The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-09
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BLOW AT MUCKRAKERS.
President Taft's advice i'm his mes
sage to Congress that no more anti
corporation legislation be enacted un-
til the laws we have are thoroughly
tested will strike a responsive chord
in every intelligent. fair-mindcd man.
There will in all probability be an
outburst from the muckrakers and
those who think that every man of
any wealth ought to be hanged on
suspicion: they would apply to him
the theory that II he hasn't just done
something. he is just going to. which
is not altogether fair. The President
believes that when pending decisions
OF the United States Supreme court
are handed down, the opinions set
forth by the court will enable more
intelligent legislation on the subject.
There has been too much talk. too
much gossip. too much pandering 10
the uniformed opinions Of those who
do not understand the situation. 70
has been fashionable TO roast corpo-
rations: every demagogue with his
eye on a rat office has the idea that
the best way to get it fs to run amuck
on tho anti-corporation idea. Tho
public at large wants the corporations
to obey the law, one law for the rich
and the poor, justice dispensed with
out reference TO the status or the
prisoner at the bar. hut the average
man IS getting rather weary or the
continual harpiug on the one string.
He can sec no good iu threatening
lie believes that the attitude that a
man IS innocent until he IS proven
guilty should obtain with reference 90
the corporation as well ms the indi-
viduul
President Tafts attitude ON this
subject is conspicuously different with
that Of certain other high personages.
I but we believe the country at large will
stand with 1Ir. Taft rather than with
some others The President yields 20
no man I'm his desire that all shall
/ obey the law. and most people give
/ him the credit Of having the courage
OF his convictions. He takes tho
/ chance I'm promulgating this view OF
striking chord that is unpopular
/ and Of furnishing the basis for the
charge that he is the great and good
/ friend of the corporations. but intel
l ligent public opinion will sustain him
in his course
/ The Presidents stand ought to
have a most stimulating effect on bus
/ mess. There is no Disgusting the fact
that for many months past capital has
coyiy hidden itself i'm the money bags
OF the great bankers. who feared they
knew not what. but were certain il
would not be good for them. They
were uncertain whether the President
was going to recommend hanging
them all In the market place. butcher
ing them to make a Roman holiday
I or whether he was merely going to
send them all to prison for Ife His
conservative stand. firmly insisting
upon obedience to law. and also firm
~ insisting that the man who uses his
| money righteOusly. and the corpora
ton that does an honest business be-
fore the law. shall be protected. will
do more to bring capital out OF its hid
ing places. to set the factory wheels
in motion. and To- quicken the pulse
of trade than all the bumper corn
crops and the favorable balance OF
trade could do i'm a century.
IL is apparent from the tone OF the
Presidents message that ne hopes to
see sanity return To the people along
legislative lines. II is plain that the
demagogue is going to get no encour-
agement at the White House. It be-
comes more certain each day that the
people Of this nation made no mistake
when they elevated President Taft 60
the executive chair.