Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-06

part of a .abor union, and every form
Of violence. corruption, and fraud, from
ing in politics. We are trying 90 secure
equality of opportunity for all; y the
struggle for honesty is the same whether
Il is made on behalf OF one set of men
Laws Must Continue to Be
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administered WIN Even Hdnu
The laws must in the future be adj
ministered as they are NOW being adj
ministered sd that the denarfment OF
Justice NAV eontinfie 10 he what ii now
is, in very fact tho department of JUS
tice. where 80 far rs orr ability pertnits
iustica is mated ont with an even hand
10 areot ard small rich and Moor weak
and strong Moreover there should he
no DELAY in supplementing the laws now
on fine statute hooks nv the enactment Of
further Ierislation az outlined in the
MESSAGE ! sent 10 congress on IFS assem-
hling Hinder The eyisting Laws much.
very much. has been actually accom-
plished during the mast six wears. and il
hos haan sbouyn nv artDal axnarience
hat they can be enforced against the
wealthiest cornoration and the richest
and most powerful manager or manipu-
lator Of that cornorafion as vigorously
and earlessIv as aeainst the hIImhlest
offender. Above ali thew have been
enforced against the very wronedoers
ana agents of -wronpdoers who have for
So many wears zone scot free and houted
tho avs with Immunity apainSt great
Iaw-defying corporations Of Immense
wealth. which. until within the last half
dozen wears. have treated themselves and
nave expected others to treat them as
being beyond and above all possible
check from law.
1t is especially necessary to secure to
the representatives of the national gov
eminent fell power to deal with the great
corporations engaged in interstate com
merce, and above all, with the great in
t0rgtnfo anYa,,,OV nc r~iarc Nm. nhnnlP
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
The first course is to abandon az Ell
fort to oversee and control their actlons
in the interest of the general PUBIC
and to permit pei nihi a return TUNA TO o tne u'f Il: thew theK
were left to the common law. l do not
for one moment believe that our people
would tolerate this position. Inc e1-
t~raordinary growth OF modern lndustTiai-
ism has rendered the common raw W1lch
grew up under ana was adapteu 70 oeat
with totally different condltions; N many
respects inadequate TO zeal WIN tne heW
conditions. These new conuitlohs HIKE ~ ~
necessary, TO shackle cunning as IN ent
past we nave shacKlea lorGe, Ine ~
individual and corporate fortunes me
vast conplnatlons ol captal, VIZ H. 81 i i
marked the a~eVeloplleul ~ out "a nnnael
system, create new conqieio nh5 a ~ Of
state a chanSe from Iue oiu az r,,1os
the state anu naLlon tow"au ,oro1
regulating lhe acqulsi.Ion an IN nrdnr
meled business use OF pIopelty, ~ y al,
octh tllat pr9peIIy may tba same lime
protecteq, anu thal ! nraven4ad from
those VINO holu 1t may NC pieFeh'eo "
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The second ana thlro courses ate ~
have the regulation undertaKen elth6eFF
by the nation or py the StaIe sionoi
course IN n event poth 1he nati onal
government n the seVeral state gov
ernmentS must 40 each lts part, anu
each can do a certain amount that I9e
other cannot 90, ,Whlle inc ohly Iedlly
satisfactory results must Pc optdtIed
by the representatives OF tne natlonal
ana state soVernuhentS wo.hinS ~
ny toBether Wlthln 'neIl lSaPro.art
spheres. But IN my Juus iien'
noroug anu ~ a hu
trol can IN tae enu oHay pe ootanheu ~
me actlon OIL Inc nallonal sotsiLlh
Tor almost All inc orpQEatton 81
enormous Wealtl-that 10, tIe GulP y =
mons Whlcn IL Is espeGraiIy ueaatapae ~
control-aIe euSaSeu ~ Ihtelsta.e I'm, IN
their smpoTrahGe nos irpm tn y Po9
tion OIL their BUSINESS wmlch Is ~
state put rom the lnterstate 9asiness.
~ is n3t Easy always y oectut JUS,
Whete the me of f Geinala' Wb I
the Two KINGS OF business Iails. M
me must itlhaIei pe uIawh pS l4e
federal courts. Much OF the eiIorL to
secure 1onoroi ~ the siea,
corporation py std.e aotnon fas ose zen
wise ana eitectlve, put much OF ~ has
been neither; for when the enort 1s
maue 70 acGonlpalsn py tht aetiom "
tne state What can only pc accom-
plisheu ny .ne dcIi9m "a eHe ma.ion, sH ~
result can oniy pc SappoinLin anu IN
the emu tne laW VIII ropapiy Pc w
CARED so, llkeWlse.
IN the natlonal arena, we VINO peiieve
IN tne measures neI5lm duyoSateu are
tempered n not alued py the extrem.
ists VINO adyocate actlon SO vlolent
that II would eltner pc useless OF else
would cause more mlschleI tnan II
would remedy
we haye just passed through Two
months or acute nnanciaI stress. AZ any
sucn time IL rs d sa1 Idct tnat ehtereiy
innocent people suler from no 1ault
Of their own; n every II must feel
the Keenest pau Ior me Iarge
poay OF lionesl BUSINESS men, oI non
est investors, OF honest WageWorkerSS,
who suffer because involved in a crash
Tor Whlcn they are In no way respon-
slple. Az such a time there is a natu-
raj tendency on the part OF many men
to feel gloomy and frightened at the
OUTLOOK Dut there is no Justlfcatlon
Tor thls Leellng. Ihere IS no natlon SO
absolutely sure OF success
as ours, or course we shall sue
coed. Ours is a nation of masterful
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main, and it 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 ultimate triumph. The wrongs that
exist are to be corrected; but they in ma
way justify. doubt as to the final out
come, doubt as to the great material
prosperity of the future, or Of the lofty
spiritual life which is to be built upon
that prosperity as a foundation. No
misdeeds done in the present must be
glorious future of the nation; but be-
cause of this very fact it behooves us
never to swerve from our resolute pur-
pose to cut out wrongdoing and uphold
what is right.
/ do not for a moment believe that the
actions of this administration have
brought on business distress; so far as
this is due to local and not worldwide
causes, and to the actions of any par
ticular individuals. it is due to the specu-