The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-17
ROOSEVELT DISCUSSES THE
POLITICAL PROBLEMS
OF THE COUNTRY
He Denounes Vigorous Language the Result of the Development
Power of the Large Corporations His Article Entitled Th Tha-
dom of Names1e Maintains That Man Must Be Attacked
for His Wrong Doing Whether He Be Rich or Poor

New York, June 17.-Discusslon of
the political problems confronting the
country through the development of
power of the large corporations is
made in vigorous language by former
President Roosevelt in his article In
this weeks outlook.
Taking for his subject, "The Thra..
dom of Names" Mr.. Roosevelt says
it behooves our people never TO be
misled by designing men who appeal
to the reverence for or antipathy to-
ward a given name in order to achieve
some alien purpose. The rule of
mob, he declares may be as tyrannical
and oppressive as the rule of single
individual and the rule OF an oil
garchy, whether this oligarchy Is plu-
tocracy OF a bureaucracy, may be rs
sordid and blood-thirsty as that OF a
mob: but the mob leaders usually
state that all that they are doing is
necessary in order to advance the
cause of liberty, while the dictator
and oligarchy are usually defended
upon the ground that the course they
follow is absolutely necessary SO as to
secure order,
"Nany excellent people are taken in
by the use of the word liberty at the
one time" says Mr. Roosevelt, "and
the use Of the word order at the 9th
er. and ignore the simple fact that des-
potism Is despotism, tyranny tyranny,
OPPRESSION oppression, whether commit
ted by one individual or by many in
dividuals, by state or by a private
cruelty must alike be condemned by
honest men.
I'VE In this country have been very
fortunate. Thanks to the teaching and
practice of the men whom we moSt
revere as leaders, of the men like
Washington and Lincoln. we have hith
erto escaped the twin CULTS OF despot-
ism and mob rule and we have never
been in any danger from the worst
form of religious bitterness. But we
should, therefore, be all the more care
full, as we deal with our industrial and
social problems, not to fall into mis-
takes similar to those which have
brought lasting disaster on less fortu
nately situated peoples.
First. we must stand firmly on
basis of good sound ethics. If bust
ness Is hurt by the stern exposure Of
crookedness and the result OF efforts to
punish the crooked men. then business
must be hurt, even though men are
involved in the hurting. On the other
hand, we must beware above all
things OF being misled by wicked or
foolish men who would condone homi-
eide and violence. and apologize for
cause. forsooth. they choose 10 take
the ground that crime is no crime II
the wicked man happens also to have
been a ehiftless and unthrifty or lazy
man who has never amassed property.
II is essential that we should wreSt the
control of the government out OF the
hands Of rich men who use it for un
healthy PURPOSES and should keen it
outof their hands; and to this and the
first requisite is to provide means ade-
quately to deal with corporations,
which are essential to modern busi-
ness. but which under the decisions OF
the courts and because OF the short
OF the public have been
the chief factor in political and busi-
ness debasement.
"But it would be Just as bad TO put
The control of the government into the
hands Of demagogues and visionaries
who seek to papder to ignorance and
by penalizing thrift and
b"siness enterprises and running all
men of means, with as an attendant
result the ruin Of the entire COM
Mr.. Roosevelt quotes an article by
Stevens. an English journalist. on con-
1itions in the United States. written
n 1896. In which ii was declared that
4 individualism is left absolutely un-
as mocern business con-
lition, the result will follow that all
1ower of individual achievement and
Individual effort in the average man
will be crushed ont On this line Mr..
Roosevelt continues as follows:
Those who advocate total lack OF
regulation. those who advocate law
r0FutbS III lne uuolHeSS WoTlus lutUie
'elyes give the strongest impulse to
What believe would he tho deadening
movement towards state socialism.
There must be law to control tho
zig man and. therefore, especially, the
'iG corporations IN the Industrial
world. in the interest OF our industrial
democracy of today. This law must
'e efficient and. therefore. II must be
lided by executive officers and not by
awsuits In the courts. The movement
or government control OF the great
business corporations is no more
novement against liberty than a
movement 10 put stop 10 violence is
movement against liberty. Tho huge
Irresponsible corporation which de-
nands liberty from the supervision Of ,
government agents stands on the same
ground as the less dangerous Grim :
nal of the streets who wishes liberty {
rom police interference"
Mr.. Rooevelt closes with direct {
eference 10 newspapers.
Yet another thing" he says. mo
movement ever has done OF eyer Will