The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-13

curing. by speech. editorial. book. or
pamphlet. the defense by misstate-
yet when pubic ai servants correct their
misstatements by telling the truth they
deelaim against them for breaking
SHE nee. lest values be deprectatca-
They have hurt honest business men.
honest working men. honest farmers:
and now they clamor against the truth
being told.
The Keynote OF all these attacks
upon the EFFORT TO secure honesty In
business and In politics Ia well ex-
EFFORT for the moral regeneration o. the
bustneas world. on the ground that IL u
unnatural unwarrantstd and Injurious.
sary penalty for such effort 20 secure
business honesty. The morality of
such a plea IL precisely as great as II
a gambling establishment when that
gambling establishment In ratded by
the police. IL such words mean any
thing they mean that those whose sen
tLments they represent stand against
tho EFFORT TO bring about a moral re-
generation of business which viii pre-
banking and street railroad scandals In
New York; repetition OF the Chicago
Alton deal: repetition OF the COM
politicians certain professional! labor
leaders and certain big hnaneiers.
ton of the successful effort by the
standard on people 20 crush out every
competitor. 10 ovcrawe the common
carriers. and TO establish q monopoly
which treats the public with a con-
tempt which the public deserves 20
long as u permits men of such prin-
ctpics and sentiments TO aHow and act
| ON them with impunity, The oatery
against stopping dishonest practices
among wrongdoers who happen to be
wealthy IL precisely similar to the out
cry raised against every effort for
cleanliness and decency In city gov
eminent n1, IT, because forsoo,h. !; viii
made against the department OF jas-
tice for prosecuting the heads OF cofos-
sal corporations that has been made
| against the men who In San Francisco
have prosecuted with Impartial sever
| NY the wrongdoers among business
men. public officials and labor isaasrs
| the two cases Just as the blackmatf-
| CT and brtbe giyer stand on the same
Evil emsnenee OF infamy SO the man
/ VINO makes an enormous fortune by
| corruptthg legislatures and municipal
tiles and heecing his stockholders and
iay Pu w,,s ~, stands on the same moral
| the blood money of the gambling house
and the saloon. Moreover in the last
ssnal ,rars both Kinds OF corruption are
| would at first sight appear. the wrong
| doing 10 at bottom the same Corrupt
react with ever Increasing dehase-
| ment, one on the other the corrupt
head OF a corporation and the corrupt
| labor leader are both IN the same de-
gree the enemies OF honest corpora
lions and honest labor unions: tbs re-
bate taker. the franchise trafncker
the manipulation OF securities, the pur-
| Feyor and protector OF vice, the black
mailing ward boss. the ballot box stun
er the demagoEus the mob leader. tho
hired bully, and man-kiilor--au alike
work at the same web OF corruption
and all alike should be abhorred By
honest men.
The business which is hurt by the
movement for honesty IL the kind oi
business which. In the long run. u
pays the c6untry TO have hurt IL II
the kind OF business which has tendes
To make the very name high hnance"
| term OF scandal to which all homes
American men of business should joir
in putting an end The special plead
ers for business dishonesty. In denounc
ing the present administration for en-
forcing the law against the huge ans
corrupt corporations which have denes
| the law. also denounce IL for endeav0r
ing 10 secure sadly needed labor legis
iation. such as a far-reachtng law max
ING employers liable for injuries q
| their employees