The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-02-08

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j1siify every form of criminaiNy on the the
murder to bribery and bailot-6Ss stun
IL Pocs ~ Ws ss 70, k e ana s IRE
struggle for honesty Is the same whether
y is made on behalf of one set OF men
Laws Must Continue to Be ~
| Administered with Even Hand
The laws must in the future be ad-
ministsrsd 50 us that 1 the Hw department. Hsls Of
e. In very fact the department Of JUS
justice il meted out with an even hand
to great and small. rich and poor, weak
and an asIav sItr0nE e MorreOvsr; there re should be
on the statute books by the enactment of
further legislation as outlined in the
Sns Under the ealstss On laws VS. macS
plished during the past ak years. and It
that they can be enforced against the
wealthiest corporation and the richest
and most powerful manager or manipu-
offender. Above ali, they have been
and agents OF wrongdoers who have for
so many years gone scot free and fouted
the laws with impunity. against great
wealth. is Which. nhi until Within the last half
dozen years, have treated themselves and
have expected others to treat them as
being beyond and above all possible
check from law.
| 1t Is especially necessary to secure to
the OF she mat
corporations engaged In Interstate COM
merce. and above all, with the great in
should clearly recognize that while there
are difficulties in any course OF conduct
to be followed in dealing with these great
| faced, and one of three courses followed.
The first course is to abandon all ef-
fort to oversee and control their actions
and to permit return to the utter lack
| of control which would obtain II they
were left to the common as ,b aw o,r no neope mGe
would tolerate this position. The ex-
| traordinary growth of modern INDUSTRIAL
grew up under and was adapted to deal
with totally different conditions, In many
respects inadequate to deal with the new
necessary to shackie cunning as In the
| past we have shackled force. The vast
individual and corporate fortunes .ne
marked the development OF our industriai
| system create new conditions and neces.
state change from the ra OLD athude the rn,es es
regulating the acquisition and untram-
meled business use OF property. In order
ppotectea oeea tea' dmS Sps that at the same time
those who hold 1t may be prevented from
wrongdoing.
have the regulation undertaken either
by the nation or by the states. Of
| course in any event both the national
ernments must do each its part, and
| each can do a certain amount that the
| other cannot do. while the only really
by by the Representatives OF the national
| and state governments working heart
| ily together within their respective
Pes5as Rst and IN satiaiactorS
! troll can in the end only be obtained by
the action of the national government;
| enormous wealth--that is, the corpora
| tions which II is especially desirable TO
| control-are engaged IN inters.a,e com,
| their Importance not from that por-
| tion of their business which Is intra-
state. but from the interstate ,1s 11siness; iMs;
where the line of demarcation between
| the two kinds OF business falls. This
fsSera ,ae must eourts nla Much % Of the efrort to
| secure adequate control of the great
| corporations by state action has been
been neither; for when the effort is
made to accomplish by the action OF
| the state what can only be accom-
| plished by the action of the nation the
result can only be disappointing. and In
| the end the law will probably be de-
clared unconstitutional So likewise
| in the national arena. we who believe
| in the measures herein advocated are
| hampered and not aided by the extrem-
lists who advocate action SO uro@igns @
would cause more mischief than 1t
would remedy.
We have just passed through two
he, Of 70 An
| such time 1t is sad fact that entirely
| Innocent people suffer from no fault
Of their own: and every 90, one must ieei
| body of honest business men, OF hon
| est investors. Of honest wageworkers.
| who suffer because involved In a crash
sible. At such time there Is natu-
raj tendency on the part OF many men
outlook: but there is no Justification
absolutely sure of ultimate. success
eeed. Ours is a nation of masterful
energy, with a continent for its do
main, and IL 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.
Of Intimate triumph The wrongs that
| exist are to be corrected; but they In no
way justify doubt as to the final out,
oTosperity OF the future, or Of the lofty
| spiritual life which Is 70 be built upon
| that prosperity as q foundauon. NO
permitted to shroud from our eyes the
glorious future OF the nation; but be-
cause Of this very fact It oehooves US
| pose to cut out wrongdoing and uphold
what is right.
/ do not for a moment believe that the
actions of this administration have
brought on business distress; SO far as
this Is due to local and not worldwide