Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
fight asa,n.t ,asou..e government


control and supervision Of tndtvidua
ana especially OF cOfpoeate, wealth Ell
gagged In tnterstAae buoinesD % chef
" done under cover: and especial.
0noer cover Of an appeal e States
rights. II - not at all infteQuen' t
read IN the same speech denuneia
ION OF predatory wealth fostered b
special privilege and defiant OF bot
me public welfare and law Of the land
shd denunctatiOn Of centralixatson Il
tne central government Of the powe
e deal with this centralized wealth @
course the policy sDt forth in sue
twin denunciattons amounts q ais
sutely nothing. for the first hall
RUINED by the second half.
The chief reason. among the NAV
sound and compelling reasons, that -e
TO the foundation OF the national gov
eminent. was the absolute need tina
the Union, and not the several stat
should deal with Interstate and for &
commerce; and the power to deal Wit
interstate commerce vas granted al
solutely and plenartly to the centra
government and vas exercised com
pie.eiy as regards the only INSTRUMENT
of interstate commerce known In thos
days-the waterways. the highroa dS
as We'll as the partnerships Of tnti
v1duals who then conducted all Of v h,i
business there was Interstate com
merce IL now chiefly conducted by iail
.uaus, ana tne great corporation M
suppsahted the mass of small partner
sntps OF individuals. The prOpOsai t
mas the national government sn
p.ene over and therefore to CIV
eu.npIe.e control over. the railroad
amu osner instruments u tnterstat
r -. n... IL merely proposal! to 'a''
~ OUT tne letter one of the prime lur
poses. II not the prime purpose. 70
', the constitution was FOUNDED
- - uoes NOT represent centraltxaticl
epreseh1s merely the acknOwleds
l''ene u! the patent fact that central
Ha'Ion mas already come In business
u inns Irresponsible outside bushes
power Is to be controlled in the m
o,,i,, VI VIZ general pubic ea'
Inc ..'s.,'.'.. o.'eu III one way, .! CIV
o,,s ss..,.s..e..s l,oweI ~ eontTol ~ w
snah a s.,.. . capaole OF exercls'hs
h,nrt, ~, ae.. nauohal goverhme's'
$500, my separate state govern
..s.s v.as' loe exercise tnat power oNel
eorp"ra.ions doing business In mos
VI aii OF 1nem: nrst. because they alb
soluteiy lack the authority to deaf with
Interstate business in amy FORM and
second. because OF the Inevitable con
fiict Of authority sure 10 rise i'm tho
effort to enforce difysr.nt L,nas cv.,.ts
repnl..t ;nn os.,., .".p.s..: n."s -. 'sa.e
.,, s.,a.".l. o'.en inconsistent with one
,.,1s.. ana sometimes oppressive IN
..eihse!Nes Such divided authority
san "ot regulate commerce with Wis
aoIh ana erect. The central gOvern-
men. Is the only power which. without
oppression, can nevertheless thorough
" ana adequately control and super-
wise large corporations. To abandon
tne enort for national control means 10
abandon the effort for all adequate
control and yet to render likely con-
tfnual bursts of action by state legs
latut'es, which can not achieve me
purpose sought for. but which can do
a great deal OF damage to the corIora :
ton without conferrinp amy real Aene-
fit on the public.
h.,;.,a ,h., a..
cornnrat,nns ' ar.' . ny more lars!l9Mea
,..,.a ~ . -. a.e themselves coming "a
h e.ne .ne unwisoom OF the vi9lsnt
..s ,... .Mey nave aisp'aved d'r ng
a aan .as' rev Years 20 reKuiat.on md
a .,.'...... ny .ne ha.lohal government. o'
t .,,'...,nsa M, eheased W. lnteIes.at'
s'enn.'. ~. ne truth IL that we nv
ana ~ ...s movement. Oh assem- |.
a sh., s. Hs sn. senM.ne Sontro Mr.s
cnrparat.nn. hews 20 oses . u.sse .!sin,
nj Sa,kHw s,0n
\ inally opposed to one another Ar. rcs
~ alice In preventing proper spl
tf0n OF the problem. There are. Ar
the big corporation men. ana tho 81
IRENE indfvtdualtsts among bustne!
men, who genuinely believe In utterl
unregulated busfnoes-that is. In th
reign OF plutOcracy; and second En
men who. being blind to the econo!ni
movements OF the day. believe ~
movement OF repression rather thar :, o
regulation Of corporations. and ~
0enOunce D0tn the power OF the ~.
ROADS ana the exercise Of the ftnsss
power which alone can really r"ier -
me r8!iFoeos. Inose VINO btlieNs, :,
eHcient natlonel control. on the o" =
nana, 90 moi N the least obJe.' ~ :.
. :. atlons' 90 not IN the ieas' ~
Jtst 20 conceneration IN business ~
.n. N III. ~ the contrary .,a :,
.Msu .. I'LL" .r. I'LL M tne al my 80, !.
, plUs.so liz 4a.. e snGn De susn s,,c,,
., ny oSOus I.ls Aln6s. AlIu "a 20
,ns.os XXI. cont S. over .hs and
',n. a.otnet ~ sn..r.. s"e - ..,.. a..,ersi
1..s,... W. AZ ~. ~ .ne ~ mn
I'LL. h,,t ,,s -, haisa,.a s ~ .he dsst,ihn-
To-, ~, 81 ~ we.,th ~ nrnS,ts ~ the r~al
.,vnsrs and IN sac,,rins tn the nnhlic
~ s,,,, heneft ~ the roncentrated al
,r,s t str, tom We relieve that with
~ admin,stratiom there
:. ~ nnn,a hoth the advantasa ~ :
L /. r.,ar o,wnershi,. and ~ q more cont
e hie aisrr,hntiop ~ nrnAss ana AZ ~.
:. = w " tire = hStter .erv,cs ~ ~. com,-
% We haIiava that the al.
shouid ne for the h.nefst
~ the many: and that greed and ras-
.ality. Dracticed on large scale.
should be punished az relentlessly 40 II
practiced on a small scale.
We do not for a moment believe
that the problem will be solved by any
short and easy method. The solution
Mill come only by pressing various
concurrent remedies. Some OF these
remedies must lie outside the domain
n All government. some must lie out
side the domain OF the FEDERAL govern
ment. But there is legislation which
The federal government alone can en-
act and which Is absolutely vital IN
rider TO secure the attainment OF Our
nurnose. Many laws are needed