The Huttig news., 1908-02-08
which, if left uncontrolled, 1t is certain in the end to arouse"
 Big Corporations Are Hit.

| "overawe common carriers, crush out every competitor and look down upon the people with contempt which the public deserves as long it permits such men to act with impunity." It was at that point and in connection with the insur- ance and Chicago & Alton scandals that MT. Roosevelt took the heaviest fall out of wealthy corporations which have been held to account by the government. The message continued:
 The keynote of all these attacks upon the the effort if a;os t9 secure G honesty in business zen protests against any effort for the | moral regeneration of the business world, | on the ground that it is unnatural, un' warranted and injurious, and that busi- | ness panic is the necessary penalty for such such effort to secure business honesty. The morality of such plea is precisely | as great as if made on behalf of the men caught in a gambling establishment when when that gambling, establishment is Whosa Nbg sung sentin they mean 1 that enoSf sbnnt aganst the effort to bring winch will prevent repetition of the in sura1ce. banking and street railroad | the Chicago 6. Alton deal; a repetition | of the combination between certain pro- | fessonal politicians, certain professional | from the disgrace of which San Francis l co has just been rescued repetition | of the successful effort by the Standard 1 Oil people to crush out every competitor, | to overawe the common carriers, and to | establish monopoly which treats the public with a contempt which the public deserves so long it permits men of 1 such principles and such sentiments to ayow and act on them with impunity. practices. among wronsdoers who hap pen to be wealthy is precisely similar | to the outcry raised against every effort l for cleanliness and decency in city gov | ernment, because, forsooth, it will hurt l business"
 Tells of Criticising Judges.
 "Our opponents have recently been bit l terly criticising the two judges referred | to in the accompanying communications | from the Standard Oil Company and the Santa F'e Railroad for having imposed | and yet these same critics of these two l judges exhaust themselves in denounc- ing the most respectful and cautious | discussion of the official action of 8 judge which results in immunity to wealthy and powerful wrongdoers. Most certain utmost respect the high office of judge; and our. judges. as a whole. are brave and upright men. Respect. for the, law the judges, and. as whole, it is true | now as in the past that the judges stand in character and service above all other public. The judge. who does his full | duty well stands higher, and renders a better service to the Peope than any fy greater respect; and if he is true ser want of the people, if he is upright, wise
 
 regard even the wishes of the people if they conflict with the eternal prin- ciples of right as against wrong. He his ssros own 'ee rst Ali honor | to such a judge; and all honor can not be rendered him if it is rendered equally l below the high ideals for which he stands. Untruthful criticism is wicked at all times and whoever may q be & the ob- 3 l iquity when a judge is the object. No man should lightly criticise judge; no man should. even in his own mind, con- demn a judge unless he is sure of the l facts If judge is assailed for stand-- ing against popular folly, and above all honorable men. should rally instantly to his support. Nevertheless if he clearly fails to do his duty by the public in lawbreaking men of wealth, he must ex- 1 pect to feel the weight of public opin- ion; and this is but right, for for. except in in I which he can be reached at all. No ser l want of the people has a. right to expect l to be free from just and honest criticism.
 "An Ethical Movement" "The opponents of the measures we | champion single out now one and now | another measure for especial attack, ana l speak as if the movement in which we | are engaged was purely economic. It has a large economic side, but it is funda- | mentally an ethical movement. 1t IS not | a movement to be completed in one year,
 
 movement which must. be, persevered in | until the spirit which lies behind it sinks deep into the heart and the conscience portant to choose the right. means to | achieve our purpose, but it is even to keep fb this pospois m l to secure national honesty in business 1 and in politics. We do not subscribe to | the cynical belief that dishonesty and unfair dealing are essential to business s;s | success, and are to be condoned when the l success is moderate and applauded when which the Standard Oil people and those engaged in the other combinations Of which I have spoken above have @ morality which would also justify every form of crmnaty on the oP part en corruption, and fraud, from murder to bribery and ballot-box stuffing in poli- of elfS opportunity as s for a ' and the struggle | for honesty is the same whether it is made on behalf of one set of men or of of settlers and landowners. and against the l embittered opposition of wealthy owners of huge wandering f1ocks of sheep, or or corporations desiring to rob the people of coal and timber, we strive to put an an end to the theft of public land in the west When we do o, this a and whstbsr Profesr | in public life or in private life, wno either take part in or refuse to try to
 
 | in the same policy as when we endeavor | to put stop to rebates or to prevent | the upgrowth of uncontrolled monopolies. | Our effort is simply to enforce the prin- | cples of common honesty and common | sense. It would indeed be i'll for the | country should there be any halt in our | work
 State Government Must Aid. Eitl;-- the state or national gov | ernment must undertake the regula- l ton, of which the president spoke. and | the executive asked the common wealths to share the responsibility of curbing those corporations. which are accused of evil-doing. "Of course in any event both the national and state governments must each do it's part" said President Roosevelt's message, and each can do a certain amount that the other cannot do, while the only really satisfactory results must be obtained by the representatives of the national and state governments working heartily together within their respective spheres But in my judg- ment thorough going. and satisfactory control can in the end only be obtained by the action of the national govern ment, for almost all the corporations of enormous wealth-that is. the corpo- rations which it is especially desirable to control-are engaged in interstate commerce. and derive their power and J,oiv from