Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-02-06

The administration and those who sup
n an assault on property, but are siren
uous uphoiders Of the rights OF property.
Under no circumstances would we
property. % do auEht but condemn those
who hold up rich men M being evil men
because Of their riches. on the contrary.
duct, and neither wealth nor property nor
any other class distinction. as being the
proper standard =, BY which h to Judge ,ns the
great wealth we have a hearty regard.
Just ns we have a hearty regard for the
honest politician and honest newspaper.
Hut part OF the movement to uphold hon
csty must be a movement TO frown ON
dishonesty we attack only the corrupt
men OF wealth. who ind Ia the purchased
politician the most oiiicIeni Instrument OF
corruption and In the purchased newspn-
per the most efhcicnt defender OF corr
ruption. Our main quarrel II not with
these agents and representatives Of the
interests. They derive their chief power
from the great sinister Offenders who
pets who move aA the strings are pulled.
Is not the puppets e1, the to,I strong cum
with whom we have to deal We seek TO
control lRw-defying wealth; IN the first
place to prevent rs doing dire evil to
avoid the Vlndctlve and dreadful radi-
calism which. N left uncontrolled, u In
certain In the end to arouse. Sweeping
Of means. without regard to whether they
do well or III. would sound the death
knCll of the republic. and auch attacks
become Inevitable II decent citizens per-
NIT those rich men whose lives are cor
rupt and evil TO domineer in swollen
pride, unchecked and unhindered, over
the dcstinics OF this country. We act In
no vindictive spirit. and we are no re-
specters OF persons II labor union
does wrong, we oppose II ns firmly a.
we oppose corporation which does
wrong; and we stand equally stoutly for
the rights OF the man OF wealth and for
the rights OF the wage worker. We seek
TO protect the property OF every man who
acts honestly. OF every corporation that
represents wealth honestly accumulated
wrungdolng, and we dcslrc to punish the
wrong doors only so far as II necessary
TO achieve this end.
Campaign Of Lawbreaksrs
Against Governments Policy
There are ample material rewards for
those who serve with tdelity the man.
mon OF unrightcousness; but they are
dearly paid for by the people who per-
init their representative. whether IN pub,
where their young men are taught, to
preach and TO practice that there IL one
The amount OF money the representatives
Of certain great moneyed interests are
willing to spend can be ERugcd BY their
recent publication broadcast throughout
the papers OF this country, from the At
lAntic to the Pacific. OF huge advertise
ments attacking with cnvcnomed bitter
%sTrr the osa smnis5FsSs sEkSggesS
and by their circulation OF pamphlets and
books prepared with the same object;
while they likewise push the circulation
OF the writings and speeches OF men who
whether because they are misled, or be-
cause seeing the light. they yet are VIII
their masters OF great wealth 20 the cost
~ the plain people. The books and
pamphlets, the controlled newspapers. the
speeches by public or private men 10
In the interest OF the Standard OF Trust
and OF certain notorious railroad COM
binatiOnE, but they also defend other In
dividuals and corporations OF great
wealth that have been guilty OF wrong
doing IL is only rarely that the men re-
speak or write. Normally they hire 9TH
ers to do their bidding. or find others who
will do II without hire. From the rail-
measure for honesty in business that has
been passed during the last six years has
been opposed by these men on It's pas
sage and in its administration with every
resource that bitter and INSCRIPTIONS
craft could suggest and the command OF
almost unlimited money secure. But for
with most bitterness upon the actual adj
ministrntlon of the law, especially
through the. department OF Justice. but
also through the Interstate Commerce
Commission and the bureau OF corpora
lions. The extraordinary violence OF the
assaults upon our policy contained In
these speeches. editorials. articles. ad-
vertisemcnts, and pamphlets, and the
enormous sums OF money spent In these
various ways, give fairly accurate
our public actions have caused the cor
rupt men OF vast wealth to feel In the
very marrow OF their being. The attack
Ia IA a.
enforcing the law. and sometimes with IA
certain cunning. for not trying TO en-
force u IN some other way than that
One OF the favorite methods OF the lat
ter class OF nEsailRnt ls TO attack the adj
n n,an, LOT hot PoeI mnn S s,.ng M,
ers under these antitrust laws. The man
making this assault Is usually either a
| his policy from the nnanciers and his
| arguments from their attorneys. II the
| former. he has defended and advised
| many wealthy malefactors, and he knows
well that, thanks TO the advice OF lawyers
| Hike himself, a certain kind OF modeSu
corporation has been turned into an al
mirable instrument by which to render II
well.nigh impossible to get at the head
| OF the corporation. AZ the man who II
/ really most guilty. When we are able
/ 20 put the real Wrongdoer In prison. this
is what we strive 20 do: this Is what we
| have actually done with some very
wealthy criminals, who. moreover, repre-
I
! the alliance between the corruption OF
| organized politics and the corruption oi
| high finance. This IL what We have done
In the Gaynor and Greene case, IN the
case OF the misappieatiOn OF funds IN
] connection with certain great banks In
| Chicago. IN the land-fraud cases. where
] as In other cases likewise. neither the
highest political position nor the posses
| sion Of great wealth. has awaited 90 gave
.he offenders from prison, The federal
government does scourge sin Il does hid
dinners fear: for 4 has put behind the
] bars with impartial severity, the powerful
finhncier. the powerful politician. the rich
| land thief. the rich contractor-all, nc
matter how high their station. against
whom criminal misdeedB can be broVed
AL their wealth and power can not pro
tect them. But Il often happens that ths
effort to imprison a given defendant Il
certain % be futile, Swhile Il Is pcasibi,
| to fine him or TO FIND the corporation oil
| which he Is head. 30 that. In other words
the only way OF punishlng the wrong Il
by hning the corporation, unless we arr
content TO proceed personally against th'
| minor agents. The corporation lawyer
10 whom ] refer and their employers ar,
the men mainly Responsible for THU
| state OF things, and their responsibility Il
shared with all who ingeniOusly opSss,