The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-02-07


s. and the other only pays - when
he ought to pay $40, one loses s. that
he ought to keep, while the other
keeps 50 that he ought to give to the
government. The effect in this case
is just the same as If one man took
the other mans property and applied
it to his own use. The fact the gov
rrnmclt. acting as collector, took
the - from the man who is over
bnrdrnrI and gave il to the man
who is underburdcncd does not change
I he character of the transaction.
"Thc subject Of private monopoly
furnishes us another illustration Of
larceny ald here il is not petit lar
r'ly nor even grand larceny: il rises
I" In" proportions Of Il "lorions lar
r"nN. u"l only brra,lsr Of the amount
taken. but because Of the respectable
itv "f those who receive The stolen
goods. The "b irct of private mono
poly j. - r"ulr"l ,hr price ui' ih.'
ihin?> >"!I: it is To corner the
market. The theory is that man :
n"rr~SitrS require him 1" bay c"rtian
ihinr~ which sustain his life and add
t" hi, r,,nf":1. Where there is COM
petition lhr sellers bid against each
u'itr md the purchaser = abb t. Sc
cure what he needs ut Il price which
is approximately fair. If. however,.
III Il, y, L.,
@rlh"r in II rnnlhi#a 80. 50 ;ilat all
purchasers must buy "I ~ sam"
weather, rompriti"l is eliminated ard
thr man who fixes tnc price. fixes
it arbitrarily: and We know "n"l"h
CO human nature TO kE"N l." j. apt
to charge All thn, lhr ,r,n;, vii, hral.
Applies TO Monopolies.
~ insist thai The commandment
'Th"u shalt not steal applies a~
murh tn ,h" mnn"poli>i a> t" ihr
hi"hNaNman. We shall Nu' nAk" any
~nI.rj#i nr'nr'~ il tho pr";"ctI"A of
the people AGAINST private m"u"p"Iir.'
uniii W" are prepared I" "h'll"Hal
the lime that society has drawn be
iw ,cu tive ordinary ihivr ANIL The
lar,yr criminal VIII" holds up society
ood y1ur&"r~ th" rublir ihr"u"h The
'".lrrmuru'alir "t private monopoly.
NlI il j. not sufficient That we
= u appeal ln IN" "o1Scicnc" Of III"
"irn"rnIj~l alone. If a hi"hwaNman
wr:' f. ,N"A".. Il lawyer to follow Il
i',w r',ls behind him with y morse
:',2l hr rui%ht have ready means Of
,.~,.:;lr" after hHvin" committed an act
If rnhhrry. We wonll call the ;awNcr
a party to The crime and We "ould
visit upon him the same punishment
visited upon the principal in thr rob
berry: anH yet. it i considered quite
respectable today for tn, LEGAL repre-
ScatativrS of predatory wealth to Wis
il State capitals and national capitals
and prevent the enactment Of laws IN
tended tn protect the public from pri-
valr mnn"rnlic>. and il is even more
respectable for the Sa!arirh s. tor
news ut' these mnmopnllrS to follow
clnSr after the offenders and furnish
them horses il the way Of legal tech
nirah,ir> upon which io cSran" from
ppniShmtnl And some Of uur metro
""iirAn rAnr"S are in The same class
win tn uN>"rupul"uS lawyers. Is
il 40; time To- raise HE moral STAN
lard md to in#;Sl that our laws shall
We made for lhr protection of human
ri.ht~ and moi for the protection nI
thoS;. who violate these rights? Shall
We cun,imur 10 b. mortified ri house
h:rokin" and think Of ones pocket
and view cnn,placrr'lv and without
,nurrrn lhr," milIi"n-IullIr raids up
oa The earnings of The entire l''pu-
,arjou! Surely w. are Justified II ar- !
,,Ning - ,hn I'u,;i question th' r"m-
,uaNl ''rhnu shalt not steal