The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-05-01
new ERA HAS DAMNED
GOSPEL OF CIVIC RIGHTEOUSNESS NOW PRE-
Walls in united STATES

J.
issue OF the Worlds Work although the editor of publication
would doubtless be confused thought an article dealing
genraes and somewhat of the character essay
called the of civic righteousness
America And Bryan who scarcely known young
challenged the attention of the people in his terrible onslaught
predatory wealth Chicago years ago and was called to
the leadership OF the masses The tremendous up that has been
felt throughout the nation marks its beginning from that
from the clarion call OF the great campaign that followed Here
is the article referred
This nation stands today upon the threshold The
decade just closed was an era Of Big Things regardless Of char
1t also of Big Men, regardless
The marvellous rebound from the depression
1897 brought whit spirit OF conquest or commercial aggression
of pushing forth lines of action In the heat of
tie forget the amenities of business life;
times to forget even the decences of business life We aimed
mighty ends; and Them though the winning might be
the expense of cleanliness and honesty
The trail of immortality plainly visible through record of
the years have left behind Grossly and roughly traced
through the wonderful png OF insurance wealth Today the
face of the honest banker is flushed with shame he conepte
the methods which the base members of his profession descend
ed The revelations of terrible corruption municipal and
in California Missouri Pennsylvania and half doz
other shocked the world Financial piracy railroad
administration and reorganization have been uncovered At hrs
glance the most bitter OF the foreign estimates OF American honesty
and cleanliness justified.
But today may be for ALL the commercial
of America be buded honesty and founded in in
tegriy will fall 1t maeed how splendid the
It, collapsed The trenches and the businesses OF corruption have
been tomed state by the conscience of awakened people
contemplate the swing toward better code OF bust
morals In the closed decade we have done much we have
mighty trusts have grouped together giant railroads
have founded foreign trade that begins to re the world
banks grown be Tans Panama have undertaken
task that baed France with ali its wonderful patience and
magnates have grown to size unparalleled the his
OF the world finance the hrewde OF people have gained
money that makes of them the capitals OF Europe fables and allie
gones for ponderous wealth.
Yet at the beginning OF the year 1908 one may write plainly
the spirit of the people of this country That spirit demands
and will demand with louder voice pass by that Corruption
and Cleanliness take its place Mere Bness has ceased to be
god it is recognized fetch There feeling in the hearts
of the people a: the tyranny of Bgness must and must give
and liberty.
been indicted by the people OF Amer
lea, and bill has been found against it The panic on 1907
the verdict Sentence has been suspended The prisoner has
released his good behavior There check no let no
upon the growth American at home
abroad the world Only is stipulated that corruption
graft dishonesty and criminal be driven from the
Executive Chamber from the City Hail. from the banking roo
from the railroad boaroom from every focal point OF commercial
power and initiative.
Ii is the beginning things Many strong grown used
the regina regard the can methods OF the
the successful OF commercial con-
quest They against the order OF things few OF
withdrawn from the contest believing that COM
nlerce highly taxed under the code OF ethics They
complain that the rewards OF hard work OF aO OIL
genius curaled by the workings OF the new ma
tona spirit if be prepared admit that the
hundreds of great fortunes created during the past decade by mum
cipa graft dishonesty by railroad pnder by indus
trial robbery by criminal banking are really legitimate rewards
of hard work or Of genius
The average business man. who has been either
CRATER corptonst snder looks the matter differently
He believes that of hard work and ability Will
be larger under idea because the honest rewards OF any
larger and waste be eliminated ana
graft corruption and swndng profitable they undoubtedly have
been 70 the men who eaped have been nothing else IN
world but from the standpoint OF the country ana OF the
honest business
The creation and maintenance of group of muimiionares
by money legally but oa taken of the business funds OF
this country has whit commercial waste aud an IN
dusa extravaganza than the maintenance OF useless racing
stable hounds by the private business man
is not to be understood that possession OF wealth or
the mere indulgence luxury has become obnoxious to the thinking
American The only wealth that is under the ban wealth oo
saned by dishonest disrepuabe methods There remains an army
of yerv wealthy Americans who have gained their wealth by e
by honest industry by real constructive genus s
there count
What 10 be the result studies the OF this
wonderful country its forests botomeSS ITS hresS wa
erpowe its endless fields vineyards and orchards and above
ain the ndomitabe spirit people there be but reply We