The Glenwood post., 1908-02-08
which. II left uncontre lied. It is certain
In the end to arouse"
Rla Corporations Ars Hit.

In the end to arouse"
Big Corporations Are Hit.
By, easy stage. the president drew near
time ago, and then he told of alleged
methods Of the Rockefeller syndicate to
.Vsfy and ooF down upon
people with a contempt which the public
deserves AZ long as it permits such men men
point and in connection with the insur-
ance and Chicago Alton scandals that
Of or wealthy se eorporations @ @ WITCH WIGHT have W been
held to account by the government. The
message continued:
the effort to secure honesty in business
zen protests against any any t effort for t,a the
warranted and Injurious. and that busi-
such effort to secure business honesty.
as great as II made, on behalf Of the
when that gambling establishment is
raided by the police II such words mean
they that
about moral regeneration of business
surance. banking and street railroad
scandals in New York: a repetition of
the ChlcaRO & Alton deal, q TepetltlOn
Of the continuation between certain pro;
fessional politicians, certain professional
labor leaders and certain big tinanciers
| from the disgrace of which San Francis
| co has just been rescued; a repetition
| Of the successful effort by the Standard
| Oil people to crush out every competitor.
| to overawe the common carriers, and to
| establish a monopoly which treats the
public with a contempt which the public
such such principles and such sentiments to
| avow and act on them with impunity.
The .outcry against stopping dishonest
pen to be wealthy. is precisely similar
| to the outcry raised against every effort
for cleanliness and deceney in city gov.
ernment, because, forsooth, 1t will hurt
| business"
Tells Of criticising 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
and yet these same critics of these two
Judges exhaust themselves in denounc-
g sse of the acton OF 5udgs
which results in immunity to wealthy
and powerful wrongdoers. Most certain
utmost respect the high office of Judge:
and our, Judges. as whole. are brave
and upright men. Respect for the law I
now as in the past that the Judges stand
men m 1"aa among their H fellow feliow-servants Of the
public. The Judge, who does his full
duty well stands higher. and renders a
other otnesf public SH' servant; he IS entitled to
greater respect; and If he is a true ser
Of the people Ss 4 me is disc disc
regard even the wishes of the people
II they conflict with ,ns. the eternal prm1n ms
hs own tee RfsP M M hono "s
to such a Judge; and all g, honor can aI,,a,N not
to his brethren who fall immeasurably
below the high ideals for which he
s1andn sI Zines and Whoerer may be the OBJ
tect; but 1t Is peculiarly hagrant in
iquity whenLa Judge Is the object No
| man should lightly criticse a Judge; no
man should. even in his own mind, con
denim Judge unless he t. sure IRE st,1h OF the
facts rs oy and above ali
for standing against. mob violence; all
honorable men should rally instantly to
faiis to. do his duty by the public in
e. in . Of wssts n be nsbe msst epn
Ion; and this is but right. for except In
extreme cases this is the only way in
want Of the people has a. 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
speak as II the movement in which we
are engaged was purely economic. 1t has
a large economic side. but IT is funda.
q movement to be completed in one year.
or two years or three years. It Is a a
until the spirit which lies behind 1t sinks
deep into, the heart and the conscience
the whole people, 1t rsbt ls awsys wsss, i% to
Achieve our purpose, but It Is even
more impeI.aht 10 keep .hl. -po.p pu.pofs ,s
and in politics. We do not subscribe to
the cynical belief that dishonesty and
success. and are to be condoned when the
success is moderate and applauded when
Ss on pse peeps anG
whieh have spoken above have
mora morallty S wheh shs would also justify every
form Of criminality on the part ,,,a OF
bribery and ballot-box stufing in poll
tics We are trying to ana ssc15e tbe sTusrs
for honesty is the same whether 1t is
made on behalf of one set Of Of men ,na .,s,1 or Of
embittered opposition OF wealthy owners
Of huge wandering aoeks oh OF sheep iS nenn1e or Ge
of coal land and timber, we strive to put an
| end to the theft of public land in the
west. When we DO this, I'll ,an and protest protest
in public life or in private life, who
either eli D take part in or refuse to try to
stop such theft, we are really engaged
| in the same policy when we endeavor
| TO put a stop to rebates or to prevent
the upgrowth OF uncontrolled monopolies
| Our effort Is simply to enforce the prin-
| cipies of common honesty and common
sense. It would indeed be Ill for the
country should there be any halt in our
work"
state Government Must Aid.
Eitl.s the state or national gov
eminent must undertake the regula-
| tion, Of which the president spoke. ard
| the executive asked the common
wealths to share the responsibility of
curbing those corporations. which are
accused of evil-doing. "Of course in
any event both the national and state
eoyernments must each do its part"