The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-08
THE TWO BILLS
BANQUET GUESTS
IN CHICAGO

mcrce can not exist without produc-
tlon. Commerce is today extending
It's influence throughout he world aud
binding people together as they were
never before bound. Compare the
possibilities Of today with the posi-.
biliiies OF few centuries ago and we
will see in the near future the dif.
ference Whenever an invention OF
Importance has been heralded, some
are ready to exclaim that It viii drive
somebody ont OF employment and
sometimes the labor.saying machinery
Is condemned because II enables few
to do what IL required many to do IN
the same length OF time. but the labor.
saving machinery IS rather a Labor
multiplying machine. When steam
displaced the craft that moved by oars.
Il did not decrcasc the number n
those upon the sea. Il multiplied the
number OF those upon the sea. When
the steam engine took the place OF the
wagon Il did not displace those who
drove the wagons II increased the
number OF those engaged In transpor'
tation.
Law and Corporations.
But with every new step In advance.
responsibilities come. When the rail.
road took the place OF the turnpike
laws were necessary that were not In
the highway. but society recognizing
that the railroad had been necessity,
adjusted Itself TO the railroad and then
proceeded by legislation to correct
Whatever abuses might arise In the
management OF railroads. And so So
ciety accepting the corporation as An
established fact, IL proceeding 30 en-
act such laws as may be necessary TO
make the corporations serve the pur.
pose for which they were created and
am sure that the members Of the as
ISOLATION. this association organized
for the promotion of the city's inter
est, for the development OF the city's
commerce and for the Advancement os
the clty's good. recognize that With
the large power that corporate action
gives restrictions are necessary. There
Is n difference between the corporate
man and the natural man. There Is
"a difference In the creation. God
made man and plaeed him on his foot
stool TO carry out q Divine decree. Man
made the corporation for a material
purpose When God made man, be
did not make the tallest man much
taller than the shortest. and he did
not make the strongest man much
stronger than the weakest. but when
the law creates the corporate person
that one man may be made hun.
dred, thousand. ten thousand, a million
times stronger than the God.made
man. When Gcd made man he set a
limit to his existence, so that II he
was a bad man he could not be bad
long"
The introduction OF air Taft was
az follows:
In the fortunes OF war we acquired
alien and subject races, Our govern
ment assumed TO lead them to the
lofty omlnence OF American civiliza.
ton. For the accomplishment OF this
purpose the president sent to the
Philippines a typical citizen and emf.
nent counsellor and man With the
courage OF his convictions He ac.
.complished the high purpose OF his
mission, winning both the confidence
of his counirymen and the love and
gratitude OF nation 10 be- Success
and honor have crowned his every ef.
fort in an active life as citizen, iurist.
pcace-maker and cabinet officer
Through all his career and in our IN.
sular possessions. he has stood for the
integrity OF his government and the
majesty OF right Gentlemen, Me
Taft"
Mr.. Taft, whose rising was greeted
with another outbreak OF cheering
prelaced his prepared speech with a
few impromptu remarks. which Great
ed laughter. He said:
"Mr. Chairman. Mr., Bryan aud Gen.