The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-22

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That this is an age of reform. and
that this reform is due largely to the
efforts of three men-William Jennings
Bryan, Theodore Roosevelt and Charles
E. Hughes-was the burden of the lee
ture by DIR. Jacob Gould Schurman be-
fore an audience of 5000 people in the
with the convention of the Utah Teach
erS association.
DR.. Schurman further attacked the
Sherman antitrust law, which, he de-
which wrongfully attacked the recog-
nized principle of business of the twen-
tieth century-business by combination.
DR.. Schurman is one of the most pol
ished speakers Salt Lake has heard. He
INDUCES in no flights of oratOry, but his
diction is perfect, he is essentially logi-
cal and his manner is convincing.
DR.. George Thomas of Logan presided
over the meeting, which was opened with
prayer by Apostle Francis B. Lyman of
tons by the Salt Lake Festival chorus.
DR.. Thomas wasted no time in prelimi-
naries. but in very few words introduced
the speaker
IT, SClAlfindkl HiuISGu QlItClly l1lO Ills
subject This is. he said. an age of re-
form in public affairs, and that great
reforms have been accomplished is not
70 be doubted. Practices were tolerated
eight or ten years ago which today would
be generally reprobated. This change is
in politics and in the world of business
particularly the world of high finance
II required TO name the date when il
began, it is only necessary to go back
to the insurance investigations conducted
by Charles Z. Hughes of New York
When he brought to light the fact that
trust funds had been entrusted to Wall
street spectators. examination into the
conduct of great businesses became gen.
eral. 1t became recognized that lax
methods had crept into many great con-
Germs, and the inquiries brought this
home to many of these, who We're made
more careful.
Il do not believe" said DR.. SchurInan,
that the men who manage large affairs
are worse or more dishonest than the
smaller man of business, but when some
of these men found themselves burdened
with great transactions and conducting
business of tremendous ramifications they
took short cuts. Many of them had
nothing but good in view. They were
men of the best of private lives but In
business they winked at the moral law.
The business capacity of the leaders of
our country's business interests had de-
veloped more rapidly than their moral
sense. With the insurance inquiries came
the awakening People began to recOg-
niZe that. however important the BUSH
ness interests. it is necessary TO apply
to them the same laws of honesty and
trustworthiness incumbent upon the small
man of business and upon every private
citizen.
Reform in Public Life.
Reform in public life has taken many
forms. but underlying the spirit of il
all is the application of. the principles
Of general honesty TO great and public
affairs. More than any other TO arouse
his spirit Theodore Roosevelt has done.
There are those who believe him impul-
i've and insist that he has wrought ir-
'eparable injury to the business inter-
,sts Of the country. and these can see
10 good in him., History, however. wigt
lot deny that if he did not naugurate
le. at least, led and stimulated this de-
nand for honesty in public affairs. The
people have perceived this and have sent