Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-31

settled BY the federal courts The
fact that tn" Autlonal government hns
omitted TO exercise the authority CON
rorrcd upon II by The Interstate com.
mercc clnusc OF tho Constitution mas
made the states FESTIVE under what
they deem corporate abuses. and IA
some eases has probably stiml.intod
them to 20 tob far in the attempt 60
correct these lbuscs, with the result
that ALI ucHsurcn Mhici they passed.
good or bad. have bean held up hy the
fcdcrni courts Tho equitable and
cd By the separate action OF the Stntca.
hut only o. lie affirmative action Of
tho national F}ve 'nmcnt"
This is an appeal by q high s,nic
Judge. nlurm "a, as good citizens
ghouid be alarmed. By conflict over
the matter Of jurisdiction and by tire
radical action advocated By honest
people smsrtlug from "a senes Of injury
received from corporations which IN
Jury the federal courts forbid the
states TO Try TO remedy, Whilo the
federal government nevertheless re-
Trains from i~eH taxing adequate
measures to pr vide remedy. II can
not too strongly be insisted that the
defenders and Hpologiuts OF the great
CORPORATIONS. who have sought IN ;he
past and sim seek to prevent adequate
action by the federal government 10
control these great corporations, are
not only proving false to the peopl",
but are laying up q day Of wrath Tor
the great corporations themselves. the
nation win not tolerate IN utter lack
Of control ovec very wealthy men OF
enormous power IN the Industrial ana
therefore in che social lives OF all our
peopie, some OF whom have Shown
themselves cynically and brutally In
different to the Interests of the pep-
PIE. and e tho Congress does net att'
Win good tempered end sensible but
rrsolute thoroughness. IN cutting nut
the evils and IN providing an effective
supei-vision ;he result IS certain ~ be
action on the part Of the sehsrdtS
states. som shines wise, sometimes ~
iudgcd and cstreme. sometimes unjust
md damaging 10 the railroads or otn-
,r corporations. moro often inefiScllFe
from every standpotut, becau'e the
federal courts declare 1t unconsuln-
tional
LATE FINANCIAL CRISIS.
we have just passed through two
months OF acute financial stress. At
amy such time it is q sad fact that Gu
tirelv Innocent people suf16r from no
fault of their. own. aud everyone must
feel the keenest sympathy FOR the large
BODY OF honest business men, OF honest
syuinathv Tor the large body OF
investors OF HblltsSl Nsbs5 WV hsNr'''f
suffer because involved in crash Tor
which they are in no way responsible,
AT such a time there is "A natural ten
dency on the part OF mDny men To feel
gloomy and frightened at the outlook
out there Is no Justification for TINS
feeling There is no nation 80 aDso-
lutcIy sure of ultimate success as ours.
OF course, we shall succeed ours IL
a nation of masterful energy, with Il
continent for its domain, and II feels
within its veins the thrill which comes
to those who itnow that they possess
the future. We are not cast down by
the fear of failure. We are upheld by
the confident hope of ultimate triumph.
The wrongs that exist are to be cor
rected; but they in no way justify
doubt as to the tinal outcome doubt as TO,
the great material prosperity of the
future, or of the lofty spiritual ne
which is to be built upon that pros
perity us a foundation. No misdeeds
done IN the present must be permitted
to shroud from our eyes the glorious
future of the nation: but because OF
this very fact II behooves us never TO
swei've from our resolute purpose 10
cut out wrongdoing and uphold what is
right
do not for a moment believe that
the actions of this administration have
brought on business distress; SO far as
this Is due TO local and not WORLDWIDE
causes, and TO the actions OF any par
ticular individuals. IT is due 10 the
speculative folly and fragrant dishon-
esty of few men of great wealth, who
seek TO shield themselves from the eff
fects of their own wrOngdoing by as
cribing its results 10 the actions of
those who have sought to put stop
to the wrongdoing. But If 1t were true
that the cut out rottenness from the
body polite meant a momentary check
to an unhealthy seeming prosperity. /
should not for one moment hesitate to
put the knife to the corruption. on
behalf OF all our people. on behalf no
less of the honest man of means than
of the honest man who earns eachiday's
livelihood by that days sweat Of his
brow, it is necessary to insist upon
honesty in business and politics alike.
il. all walks of life, in big things and
In little things: upon just and fair
dealing as between man and man