The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-02-08

Big Corporations Are Hit.
BY. easy stages the president drew near
to the Standard oil trouble of short
time ago and then he told of alleged
"overawc common carriers, crush out
every competitor and look down upon the
people with contempt which the public
deserves as long as IT permits such men
to act with impunity." 1t was at that
point and in connection with the insur-
ance and Chicago & Alton scandals that
Mr.. Roosevelt took the heaviest fall out
OF wealthy corporations which have been
held to account by the government The
message continued:
"The keynote OF all these attacks upon
the effort TO secure honesty In business
and in politics Is well expressed In bra
zen protests against any EFFORT Tor ne
on the ground that 1t is unnatural, un-
WARRANTED. and injurious ana tha{ ousi.
such effort to secure business honesty.
The morality OF such plea Is precisely
as great as II made on behalf OF the
men caught in a gambling establishment
raided by the police. II such words mean
anything they mean that those
y TSSsT ssnst the d RSy to- STns
about moral regeneration of business
which will prevent repetition OF the in.
surance. banking and street railroad
scandals in New York; repetition OF
the Chicago & Alton deal; a repetition
of the combination between certain pro.
tessional politicians certain professional
labor leaders. and certain big financiers,
from the disgrace Of which San Francis
co has Just been rescued; n repetition
OF the successful effort by the standard
OIL people to crush out every competitor,
to overawe the common carriers, and TO
establish n monopoly which treats the
public with a contempt which the public
deserves so long as 1t permits men OF
such principles and such sentiments to
avow and act on them with IMMUNITY.
The cutlery against stopping dishonest
pen to be wealthy Is precisely similar
to the cutlery raised against every effort
for cleanliness and dcccnCy IN city gov.
eminent, because, forsooth, 1t will hurt
Tells Of critleising Judges.
"Our opponents have recently been bit
terly critiCising the two judges referred
from the Standard oil Company and the
Santa Fe Railroad for having Imposed
heavy fines on these two corporations;
and vet these same critics OF these two
Judges exhaust themselves In denounc-
ing the most respectful and cautious
discussion OF the official action of judge
which results In immunity to wealthy
and powerful wrongdoers. Most certain
~ II behooves us all TO treat with the
utmost respect the high office of judge;
and our Judges. 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 that the Judges stand
in character and service above all other
men among their fcllow-servants OF the
public The Judge who does his fun
better service to the people than any
greater respect; and II he is a true ser
want OF the people, Z he is upright, wise
| and fearless, he will unhcsltatingly dis
| regard even the wishes of the people
II they conflict with the eternal prin-
| ciples OF right as against wrong. He
s serve his 'C own conscSnce first All honor
he rendered him II It Is rendered equally
to his brethren who fall immeasurably
| below the high ideals for which he
| stands Untruthful criticism is wicked at
| ject; but II is peculiarly hagrant In
| iquty when a Judge Is the object. No
man should lightly critlcise Judge; no
| denim n judge unless he Is sure or the
| facts. II judge is assailed for stand,
ing against popular folly, and above al
| honorable men should rally instantly to
| his support. Nevertheless II he clearly
dealing with lawbreaking corporations
| lawbreaking men OF wealth, he must eN-
| pect to feel the weight Of public opin-
Ion; and this is but right, for except IN
| which he can be reached at all. No SER
want of the people has n right to expect
| to be free from Just and honest criticism.
IAN Ethical Movement"
"The opponents of the measures we
| champion single out now one and now
another measure for especial attack, and
| speak as II the movement In which we
are engaged was purely economic, II mas
| a large economic side, but II Is funda-
| mentally an ethical movement. II Is not
| a movement to be completed In one year,
| or two years or three years. II iS a
| movement which must be persevered IN
until the spirit which lies behind IL sinks
| deep into the heart and the conscience
of the whole, people 1t Is always I'M
achieve our purpose, but II is even
| more important to keep this purpose
clearly before us and this purpose IL
| 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
success IL moderate and applauded when
| the success Is great The methods by
which the Standard oil people and those
| engaged In the other combinations OF
which have spoken above have
| achieved great fortunes can only be JUS.
tilted by the advocacy of system OF
| morality which would also justify every
| form OF criminality on the part OF
! labor union, and every form OF violence
| corruption, and fraud, from murder 10
| bribery and ballot-box stuihng In poll
| tics We are trying to secure equality
! OF opportunity for all; and the struggle
for honesty. is the same whether II ~
| made on behalf of one set OF men or OF
| another. In the interest OF the small
| settlers and landowners. and against the
| cmhlttcred opposition OF Weallny oWH'l |,
| Of huge wandering flocks OF sheep, or OF
corporations desiring to rob the people
| OF coal and timber, we strive to put an
| end to the theft OF public land In the
| west When we do this, and protest
| against the action of all men,, whether
| in public life or in private life, who
I either take part In or refuse to try 70
| stop such theft, we are really engaged
| In the same police as when we endeaVoI
| IN put stop TO rebates or TO prevent
! the upgrowth OF uncontrolled monopolies'
| our effort is simply 10 enforce the prin-
| clples OF common honesty and common
| sense II would indeed be i'll for the
country should there be any halt In our
| work"
state Government Must Aid.
EitI-. the state or national gov
| ernmcnT must undertake the regula
| ton of which the president spoke ana
| the executive asked the common
wealths to share the responsibility of
| Curblng those corporations, which are
| accused OF eYil-doing. "Ot course IN
| any event both the national and state
| governments must each do Its part,
said President Roosevelt's message
! and each can do a certain amount
| that the other cannot do, while the
| only really satisfactory results must
| 10 representatives of