The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-10-06

of law in Jail and the effect will be far
more beneficial than any amount OF
fines which you might impose upon
corporations. (Applause.) Neither
would it disturb business. That which
disturbs business is the indiscriminate
mingling Of the innocent with the gull
| ty There is no more reason why the
punishment of individuals in corpora
| tions should disturb business than that
| the punishment of individuals in socle-
| ties should disturb society, and
| it seems that it is the only effective
way by which to prevent wrong-dolng.
Men will, always take the chances of
violating the law for money if they
can have some one else to pay the line.
| But the rule of individual responsi-
bility does not relieve us from the
great necessity of putting into every
corporate charter hereafter granted
Eeither by the state or nation not only
| the right to amend or repeal the
same, but also an effective provision
| for the forfeiture of the charter OF
corporation guilty of violation of law.
1t might not be necessary to proceed
| in this way often. But it would have
restraining and SOLDERING effect to re-
markable degree upon those who
would violate the law. On the other
hand, it would in no wise disturb those
/ whose purpose was to abide by the
law The state endoWs the corpora
| ton with vast powers. Is there any
reason in the world why those powers
should continue to be exercised or why
the state should not withdraw them If
they are being abused or used for the
oppression of citizens of the state?
State VS.. National Control.
It is disputed question OF constitu-
tional law, but / believe that the ma
tional government has the power to re-
gulate and control the capitalization
of all corporations engaged in inter
state commerce If it has this power it
should exercise it. 1t is one of the
astonounding facts of history that we
have not heretofore exercised it, for
the fictitious capitalization in this
country exceeds the national debt at
the close of the Civil war. 1t would
seem that the national government is
! the only sovereignty which can deal
, with this subject effectively.
In passing from this subject permit
me to say that above all things we
should dedicate our party to the en-
: forcement of our laws More than
legislation do we need the enforcement
of the laws we have. (Applause.) | am
J bound to say that the national govern
ment in the last twenty years under
the administration of both parties
Democrats and Republicans alike, has
3 disclosed a shameless disregard for
5 the first principle of good govern
ment, that of the enforcement Of Its
l @a{, be- fS
E be found laws with reference to trusts
i and combinations which have beer
l shamelessly violated and impudently
a disregarded for twenty years. We are
t told of new nationalism. Let us bic
4 its coming Godspeed if it is to be 6
0 nationalism which enforces the laws
S upon the statute books, nationalisn
: which exercises powers which are I'M
t questionably ours and which, in m,
Judgment, are also unquestionably eff
d ficient to protect fully the public wei
{ fare. For more than twenty years
: powerful combinations have lived il
open violation of the Sherman anti
:. trust law. Now and then a spasm 0
e virtue seizes us, a step is taken, thu
n courts uphold the law, cry of alarm
i goes up from the business world, tn,
e government puts out the white flat
!, and gives out that we are not going t,
t, do anything further at present. Their
It is not state in the Union, even
d western state, which is now excitin
the beneficent commiseration o
q friends living fer away, which has no
g better enforced it's laws, better pro
4 tected the rights of its people an
10 given them more economic govern
# ment, than has the national govern
" ment. Let US make it part Of on
q party faith, inviolate and uncomprc
70 missing, that SO long as a law is upo
# the statute books 1t shall be enforced
j. If unfit to be enforced it shall be re
II pealed. Let's put an end to the shame
- full and demoralizing effect upon tn
" whole body polite of having statut
= like the Sherman law and having me
~ constantly and yearly and daily defy
n ing it. | maintain that the law as fir
= ally interpreted by the courts is eff
ss cient and effective. l maintain the
70 the powers of the national governmer
90 have not been found faulty. / insis
If that there has been lack of eourag
w to enforce the law. And this lack {
A. courage in the higher walks of life t
as enforce the law, this utter disregar