Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-22

j, conditions, and a democratic self
governing republic is such only in
name then. In such cases men buy
and sell the people, and / am heartily
glad to know that such conditions are
being done away with.
Like President Roosevelt, we peo-
pie demand the square deal. He says
that the laws should BIO brought to
bear equally upon all classes OF peo-
pie, and not on any special class or
set. The incoming; president Is pecul-
inrly qualified TO complete this pro-
gram of reform, and know he will do
it, Another thing, the incoming presi-
dent is making himself felt in the
matter of revision of the tariff. While
some people are asking and clamoring
about what will become of the manu-
facturers, Mr.. Taft is quietly asking
the question: Well, what of the con-
sumers? They. too, must have the
square deal The tariffs, / declare to
YOU shall be revised downwards and
not upwards
1T Is not the business of this coun-
try to be kind or beneiicient, but it is
its business to be just Justice is the
sole virtue OF the state, and every
citizen has the right TO insist that
legislators and executives be govern
ed by It,"
OPPOSED TO 5FAyORITISAI.
The government is opposed, he said,
to the people of one section being
favored by large corporations over
those Of any other sections. Rate dis
ordinations on the part of common
carriers, he said, were wrong, and in
need of remedy where they existed.
What we want today declared
President schurman. sis the enforce
nlcnt of these laws by conscientious
public officials, who will see to it that
the public is given the protection
which they are entitled to under the
laws and the constitution. Public car,
rfers within some states do as they
please, because the federal govern
Enent has no control over thom or
Jurisdiction within state. This has
all been regulated in the state OF New
York, first by the election to the gov
ernorship5of the best man SSe could
find In the entire state. Charles Z.
Hughes. Once a good man gets into
office, we believe he should be retain
ed there. Then everything else fol-
lows as a matter of course.
COMMENTS SHERMAN LAW.
The Sherman Antitrust law failed
to secure complete endorsement from
the speaker, who said 1t mace all cora
binations illegal which did away with
competition, regardless of whether
anyone was seriously hurt on that ac-
count.
.The government" he urged has
been less successful in dealing with
the trusts than the states have been.
Trusts are illegal, because they are
against the. law, aud every combna-
ton of business which modifies or
puts an end to competition is Illegal
according to the manner In which the
courts have Interpreted the Sherman
antitrust law.
"This is wrong. in q way and ! tell
you that the Sherman law will be re-
pealed OF amended. 1t must be- be-
cause it flies in the face Of the nature
OF things. The people don't care
whether business concerns combine or
compete, so long as they do not OPP
press the people or charge exorbitant
prices. The principle of combination
is Just; the practise may be wrong as
now understood and conducted
..All reforms which are worth any
thing must begin with the individual.
Education, intellectually and morally.
Is the basis of all reforms. 1t trains
the mind right, and YOU teachers are
the ones to whom this great work is
Entrusted in this state. May God
speed you in your great and glorious
undertaking.
The Imperial male quartet rendered
two pleasing numbers and responded
To an encore.