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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07

II 10 my purpose az soon as may be
!: to submit some further recommended
: tons In reference to III laws regu-
!: latinE labor conditions within tho
: sphere of federal authority. A very
!: OF the United States rendered since
: this message was written, in the case
!: Of Adair VS.. United States, seemingly
!: of far reaching import and of very
! modified the previously entertained
: views on the powers Of the congress
|: In the premises to such q degree as to
: make necessary careful consideration
: Of the opinions therein filed before II
: 10 possible definitely to decide in what
: way to call the matter to your atten-
: ton.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07

/: A Judge who on the bench either
(: truckles to the mob and shrinks from
I: sternly depressing violence and dis
/: order. or bows down before a corpor-
/: for the rights of property on tl:> one
(: hand. or on the other by misuse of
!: the process of injunction or by his
/: attitude toward all measures for the
/: makes the wageworker feel with Bit
/: terness that the courts are hostile to
(: him: or who fails to realize hat all
I: public servants in their several sta
(: tons must strive to stop the abuses
{: of the criminal rich-such a man per-
/: forms an v e worse service to the
/: body polite than the legislator or
/: executive who goes wrong.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07


oh behalf of all our people, on behalf
~ Isss OF the honest nan of means than
OF the honest nan who earns each DAYS
brow, It is necessary to insist upon
honesty in business and politics alike. In
an walks of life, In big things and in lit
tie things; upon lust and fair dealing an
between man and man. Those who de-
nnahd this are striving for the right in
the spirit of Abraham Lincoln when he
said: "'oi "e
"Fondly do we hope. fervently do we
pray that this mighty scourge may
it continue until al the wealth piled b.;
the bondsmen's two hundred and f1ftv
Years of unrequited toll shall be sunk,
and until every drop of blood drawn with
the lash shall be paid by another drawn
with the sword, as was said three thous-
ana years ago, so still 1t must be said.
'ihe Judgments Of the Lord are true and
righteous altogether ~
With malice toward none; with charity
God givvs US to see the right, let us
strive on to finish the work we are IN =
In the work we Of this generation are in
there Is. thanks be to the Almighty. nd
danger of bloodshed and no use for ,he
sword; but there is grave need of those
stern qualities shown alike by the men
OF the north and the men of the south In
the dark days when each valiantly bat
tied for the light as 1t was given each
to see the light. Their spirit should he
our spirit. as we strive to bring nearer
ming shall be trampled under feet by those
who fight for the Righteousness that exs
alteth q nation.
Theodore Rooseve,f
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07
1t ,s not easy always to decide Jus,

1t is not easy always to decide just
M ,Ss ,wd the s,n lins Of Of S dsn !, enus betT .T,,;n
the federal courts. Much of the effort
to secure ade,guate control Of the great
wise and effective. but much of 1t has
been neither: for when the effort is made
to accomplish by the action of the state
action OF the nation, the result can only
be disaPpointment and in the end the
law win probably be declared unconsti..
arena, we who believe in the measures
herein ADVOCATED are hampered and not
aided by the eStremists who advocate
action so violent that it would either be
useless or else would cause more mischief
than 1t wouid remedy.
1t can not too strongly be insisted that
the defenders and apologists of the great
corporations. who have sought in the
past and stu seek to prevent adequate
troll these great CORPORATIONS. are not
only proving false to the people, but arc
laying up Ior a day J OF wrath for The great
not tolerate an utter lack OF control over
very wealthy men of enormous power in
the in i.as az and n therefore in the SO.
whom have shown themselves cynically
and brutality indifferent to the Interests
OF the people; and il the congress doe.
not act. with good tempered and sensible
but resolute ~thoroughness, in cutting our
the evils and in prevailing an effective SUI
PNl u hilS CouI Ia certain 10 be lC-
lion on the part of the separate states.
sometimes wise, sometimes in~-1udged and
extreme, sometimes unjust and damaging
to the railroads or other corporations
more often Ineffective from every STAND.
point, because the federal courts declara
it unconstitutional.
The Panic.
We have just passed through two
months Of acute financial stress. AT any
such time 1t Is a sad fact that ENTIRELY
innocent people suffer from no fault OF
thCt oSlyy. nr0 n~xyo, -.--A -,
keenest sympathy for the large body Of
honest business men, of honest Investors.
Of honest wageworkers, who suffer he.
cause involved In q crash for which thew
are In no way responsible. AT such a
time there is a natural tendency on tho
part of many men to feel gloomy AMI
frightened at the outlook; but there il
Is no nation so absolutely sure of ulti-
succeed. Ours is a nation of mastery
energy, with a continent for its domain.
and It feels within its veins the thrill
which comes to those who know that
they possess the future. We are not cast
down by the fear of failure. We are up
Jump The wrongs that exist are to
doubt as to the final outcome. donbt Al
10 the great material prosperity of the
future, or OF the lofty spiritual life which
IS 70 pc built upon that prosperity as a
foundation. No misdeeds done in the
present must be permitted to shroud from
but because OF this very fact 1t behooyes
us never to swerve from our rnsolute mr.
pose to cut out ~ngdoin and nnhoia
what is right. N
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07

The same outcry is made against the
department Of justice for prosecuting the
heads Of colossal corporations that has
been made against the men who in San
Francisco have prosecuted with impartial
severity h wrongdoers among business
men. public officials, and labor leaders
two cases. Just as the blackmailer and
bride giyer stand on the same evil emf
hence Of tnfamy, SO the man who makes
an fortune by %corrupting leg
islatures and municipalities and fleeing
his stockholders n the public, stands on
the same moral level with the creature
who fattens on the blood money of the
gambling house and the saloon. More
over, In the last analysis, both kinds OF
c%orruPton are far more intimately con-
nected than would at first sight appear;
the wrongdoing is at bottom the same.
Corrupt business n corrupt politics act
and react with ever increasing debase-
ment, one on the other; the corrupt head
of a corporation and the corrupt labor
leader are both In the same degree the en-
emies of honest corporatiosn and honest
labor unions; the rebate taker. the fran
chise trafi1cker. the manipulation OF Sc
curities. the .purYeyor and protector of
vice. the iblackmailing ward boss, the bal
lot-box suffer, the demagogue, the mob
leader. the hired bully. and mankiller-
all alike work at the same web of cor
rupton. and all alike should be abhorred
hv honest man
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07

: Tho outcry against stopping dis
I: honest practices among wrongdoers
!: ly similar to the outcry raised
I: against every effort for cleanliness
/: and decency in city government, be-
/: cause, forsooth. 1t will hurt bust
: ness.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07

!: do not for n believe that
/: the actions OF this administration
I: far as this is due TO local and NOT .
: Worid-wfde causes, and to the ac- :
/: tions of amy particular individuals. /:
/: II Is u to the speculative folly ana /:
!: ansrahl ~alSnonesty OF a few men of :
/: great wealth. who seek to shield :
f: themselves from the effects Of their /:
f: w wrongdoing by ascsibing its /:
I: results to the actions of those who :
/: nave sought to put a stop to the /:
I: wrongdoing.
/: But If 1t were true that to cut out /:
/: rottenness from the body polite I:
: meant a momentary check to an UNI !:
: nealthy seeming prosperity. l should :
/: the knife to the corruption.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07
per barrel from Bakersfield, exclusive Of

per barrel from bakersfield, exclusive Of
the switching charge.
"Ihese statements cover the movement
except that they nave included Stockton.
which is not correct, as it is not a bay
point and could not be reached as CON
on account OF this movement 1929 which
should be deducte from the total of
moyement shown in the attached papers.
II wish You would arrange to make up
q statement. check the same, and refund
to the Associated on company down to
the basis OF rs cents per barrel from
bakersfield where they are the shippers.
regardless of who is consignee, as all their
fuel oil is sold delivered. Yours truly,
Edward Chambera-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Oil Company.
"Mr. G. A. Davidson, Auditor.
"Ias Angeles"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07

/: We attack only the corrupt men of :
: wealth. who find in the purchased !:
(: politician the most efficient instrl- /:
/: ment OF corruption and in the pur- !:
/: chased newspaper the most efficient !:
: defender of corruption. our main :
/: quarrel is not with these agents and /:
!: representatives Of the interests. :
/: They derive their chief power from :
!: h great sinister offenders who :
/: stand behind them. They are but /:
: arc pulled. :.
(: 1t Is not the puppets, but the :
/: strong cunning men and the mighty !:
/: forces working for evil behind and /:
: through the puppets, with whom we I:
/: have to deal. /:
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07
Hurts Right Business.


The business" which is hurt by the
movement for honesty is the kind OF bus
mess which, in the long run, it pays the
country TO have hurt. 1t is the kline Of
very name high finance a term of scan
dial to which all honest American men Of
business should JON in putting an end.
esty. in ~denouncing. the present admin
istration for enforcing the law against
the huge and corrupt corporations which
deavcr:ng to secure sadly needed labor
legislation, such as a far-reaching
juries to their employees. It is meet
and ft hat the apologists for corrupt
wealth should oppose every effort to re-
crushing misfortune brought UPON them
by injury In the business from which thsv
gain a bare livelihood. The burden should
be distributed. It Is hypocritical baseness
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07
Control Of Railroads.

Not only should there be action on GER
tain laws affecting wage earners: there
should also be such action on laws better
to secure control owe the great business
concerns engaged in interstate commerce.,
and especially over the great common
carriers. h Interstate Commerce COM
,mission should be empowered to pass
upon any rate or practice on Its own in
1tlative. moreover. 1t should be provided
that whenever the commission has reason
to believe that q proposed advance in q
rate ought not to be made without in
v~estigation. 1t should ave authority to
issue an order prohibiting the advance
pending examination by the commission.
S.
h interstate Commerce commits
: sion should be provided with the (:
: means to make q physical valuation (:
of n road as to which 1t deems this I:
rs: necessary.
In some form the federal government
should exercise supervision over the
financial operations OF our interstate rail-
roads. In no other way can justice be
done between the private owners of those
properties and the public which pay their
charges When once an inflated capital
nation q gone upon the market and
u become fixed in value. It's existence
9nust be recognized. As a practical mat
tar II II then often absolutely necessary
taxa account Of the Thousands Of In
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07
Spirit i. Ethical.

The opponents of the measures we
champion single out now one and now
another measure for especial attack, and
are engaged was purely economic. 1t has
a large economic side, but 1t is funda-
mentally an ethical movement. 1t Is not
or two or three years; 1t is q movement
which must be persevered In until the
spirit which lies behind 1T sinks deep into
people. 1t is always important TO
choose the right means to achieve
our purpose. but 1t is even more important
40 and KEEP th}s en ns,n nerpo IS C clearly aec,rs ee5 nation nsi
honesty in business and politics. We do
not subscribe to the cynical belief that
dishonesty and unfair dealing are essen
dal to business success. and are to be
condoned when the success is moderate
and applauded when the success is greet.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07

: The methods by which the /:
/: Standard Oil people and those en- I:
: gagged In the other combinations {:
: of which 1 have spoken above (:
: have achieved great fortunes can {:
/: only be justified by the advocacy {:
/: of a system of morality which {:
/: would also justify every form of !:
/: criminality on the part Of a labor /:
/: union, and every form of vio- !:
I: lence. corruption. and fraud, from !:
/: murder to bribery and ballot box ::
T: surfing In politics. !:
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07
of great wealth has availed to save thu
offenders from prison.

The federal government does
scourge sin; 1t does bid sinners
fear; for it has put behind the
bars with impartial severity. the
powerful financier, the powerful
politician, the rich land thief, the
rich contractor-all. no matter
now high their station. against
proved. All their wealth and
power cannot protect them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07

We seek to control law-defying wealth:
In the first place to prevent It's doing dire
evil to the republic, and in the next place
to avoid the vindictive and dreadful rad
icalism J, which. If left uncontrolled. 1t is
attacks upon all property, upon ali men
Of means. without regard to whether they
DO well or i'll. would sound the death
become inevitable IL decent. citizens per
nit those rich men whose lives are cor
rupt and evil to domtncer in swollen
pride, unchecked and unhindered. over
the destinies OF this country. We act in
no vindictive spirit. and we are no re-
specters of persons. If a labor union does
wrong, we oppose it as firmly as we op-
pose a corporation which does wrong; and
we stand equally stoutly for the rights
of the man OF wealth INC for the rights
of the wageworker. We seek to protect
the property of every man who acts hon
estly, Of every corporation that represents
wealth honestly accumulated and honest
ly used. We seek to stop wrongdoing.
and we desire to punish the ~wrongdoers
only SO far as is necessary to achieve this
end
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07

Nc matter how much q mans funera.
costs. it save him a lot Of money aft
EDWARDS.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07
One Law for All.

SilOS0 ~ SClNS u lldcllly luc lndOlfnOn
paid for by the people who permit their
representatives. whether in public life, in
young men are taught. to preach and to
practice that there is one law for the
s snoo and Of another mother ! 10, for the poor The
certain great moneyed interests are will
ing to spend can be gagged by their re-
papers of this country, from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. of huge advertisements at
lacking with snvenomed bitter the admin
ton Of pamphlets and books prepared
With the same m object; while they likewise
they are misled. or because. seeing the
the light ft.s serve srs ai these Me.'i Their 10 m sla aga'n 'af
great wealth to the cost of the plain peo-
pie. The books and pamphlets, the
s SS paSlic n~eg oT private the m speeches ss
which i refer, are usually and especialiy
in the interest Of the Standard Oil trust
tons. but they also defend other indi-
viduals and corporation of great wealth
that rave been guilty Of %wrongdoing. It
for the wrongdoing themselves speak or
write. Normally they hire others to do
+ Their h,t bidding S;rs or find finds others her r who viii Do
law to the pure food law. every measure
for honesty in business that has been
passed during the last six years has been
In Its administration with every resource
that bitter and INSCRIPTIONS craft could
suggest and the OF almost un-
limited money secure.
But for the last year the attack has been
made with most bitterness upon the actual
administration OF the law. especially
also through the Interstate Commerce
commission and the bureau OF corpora
tons. The extraordinary violence OF the
ments. and pamphlets. and the enormous
sums Of money spent in these various
the anger and terror which our public
actions have caused the corrupt men Of
vast wealth to feel in the very marrow
made openly against us for enforcing the
law. and sometimes with a certain cum
Ming. for not trying to enforce it in some
shows to be practical. One Of the favorite
methods of the latter class of assailant
is to attack the administration for not
hne OF Offenders under these antitrust
aws The man making this assault is
usually either q prominent lawyer or an
ciers and his from their attor-
neys. III the former, he has defended and
advised many wealthy malefactors. and he
lawyers like himself. a certain kind of
modern corporation has been turned into
an admirable instrument by which to
render It well nigh impossible to get at
who is really most guilty. When we are
able to put the real wrongdoer in prison
this Is what we strive TO do; this is what
We have actually done with some very
wealthy criminals. who. moreover. repre-
sented that most baneful OF all alliances,
e ean, al.aa noiit; hesw sea tn the .o corrnRtion Of or
finance. This is what we have done in
the Gayno,r and Greene case. in the case
Of the misapplication of funds in con-
nectlon with certain great banks in Chi
cago, in the land fraud cases, where. as
in other cases likewise. neither the high
eat political position nor the possession
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07


: But in my judgment thoroughgoing ::
/: and Satisfactory control can In the I:
(: of the national government, for al :
/: most all the corporations Of cnorm- /:
Gus Wealth-that is, the corporations /:
/: control-are engaged in Interstate !:
/: commerce, and derive their power I:
]: and their Importance not from that !:
!: portion OF their business which is In I:
/: business. :
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-01-18
Won BuErow's NAME KISSED
Later Attempts at Parading Are
Forcibiy Broken Up.

Long before the hour OF noon, The
time hxed 20 begin the meetings. an
the halls were packed and the police
drew up III force around the doors %
hold tile crowds in check Inside the
halls the grcutcst enthusiasm pre-
vailed. the excitement increasing as the
speakers denounced The action of tho
chancellor, whose name was received
with loud "hoolng' ana kissing The
speakers did not advise violence but
declared that " violence occurred thu
responsibilities would fall upon the pl-
lice and the privileged classes who IRE
fused the people their rights
At the mass meetings resolutions De
handing universal suffrage and Sc
ere, ballot we're adopted by acclami
ton. after which the audiences
streamcd into the streets. The pollen
Immediately attempted 20 dispense The
throngs which showed an evident 40
tentou q r,arch In procession towards
Tie palucc square a most cases lhe
professions were soon broken mp, tie
police displaying the utmost energy.
TWO formidable columns. however.
marched ns FAR as Alexander rla'z
within short distance Of the uper.
or's palace. where the police IN rgad
them, nnlctlng many injuries event.
ually they succeeded with The test
difficulty IN scattering the dct0asta-
tors. who retired hootlng and cheering
Ironically towards Inter den Linden.
Later some thousands OF tie demon
strators gathered q short distance from
Chancellor yon Buelows residence ami
began shouting down the chancellor.
who had driven through into Friedrich
strasse Their attitude became 81
threatening that both The mounted an
foot police charged them derccly. sirik
lng right AMI left With The fnt OF their
sabers.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-01-18
DEAD ARE FOUND IN PILES
Awful Sight That Met the Eyes OF the
ItesCucrs.

Itescucrs.
When the DANES were cxtinguIEhed
aud The rcscuers entered the builgln9
horrible lehi met thel saze BODIES
were piled OF ore solid mhss sx feot
high 90 co. second floor So soHaiv
wcrc they wr1scl tlat nicl, axes na
crowbarshad to be used gently 90 sega
rate. the Victims AS each body was
taken from Tie pile IA tag WAS attached
and the body placed on boards The
body was then covered with quiIt
hundreds OF which were furnished by
stores and citizens. and lowered 20 the
street 10y means OF ladders They were
placed In wagons and taken TO the four
morgues.
DIR. J, II. Evans. burgess OF Nal
yern. who supervised the removal OF
the bodies ia behalf of the coroner.
said that there were nine female vic
Tins TO one male. He did not believe
that 10 per cent OF the victims would
over be- Identified In nearly every
case the upper portions Of the bodies
were burned away.
iOAiiM tlE NiN NViiAf u inv N'hNf
Mrs John Becker and two children.
Dr Charles Mayer and daughter, Rob.
crt Lapish. child OF Rev A. NJ Weber.
I.ulu Fegley. Miss Elmn Engle. Mrs.
Ira Shober. Mrs. Richard Turner, Mrs.
Daniel Krause. Mrs George Rominc
MI ana Mrs. Herbert Gottschai., Her
bert Gottschal Ellen Gottschal. Henry
Grinder. nlance and Mabel Kochol.
Mabel Gran Mrs j. j. Becker ami
three children. Lottie Graves and sis
ter, John Graves. Charles Meyer and
daughter. Daniel Krause. Morris An
derson and two children. James An.
derson. wife and two children. Charlie
Mauwr Stella Kulp. Carrie Wcand
Edna Foyer. Kceley Boyer. Manic
rolc Mrs Maggie Lefcvre. Mrs Mar,
Leinhach. aurn Grim. Mrs Adam
Meyer David Gable. Franklin LeIdy
Anna Leidy. Esther Cullen. Lotti
Bowman. Ella Johnson. Anna Zeieic
John Fritz. Cora Fritz. Mrs John
Glaze. Mrs Reuben Hoffman AMI
daughter. Mrs Johnson.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-01-18

synopsis or the Proceedings In the
Senate and In the House OF
Representatives.

Washington. Jan. ia vigorous
fsat was waged Ia tho house over the
bin 20 codify aud revise the penal laws
Of the United States. with particular
reference 10 section nineteen. which le-
gallSes boyootts. The matter WAS not
settled. The day was devoted tn debate
on the hlll
lhe senate WIS NOT ia seesion
MAsnuspn. Ran. lS A resouilst
WIS offered ia the senate nv Cuiherson
calling ga tiio secretary foa additional
Information concernieg thereasons fha'
Induced him 10 award bcnds 10 nation
M banks matend 81 to lndig. duals. WIN.
be- declared offered "A higher price than
WAS hid by ihe banks. Tho resolution
went over An executive session was
held
Thp amount ~ Ge hne and th
lcn4th ul thc term pf Imprisonment "a
BE- melted out tl officers and directors
az corporations who violate tie law
With respect 20 money contributions
for political purposes supplied mater al
for long debate IN the house Of rep.
resentatives in connection with the
consideration OF the penal code hill
The bin was still pending at adjourn.
ment
WASHINGTON. Jan. iG - The senate
pas-cd Joint resolution reducing fro =
S2LCuO.O00 10 Sll.OOO.O0O the war in
IDENTITY Of the United States from
China. The remainder OF the session
was devoted 10 the discussion OF the
penal code bill. An executive session
was held.
The portions OF the bill 10 codify the
criminal laws which attracted the most
attention in the house were those COW
erlng the givingand accepting OF brides
ny senators and representatives, and
the saie OF Endorsements or support for
appointive public Offices. Many amend
ments were offered. but few were
adopted.