The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-31

else the authority conferred upon y
BY the interstate commerce clause of
the constitution hos made the states
FESTIVE under what they deem corpo-
rate abuses and IN some cases has
probably stimulated them to 50 too Tar
IN the attempt to correct these abuses.
with the result that all measures which
they passed, good or bad, have been
held up by the federal courts The
necessary equitable and uniform reg
ulation cannot be obtained by the sep
arate action Of the states, but only by
the affirmative action Of the national
government
Storm Signals For Malefactors.
This Il an appeal BY a high state
Judge alarmed. as good citizens should
De alarmed, by CONFLICTS over the mat
ter OF Jurisdiction and by the radical
action advocated by honest people
smarting from sense Of injury re-
ceived from corporations, which In
| jury the federal courts forbid the states
to try 20 remedy, while the federal
government nevertheless refrains from
itself taking adequate measures to pro-
vide remedy. 1t cannot too strongly
be insisted that the defenders and apol-
ogists OF the great corporations who
have sought in the past and still seek
to prevent adequate action by the fed
eral government to control these great
corporations are not only proving false
to the people but are laying up Q day
OF wrath for the great corporations
themselves, The nation will not toll
crate an utter lack Of control over very
wealthy men OF enormous power In
the industrial and therefore in the So
cial lives OF all our people. some OF
whom have shown themselves cynical
II and brutally Indifferent to the in
terests of the people, and IL the con-
gress does not act with good tempered
and sensible but resolute thoroughness
in cutting out the evils and in proEid-
ing an effective supervision the result
is certain to be action on the part of
the separate states, sometimes wise,
sometimes III judged and extreme,
sometimes unjust and damaging to the
railroads or other corporations, more
often ineffective from every standpoint
because the federal courts declare II
unconstitutional
We have just passed through two
months OF acute financial stress At
any such time It is sad fact that en-
tirely innocent people suffer from no
fault OF their own. and every one must
feel the keenest sympathy for the large
body of honest business men. Of hon
est investors Of honest wageworkers,
who suffer because involved In a crash
for which they are in no way response
BILE Atssuch time there Is natural
tendency on the part Of many men to
feel gloomy and frightened at the out
look, but there is no justification for
this feeling There is no nation SO abb
solutely sure OF ultimate success as
ours. or course we shall succeed.
Ours Is a nation of masterful energy.
with a continent for its domain. and il
feels within its veins the thrill which
comes to those who know that they
possess the future We are not cast
down by the fear Of failure We are
upheld by the confident hope OF ulti-
mate triumph The wrongs that exist
are 10 be corrected, but they In no way
justify doubt as 20 the fnal outcome.
doubt as to the great material pros
perity of the future or Of the lofty
spiritual life which is to be built upon
that prosperity as foundation No
misdeeds done In the present must be
permitted to shroud from our eyes the
glorious future of the nation. but be.
cause Of this very fact 1t behooyes us
never to swerre from our resolute pur-
pose 10 cut out wrongdolng and up
hold what is right,
Administration Not to ElaEie.
| do NOT for moment believe TINT
the actions Of this administration have
brought on business distress. So far
as this IS due to local and not world
vide causes and to the actions OF any
particular individuals. it is due to the
speculative folly and tiagrant ishon.
esty Of few men Of great wealth who
seek to shield themselves from the
effects Of their own wrongdoing BY /
ascrhing its results to the actions Of /
those who have sought to put d stop
to the wrongdoing. But if It were true
that 10 cut ont roftenness from the I
body polite meant a momentary check /
to an unhealthy seeming prosperity | I
should not for one moment hesitate to
put the knife to the corruption. on
behalf Of all our people. on behalf 10
less OF the honest man Of means than
OF the honest man who earns each I
days Livelihood by that days sweat Of
his brow. II is necessary to insist upon
honesty in business and politics alike. I
in all walks Of life. in big things and (
70 little things. upon Just and fair deaf
Ing as between man and man. Those
who demand this are striving for the
right IN the spirit Of Abraham Lincoln
when he said
'Fondly do we hope. fervently do we
pray, that this mighty scourge may
speedily pass away. Yet II God wills
that II continue until all the wealth
piled By the bondsmen's $50 years Of
toll shall be sunk and nm
Ill every drop OF blood drawn with the
lash shall be paid by another drawn
with the sword. as was said 1900 years
ago. so still it must be said The judy
ments OF the Lord are true and right
eous altogether
with malice toward none with char
ity for all, with frmness in the right.
as God gives US TO see the right. let rs