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

practices among wrongsio~rs Nho hap
% the oStcry raissd ssaln-, R.s sssry 1r's erof,
for cleanliness and decengy in city gov
frnment. because. forsOoth. !; will hurt
Tells sf csitieisina Judges.
''Uur opponents have rcc.n,iy been Mt
teriy criticising the two Judges referred
to in the accompanying communications
from the Standard oil Company and the
Santa Pc Railroad for having imposed
and Yet these same critics OF these two
Judgcs exhaust themselves in denounc-
ing the most fesvectfd' and cautious
discussion Of the official action ot Judge
which results In immunity - wealthy
and powerful wrongdoerS. Most certain
~ II behcoves us all 20 treat with the
and Out judges. as a whole, arr bravs
and upright men. Respect for the law
must go hand in hand with respect for
the Judges; and. as whole. u Is true
now as In the past that the Judges stand
in character and service above all other
men among their fellow-servants Of the
duty we'll stands higher. and renders a
better service TO the people. than any
greater respect; and II he is true SER
and fearless. he will uuheSttatingly dis
regard even the wishes Of the people
II they conflict with the eternal prin-
ciples OF right as. against wrong. He
must serve the people. but he must
serve his own conscience first All honor
to such judge; and all honor can not
he rendered him - II Is rendered equally
TO his brrthrrr who fall immeaSurably
below the high deals for which he
stands Untruthfui criticism is wicked at
all times. and whoever rray be the OBJ
ject: but II Is a peculiarly fagrant in
EQUITY when a judge Is the object. No
man should lightly criticise a judge: mo-
man should. even In his own mind. con-
denim a judge unless he Is sure Of the
facts n Judge Is assailed for stand
ing against popular folly. and above NJ
for standing against mob violence; all
his support. Nevertheless " he clearly
fails to do his duty by the public In
dealing with lawbreaking corporations.
lawhreaking men Of wealth, he must ex-
pect to feel the weight of public opin-
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
want % the people has A right 10 expect
to be free from just and honest criticism.
"An Ethical Movement"
'sThe 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 II Is funda-
mentally an ethical movement. IL Is not
or two wears or three years. IL is a
movement which must be persevered in
until the spirit which lies, behind II sinhs
ds deP hs n;s Shs shs p.sp sss5 -I aiSays i
portant to choose the right means TO
achieve our purpose. but u ~ even
more important to keep this purpose
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
stcceSs and are TO b. condoned when the
success Is moderate and applauded when
the succe-s Is great The methods by
enxa<~.l In the other combinations Of
whirh 7 have spoken above have
achieved great fortunes can only be JUS
S,@rsHt2 Shseh would also Justly every
form q erininalisy on the part OF
lxhaF uuson. ard every form of violence.
brfterv ana baiiot-hox stuffinz IN poll
ti~s W. are trying 70 secure equality
- appssFfunifT for all and the struggle
Tor hon~ssv = - - ses.nss ~ ,.,s u
anoth~r In the interest of the small
s~tsirrs and lantswnerS and s<1snst the
~ hitt~r-d Opposition % wsaIshy ownefs
- huxs wsra~rin< Socks 81 sheep. OF 81
rosuarafinux dsxirfnx % rob the people
ssf arai nrf timber. Ne strive % put N
-na 70 sn~ th~ft = puelle ard IN the
Rxain-a shs action q all men whether
- pslhus- uf~ or In private hfe. who
eirhsr tsze part IN Or rcfa-- 10 try %
h, - xan,- paiis-y a. when w~ endesvor
=. -, !. 49,, - rehatrz or 20 prevent
~. upx~uwfh - urroufrolled rionopolie<-
.,..i-. - ees.na.sa hsnesty and common
ss-~~ u Noaid iad-sd - W for the
ss,sIasry should therr - any halt in our
Uork
sts.e Government Must Aid
Estf- the state or national gov
@runsnf must undrrtake the regula :
tfsa- "a witch the president spoke. and
th@ executive asked the common. /.
w~4lths 70 share the responsibility os
.cr,,.st ~ ~vti- i-asinx. -of course in
any event both the national and state
governments must each do its part
said President Roosevel,s msssage;
that the other cannot do. while the
0nly really satisfactory results must
be obtained BY the rspressntstivss o.
working heartily together within their
respective spheres But IN ny ladH-
uaent thorough going and satisfactory
control can in the end only be obtained
By the action OF the national govern
nent. for almost all the corporations OF
enormous wealth-that Is. the corpo-
10 control-are engaged In interstate
commerce. and derive their power and
their Importance not from that portion
hut from the Interstate business. II Is not
easy always to decide just where the line
OF demareation between the two kinds
nateIy be drawn by the federal
courts. Much of the effort to secure
adequate control of the great corpora
tIons by state action has been wise
and effective. but much of II has been
neither: for when the effort is made
TO accomplish by the action Of the state
what can only be accomplished by the
action Of the nation. the result can only
be disappointment. and In the end the
law will probably be declared uncon-
stitutionaf. So likewise in the national
arena. we who believe in the measures
herein advocated are hampered and
not aided by the extremists who advo-
cate action so violent that IL would
either be useless or else would cause
more mischief than II would remedy.
Points to the Future.
The laws must in the future be ad-
rnfniSIered as they are now haing ad