Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-06

l.. IN very Tact the Department ~ iua-
nifs Justice 4 rss,sd out wlih az sves
hsrd ~ great and small frh af,H psror
weak and stfens Mufvdssf fhsr.
ss ssn.s'a i ns 70 dsssy y ssippierist'iis -
enactment % furtaef legislation As
outlined in the message I s.ui 10 tha
congress On tts assembling t-ad~r ths
sNt%tinE laws much. verv much. has
been actually accomplished dtfrfmx the
past siN years and N has teen ahowff
oy sstr?i -srerisncs thai they can ~
snfofc~d rgaihsi ths -aalthte.t cor.
pnratiou and the richest aid Inust gesyvs
-rfui manager or manipulation % thst
corporation. as Vigorously and fearless
y - agaiast the hpnbiesi efrsnsisr
Above all; they have been enforced
against the verv Wfuu xdstrgs ard
agents OF wronEdoers who hsNe fsr
=, - many ysars gone sce'-fre. and
against great w-d.syins s'orparsi-
ttou- ~ inftnens- wealth witch Until
vithtn the las, half dnzeu vears have
treated themssiyer and have EXPECTED
others 10 treat item a. being bssofsi
and above all possible check FROM Law
~ IL especially Necessary e. S-.7fre -
eminent full power 10 deal With TIE
great corporations engaged IN inter
state romsrce. and above all with si4e
sss s; 'nssss,s's .sd,,,, s,T .sT@os ssrr,srs ",,
course f' % conduct y M ss 'i fslIo~.d ~ 'Ss ~
deailns With these great corncrsslors.
these difficulties mast he faced. and gtfs'
of three courses followed. Ts. hasi
course is 20 aba ndon all EFFORT 20 over
sr~ and control fheir actions In tire in
tereSt of the general ruhiic and 30 per
init returr TO the utter lack Cf con
trcl which would obtain N they were
left 70 IN" common Law, do not for
one momsut believe that our people
would tolerate this positiou The sx-
traordiuary growth df modern indus
trlalism has rendered the common law.
v, which .a grew W undsr and was sds2,-
tons. IN many respects Inadequate to
deal with the new conditions. These
new conditions make u necessary to
shackle cunning nE IN the past We have
sheckied force The vast Individual
and corporate fortunes the vast COM
hirations of capital which have marked
the development OF our industrial rys-
tenn. create new conditions. and ueces-
state change from the old attitude
of the state and the nation toward the
rule. rriss rrsgis'ins s,, The sSIuisiti9n AN, and
srty. in order both that property may
be adequately protected and that at
the same time those who hold u may
be prevented from wrUftgdoiug
Talks Of Financial Stress.
we have just passed through two
months Of acute fna ncial stress Al
any such time IL is a rad fact that en-
tirely innocent people suffer from no
fault % their own. and every one must
feel the keensst sympathy for the
honest investors. Of honest wagework-
ers. who suffer because involved In q
crash for which they are in no way
natural tendency ON the part of many
men 10 feel gloomy and frightened At
the outlook. but there IL no iustifca-
ti0n for this feeling. Thers is no ma
tluu 80 absolutely sure % ultimate sue
cess as ours. or course we shall sue
coed. Ours Is nation. cf nasterful
and Il feels within its veins the thrill
which comes to those who know that
they possess the future. We are not
east down by the fear % failure We
are upheld by the confident hone Of ui-
timate triumph. The wrongs that eN-
ist are 10 be corrected: hut they in no
way Justify doubt as TO the final out
come. doubt as To the great material
prosperity of the future. or OF the lofty
spiritual life which Is TO be built upon
that prosperity as a foundation. No
misdeeds done in the present must be
permitted TO shroud from our eyes the
glorious future Of the nation. but be-
cause of this very fact IL hehooves us
never to swcrve from our resolute pur-
pose To cut out wrongdoing and uphold
what Is right. I do not for moment
believe that the actions of this admi n
i>tration have brought on business dis
tress: so far as this IL due to local and
not worldwide causes. and To the ac-
tions OF any particular individuals. 10
Is due TO the speculative folly and fla =
grant dishonesty OF few men OF great
wealth. who seek TO shield Themselves
from the effects of their own wrong
doing by ascribing its results To the
actions Of those who have sought tn
put a stop to the wrongdoing. But II
u were true that to cut out rottenness
from the body polite meant a mo-
mentary check to an unhealthy
seeming prosperity. I should not for
one moment hesitate to put the knife
TO the corruption. on behalf Of all
our people. on behalf no less of the
honest man OF means than of the hon
est man who earns each days liVeli .
hood by the days sweat Of his brow IL
IL necessary to insist upon honesty In
business and in politics alike in ali
walks Of life. in big things and in little
things. upon just and fair dealing as
between man and man. Those who
demand this are striving for the right
in the spirit of Abraham Lincoln" said
the president in conclusion