The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-02-07
which. II left uncontrolled. IL IL certain
In the end to arouse"
BIG Corporations Are Hlt.

methods of the Rockefeller syndicate to
over overawe common carriers. crush out
every competitor and look down upon the
people with contempt which the public
deserves as long as 1t permits such men
pont ae' apd %'th n impMm,t . was at that
ance and Chicago & Alton scandals that
MT. Roosevelt took the heaviest fall out
message continued:
THE keynote of all these attacks upon
and in politics Is well expressed in bra
zen protests against any effort for the
moral regeneration Of the business world,
on the ground that 1t is unnatural. un-
warranted and injurious. and that bus-
ness panic is the necessary penalty for
such effort to secure business honesty.
as great as IL made on behalf of the
men caught in a gambling establishment
when, when that gambling establishment is
ralded by the police. If such words mean
whose sentiments they '''A represent
sbon Of to ps
which will prevent repetition of the in
surance. banking and street railroad
the Chicago & Alton deal: repetition
Of the combination between certain pro-
fessional politicians. certain professional
labor leaders. and certain big financiers,
from the disgrace of which San Francis
co has just been rescued; repetition
Of the successful effort by the Standard
to ovcrawe the common carriers and TO
establish monopoly which treats the
public with contempt which the public
deserves so long it permits men OF
such principles and such sentiments to
avow and act on them with impunity.
The ,outcry against stopping dishonest
practices among wrongdoers who hap
pen to be wealthy is precisely similar
to the outcry raised against every effort
for cleanliness and decency In city gov
ernment. because. forsooth. 1t will hurt
business.
Tells Of criticising Judges.
Our opponents have recently been bit
terly criticising the two judges referred
to in the accompanying Communications
from the Standard Oil Company and the
Santa Fe Railroad for having imposed
heavy fines on these two corporations;
judges exhaust themselves in denounc-
Ing the most respectful and cautious
which results in immunity to wealthy
and powerful wrongdoers. Most certain
ly 1t behooves US all to treat with the
and our judges. as a whole. are brave
and upright men. Respect for the law
must go hand in hand with respect for
now as In the past that the judges stand
in character and service above all other
men among their fellow-servants of the
public. The judge who does his full
duty well stands higher. and renders
better service to the people, than any
other public servant; he Is entitled to
want of the people, Il he is upright, wise
and fearless. he will unhesitatingly dis
Tssare hey eens te the OF
ciples of right as against wrong He
must serve the people: but he must
to such judge: and all honor can not
be rendered him II 1t is rendered equally
to his brethren who fall immeasurahly
stands. Untruthful criticism Is wicked at
all times, and whoever may be the OBJ
tect but 1t is a peculiarly fragrant in
man should lightly criticise a Judge: no
man should. even in his own mind, con-
denim a judge unless he Is sure OF the
ing against popular folly, and above al
for standing against. mob violence; all
men SHOULD ray se ear9 10
fails to do his duty by the public in
dealing with lawbreaking corporations.
peet to fee tss %ess Of psbe ep
ion: and this is but right, for except In
extreme cases, this is the only way in
want Of the people has a, right to expect
to be free from just and honest criticism.
IAN Ethical Movement"
1.-THE opponents of the measures we
champion single out now one and now
another measure for especial attack; and
are engaged was purely economic. It has
large economic side, but 1t is funda-
mentally an ellllCal movement. II Is not
a movement to be completed in one year.
or two years or three years; 1t Is a
movement which must be, persevered In
deep int into sPr Phe henF and he
of the whole, people, 1t Is always i'm
portant to choose the right means to
more important to keep, this purpose
clearly before u.s. and this purpose is
to secure national honesty In business
the cynical belief that dishonesty and
unfair dealing are essential to business
success. and are to be condoned when the
which the Standard OIL people and those.
engaged in the Other combinations bdxa 5,Ts o.
achieved great fortunes can only be jus.
tilted by the advocacy OF system of
form r Of criminaiity on the part OF
labor union. and every form OF violence.
corruption. and fraud. from murder to
bribery and ballot-hoX stuffing in poll
tics. We are trying, to secure equality
Of opportunity for all: and the struggle
for honesty is the same whether It is
another In the interest OF the small
settlers and landowners. and against the
embittered opposition Of wealthy owners
corporations desiring to rob the people
OF coal and timber. we strive to put an
snd to WSen NE he q 30 p4ee s hna and proass in st
against the action of all men. whether
in public life or In private life. who
either take part in or refuse to try to
stop such theft, we are really engaged
in the same policy as when we endeavor
to put a stop to rebates or to prevent
the upgrowth of uncontrolled monopoliss.
Our effort is simply to enforce the prin-
cples Of common honesty and common
sense 1t would indeed be i'll for the
country should there be any halt in our
work"
State Government Must Aid.
EitlS the state or national gov
ernment must undertake the rcgula-
ton, of which the president spoke. and
the executive asked the common
wealths to share the responsibility of
curbing those corporations, which are
accused of cvil-doing. "Of course in
any event both the national and state
governments must each do its part"
said President Roosevelt's message.
and each can do certain amount
that the other cannot do. while the
only really satisfactory results must
be obtained by the representatives of
the national and state governments
working heartily together within their
respective spheres: But in my. judg
ment thorough going and salts factory
control can in the end only be obtained
by the action of the national govern
n lmost all the cOrpOratiODS Of |