Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-01

unneStlLaLlnSly disregard even y
= the wishes Of the people II they q
= conflict with the eternal princi- :.
= pies of right as against wrong. =
q He must serve the people; but 4.
(. he must serve his own conscience !.
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All honor to such Judge; and ali
honor can not be rendered him IL it
is rendered equally to his brethren
who fall immeasurably below the high
ideals for which he stands. Untruth-
full criticism is wicked at all times,
and whoever may be the object; but
it is peculiarly fragrant iniquity
when judge is the object.
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. No man should lightly criti- =
8 else Judge; no man should, ey- q
e en- in his own mind, condemn {.
I: a judge unless he is sure Of the {.
= facts. If Judge is assailed for Z
I: standing against popular folly. :.
: and above all for standing =
q against mob violence, all honor
= able men should rally instantly &
= to his support. :
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| Nevertheless If he clearly fails to
do his duty by the public in dealing
with iawbreaking corporations, law
breaking men of wealth, he must ex-
pect to feel the weight Of public
| opinion; and this is but right, for
except in extreme cases this is the
only way in which he can be reach
ed at all.
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= No servant of the people has =
- right to expect to &c free from =
4 - just and honest criticism. -
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Dishonesty Not ESSENTIAL to Success
The opponents Of the measures we
champion single out now one and
NOW another measure for especial at
tack, and speak as il the movement
in which we are engaged was purely
i economic. It has large economic
side, but it is fundamentally an ETH
cal movement. It Is not a movement
to be completed in one year, or two
or three years; it Is a movement
which must be persevered in until
the spirit which lies behind it sinks
deep into the heart and the con-
:, science of the whole people. 1t is
always important to choose the right
means to achieve our purpose, but
it is even more important to keep this
, purpose clearly before US; and this
purpose is to secure national honesty
2 in business and in politics. We DE-
] not subscribe to the cynical belle
K that dishonesty and unfair dealing
are essential to business success, AM
i are to be condoned w1en the success
is moderate and applauded when thu
success is great.
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:: The methods by which the I
q :. Standard Oil people and those :
q & engaged in the other combina- I
e lions of which have spoken above /!
g :: have achieved great fortunes can .
; !: only be justified by the advoca- .
5 : cy of system of morality which .
! would also justify every form of {
: :. criminality on the part of labor I
t : union, and every form Of vio- I:
b : lence, corruption and fraud, from !.
d : murder to bribery and ballot
l. !. box stuf1ng in politics. .
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K We are trying to secure equalit.
= OF opportunity for all; and the strug
t gle for honesty is the same whether
t it is made on behalf of one set o!
!, men or of another.
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:. In the interest of the small !:
: :: settlers and landowners, and !:
:: against the embittered opposi- !:
!. :. ton of wealthy owners of huge !:
: wandering fiocks OF sheep. Or of ::
:. corporations desiring to rob the ::
:. people of coal and timber, we !:
!; : strive to put an end to the theft !:
. :. of public land in the west ::
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When we do this, and protes,
against the action of all men, whethe,
), in public life or in private life, whit
f either take part in or refuse TO trJ
C to stop such theft, we are really en-
l gagged in the same policy as wher
5 we endeavor to put a stop to rebates
D or to prevent tn upgrowth of uncon
9 trolld monopolies. !:
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r :. Our effort is simply to enforce .
. :. the principles of common homes :
3 I: ty and common sense 1t would 4
!, : indeed be i,i for the country !?
: : should there be any halt in our =
E !: work. 4
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Cooperation of Nation and States