The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-28
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laws are involved. should be used
the clearest necessity for it: but 1t is
one so necessary to the efficient per-
Torrance OF duty by the court on be-
half Of the nation that 1t is in the
highest degree to be regretted that. 1t
should be liza BILE to reckless use; for
this reckless use tends to make honest
men desire so to hamper Its execution
as to destroy its usefulness.
Cinss Consciousness.
Every far-sighted patriot should pro-
in this country Of that evil thing which
is called class consciousness The
demagogue. the sinister or foolish So
this feeling Of class consciousness In
our working people, does a foul and
evil thing; for he Is no true Ameri-
Of Of the e. republic p he forfeits Ris right
to stand with manly self-reliance on
footing of entire equality with all
other citizens. who bows to envy and
hatred into shibboleth. who substi-
tutes loyalty to men of particular
status. whether rich or poor, for 10y
atty to those eternal and immutab.s
US treat each man on his worth I, as
a man, without regard to his wealth
or his poverty. But, evil though the
influence of these demagogues and Wis
quences than the influence exercised
by the man of great wealth or the
man Of power and position in the
industrial world, WHO ny, ms IS, sla ,,nd !. 81
standing of, still more by any. exhibit
ton Of Incorporating hostility to,
the millions of our working people,
tends to unite them against their fei-
this worlds goods. It is bad thing
to teach our working, people that men
of means. that men who have the larg-
est proportion Of the subs tantlal COM
forts of life. are necessarily greedy,
gras ping and cold hearted. and that
they unjustly demand and appropriate
more than their share OF ta sne
condemnation should be visited
upon demagogue and visionary who
teach this untruth. and even sterner
upon those capitalists WHO are IN trush
regardful of the rights OF others, and
who by their actions teach the dread
full lesson far more effectively than
grievance" left too long. without rem,
edy breeds ..class consciousness" and
therefore, class resentment.
Make Antitrust Law Strong.
The strengthening of the antitrust
law is demanded upon both moral ana
economic grounds Our purpose IN
fective control by the national govern
ment over the business use of the vast
masses Of individual. and especially Of
corporate, wealth, which at the present
time monopolize most OF the interstate
! business Of the country; and we be-
llieve the CONTROL can best. be exercised
by preventing the growth OF abuses
strov them when they have already
grown. In the highest sense OF the
word this movement for thorough con-
wealth is conservative; We are trying
to steer a safe middle course, which
alone can save us from plutocratic
| class government on the one hand, or
| a socialstic class government on the
other, either of which would BIO fraught
State and national, We are trying to
avoid alike the evils which, would flow
from government ownership OF the
public utilities by which Interstate
commerce Is chiefly carried on. and the
evils which flow from the riot and
! there IS grave danger to our free in
| stitutons in the corrupting influence
exercised by great wealth suddenly
concentrated in the hands Of the few
| We should in sane manner try to rem.
| ely this danger, in spite of the sullen
,errful men, and with ne I'm .purpose
at the very time that we require then
to deal rlghtfully with others
When With steam and electricity
modern business conditions Went
a century ago, there was at first nluni
Ihesitation as TO what nArticularjE gov
sernmental agency should be used to
grapple with the new conditions, a
lalmost the same time about twenty