Gilpin observer., 1908-02-06
which, II left uncontre lied. It 10 certail
in the end to arouse"
BIq Corporations Are Hit.

By easy stages the president drew near
to the Standard OIL trouble, Of short
methods of the Rockefeller syndicate to
"overawe common carriers. crush out
every competitor and look down upon the
people with contempt which the public
deserves as long as it permits such men
to act with impunity:" It was at that
ance and Chicago & Alton scandals that
Mr.. Roosevelt took the heaviest fall out
of wealthy corporations which have been
message continued:
"The keynote of all these attacks upon
and in politics is well expressed in bra
zen protests against any effort for the
on the ground that it is unnatural. un-
warranted and injurious. and that busi-
ness panic is the necessary penalty for
as great as II made. on behalf Of the
Wsen se 'aasa' hat gambng Is
raided by the, police. If such words mean
anything anything they mean that ,.nreaoss those
stand against the effort to bring
about moral regeneration Of business
surance banking and street railroad
scandals in New York: repetition of
the Chicago e. Alton deal; .L,eIe a repetition tnn
labor leaders. and certain big fnanciers.
from the disgrace of which San Francis
co has just been rescued: repetition
of the successful effort by the Standard
| Oil people to crush out every competitor.
| to overawe the common carriers and to
establish monopoly which treats the
| public with contempt which the public
such principles and such sentiments to
avow and act on them with impunity.
cescry mgainst se9Ppns bs bas
| pen to be wealthy Is precisely similar
| to the outcry raised against every effort
| for cleanliness and decency in city gov.
ernment, because, forsooth. 1t will hurt
| business"
Tells Of criticising Judges.
| "Our opponents have recently been Bit
terly criticising the two Judges referred
| to in the accompanying communications
from the Standard OIL Company and the
Santa Fe Railroad for having imposed
| heavy fines on these two corporations;
and yet these same critics Of these two
| discussion OF the official action OF a Judge
which results in immunity to wealthy
utmost respect the high .ofiice of Judge;
and upright men. Respect for the law
must go hand in hand with respect for
the judges and as Whole yho idts It is trns
men among their fellow-servants of the
duty we'll stands higher. and renders a
| better service to the people, than any
other public servant; he is entitled to
vant Of the people. IL he is upright. wise
and fearless. he will unhesitatingly dis
If they conflict with the eternal prin-
ciples of right as against wrong. He
seqSe his ssrUs 'ee s All
to such judge; and all honor can not
be rendered him II It is rendered equally
stands. Untruthful criticism is wicked at
all times. and whoever may be the OBJ
| tect. hut II is peCuliarly Migrant In
iquity when a Judge is the object. No
man should lightly criticise a Judge; no
denim Judge unless he is sure Of the
facts. II judge is assailed for stand,
for standing against mob violence, all
| honorable men should rally instantly to
fails ai S1opST to Do his duty by the public in
dealing with lawbreaking eorporatons'
iawbreaking men of wealth; he must ex-
Ion; and this is but right. for except in
extreme cases this Is the only way in
which he can be reached at all. No ser.
to be free from just and honest criticism.
IAN Ethical Movement"
THE opponents OF the measures we
champion single out now one and now
speak as II the movement in which we
| are engaged was purely economic. 1t has
a large economic side. but !. is funda,
a movement to be completed In one year.
or two years. or three years; 1t is a
until the spirit which lies behind 1t sinks
deep into the heart and the conscience
hs whole ,n sbsss DsoDe III. rsh, mess,
achieve our purpose, but IT is even
more important to keep this purpose
to secure national honesty in business
and In politics. We do not subscribe to
yp see sse o
success. and are to be condoned when the
success is moderate and applauded when
which the STANDARD OIL people and those
engaged in the other combinations OF
achieved S great fortunes can only be jus:
titled by the advocacy of a system OF
morality which would also Justify every
labor union. and every form of violence.
corruption. and fraud. from murder TO
bribery and ballot-box stuffng in poll
tics. We are trying to secure equality
of opportunity for ALL and the, struggle
for honesty is the same whether II M Mis
another. In the interest OF the small
settlers and landowners: and against the
OF huge wandering hocks OF sheep, or of
corporations desiring to rob the people
coal and timber we Sc strive i,IS 5S Put ,ss
against the action of all men, whether
either take part In or refuse to try to
stop such theft we are really engaged
in the same policy as when we enueaVoI
to put n stop to rebates or to prevent
the upgrowth OF uncontrolled monopolies.
Our effort Is simply to enforce the prn-
cipcs OF common honesty and common
sense 1t would indeed be Ill for the
country should there be any halt in our
work"
State Government Must Aid.
Eith.s the state or national gov
ernment must undertake the regula-
ton. OF which the president spoke. and
the executive asked the common
wealths to share the responsibility OF
curbing those corporations, which are
| accused of evii-doing. "Of course in
any event both the national and state
governments must each do Its part
said President Roosevelts message
and each can do a certain amount
that the other cannot do. while the
only really satisfactory results must
be obtained by the representatives OF
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