The Washington herald., 1910-09-18


pacity. of wealth functionlng as cor
porate capital
1.-THE great captains Of industry do well,
and are entitled TO great rewards. only in
so far as they render great service; they
are invaluable so long as they in good
faith act as the efficient servants of the
public: they become intolerabe when
they behave as the masters of the pub
lie The corporation is the creature Of the
people. and il must not be allowed to be
come the ruler of the people.
Let me add "A word OF warning TO
the honest public servant, and especially
TO people vino believe in the honest pub
lie servant. We cannot get honesty and
justice from corporations unless We do
justice 10 them The people should con-
denim as unhesitatingly the public .serv-
ant who fails 10 protect a corporation in
its rights as a public servant who sub
nits 20 or abets the wrongdoing OF a
corporation
If the people permit dishonest men
to blackmal corporations. they may rest
assured that the corporations viii first
protect themselves by paying the black
mail and then proceed TO hire the cor
Tupt men who have blackmailed them to
render them in their turn improper serv-
ice at the expense Of the public. II IS
no defense for corporation guilty Of
bribery that II is only submitting 10
blackmail, for an honest business man
ought to get out Of corporate manage
ment If bribery in any form IS neces-
sary instrument of such management
But neither Is the public 60 -be excused
II il permits its servants 70 force cor
poration into the position where II must
pay blackmail or go out OF business.
Not merely I'm the interest Of the cor
poration. but in the interest of the pub
lie. we people should insist that our
servants-legislativ and executive-not
only exact full justice from corporations
bat render full justice in return.
Moderation Is Urged.
Politically, We believe that the people
should act with justice and moderation.
and that IT Is eminently necessary that
they should show self-control. But We
also believe that this should be literally
self-cOntrOl. and not control by outsiders,
that they should be controlled by them
selves and not b. political bosses. or by
the direct or indirect use of wealth. and
least Of all by a combination between
political bOssiSm and big business. Peo-
pie are apt TO say that bossism is merely
another term for leadership. l do not
think that this is so. OF course. there
are all degrees in bossism. and Of
course. the mere fact that a man Is a
boss does not In the least Justify the
kind Of attack upon him that ought 10
/ be- made upon a corrupt and unfaithfll
public servant Nevertheless, we think
/ that the boss IS a bad development il
I our politics.
1T is necessary and desirable that
/ there should be bosses. The leader leads
/ the people, the boss drives the people.
/ The leader gets his hold by open appeal
/ 10 the reason and conscience OF his fol
/ lowers. the boss keeps his hold by ma
upu,aUou. hy intrigue. by secret and
/ frtive appeals 10 many forms OF self
interest and sometimes 20 very base
| forms Of self-interest.
THE leader wars ON the crook and
/ seeks 90 drive him from power. the boss
/ too often protects the crook and seeks
/ to profit By his existence, The leader
treats the unfaithful public servant as
/ the worst Zoe Of the party TO which Inc
/ uominaIly belongs. and refuses entirely
/ 10 recognize him as a party representa-
/ tive; the boss too often uses and shields
I him Leadership is carried on in the open
/ light of day; bossism derives its main
strength from what is done under cover
/ Of darkness.
Leader Must Bs-. Brave.
/ cot course. leadership must not only b,
brave and honest. but u must be sobel
+ and must accord with the dictates o.
/ common sense. Exactly as the conserv
atNe who fay0rs abuses and conuives a.
. corruption is in reality the worst enemy
Of conservatism, so the popular leader Of
/ reformer who acts i'm the spirit OF I'M
/ demaEoguo or Of the wild-eyed vislonar,
who incites 10 excess and 10 rash actor
and stirs up class hatred is himself ia,
worst foe Of progress, the most daugerou
enemy Of the popular cause which he pro
( fesses TO champion.
There must be progress. a great de
mocracy which ceases TO be progressive
soon also ceases 90 be either great o
democratic, but the progress must bt
wise, sober, moderate If il Is 10 be per
manent. If We attempt merely 20 stan,
still We are certain 10 20 backward 1
under the theory that we are maxim.
/ progress we go I'm the wrong direction
I we shall have 10 waste much time il
J Tetracing our steps.
But progress there must and shall be
The last century has been one Of giganti
/ material prosperity, Of gigantic accumu
| lation of prosperity. our task is 10 pre-
! serve that prosperity in the interest Of al
Of as, but it is also in the interest OF al
OF us 10 work for a less unequal division
OF the prosperity
I'VE believe i'm material well-being a
absolutely essential. II is only upon
foundation OF material well being that IN
greatness Of a nation can be built Blu
the foundation is in no way sufficien
In itself Material we'll being is a grea
good, but il is Of great good chiefly a
a means for the upbuilding upon It Of
high and fine type OF character, privat
and public. Upon our national well be
ing as a foundation we must upbuil
the structure of a lofty national life
raised in accordance with the doctrin
that righteousness exalteth a nation. "
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