The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-02


trust law the commodity clause OF
the Hepburn rate law. and warned
against the confusion OF Legislative
with the judicial powers of the gov,
eminent.
Foraker closed by saying.
Finally 1t would be most fortunate
II II q paddock could be provided for
the muck rakers," all OF them, high
land low, big and little. we'll inten.
toned and evil intentloned, for 1t is
sIhigh time TO quit slandering the
| American people. They never less
4 deserved 1t. They were never more
4 worthy of praise and commentator.
\ There were never higher ideals and
moral standards among business men
\ OF the nation, and there We're never
better methods employed BY them for
! control and transaction Of business.
In this we should not only find hope
and inspiration, bur also a command
a administer to our public affairs on
| the theory, not that all men are dis
| honest, but that with the exception Of
the few, all men are upright. and
that as TO even the few who may not
be upright. they are entitled to the
presumption that they are and have
right to be heard before they are
condemned.
The discussion of party politics
should not be introduced OH such II
occasion, but ! trust I may with,9f
impropriety express the belief thar ii
In addition to what has been all
gested. the next president will be can
tent and proud, as any man might
we'll be, to execute the plain. simple
cld-fashioned Republican policies. iii
stead Of his own. our prosperity will
not only come again. hut will per.
manentiy abide with u.s.
John p. Arehbold. vice president OF
the STANDARD Oil Company, spoke as
follows:
Archbold's Address.
! greatly appreciate the compliment |
shown me In the request that say i |
word tonight. | would not dare at |
tempt 1t II | did not know that ain |
In the house OF my friends. You will, |
/ am sure, be charitable toward my
hating tongue, for having spent near
ly forty-four years OF my short life In |
a somewhat strenuous effect to re. /
strain trade and commerce In pretro-
leum andi is products throughout the /
United States, the District of Colum |
bia, and In foreign countries, have /
hal litIea tinxa ~ ff,unpfunftt4 sar a,s1
tivating the art Of public speaking.
beg on behalf Of my friend and al,
most lifelong business associate, Mr. |
John p. Rockefeller. to express his
great regret over his inability to be
with us He appreciated very highly
the invitation to be e CUES; OF homer
Of the Society and speak tonight and
was only prevented from doing so by
circumstances. No man
living values the good opinion of his
fellcwmen more highly than he, and
ibis is peculiarly true in regard to the
1eople OF Ohio-the state with which .
his life has been so closely identified
n the business and personal way /
I I
,ression OF opinion. When his career ,
Is closed and is judged dispassionate-
", 1t will be write OF him that he ,
vas not only one of the greatest bust
ness geniuses. but one OF the greatest
Dhilanthropists of his day. The bust
less of the Standard Oil Company. to
which he has given his life. and with
which | am pround to be connected I
las been and is one of our country's
most valuable business organizations.
he country. The writer or speaker, |
Who attributes its success to railroad !
ebates or unfair business methods,
oes so either through malice or liz
Ioranee II gives steady and remun-
rative employment to about e5.000
men: has between 5000 and 5000 :
and furnishes to the !,
world one CT the prime necessities Of
life at minimum cost. No business or.
yanization on earth has been SO unfair :
y, so malieiously criticised. but when
is true history is written. It will be 9
hown that it has followed through
,ut in its relations to the public. to
he state and toward its competitors
course consistent with the best bust a
less ethics. =
Fsvors Federal Law.
I cannot permit this opportunity to n
PASS without saying a word on a sub
ect OF very special interest to my n
'elf and of great concern to us all, N
namely the corporation and the state \
rhe corporation engaged In interstate q
commerce finds itself today at face ?,
Nth a erazy-quilt of laws in the differ n
MT states. some OF which would dis a
race the statute books Of Abyssinia q
n addition 70 this II faces a number Il
4 federal bureaus. whose province il n
5 to spy upon. inform about and aid
n its persecution. not only in actions q
y the government. but by the states q
)ur national laws pertaining to cor /,
orations give to them neither license q
or protection. In their operation b
hey may be made the instrument OF q
UNLESS attack or pronounced favor 7,
ism The remedy. gentlemen. for L.