The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-31

ant particulars.
The president then reproduces let
| ter from Francis j. Heney, OF Portland
Ore, inclosing copy OF letter from
traffic manager OF the Santa Fe writ
| ten TO G.. A. Dawson. auditor of tIie
| same company, dated Feb. ~, 1907, and
which admits the granting OF rebates
| In connection with the transportation
| of oil. The president gives the letters
as an illustration OF "the methods OF
the high officials OF the Santa Fe" and
| to show the utter falslty of their plea
of ignorance, the similar plea of the
Standard OH Co. being equally without
foundation"
Attacks on Administration.
The president then says:
The attacks by these great corpora
tons on the administration actions
have been given wide circulation
throughout. the country, in the news
papers and otherwise. by those writ
ers and speakers who, consciously oil
ANONYMOUSLY, act as the representa-
tives OF predatory wealth-of the
wealth accumulated on a giant scale
by allforms OF iniquity, ranging from
the oppression Of wageworkers TO nu
fair and unwholesome methods Of
crushing out competition. and to de
frauding the public by stock jobbing
and the manipulation Of securities
Certain wealthy men Of this stamp
whose conduct should be abhorreni
to every man OF ordinarily decent con
science, and who commit the hideous
wrong OF teaching our young men
that phenomenal business success
must ordinarily be based on dishon
esty. have during the last few month";
made It apparent that they have band
ed together to work for a reaction
Their endeavor is 10 overthrow and
discredit all who honestly administer
the law, to prevent any additional
legislation which would check and re
strain them, and to secure IL possible
freedom from all restraint which
will permit every INSCRIPTIONS wrong
doer to do what he wishes unchecked
provided he has enough money. The
only way to cnunteract the movement
In which these men are engaged is 10
make clear to the public just what
they have done in the past and just
what they are seeking to accomplish
ipf the present.
The administration and those who
support It's views are not only not en-
gagged in an assault on property, but
are strenuous upholders OF the rights
or property.
From the railroad-rate law to the
pure-tood law, every measure TOT non.
esty In business that has been passed
during the last six years has been
opposed by these men on its passage
and In it's administration with every
resource that bitter and INSCRIPTIONS
craft could suggest and the command
of almost unlimited money secure. But
for the last year the attack has been
made with most bitterness upon the
actual administration of the law, espe-
cially through the department OF JUS
tice, but also through the fnterstate
commerce commission and the bureau
of corporations. The extraordinary
violence OF the assaults upon our pol
icy contained in these speeches, edi.
torials, articles, advertisements, and
pamphlets. and the enormous sums OF
money spent In these various ways,
give a fairly accurate measure of the
anger and terror which our public ac-
tons have caused the corrupt men OF
vast wealth TO feel in the very mar.
row OF their being.
The attack is sometimes made open
ly against us for enforcing the law,
and sometimes with a certain cum
ming, for not trying 20 enforce IL In
some other way than that which expe-
rience shows to be practical One OF
the favorite methods of the latter class
OF assailant is to attack the admins
tration for not procuring the impris.
onment instead OF the fIne of offend.
ers under these antitrust laws.
Lawyers and Editors Attacks.
The man making this assault is
usually either a prominent lawyer, or
an editor who takes his policy from
the financiers and his arguments from
their attorneys n the former. he has
defended and advised many wealthy
malefactors, and he knows well that,
thanks to the advice Of lawyers like
himself, a certain kind OF modern cor
poration has been turned into an ad-
mirable instrument by which to rem.
der IL well-nigh impossible to get at
the head OF the corporation. at the
man who Is, really most guilty. When
we are able TO put the real wrongdoer
in prison, this is what we strive TO do;
this Is what we nave actually done
with some very wealthy criminals,
who, moreover, represented that most
baneful OF all alliances, the alliance
between the corruption OF organized
politics and the corruption OF high
finance. This Is what we have done
In the Gaynor and Greene case, In the
case OF the misapplication OF funds In
oonnactfon with Corfain great hanLe IN
Chicago. In the land-fraud cases,
where. as In other cases likewise.
neither the highest political position
nor the possession of great wealth,
has aYailed 10 save the offenders from
prison The federal. government does
scourge sin: Il does bid sinners fear;
FOR II has put behind the bars Win
impartial severity the powerful ffrars
cier. the powerful politician. the rich