Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-01

is what opponents of Just employers
liability law advocate, and 1t Is consistent
that they should usually also advocate I'm
bers of the criminal class-the criminals
Of great wealth
FEARLESS JUDGE is BEST PUBLIC
SERVANT.
Our opponents have recently been bitter-
" criticising the two judges referred to In
the accompanying communications from
lne Standard OH company and the Santa |
Fc railroad for having Imposed nenvy lines
on these two corporations: and yet these
same critics of these two judges exhaust |
themselves in denouncing the most re-
spectfnl and cautious discussion of the Of
rs einl action ,m of 'uase wealthy
and powerful wrongdosrs Most Ger,
tanly 1t hehooves us all TO treat with
the utmost respect the high office OF
;udge: 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 as in the past tina. the judges stand
in character and service above all other
men among their fellow servants of the
public There Is all the greater need that
the few who fail in this great office, who
| OF wisdom, of sympathetic understanding
and of courage, should have their eyes
opened to the needs of their country men.
A judge who on the bench either trucklcs
| to ..-e mob and shrinks from sternly re-
pressing violence and disorder, or bows
down before corporation; who falls to
erty on the one hand, or on the other by
misuse of the process of injunction or by
has attitude toward all measures for the
betterment of the conditions OF labor
makes the wageworker feel with bitterness
tl-a, the courts are hos,ne to IN. or VINO
fa.-s to realize that all public servants In
their several stations must strive to stop
the abuses of the criminal rich-such
man performs an even worse service to
the body polite than the legislator or
executive who goes wrong. The Judge who
renders -etter service to the people. than
any other public servant: he is entitled to
greater respect: and If he Is a true SER
want of the people. IL he is upright wise
and fearless, he W.. unhesitatlngly dis:
regard even the wishes of the people "
they conflict with the eternal principles of
right as against wrong. He must serve
the people; out he must serve his own
conscience first. All honor to such a
Judge; and all honor cannot be rendered
him If 1t is rendered equally to his breth-
lueals for which he stands. untrnthful
criticism is wicked at all times. and who
ever may be the object. but 1t is a pccu-
larry nagrant iniQuity when Judge is the
o.nect. No man should lightly crlticse a
$ Judge no man should. even In his own
4 nina, condemn q Judge unless he is sure
/: OF the facts If n Judge Ia assailed for
{ stnn,--ng against popular folly. and above
: all for standing against mob vio.ence. all
1 honorable men should rally instantly tc
e his support; Nevertheless If he clearly
d fans 10 40 his duty by the public In deal
: ing With lawbreaking corporations, law
d breaking men Of wealth. he must expect
o to feel the weight of public opinion: ant
a this is but right, for except in extreme
u cases tn S is the only way in which h'
e can be reachc, at all. No servan, of thu
people has right to expect to be FREE
from Just and honest criticism.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL.
H. "a.
> plon single out now. one and now anothe
4 measure for especial attack, and speak n
N If the movement In which we are engage
IS was purely economic: 1t has larg
20 economic side. but 1t is fundamentally a
O. ethical movement. 1t Is not movement
n. TO be completed IN one year. or two o
1t three years; 1t is a movement which mus
70 be pcrscvcred In until the spirit whic
lies behind 1t sinks deep into the heart an
IN the conscience of the whole people. 1t
IS always important to choose the rig
al even more important to keep this pu
le pose clearly before us; and this purpose
ID to secure national honesty in business an
is in politics. We do not subscribe to tn
of dealing are essential to business success
If and are to DE condoned when the success
Il is moderate and applnuded when the SUI
m. cess Is great. The methods by which til
10 Standard Oil people and those engaged
py the other combinations of which hay
ey spoken above have achieved great TO
ny tunes can only be justified by the advocae
IS Of system Of morality which would al.
n Justify every form OF crlminality on ii
n part of labor union. and every form
nj violence, corruption and fraud, from mu
he der to bribery and ballotbox stufing
lal politics We are trying to secure equalit
ID of opportunity for all; and the strugg
he for honesty Is the same whether It is mat
se OF set OF or Of anenf
to land owners and against the embitter'
we opposition of wealthy owners Of huge wa
n dering focks of sheep, or Of corporatio
th desiring to rob the people of coal and til
so Der, we. strive to put an end to the the
les Of public land in the west. When de
on this, and protest against the action Of ,
who either take part In or refuse to t
TO stop such neft, we are really engag
EST in the same policy as when we endeavor
zen to put stop to rebates or to prevent t
he upgrowth of uncontrolled monopolies. o
for effort is simply to enforce the prlncipl
RI. of common honesty and common sense.
lrt would indeed he i'll for the country shor
lde there be any halt in our work.
os The laws must In the future be admin
,ns tered as they are now being administers
Tho so that the department OF Justice IN
it'll continue to be. what It, now Is, in We
ing fact the department Of Justice, where
Dor far as our ability permits Justice Is met
me out with an even hand to great and smG
Ter rich and poor. weak and strong Mo
wi over, there should be no delay In supp
Tho menting the laws now on the stat,
,nt, boohs by the enactment o. further legs
700. ton as outlined In the message ] sent
n1s the congress on its assembling. Under t
IRE existing laws much very much has be
the actually accomplished during the past
,rn. years. and 1t has been shown by act,
Of experience that they can be enfort
on against the wealthiest corporation and
or. richest and most powerful manager
no manipulation Of mat corporation,
n nc orously and fearlessly as against the hi
CO. e. blest offender. above all. they have BIZ
ISL nn1 enforced against the very wrongdoers n
t ,>'Ui agents Of wron2doers who have for
ppa many years gone scot-free and fonted
NY laws with lmpunlty, against great Il
resi- defying corporations of immense veal
an which. until within the last half do
Sc years have treated themselves and h.
OF expected others to treat them as being
pal yond and above all possible check Fl
non law.
er- II is especially necessary to secure
up tna representatiyrs of the national COVE
ny ment full power TO deal with the gr
corporations engaged in interstate c,
the merce, and above all. with the great
usi- terstate common carriers. Our pee
the should clearly recognize that while tn
of are difficulties in amy course of cond
the to be followed in dealing with these II
.an. corporations, these difficulties must
of faced. and one Of three courses followt
end. The first course is to abandon all eff