Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-11

should be erected against It's abuse.
In substance. provision should be made
that no Injunction Or temporary re-
straining order issue otherwise than on
notice. except where irreparable injury
would otherwise result: and in such case
a hearing on the merits Of the order
should be had within short fixed Pc
riod. and. II not then continued after
hearing. 1t should forthwith lapse. De-
clsions should be rendered Immediately,
and the chance of delay minimized in
every way. Moreover, l believe that the
procedure should be sharply defined. and
the Judge required minutely to state the
particulars both of his action and OF his
reasons therefor. so that the congress
can IL 1t desires examine and investigate
the same.
For many of the shortcomings Of
justice in our country our people as
whole are themselves to blame and the
Judges and juries merely bear their
share together with the public as a
whole. 1t is discreditable to us as a
people that there should be difficulty in
convicting murdercrs, or in bringing to
justice men who as public servants
have been guilty of corruption, or who
have pronted by the corruption of
public servants. The result is equally
unfortunate, whether due to hairsplit-
ting tcchncnlitlcs in the Interpretation
OF law by Judges. to sentImcntality and
class consciousness on the part of
juries. or to hystcria and sensational
ism in the daily press. For much of
this failure Of justice no responsibility
whatever lies on rich men as such. We
who maRc up ,he mass of the people
cannot shift the responsibility from our
own shoulders. But there is an impor-
tant part of the failure watch has spe-
ciaEy to do with inability to hold
to proper account men of wealth who
behave badly.
The Modern Corporation.
The huge wealth that has been accu-
mulatcd by "A few individuals OF recent
years, in what has amounted to So
ciai and Industrial revolution. has been
as regards some of these individuals
made possible only by the Improper use
of the modern corporation. a certain
type OF modern corporation, with its
officers and agents. its many issues of
securities, and its constant "onsOlida-
tion with allied undertakings. finally
becomcI an instrument so complex AS
to contain a greater number Of clC-
ments that under various judicial de-
cisions. lend themselves to fraud and
oppression than any device yet evolved
in the human brain. Corporations nre
necessary instruments Of modern busl-
ness. They have been permitted to
become a menace largely because the
governmental representatives OF the
people have worked slowly In provid-
ing for adequate control over them.
Our great clusters OF corpora
tions. huge trusts and fnbulously
wealthy muItimlllionaires. employ the
very hest lawyers they can obtain to
nick flaws In statutes after their
passage: but They also employ class
OF secret agents who seek. under the
advice Of experts, to render hostile
lcgislu Ion innocuous by making IL un-
constitutional. often through the lnscr-
tIon Of what appear on their face to be
drastic and sw"cplng provisions against
the Interests Of the parties inspiring
them; while the demagoguca, the cor
Tupt creatures who Introduce black
mailing schemes to strike" corpora
tIons, and all who demand extrome,
and undcsirably radical. measures.
show themselves to be the worst enc
mics OF the very public whose loud
mouthed champions they profess to be.
Real damage has been done by the
manifold and conflicting interpretations
OIL the Interstate commerce law. Con-
troll over the great corporations doing
Interstate business can be effective only
II II Is vested with full power in an
L administrative department.. n branch Of
the federal executive. carrying out n
federal law: II can never be effective II
a divided responsibility is left In both
the states and the nation: IL can never
be effective II left In the hands Of the
courts to he decided by lawsuits.
Respect for Law Must Be Upheld.
The courts hold place OF peculiar and
deserved sanctity under our form OF gov
crnIncnt Respect for tho law Is essen
tial to the permanDnce Of our iHstitu-
lions: and respect for the law Is largely
conditioned upon respect for the courts.
1t is an offcnso against the republic to
say anything which can weaken this re-
spcct, save for the Eravcst reason and In
the most carefully guarded manner In no
other nation In the World do the courts
WELD such vast and far-Teachins power
as In the rnIte1I States. All that Is nee
ia fhns az whole
should exercise this power with the far
sighted wisdom already shown by those
Judges who scan the future while they
act In the present. Let them exercise
this great power not only honestly and
braveiy. but with wise insight into the
needs and fixed purposes of the people.
so that they may do Justice. and work
equity. so that they may protect all per
sons In their rights. and yet break down
the barriers OF privilege. which Is the foe
OF right.
Forest Preservation.
II there Is any one duty which more
than another we owe IL to our children
to perform at once. II is To save the for
ests Of this country, for they constitute
the first and most important element In
tho conservation Of the natural re-
sources OF the country. . Just as
a farmer. after all his life making his
living from his farm. will. II he is an es-
pert farmer. leave IL as an asset Of In
creased value TO his son. SO We should
leave our national domain to our chill
dren, Increased in value and not worn
out. There are small sections OF our own
country. In the east and In the west. In
the Adirondacks. tho White mountains
and the AppaiachIans. and in the Rocky
mountains. where We can already see for
ourselves the damage in the shap. OF
permanent Injury to the soil and the
river systems which comes from reckless
deforestation. It matters not whether
this dcforcstation is due to the actual
reckless cutting OF timber. to the fires
that inevitably follow such reckless cut
ting of timber. or TO reckless and uncon-
trolled grazing. especially by the great
migratory bands Of sheep. the un-
checked wandering Of which over the
country means destruction to forests and
disaster to the small home makers. the