The Springfield herald., 1908-02-07
which. II left uncontrolled. 1t is certai
in the end to arouse"
Big Corporations Are Hit.


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 II permits sueh men men
| point and in connection with the insur-
ance and Chicago Il Alton scandals that
Mr.. Roosevelt took the heaviest fan out
OF wealthy corporations which have been
held to account by the government. Ihe
| message continued:
THE keynote of all these attacks upon
the effort to secure honesty in business
and in politics is well expressed in bra
zen protests against any effort for the
moral regeneration of the business world.
warranted and Injurious and that bust
| ness panic is the necessary penalty Tor
such effort to secure business honesty.
The morality OF such a plea is precisely
| great as II made on behalf of the
| men caught In gambling establishments
when that gambling establishment . Is
% %mnythins bhTy mean that ro,rcsont csont
aboat a moral regeneration of business
| which will prevent repetition OF the In,
sura4SS: banging yr ara street rroaa of
the Chicago & Alton deal; a repetition
OF the combination between certain pro,
tessional politicians, certain professional
| labor leaders, and certain big fnanciers'
from the disgrace OF which San Francis
co has just been rescued; n repetition
of the successful effort by the Standard
| oil people to crush out every competitor
TO overawe the common carriers and to
establish a monopoly which treats the
| public with n contempt which the public
deserves so long as 1t permits men of
| avow and act on them with impunity.
The outery AGAINST Stopping dis dishonest NEST
pen to be wealthy is precisely similar
TO the outcry raised against every effort
ernment. because. forsooth. 1t Will hurt
| business"
Tells of criticisins Judges.
| "Our opponents have recently been bit
| rrtttfiSlnp
TO in the accompanying communications
from the Standard OIL Company and the
and yet these same critics Of these two
Ing the most respectful and cautious
discussion OF the official action of judge
and powerful wrongdoers. Most certain
ly it behooves US all to treat with the
and our, Judges, as whole; are brave
| and upright men. Respect for the law
must go hand in hand with respect for
the judges; and. as whole, II is true
| now in the past that the judges stand
in character and service above all other
public. The judge, who does his full
| duty well stands higher. and renders
pbs s9sXse to ,me is entitled ah TO
| greater respect; and II he is true ser
want OF the people i he is npriiEnt wise ,s
| regard even the wishes of the people
If they conflict with the eternal prin-
must serve the people; but he must
serve his own conscience first; All honor
he rendered him II 1t is rendered equally
| to his brethren who fall immeasurahiy
ss0M The aEh dSGIs nor is weKed @
| all times. and whoever may be the OBJ
ject; but 1t is peculiarly naGrant n,
man should lightly criticise judge; no
man should. even in his own mind. con
| denim a judge unless he is sure of the
| facts III a Judge is assailed for stand
ing against popular folly, and above al,
honorable men should rally instantly to
his support. Neyertheless III, II he ,Sie clearly /,
falls to SG his ap ST 'hs
lawbreakinr men of wealth, he must ex-
pect to feel the weight OF public opin-
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.
"An Ethical Movement"
The opponents of the measures we
champion single out now one and now
another measure for especial attack; ana
| are engaged was purely economic II has
large economic side, but it is funda-
| a movement to be completed in one year.
| or two years three years; 1t is a
| movement which must be persevered in
| until the spirit which lies behind 1t sinks
| deep into the heart and the conscience
of the whole people, II is always i'm
achieve our purpose, but it is even
more important to keep ,,t TINS 5,rpGT PGTpoTe is
to secure national honesty in business
and in politics. We do not subscribe TO
the cynical belief that dishonesty and
unfair dealing are essential to business
success and are TO be condoned when the
the success is great The methods by
which the Standard OIL people and those
s9SaESed in tHs G.hsF pSen aSove have
achieved great fortunes can only be JUS
tilted by the advocacy OF system OF
form Of crminality on the part of
labor union. and every form of violence
bribery and ballot-hox stufiinS in poll
tics. We are trying to secure e1uahty
Of opportunity for ALL and the struggle
for honesty is the same whether 1t Is
made on behalf OF one set of men or OF
another In the interest OF the small
embittered opposition of wealthy owners
OF huge wandering hocks of sheep, or OF
of coal and timber, we strive to put an
end to the theft OF public land In the
against the action of ali men, whether
in public life or in private iife: VINO
stop stop such nt theft. we are really engaged
! in the same policy as when We endeaNor
| the upsrowth of uncontrolled monopolies,
| our effort is simply to enforce the prin-
ciples of common GnsS hGnesy he a1n II conner Snr tSn
| country should there be any halt in our
| work"
State Government Must Aid.
Eitl-, the state national gov
| ernmenT must undertake the regula-
| ton, of which the president spoke, and
| the executive asked the common
| wcnlths to share the responsibility OF
curbing those corporations. which arc
/ accused of evil-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 certain amount
that the other cannot do. while the
only really satisfactory results must
be obtained by the representatives of
the national and state governments
working heartily together within their
respective spheres, But in my 1udE-
mont thorough going and satisfactory
control can in the end only be obtained
by the action OF the national govern
ment. for almost all the corporations of
enormous wealth-that is, the cnrpo-
ratlons which 1t is especially desirable
to control-1re engaged In Interstate
commerce. and derive their power and
their Importance not from that portion
OF their business which is intrastate
but from the Interstate business. 1t is not
easy always to decide just where the line
OF demurcation between the two kinds
OF business falls. This line must ultt-
mntely be drawn by the federal
courts. Much OF the effort to secure