
neads OF colossal corporations hat Mas
been made against the men whe in Sam
francisco have prosecuted with impartial,
severity the w~rongdoers among business
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