Willmar tribune., 1908-02-12


curing; BY speech. editorial, book, or
pamphlet, the defense by misstate-
ments me a,ho1 Of what they have done; ana
misstatements by telling the truth they
silence. lest values sbe = sdepreciated."
They have hurt honest business men.
nonest working men, honest farmers:
sn;an ana now w. they clamor against the truth
The keynote Of all these attacks
business and in politics is We'll ex-
pressed in brazen protests against any
enort Tor the moral regeneration Of the
1nnatra world on the ground that It !:
and that business panic is the neces-
sary penalty for such effort to secure
n.1siI business honesty. The morality Of
made on behalf Of the men caught in
q gambling establishment when that
gamDnng fSa Dn'1eg. ESTABLISHMENT is raided BY
thinP the1 mean s4Sa 4Sa+ words F1ds mean any
timents they represent stand against
generation gene Of business. which will pre-
New York: a repetition Of the Chicago
& Alton deal; repetition of the com:
3;ttn3 blnatlon between certain professional
from the disgrace Of which San Fran
CISCO Csc has just been rescued; a. repeti-
STANDARD Oil people to crush out every
competitor. to overawe the common
carriers, and to establish a monopoly
tempt which the public deserves so
ciples and sentiments to avow and act
eeanse ee tnsm .op1n %th The o1tcrs
among wrongdoers who happen to be
wealthy is precisely similar to the out
cry raised against every effort for
sas in city E%
made: against the department Of JUS
tlGe TIC nro TOT prosecuting the heads Of colos-.
against the men who in. San Francisco
have prosecuted with impartial sever
lty the wrongdoers among business
afRe he 9Sels and e, labor leaders
the two cases. Just as the blackmaii-
er and bribe giver stand on the same
evil eminence Of infamy, SO the man
corrupting legislatures and municipal
tiles and fleeing his stockholders and
the public, stands on the same moral
the blood money Of the gambling house
and the saloon. Moreover. in the last
analysis. both kinds of corruption are
far more intimately connected than
doing is at bottom the same. Corrupt
react with ever increasing debase-
head of a corporation and the corrupt
labor leader are both in the same de-
gree the enemies of honest corpora
tions and honest labor unions; the re-
the manipulation Of securities. the pur-
mailing ward boss, the ballot box stuff
hired bully. and .killer-aii alike
work at the same web Of corruption.
and all alike should be abhorred by
honest men.
movement for honesty is the kind Of
business which. in the long rum it
pays the country to have hurt. It is
the kind Of business which has tended
term Of scandal to which all honest
American men Of business should join
In putting an end. The special plead
ing the present administration 10 ' Tor en-
forcing the law against the huge and
corrupt corporations which have defied
the the law: also denounce it for endeavor-
ing TO secure sadly needed labor legis-
iation. such as far-reaching law max
ing employers liable for injuries to
"eusiness" Hurt by Movement
for Honesty Should Be Crushed
It is meet and fit that the apologists
enort to relieve weak and helpless peo-
pie from crushing misfortune brought
upon them by injury in the business
The burden should be distributed. It
| Is hypocritical baseness to speak Of a
girl who works in a factory where the
having the right freely to contract
| to expose herself to dangers to life and
limb. She has no alternative but to
suner want or else to expose herself to
| hand or is otherwise manned or disfig-
| ured for life. it is q moral wrong that
he,Gn4 the Whole burden ~ Of the risk neceSsartly
placed with crushing weight upon her
weak shoulders, and all who profit by
ner i,.H WORK escape scot-free. This is
Maaf opponents OF Just employers
sistent that they should usually also
| advocate immunity for those most dan
gerous members Of the criminal class
-fne nM, criminals nnnnnas. OF great wealth.
bitterly criticising the two judges Re-
ferred to in the accompanying commu-
and from f5e stet the STANDARD OH Com
ing imposed heavy fines on these two
corporations; and yet these same crit
les OF these two Judges exhaust them
| spectful and cautious discussion of
the official action of Judge which re-
suits IN Immunity to wealth and power
to1 torv or c Which renders
conditions of life and work among
those of our fellow countrymen whose
need is greatest Most certainly it be-
! respect the high Office of judge; and
our Judges. as whole. are brave and
%Rr'ffht o mem men IN Respect for the
now as in the past that the judges
| stand in character and service above
si servants efhsr oq men The mnE3c their fellow
the greater need that the few who fail all
in this great office. who fall below this
high standard OF integrity. Of wisdom.
SaSe their eng, ana Of
to the needs Of their countrymeR. A
Judge who on the bench either tru:kles
repressing violence and disorder. or
bows down before a corporations: who
fails to stand up valiantly for the
rg1ts ITS OF dttpas property on the one hand or
all measures. for the betterment Of the
CONDITIONS eea.H til Hs. Of labor. makes the wage
"olneI lee! Win DltterneSS that the
courts are hostile to him; or who fails
| their several stations must strive tn
stop the abuses Of the criminal rich
such a man performs an even worse
service to the body polite than the
legislator or executive who goes wronr,
The judge who does his full duty well
stands higher, and renders a better
| service to the people, than any other
public servant: he is entitled to great !.
er respect; and If he is a true servant
Of the people, If he is upright, wise and
feafd'esy Eard eyen he VIII disre
they conflict with the eternal prfnci-