The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-02


will be the next president, William
Howard Taft. This man comes before
you tonight and speaks to you as one
with authority"
Conflict Is Great.
After a complimentary reference to
Mr.. Foulke, Mr.. Garfield entered his
argumentive address without further
preliminaries. He said in part:
I'VE are in the midst of one of the
creates conflicts ever waged in this
country. The Republican party was
born in the midst of conflict about
fifty years ago. 1t came forth and Of
fered relief. 1t comes to you this year
bringing this relief and asks your vote
of confidence 1t does not ask this
vote simply upon its record during the
past. Year by year we have moved on
and undertaken subsequent problems
with the same spirit as that of the
men of fifty years ago. Theirs were
the problems OF national life and this
year we are in the midst of a conflict
of as vital Importance to the life of
of the nation.
"The contest now is of an industrial
character and effects all parts of the
country alike 1t is conflict of the
commercial and industrial life that has
taken its hold upon our notice. We
have changed from the old lines and
entered upon new ones. We are fully
f,,IIx 10 faIy
new phases.
But we have not done all this with
out many evils creeping in. The cor
poration was as necessary to the life
of our industries as was the individual.
The corporation, as we all know, is
the creature of the state. The state
gives it rules, regulations and perpet-
yates it's life. To certain corporations
it gives the right of eminent domain.
1t gives certain others the power an
individual could not have. But there
have come wrongs into all these
phases. The men of the corporation
have acquired great powers and in
many instances misused them. They
have not all misused their rights, but
in some cases they have diverted funds
for personal benefit. They have used
funds of the corporations to control
political sentiment. In some instances
they have gained control and misused
it. There are other evils under the
guise of the corporation such as over
capitalization and improper bonding.
There have been attempts made to
disguise the real conditions.
THE Republican party wants to de-
stroy the evil and save the good.
don't believe the majority of the bust
Eess men of this country is composed
of dishonest merchants The Ameri-
can people are guided by right ideals
and the majority have not done things
that have brought evil results.
The Republican party recognizes
that unless some check is made to these
corporations, that work evil, they may
continue in their ways and for this
reason has endeavored to eradicate the
wrongs. Note the antitrust law and
the railroad acts. The Bureau of Cor
porations was created by a Republican
Congress and endorsed by a Republi-
can president. Those, who object. say
this bureau has been used for dishon-
est purposes They claim it delves in
to the secrets of business and makes
improper exposures The facts are
these: The bureau has undertaken un-
Ger the law to find out what is wrong
about these corporations and set the
facts before the public just what it
ought to know; the purpose of the Or
ganiZation is first to give publicity and
second to suggest changes and RENE
dies. and then supply the Department
of Justice with these fact so it may
bring action. No information is given
the public that ought not be given.
1t stands for the right kind of public
ity. 1t opens the books of the cor
porations and shows to the people what
they ought to know 1t shows whether
business is conducted fairly and hon.
estly, whether it deals fairly with the
railroads or gives rebates. The com
mission creating corporations has the
right to know what is behind them
1t sees that there is no infringement
of private rights. 1t has found many
things were done to favor the big ship
pers against the smaller ones. 1t has
found many practices which If not IL
legal. were unfair. 1t has found many
things that build up monopolies. Who
is hurt-not the honest. upright bust
ness man, but the man who has re
ceived the unfair and unjust discrim.
ination. 1t has recommended addition
al powers for the Interstate Commerce
Commission. 1t has provided an en-,
gine in the hands of the federal gov
ernment that was put in motion to pro
tect the people against ufair methods
"It found the Standard Oil Company
had built up a great power by means
of discrimination and rebates that were
not given to competitors. 1t built up &
practical monopoly of the entire OF
trade of the country. The corporation.
We have attacked We're attacked be.
cause they had violated the laws We
promise to go further and do more
than we have done We do not wish tc
destroy trade. but want to make oul
manufacturing interests stronger ane
better.
Strikes at Bryan.
mark how different our system Is
from that of our opponents. Mr. Bryan
i