The Holly chieftain., 1908-02-07

ment to uphold honesty must be move
ment to frown ON dishonesty. We at
tack only corrupt men of wealth. who
hnd in the purchased politician the most
efficient instrument OF corruption and in
cient defender Of corruption. Our main
quarrel is not with these agents and
Iepresentatives Of the interests They
sinister offenders who stand behind
as the strings are pulled. It Is not the
and the mighty forces working for evil
behind and through the puppets. with
whom we have to deal We seek to con-
to prevent its doing dire evil to the re-
the vindictive and dreadful radicaiism
which. il left uncontrolled, 1t IL certain
in the end to arouse"
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
methods Of the Rockefeller syndicate to
every competitor and look down upon the
people with a contempt which the public
deserves las, as long as It permits such men men
point and in connection with the insur-
ance and Chicago & Alton scandals that
Mr.. Roosevelt took the heaviest f1ll 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 for the
moral regeneration of the business world.
on the ground that 1t is unnatural un-
warranted and injurious, and that busi-
ness panic Is the necessary penalty for
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 gambling establishment
when that, gambling establishment Is
by the police such tSat ahose
stand and against A''iS the snort to Bring
about a moral regeneration OF business ISL Is
surance. banking and street railroad
scandals in New York; repetition OF
the. Chicago & Alton deal: a repetition
fessional politicians. certain professional
labor leaders. and certain big financiers.
from the. disgrace Of which San Francis
of the successful effort by the Standard
Oil people to crush out every competitor,
to overawe the common carriers. and to
public with contempt which the public
deserves SO long as 1t permits men OF
such principles and such sentiments to
The outcry against stopping dishonest
practices among wrongdoers who hap
pen to be wealthy. is precisely similar
for cleanliness' and decency in city gov
ernment,, because, forsooth. 1t will hurt
business"
Tells Of crltleisIns Judges.
"our opponents have recently been Bit
terly criticising the two judges referred
from the Standard OH Company and the
Santa Fe Railroad for having imposed
heavy fines on these two corporations;
Judges exhaust themselves in denounc-
Ing the most respectful and cautious
discussion of the ofiicial action of . Judge
and powerful wrongdoers. Most certain
ly 1t behooves us all to treat with the
utmost respect the high office of Judge;
and upright men. Respect for the law
must go hand in hand with respect for
the judges and as ~. whole A. y Is ~ true ne
in character and service above all other
men among their fellow-servants. OF the
The adsss ssrssr Sso aoa renaers ss
other pabs sese .eTyant r. mt entitled to
greater respect; and Il he is true ser ser
and fearless, he will unhesitatingly dis
regard even. the wishes OF the people
II they conflict with the eternal prin.
must serve the people; but he must
serve his own conscience first. All honor
to such judge; and !, all honor can not ,s1
below the high ideals for which he
stands. Untruthful criticism is wicked at
all times, and whoever may be the OBJ
ject: but 1t is a peculiarly fiagrant in
iquity when a Judge is the object. NO
man should lightly criticise Judge; no
denim judge unless he Is sure OF the
facts. II Judge is assailed for stand;
ing against popular folly, and above all
honorable men should rally INSTANTLY to
his support. Nevertheless II he clearly
falls to dc his duty By the pueits; In
iawbreaking men of. wealth, he must ex-
pect to feel the weight of public opin-
Ion; and this 10 but right. for except n
which he can be reached at ALL No ser.
vant Of the people has q right to expect
to be free from Just and honest criticism.
"An Ethical Movement"
''The opponents Of the measures we
champion single out .oss,s now one ,tsn and nov
speak as II the movement in which we
are engaged was purely economic. It has
mentally an ethical movement. 1t is not
a movement to be completed in one year.
or two years or three. years: It is a
ie Until. the spirit Which lies behind il sinks
deep into the heart and the conscience
of the whole people. 1t Is always i'm
more more important to keep this purpose
clearly before us: and this purpose Ii
and in politics. We do not subscribe to
the cynical belief that dishonesty and
unfair dealing are essential to business
success, and are to be condoned when the
success is moderate and applauded when
the success is great The ,methods by
which the Standard Oil people and those
enga ged in the other combinations OF
which have spoken above have
achieved great fortunes can only be Jus.
titled 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 to
fIcs We are trying to secure equality