Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-01

project Ooth the people aud the public
utilities. The line Of dcmarca:lon be
t#cen federal aud state authority car
aad should lie speedily settled by the
federal courts. The fact that the nj
tlonal government has Omitted To eXer-
else The authority conferred upon II
by The Interstate commerce clause of
the constitution has made the states
FESTIVE under what they deem corpo.
rate abuses and In some cases has
probably stimulated them TO go too far
IN the attempt TO correct these abuses.
with the result that all measures which
they passed. good OF bad have been
held up by the federal courts. The
necessary equitable and uniform reg
ulation cannot he obtained by the sep
nratc action of the states. hut only by
the affirmative action OF lie national
government"
Storm Signals For Malessetors.
This is I'M appeal by high state
Judge alarmed as good citizens should
be alarmed. by conflicts over the mat
trr of jurisdiction and by the radical
action advocated by honest people
smartlng from q sense of injury re-
ceived from corporations. which In.
jury the federal courts forbid the states
10 try to remedy. while the federal
government nevertheless rcfralns from
Itself taking adequate measures to pro
vide II remedy. II cannot too strongly
lie insisted that the defenders and apol-
ogists oi' the great corporations who
have sou,;ht IN the past and still seek
In prevent adequate action 10y the fed
cr,ll government to control these great
corporations are not only proving false
In the people. but are laying up day
of wrath for the great corporations
themselves The nation will not toll
crate an utter lncli Of control over very
wealthy men Of enormous power in
tile Industrial aud therefore in the So
cial lives Of all our people. some of
whom have shown themselves cynical.
~ and brutally indifferent to the In.
tcrests of the people, and IL the con
gross does not act with good tempered
and sensible hut rcsolutc thoroughncss
In cutting ont the evils and In proyid-
Ing an effective supervision the result
Is certain to be action on the part Of
tile separate states, sometimes wise.
sometimes i'll Judged and extreme.
sometimes unjust and damaging TO the
railroads. or other corporations. more
often ineffective from every standpoint
because the federal courts declare il
unconstitutional.
we have just passed through two
months of acute financial stress. At
4, . L.
tlrely innocent people suffer from no
fault of their own. and every one must
feel the kaencst sympathy for the large
body OF honest business men, of hon
eat Investors, of honest wageworkers,
who suffer because Involved in crash
for which they are In no way RESPONSE
hle. AT such n time there Is Il natural
tendency on the part OF many men TO
feel gloouiy and frightened Mt the out
look. bnt there Is no Justification for
this feeling. There is no nation so alb
Solntely sure OF ultimate success MS
ours. OF course we shall succeed.
Ours il Il nation OF mastcrful energy,
With continent for It's domain, and 1t
feels within IFS veins the thrill which
comes to those who know that they
possess Tie future. We are not cast
down 10y the fear of failure. We are
upheld by the confident hope of ulti.
mate triumph. The wrongs that exist
are TO be corrected, but they In no way
justify doubt as to tue final outcome,
doubt as 10 the great material pros
perlty of the future or of the lofty
spiritual life which is TO be built upon
that prosperity rs Il foundation. No
nisdecds done in the present must be
permitted "a slrond from our eyes the
glorious future OF the nation, but he
cause of this very met II behoovcs lis
hever TO swcrvc from our resolute pur-
pose 10 cut ont wrongdoing and up
hold what is right.
Administration Not to Blame.
do not for Il moment believe that
the actions of this administration have
brought on business distress. SO fur
as this is due TO local and not world.
Wide causes and to the actions of any
particular individuals. It is due to the
speculative folly and fragrant dishon.
esty of IL few men OF great wealth who
seek to shield themselves from the
effects of their own wrongdoing by
ascribing its results to the actions OF
those who have sought to put stop
to the wrongdoing. But If 1t we're true
that to cut out rottcnness from the
body polite meant a momentary check
to an unhealthy seeming prosperity l
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 each
days livelihood 10y that days sweat OF
his brow, II is necessary 10 insist upon
honesty in business mud politics alike.
In all walks OF lifc In bir fhinrs ,n,l