The Carlisle independent., 1908-02-06

regard for the honest politician and hon. est newspaper. But part of the move ment to uphold honesty must Ss . raove- | ment to frown on dishonesty. We at l tack only corrupt men of wealth, who efficient instrument of corruption and in 1 the purchased newspaper the most eff
 c!ent defender of corruption. Our main
 quarrel is not with these agents and
 derive their chief power from the great sinister offenders who stand behind
 as the strings are pulled. It is not the
 puppets, but the strong cunning men | behind and through the puppets, with whom we have to deal. We seek to con | trol law-defying wealth; in the first place | to prevent it's doing dire evil to the re, | public, and in the next place to avoid | the vindictive and dreadful radicalism | which, if left uncontrolled, 1t is certain | in the end to arouse.
 Big Corporations Are Hit.
 | to the Standard Oil trouble of a short | time ago, and then he told of alleged | methods of the Rockefeller syndicate to | "overawe common carriers. crush out every competitor and look down upon the people with contempt which the public deserves as long as it permits such men point and in connection with the insur- ance and Chicago & Alton scandals that | MT Roosevelt took the heaviest fall out of wealthy corporations which have been | held to account by the government. The message continued:
 ''The keynote of all these attacks upon and in politics is well expressed in bra zen protests against any effort for the moral regeneration of the business world, on the ground that it is unnatural, un- warranted and injurious, and that busi- | ness panic is the necessary penalty for such effort to secure business honesty. The morality of such plea is precisely as great as if made on behalf of the
 men caught in a gambling establishment I hot ,El tab 1fc11r won't ic
 raided by the police. If such words mean
 anything they mean that those yta0a a9se asanst be aeyt fey to eSns
 about a moral regeneration of business | which will prevent repetition of the in,
 scandals Scandals in aS NeW YorR eR fr repetition of the Chicago & Alton deal; a repetition | of the combination between certain pro. | labor leaders. and certain big financiers. | from the disgrace of which San Francis
 co has just been rescued; repetition l of the successful effort by the Standard | Oil people to crush out every competitor, l to overawe the common carriers, and to
 establish a monopoly which treats the | deserves so long as it permits men of l such principles and such sentiments to The outcry against stopping dishonest | practices among wrongdoers who hap
 pen to be wealthy. is precisely similar l to the outcry raised against every effort | for cleanliness and decency in city gov
 ernment. because. forsooth. it will hurt l business
 Tells of criticising Judges. l "Our opponents have recently been bit
 to in the accompanying Communications from the Standard Oil Company and the
 Santa Fe Railroad for having imposed l heavy fines on these two corporations; I and yet these same critics of these two 1 judges exhaust themselves in denounc- I ing the most respectful and cautious i dfSot ,Sci0 af he of al of O l which results in immunity to wealthy | and powerful wrongdoers. Most certain
 he f0 ooe o ndse
 and our. judges. as whole. are brave
 and upright men. Respect. for the law
 must go hand in hand with respect for
 the judges; and. as a whole. it is true
 now as in the past that the judges stand | in character and service above all other
 public The judge who does his, full
 duty well stands higher, and renders
 better nb to the nea 1fan any y greater respect; and if he is a true ser
 want of the people. if he is upright, wise
 regard even the wishes of the people | if they conflict with the eternal prin-
 ciples of right as against wrong. He
 serve his own conscience first. All honor l to such judge; and all honor can not
 Si him bt it Is equby
 below the high ideals for which he | stands. Untruthful criticism Is wicked at
 ject; but it is q peculiarly fragrant in | iquity when a judge is the object. No
 man should lightly criticise judge; no l man should, even in his own mind, con demn a judge unless he is sure of the
 facts. If a judge is assailed for stand,
 ing against popular folly, and above all III
 honorable men should rally instantly to
 his. support. Nevertheless if he clearly
 dealing with lawbreaking corporations,
 lawbreaking men of wealth. he must ex-
 pect to feel the weight of public opin-
 extreme cases this Is the only way in | which he can be reached at all. No ser
 want of the people has right to expect | to be free from just and honest criticism.
 "An Ethical Movement"
 ''The opponents of the measures we | champion single out now one and now | another measure for especial attack and | speak as if the movement in which we
 are engaged was purely economic. It has | large economic side, but 1t is funda-
 mentally an ethical movement It is not
 or two years or three. years; 1t is a | movement which must be persevered in
 until the spirit which lies behind it sinks
 portant to choose the right means to
 more aemle'f important por ti to keep this purpose
 to D' secure national honesty in business 1
 the cynical belief that dishonesty and
 unfair dealing are essential to business
 success, and are to be condoned when the | success is moderate and applauded when
 the success is great. The methods by
 which the Standard Oil people and those
 engaged in the other com binations of | which have spoken above have
 achieved great fortunes can only be jus
 tifed by the advocacy of system of
 morality which would also justify every
 form of criminality on the part of a
 labor union, and every form of violence.
 corruption, and fraud, from murder to
 bribery and ballot stuffing in poli-
 ties We are trying to secure equality