Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-09

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efailons Of to-day. II IL well 10 Keep IN
mind that exactly "A the anarchist Il the
worst enemy ~ liberty and the reaction
nrv the worst enemy of order 20 the
men who defend the rights ~ property
have most 10 fear from the wrongdoefs
OF great wealth and the men who are
thainploninn popular rights have most
/ 20 fear from the dcinaHoRuee who IN the
name OF popular rights would do wrong
10 and Cypress honest business men,
honest men OF wealth for the success OF
either type Of wrongdoer necessarily IN.
vltes a violent reaction against the cause
the wrongdoer nomlnally upholds.
Need OF Capitalization.
The proposal to make the ma
tional government supreme over. and
therefore 20 give Il complete control over
the railroads and other instruments OF
Interstate commerce Ia merely n propos-
nj 20 carry out TO the letter one of the
prime purposes, N not the prime purpose.
for which the constitution was founded.
IL does not represent Capitalization. II
represents merely the acknowledgment
OF the patent fact that Capitalization has
already come In business II this ire
sponsibie outside business power In TO be
controlled In the interest OF the general
public u can only be controlled In one
way; by giving adequate power Of con-
troll TO the one sovereignty capable Of ex-
ercisng such power-the national govern
ment. To abandon the effort for national
control means TO abandon the effort for
all adequate control and yet 90 render like
ly continual bursts OF action by state leg
islatures, which cannot achieve the pur-
pose sought for. but which can do n
great deal OF damage TO the corporation
without comforting any real benefit on
the public.
There should he regulation by the ma.
tionai government OF the great Interstate
corporations including n simple method
OF account keeping, publicity supervision
OF the Issue OF securities, abolition OF
rebates and OF special privileges. There
should be short-time franchises for all
corporations engaged In public business;
including the corporations which get
power from water rights. There should
&, national az well as state guardianship
VI mines and forests The labor logsia-
ton hereinafter referred TO should con-
currently be enacted into law.
TO accomplish this, means q certain In
crease In the use of-not the creation OF
power. by the central government The
power already exists II does not have
TO be created the only question II
whether II shall be used or left idle
and meanwhile the corporations over
which the power ought TO be exercised
will not remain idle The danger 10 Amer
lean democracy lies not In the least In the
concentration OF administrative power IN
responsible and accountable hands. II
lies In having the power insufilciently
concentrated no that no one can be held
responsible TO the people for It's use.
Concentrated power Is palpablc visible,
responsible easily reached, quickly held
10 account Democracy In IN peril
lYnip m -
ltlcal power Is scattered among
variety OF men who work In
secret whose very names are un-
known TO the common people II is not
in peril from any man who derives au-
thorty from the people. who exercises
II In sight OF the people, and who Ia
from time to time compelled TO give an
account OF It's exercise to the people.
Legislation for Wageworker.
There are many matters affecting labor
and the status OF the wageworker TO
which ! should like TO draw your atten-
tlon. but an exhaustive discussion OF the
problem In all It's aspects In not now nee
essary. believe In steady ef-
fort, or perhaps Il would be more
accurate to say in steady efforts
In many different directions, TO bring
about condition OF AFFAIRS under which
the men who work with hand or with
brain. the laborers, the suporintendents,
the men who produce the market and the
men who find market for the articles
produced, shall own a far greater share
than at present OF the wealth they pro-
duce, and be enabled TO invest Il In the
tools and Instruments by which all work
liz carried on. As far as possible | hope
TO see n frank recognition OF tho advan-
tnges conferred by machinery. organiza-
ton and division OF labor. accompanied
by an effort to bring about n larger share
In the ownership by wHge-worker OF rail-
way, mill and factory
Postal Savings banks will make II
easy for the poorest TO keep their saw
lngs In absolute safety. The regulation |
OF the national highways must be such |
that they shall serve all people with |
equal justice. Corporate finances must
be supervised 40 as TO make II far safer
than at present for the man Of small |
means TO invest his money In stocks.
There must be prohibition OF child la
Dor L.minution OF women labor. short
nning OF hours of all mocha nlcal labor;
stock watering should be prohibited.
md stock gambling so far az Is possi-
Die. discouraged. There should be
progressive inheritance tax on large
'ortunes. Industrial education should
Dc encouraged. As far as possible we
Mould Tighten the burden OF taxation
IN the small man. We should put n
upon thrift. hard work and
business energy; but these qualities
ease To be the main factors In accu-
fortune long before that
ortune reaches a point where Il would
'e seriously affected by any inheri-
nnce tax such as | propose. II il emil
ently right that the nation should fix
he terms upon which the great for.
unes are inherited. They rarely do
'ood and they often do harm to those
rho inherit them In their entirety.
There should no longer be any paltcr-
ng with the question OF taking care of
he wageworkers who, under our pres
mt Industrial system, become killed,
rippled. or worn out as part OF the
ocular Incidents OF n given busl-
ess As far as concerns those
'ho have been worn out call your
ttention 10 the fact that definite
tops toward providing old-age PEN
ions have been taken In many OF our
rivate industries. These may be in
ennitely extended through voluntary
ssociation and contributory schemes.
r through the agency OF savings ,
anks, as under the Massac husetts
Ian. !,
Urgent Need OF Reform.
Our present system, or rather no sy,,
EN-, works dreadful wrong, and Is OF ..
enent TO only one class OF people-the
,wyers. When n workman is injured
hat he needs In not an expensive and
oubtful lawsuit. but the certainty OF
ellef through Immediate administra-
We action No academic theory y
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