The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1908-02-05

Justice may continue 70 be. what II now
is in very fact the department OF JUS
mfe where SO Iar ~ o Our Win 11, eg dven
hand to great aud small, rich ana poor,
weak and strong. Moreover. thcre
should be no delay in experimenting the
laws now on the statute books by the
enactment Of further legislation ns
outlined In the message ! sent 20 tne
congress on its assembling, Under the
existing laws much. very much has
been actually accomplished during the
past six years, aud II has been shown
by actual experience that they can be
enforced against the wealthicst COR
poration and the richest aud most pow
ertul manager or manipuiator or mat
corporation. as vigorously and fearless
ly as against the humhlcst offender.
Above all, they have been enforced
against the very wrongdoers and
so many years gone scot-free ana
flouted the laws with impuntty,
tions OF Immense wealth, which. until
within the last half dozen years have
treated themselves and have expected
others to treat thom as being beyond
and above all possible check from law
IL is especially necessary to secure TO
the representatives OF the national gov
eminent fun power to deal with the
great corporations engaged in inter-
state comercc. and above all. with the
great interstate common carriers. our
| people should clearly recognize that
while there are difficulties In any
course Of conduct to be followed In
dealing with these great corporations.
| these difficulties must be faced. and one
of three courses followed The first
| course is to abandon all effort to over
| see and control their actions In the In
| terest OF the general public and 70 per
| NIT a return to tho utter lack OF con-
| troll which would obtain IL they were
| LETT to the common law | do not Tor
| one moment believe that our people
| would tolerate this position. The eN-
| traordinary growth of modern indus
ftsts 1tafV,a n
| which grew up under and was adapt
| ed to deal with totally different condi-
| lions in many respects inadequate 70
! deal with the new coudis uns. These
] new conditions make II necessary TO
shaclIe cunning as IN the past We nave
ond Sa,.norotc fortuncs To vnst com
! binations OF capital. which have marked
| the development of our Industrial sys-
| TEN. create new conditions, and ueces-
state a change from the old attitude
| OF the state and the nation toward the
! rules regulating the acquisition ana
untrammeled business use of prop
| erty. in order both that property may
the SAME time those who hold il may
be prevented from wrongdoing.
Talks Of Financial Stress.
1--WE have Just passed through two
months of acute financial stress. AZ
any such time IL is sad fact that en-
tirely innocent people suffer from no
fault Of their own; and every one must
large body OF honest business men, OF
honest investors of honest wagework
ers, who suffer because involved In q
crash for which they are in no way
responsible At such a time there rs
natural tendency on the part OF many
men ,n to feel gloomy and frlghtend,d a.
ton for this feeling. There Is no ma
tion so absolutely sure OF ultimate sue
cess as ours. OF course we shall sue
coed. ours is a nation OF masterfu
energy with continent for its domain
and II feels within its veins the thru
which comes to those who know thai
they possess the future. We are no
cast down by the fear OF failure. W.
are upheld by the confident hope OF ul
innate triumph. The wrongs that eN
list are to be corrected; but they in M
way justify doubt as to the final out
come, doubt. as TO the great materia
prosperity of the future. or Of the lofty
spiritual life which is TO be built upor
that prosperity as foundation. NJ
misdeeds done in the present must b.
glorious future OF the nation: but be
cause of this very fact IL behooves u
never to swerve from Our resolute pur
pose to cut out wrongdoing and uphold
J what is right. / do not for n momen
believe that the actions OF this admin
istration have brought on business dis
tress; far as this is due to local an
J not worldwide causes, and to the &C
tions of any particular individuals,
| is due to the speculative folly and fla
I grant dishonesty of few men OF grea
wealth, who seek TO shield themselve
doing by ascribing its results to tn
J actions of those who have sought I
put stop to the wrongdoing But
! II were true that to cut out rottennes
from the body polite meant mo
mentary check to an unhealth
, seeming prosperity, should not 70
one moment hesitate to put the knit
+, to the corruption. on behalf OF al
our people. on behalf no less of tn
: honest man of means than OF the hon
I est man who earns each days liveli
= hood by the days sweat OF his brow,
IL necessary TO insist upon honesty 4
: business and In politics alike. in al
walks OF life. in big things and In it'll
J things: upon just and fair dealing n
= ! between man and man. Those VIII
demand this are striving for the RICH
in the spirit OF Abraham Lincoln" sal
: the president in conclusion.