Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-12-08

that no Injunction or temporary re-
straining order issue otherwise than on
notice, eNccpt where irreparable injury
would otherwise result and In such case
n hearing on the merits of the order
should be had within a short fNed Pc
riod. and. II not then continued after
hearing It should forthwith lapse. De
cisions should be rendered Immediately,
and the chance Of delay minimizcd In
every way. Moreover, I believe that the
procedure should be sharply defined. and
the judge required minutcly TO state tho
particulars both oi his action and of his
reasons therefor. so that the congress
can n II desires examine and investigate
the same.
For many OF the shortcomings OF
Justice in our country our people as a
whole are themselves 60 blame. and the
Judges ana jurics merely bear their
share together with the public as a
whole II Is discrcditablc TO us as
people that there should Doe difficulty In
convicting murdcrcrs. or in bringing TO
Justice men who as public servants
have been guilty OF corruption. or who
have prohttd by the corruption ~
public servants. The result ga equally
unfortunate. whether due to hairsplit-
ting tcchnlcalitics I'm the Interpretation
OF law by Judges. TO sonumentality and
class consciousness on the part of
jurics. or To- hystCrln and sensational
ism in the daily press For much ~
this failure ~ Justice no responsibility
whatever lies ON rich men as such We
who make up the mass of the people
cannot shirt the responsibility from our
own shoulders But there is an impor-
tant part of the failure which has spe-
cial!y to do with inability TO hold
TO proper account men OF wealth who
behave badly.
The Modern Corporation.
The huge wealth that has been accu-
a
years, in what has amounted 10 500
cial and Industrial revolution. has been
as regards some OF these individuals
made possible only by the improper uso
OF the modern corporation. \ certain
| type OF modern corporation, with its
officers and agents. its many issues Of
| securities. and its constant consolida-
| tion with allied undertakings. finally
| becomes an instrument so complex as
| TO contain a greater number Of Cle-
ments that. under various judicial de-
| cisions. lend themselves TO fraud and
| oppression than any device yet evolved
| in the human brain. Corporations are
| necessary instruments Of modern busi-
ness. They have been permitted TO
| become n menace largely because the
| governmental representatives Of the
| people have worked slowly in provid-
ing for adequate control over them.
| Our great clusters OF corpora
|
wealthy multimillionaires. employ the
| very best lawyers they can obtain to
! pick flaws I'm statutes after their
| passage; but they also employ class
OF secret agents who seek. under the
| advice OF experts, 10 render hostile
| legisla Ion innocuous by making it un-
| constitutional often through the insor-
tion OF what appear on their face TO be
drastic and sweeping provisions against
| the interests Of the parties inspiring
| them while the demagogues, the cor
rupt creatures who introduce black
mailing schemes to strike" corpora
| tions, and all who demand extreme,
and undeslrably radical. measures.
show themselves TO be the worst ene-
mics OF the very public whose loud
mouthed champions they profess TO be.
Real damage has been done by the
manifold and conflicting interpretations
OF the Interstate commerce law Con-
troll over the great corporations doing
interstate business can be effective only
II it Is vested with fun power in an
| administrative department. n branch OF
the federal executive, carrying out a
federal law IL can never be effective II
n divided responsibility is left in both
the states and the nation; II can never
be effective II left in the hands OF the
courts TO be decided by lawsuits.
Respect for Law Must Be Upheld.
The courts hold place of peculiar and
deserved sanctity under our form OF gov
ernment. Respect for the law is essen
tial TO the permanence Of our institu-
tions and respect for the law is largely
conditioned upon respect for the courts
| II Is an oifcnse against the republic Ia
say anything which can weaken this re-
spect, save for the gravest reason and in
the most carefully guarded manner. In nc
other nation I'm the world do the courts
WELD such vast and far-reaching power
as In the United States All that is nee
cssary Is that the courts as whole
should exercise this power with the far
sighted wisdom already shown by those
judges who scan the future while they
act In the present. Let them eNercis,
this great power not only honestly anC
bravely, but with wise insight into th'
needs and fixed purposes Of the people
so thnt they may do Justice and worl
equity, so that they may protect all per
J so''s In their rights, and yet break dowi
The barriers Of privilege, which is the fo
J of right.
Forest Preservation.
II there Is any one dlty which NOR
than anOther We owe IL To our children
10 perform N once. II is 20 save the for
esis OF ,his country. for they consttut
IN" nrst ana most important element Il
thc conservation of the natttal re-
sources az The eoualrv. Just a
, faruer after an hIs lfe making hi
living from his farm, will IL he Is an ex
pert farmer, leave II as an asset OF in
creased value to his son, so we shoul
leave oiir national domain 10 our chill
, oren, increased In value and not wor
out. There are small sections OF our ow
country, I'm the east and In the west. 4
the Adtrundacks, the White mountain
and tho Appalachians. and In the Rock
, mountains, where we can already see 10
ourselves the damage in the shape O
permanent injury to the soil and III
river systems which comes from reckles
deforestation. IL matters not whethe
this deforestation Is due TO the actua
Reckless cutting OF timber to the fire
DIat Inevitably follow such reckless cut
ting uf timber, or to reckless and uncon
uolIed grazing, especially by the grea
migratory bands OF sheep the un
checked wandering OF which over IN
country means destruction TO forests an,
disaster TO the small home-makers, tn
settlers OF limited means
| 1hauNs TO our own reclSlessnes
In the use OF our splendid forests
| sc have already crossed the verge OF ,
timber famine I'm this country, and n,
| measures dhut we now take can a. Loo.