The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-08

Justice may continue to be, what It now
tice. where Sc far as our ability per-
mits justice is melted out with an even
hand to great apd small; rich and poor.
should be no delay In experimenting the
laws now on the statute books by the
enactment Of further legislation az
congress on SIS assembling. Under the
existing laws much. very much, has
been actually accomplished during the
past six years, and 1t has been shown
by actual experience that they can be
enforced against the wealthiest cor
poration and the richest and most pow
corporation, as vigorously and fearless
ly as against the humblest offender.
A Fsins all The they verb have 6es1 enforced ssS
agents of wrongdoers who have for
SO many years gone scot-free and
fouted the laws with IMMUNITY.
tions Of Immense wealth, which. until
within the last half dozen years have
treated themselves and have expected
others to treat them as being beyond
and above all possible check from law.
1t is especially necessary to secure to
the representatives of the national gov
eminent full power to deal with the
state comerce. and above all, with the
great interstate common carriers. Our
While there are dificuities in any
course of conduct to be followed in
dealing, with these great corporations,
these difficulties must be faced, and one
of three courses followed. The first
course is to abandon all effort to over
see and control their actions In the In
terest OF the general public and to per-
init a return to the utter lack of con-
troll which would obtain IL they were
left to the common law. 1 do not for
one moment believe that our people
would tolerate this position. The ex-
traordinary growth of modern indus
trialism has rendered the ommon law.
which grew up under and was adapt
tons, In many respects Inadequate to
deal with the new conditions. These
new conditions make it necessary to
shackle cunning as in the past we have
shackled force. The vast individual
and corporate fortunes, the vast COM
binations of capital. which have marked
tenn. create new conditions, and neceS-
state a change from the old attitude
of the state and the nation toward the
rules regulating the acquisition n
"untrammeled business use of prop
erty. in order both that property may
be adequately protected, and that at
the same time those who hold it may
De prevented from wrongdoing.
Talks Of Financial Stress.
1--WE have just passed through two
any such time it is a sad fact that en-
tirely innocent people suffer from no
fault of their own; and every one must
feel the keenest sympathy for the
large body of honest business men. of
honest investors, of honest Wagework-
ers, who suffer because involved in a
responsible. At such a time there is
a natural tendency on the part of many
men to feel gloomy and frightened at
the outlook; but there is no .justiica-
ton so absolutely sure of ultimate sue
cess as ours. OF course we shall sue
coed. Ours is a nation of masterful
energy. with a continent for it's domain,
and it feels within it's veins the thrill
which comes to those who know that
they possess the future. We are not
are upheld by the confident hope of ul-
innate triumph. The wrongs that ex-
ist are to be corrected; but they in no
way justify doubt as to the final out
come. doubt as to the great material
prosperity of the future, or of the lofty
spiritual life which is to be built upon
done in the present must be Z
permitted to shroud from our eyes the
future of the nation; but be-
cause of this very fact it behooves us
never to Swerve from our resolute pur-
pose to cut out w~rongdoing and uphold
what is right. 1 do not for a moment
believe that the actions Of this admin
have brought on business dis /,
tress: so far as this is due to local and
not worldwide causes, and to the ac-
of any particular individuals, it =
10 uuC " ne speculative IOlly anu Ia
grant dishonesty of a few men of great
wealth. who seek to shield themselves
from the effects of their own wrong
doing by ascribing its results to the
actions of those who have sought to
put a stop to the wrongdoing. But il
1t were true that to cut out r~ottenneSs
the body polite meant a mo-
mentary check to an unhealthy
seeming prosperity. I should not for
one moment hesitate tc put the knife
the corruption. On behalf of all
Dur people, on behalf no less of the
honest man of means Than of the hon.
est man who earns each days liveli-
hood by the days sweat of his brow, 1t
IS necessary to insist upon honesty in
and in politics alike, in all
walks of life. in big things and in little
things; upon just and fair dealiAg as
between man and man. Those who
this are striving for the right
n the spirit of Abraham Lincoln" said
The president in conclusion.