New-York tribune., 1908-02-01

ana powerful v,rongdoers- OF which Ts'ds1S +iz
tory temperate effort y better me s1YSv- cour-
Of life and work among those ol OUT -ts;TI1,
trynen whose need Is greatest Most Ce. e.te-sc- te
it behooyts Us all TO treat with the utmost Fsspec,
The high offce Of judge: and our judges. AS@ @o+ =
the law must go hand in hand Win TN s a= in,
the judges ana a yhoe 4 II + ir t1e csrsSer n9T sd
service above all other men among their feL."SE
servants 81 the public There IS al the So
Who fail below this high standard Of integTtty Of
wisdom oI : ;npalIe%l!- cue .ii @ Tsd 70 the needs
either trudTles TO the mob and srinks rom stern stern
X repressine violence and disorder or bows doNh
y for the rights Of property on me one Laii ot
he betterment of the conditions of labor. makes
the wage worker feel WITH ol-teflv5S;s Ia
,+Is- strive to stop the abuses OF the criminal
the body polite than the Iess,stoI So &c. rfS mi,
duty well stands higher and 1endf oe..er t set
vice 70 the PEOPLE man any Ecf CO. and II he IS a
true servant Of the people if ne IS uPgs(ii VIZ %
the wishes OF the people if they conflict Win Is
eternal principles OF right as agalnSI ~ Waoh h oJr
All honor cannot be rendered him Z II is Ie2-
Urabv below the high ideals for WhiGh ne st4HdS ;
Tntruhful criticism is wicked at al tgS 11sIr s-I
fragrant iniquity vhen a Judge Is ne oOJe9' ~ man
should even in his. own mind. G2ndeTn9 T[,o ju3ge
sailed for standing. against popular folly and ~
above all for standing against mop .Ioii- ~ ~ n O.
honorable men should rally instantly 20 MS sup
99y ~, .fs public in dealing with Iawbreakirg
corTora- lions Iavvbreakire men OF wealth he must
expect 70 feel The weight Of pubic 0pi9a: 9 Tbf r5
is the only way in which he can be reached at al ~
from just and honest critlclsfl
AN ETHICAL. MOVEMENT
Tho o7Donents OF the measures We champion
single out now one and now aHothsF % - IlIea-ag IN
Tn!ca rsgS We ar s1a7s side. but it IS fundamentally
ma mas cties a i1l9 movement Il IS not movement
lie completed in one year or TWO or l-llTe 1 n
until the spirit which lies behind it sinks deep into
the heart and the conscience OF 'l5 "I!o t+ sl,s
II is always important 10 choose tne rsLlt r1eIl ans
to achieve our purposes but Il IS even more I'M
and this purpose is secure national honesty IN
business and in politics. We 90 TOY ~ 49, ~
IS IS a[76rS When the success is moderate and
aIa,daJ 7,,-r rfa success is great The methods
by which the standard OIL people and those en- en-
spoken above have achieved great fortunes can
only he justified by the ,adv2cafy OF a system o.
morality which would also JUSTIFY every toFiil %
crimilality on the part OF a Ia6or union ana
murder 70 hrtber@ and ballot box st9ffing in poll
tics. We are irving to secure eqIatlty o. 2ppG4r pp4
Tl T,le o ~ 3,tfer i. the interest Of The small
settlers ana landowners and against the embit-
tered opposition Of eaIthy owners Of huge wan
ing 10 rob tie people cf coal and timber We strive
West. When We do MS. and protest asainSt the
action Of all men. whether II public life or In qrl-
80 Iorfr- rs z,ha- v-a on5a4yor To nut = srGp ~
rebates or TO prevent the Upsr0Wth of uncontrolled
rnonororfas 6ur effort is simply 10 enforce the
Freds @ indeed Of 6 fl io 2nsy l e6@a 6@a 6Gd tFe
be any halt in our work
IMPARTIAL ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS.
Ihey are no" r-;S ne-;lS ] .i so nj IL! ne y
IN %drI 2d % IS ny 51 SeR 12 ef of 15c T5{ u
m@red out With an even hand to great and small
rich and Uoor weak and strong. Moreover there
should .he delay in experimenting the laws now
legislation outlined il the message sent the
laws uuch. very much. has been actually accom-
plshed during the last six years, and il has been
forced against fhe wesItniest corporation and the
richest and most powerful manager or IHanioulator
against the humblesr offender Above all. they
and agents of wrongCoers who have for so many
Years gone scot free and houted the laws with i'm
immense wealth. which. until within the last half
i III ,,.,l -, -, IN "a u ''6 "'S o''d anu
- esi Vim the rcqt - p M
clearly recognize tnat While there are difficulties
In tny course oi conduct 70 be followed in dealing
with these great corporations these difficulties
must he faced and on" Of three courses followed.
The uTSJ course Is 1o a1andcn all effort 20 over
and control their actions the interest 0f
general public and 10 permit q - tnc
lack of control which would obtain # were LETT
tl}, ttV- / ttp moment
Iievc that people would tolerate y'ie posirion.
Tic extraordinary growth - modern iudr.Stsiaifsrl
has rendered the cuun2"U law. which grew. I'D rr-
dsr aud adapted tn deal with totally different
conditions, many respects }Uadetlu4te O deal
with tb- new conditions These new conditions
make il necessary to >back!c cunning as in the
past nave Shacklei force. The vast individual
and corporate fortunes. the vast combinations o.
capital which have marked the devrlopuert of
Industrial system create new conditions and
uecessitate change from tie old attitude OF In.
state and the nation toward the rules regulating
the acquisition and untraInmelled business use OF
property. IN order both that property NAV be ade-
quateIy protected and that at the same time thoss
who hold It may be prevented from wroncdolng
REGULATION BY NATION OR STATES
The second and third courses are To have re
regulation undertaken either by the nation or =,
the states. OF course, lu any event both the ma
tioual government and the several state govern
certain amount that the other cannot do while tb~
only really satisfactory csuits must h.. obfairad
by rht repTesr natives Of the national AMI er.ts
governments working heartily together trir
going ind satisfactory control the end ONLY
- obi slIcd ~ the action OF the national govern
FOR almost al fle corporations OF crnr-p.tis
WeIIth-.haf is. the corporations which il is asn.-
state commerce and derive their power ana fIa5,
importance not from that portion of their business
which Is iutraStatv, but tr"tn The Interstate Lusi
II is easy always decide i5Isr ycl,s.~..
business falls. This lin" mus ultimately De ra ~
by deTal Much oi the effort m secur.
adequate control Of the great corporations by state
acton has been and effective. bur r,,tc, =. =.
hl TJF he afTor