The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23
THE FORAKER ELIMINATION

The "reminiscences Of public opinion
was never more emphatically demon
strated than 1t has been within rhe
past forty-elght hours. which have seen
the instantaneous elimination Of Sem
He has himself seen the logical course
forced upon him and has cancelled all
Of his engagements to speak He says
that he will later conduct his campaign
for reelection to the senate In his own
way, but he must realize that he win
never return to the senate of the Unit
ed States. Public opinion will for
bid II.
While the incident In the political
life OF the country is a tragic one, it
teaches lesson which is likely to he
remembered and recalled for long
time. 1t is part and parcel OF the pro-
cess of liquidation through which the
country has been passing since the dis
closures In the insurance business. 81
lently but surely the movement has
been progressing towards higher and
sounder ethical Ideals. Now It has
struck the practice OF legislators add
Ing 10 their sworn duties the work re-
quired of them by clients having an In
trest In legislation. It should be UNI
derstood at once that corporations, in
Guiding the Standard Oil company,
have right to be heard In contem-
plated legislation, which is apt TO affect
their business conduct and welfare.
The time will never be reached In this
country, and never should be. when
business interests dependent upon the
attitude of the government cannot be
heard In their own behalf. The gov
eminent exists for the welfare OF all
and the welfare Of all comprehends the
protection Of the corporation as we'll
as OF the individual
The Journal Courier has said many
times that the sins of which the insur-
ance companies were guilty were more
sins OF slow and unconscious growth
than sins OF generalization. They were
| Il. nlp h,l -
rected The sin Of which Senator For
aker is guilty is In sense the sin OF
which Senator Daniel Webster was
guilty, who continued his practice OF
law after he had been elevated to that
high office Not only has 1t been the
| theory for generations that entrance
into public life was sure guarantee
Of professional success, but 1t has beer
the practice Of professional men &c
work along that line Of reasoning II
has been wrong theory and vicious
practice, but even here In Connecticut
attempts to make them unlawful have
been Kissed OF as the work Of re.
formers. Bills have been introduced
into the Connecticut legislature limit.
ing the right Of members to serve out.
side interests and requiring all attor.
neys to register and give the names Of
their clients but they have been in.
variably defeated.
The fact Is that public opinion has
been sluggish with regard to these
practices. If 1t has known Of them Il
has been too busy or too Indifferent t.
pay attention and give heed Now pub
lie opinion, which has been appealed
to in many ways, appears to be aroused
and what was regrettable five or tel
years ago has become reprehenslble
Senator Foraker ought to have know
better than most men, because he i
ADLER than most men, that so long n
he was q senator of the United State
he ought not to have had any othe
client than the United States
This attitude does not deny the RICH
OF an interested client to be heard [,
it's own behalf or to seek the protec
ton to which 1t is entitled. In shor
1t sets forth the new principle whicl