The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-31

iio enemies OF honest corporations
and honest labor unions the rebate
taker. the franchise tralflcker the
manipulation Of securities. the puryey-
Cr and protector of vice. the ballot
stuifcr, the demagogue, the mob lead
err, the hired bully. and mankulcr-
all alike work at the same web OF
corruption. aud all alike should be
abhorred by honest men
Apologists for Corrupt Wealth.
The business which is hurt by
the movement for honesty Is the
kind of business which. ia the long
run il pays the country 20 have
hurt Il is the kind of busnrss Which
has tcudcd TO make The veis name
high finance" term of scandal to-
which All honest American men Of
business should ioin In putting an
end The special pleaders for husi-
ness dishonesty, in dcnOuncing the
present Administration for enforce
inc tie law against the huge and cor
rupt corporations which have delied
the law also denounce IL for cndeav-
uring tp secure sadly needed labor
legislation, such as "A farreaChing law
making employers liable fOr injuries
to iicir employees. II rs meet aud nc
that the ap1logsts for corrupt wealth
should oppose every effort to relieve
weak and helpless people from crush
ing misfortune brought upon them by
injury IN the business from which
thcg gain bare livelihood The bur
den should be distributed. 70 is hypo-
critical baseness TO speak of a girl
who works in factory where the
dangerous machinery is unprotected
as having the right freely TO con
tract 70 expose herself TO dangers TO
life and limb She has no alternative
bat 10 suffer want or else to expose
herself 10 such dangers, and when
sne loses q hand or Is otherwise
MANNED on disfgured for life. it Is a
mornl wrong that the whole burden
oi the risk unnecessarily incidental to
the business should be placcd with
crushing weight upon her weak
shoulders and all who profit by her
work escape seotiree. This Is what
oDpclents Of just employers liabil-
it's law advocate, and il is consistent
that they should usually also advo-
cate immunity for those most dan
eer3us members OF the criminal class
the criminals OF great wealth
Respect for Judges
our opponents have recently been
bitterly criticisng the two judges re-
ferred 20 in the accompanying com
from the Standard Oil
company and the Santa Fe railroad
for having imposed heavy fines on
these two corporati ms and yet
these same critics OF these two
judges exhaust themselves in de
the most respectful and
cautious discussion Of the official ac-
tion OF a Judge which results in i'm
20 wealth and powerful wrong
dOers. or which renders nugatory a
temperate effort to better the condi-
tions OF life aud work among those of
our fellow couptrymen whose need is
certainly II behooves us
all TO treat with the utmost respect
the high Oiiieo " judge; and our
Judges. as whole, are brave and up
right men Respect for the law must
go hand in hand with respect for the
Judges: and. as a whole II Is truo
now rs in the past that the judges
stand in character and service above
an other men among their fell0w-scr-
wants OF tho public There is ali the
greater need that the few who fail IN
this great office who fall below this
high standard of integrity. of wisdom,
Cf sympathetic understanding and of
courage should have their eyes open
ed 90 the needs of their Countlymcn.
a nudge who on the beuch either
20 the mob ana shrinhs from
stcrnly repressing violence and dis
order or bows down before "a cor
poratiuu, who fails TO stand up vail
antly for the rights of property on
the one hand or ON the other 10y mis-
use cf the process of injunction of by
his attitude toward all measures for
the bcttcrment of the conditions of
labor mallee the wagowOrkcr feel
with bitterness that the courts are
hostile 10 him or who fails 60 realize
that all public servants ia their sew
Cral stations must strive TO stop the
abuses of the criminal rich such a
man performs an even worse service
TO tho body polite than the legislator
Or executive who goes wrong. The
Judge who does his full dsity well
stands higher and renders better
service TO the people, than any other
public servant; he is entitled TO
greater respect and IL he is a true
servant OF the people, iI he is up
right wise and fearless, he viii un-
hesitatingly disregard even the
wishes Of the people II they conflict
with the eternal principles OF right
rs AGAINST wrong He must serve the
people bur ne must serve his own
conscience iirst
Period Of Financial Stress.
We have lust passed through two
months OF acute financial stress At
any such time iiuis a sad fact that en-
tirris innocent people sdifer from no
ault OF their OWN and everyone
must leel the keenest sympathy Tor
the large body OF honest business
men. OF honest Investors. OF honest
wagewcrkers who suffer because in
volved Ia a crash tor which they are
IN no way responsible AT such
time there is a natural tendency on
tho part Of many men 10 tael gloomy
aud frightened at the outlook but
there Is no JUSTIFICATION Tor this feel
ing There is no nation SO absolutely
sure ui ultimate success as as ours.
OF course we shall succeed Ours is a
nation of materlul energy with CON
tinent for its iomain and Il fees
within It's veins the thrill which
comes % those who know that they
possess the future. We are not cast
down by the tear of failure We are
upheld hv the confident hone OF ulti-