The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-25
DU. WILSON ON CORPORATIONS
yt.,TTW OF THE PROBLEW rs
IT NOW STANDS.
,,,roratlon. Are Necessary wen Hh"
,rtraI Them should ne Held Re
,,,rslnlr Democratic Party Can ID"
and 1T. the ParU's Opportunity.

... D. r UNUt slton "lIn q CnIEr5l'ph'
Obj. Fsrirq Poet AZ Princeton las
r lie ... .a~' ous before IA" nation
.r.us fall campaign IL - pr
..... rrs' General exposition ~ his
....ra f.s nomination. and while he
..... arv wish or intention {" send
1893. PHI, democrats IN other States
..r...- y request on these more than
-,t'os o. topics
u-,.a lection ~ corporations and how
o. e.. s.'n 'hcul pT Wilson expresses
-, 4. g1s'h and directly. lie saws
,,,.,s-r out hat he ~ not against them,
80 'n abolish them would ba 70 !
., the a-Eanization " modern bust
- And social lie. hut he ADDS thit
4. Ivavs personal, that you cannot
sch r.-porarlons and that task
-. .'a'eSmsn - TO ind and punish
- mon who whether acting within or
r,r..., the corporations force the cor
ut. - - acts unlawful And this,
- savS should not prove al all dl'ncult
Va say- also that this u a year ~ remark
.ra Democratic opportunity " the
Hsrr,.rsi- will act from a broad and
,rs,rr-tlve outlook In the course ~
~ 'a.n whlch u copyriR hted ny the
t.-.-r-J p,s' Or Wilson SAYS.
r..v. No. quarrel with biS bu sinesa az
.... a., aopld have Honle individual
b., .r.g,, .ir.ls held directly accounta hle
N Oh. L7y 'c- ne wrong doinss and viola
,..-. o.. '-a statutes Vhich may h@ com
.-,,sa rr ne name nf the CORPORATION. ]
.,.,r.l,- uhlrh think would bring u bout
49, r--s,raI -e,yousihili'y of corporation
-,-ayers aud directors Corporation ms
20 o' 10 srnrE Ind Niduala do wrong
Gg,'' sA'va.s personal
iou ctrnot punish corporations. Ftnee
ar uron ne wrong PERSONS. more heavily
,,ro- ne 'r'oren' than upon 'he guilty, az
-.u-H upo1 rhosA no knew nothing " hat
s,sr ~ no translctions for which the me
b. DBL rcAei - upon fhose who originated
ard .t-r.eH them through upon the stock
rn.ssr. a.. me customers rather than
rprr he mon Who direct the policy OF the
,rs.vsss r Won Dissolve the offending
oDr--,-s'to~ Won thrCV great UNDERTAKINGS
OFT ~ e-ar Won merely drive Vhat YOU
are .sag %. 20 rh~ck into other forms or
gH-4rf'. iisorEAni-e some important
business Together. TO We definite lo~~ ~
.housirds - entirely innocsnt persons and
o. 80 great inconvenience 81 society as a
Nrrs
regard the corporation a. indispensA-
he % nlateru business enterprise am
rnr .l.urI- u 49, We or misht n YOU Nill
b. tt4r1o- Al the rish' points the fstuou>.
.r'...4tred md quite unnecessary fiction
Ur.rs 'ret'S ~ A. legal person II II an
4---rgrr.er' rv which hundreds Of thous-
,r-. ., men who would w dsys gone by
or .Hrr money into single huge accu.
rrsr.. and place the entire direction
.' .'- rruplovr ent IN the hands NJ mon
ra. '.,' never seen. WITH whom they
.,rs- .pufer
.a-s men. these quite autocrAtic man
.gs-, .G- hereby n ad-. a. ~ mere. multiple
-.s..4l- IN them are concentrated The
..-- .'.as the ,hoice- the opportunities. N
Hra. %. rover ~ thousands They could
r..e- - them selves Of th~.r own EFFORT snd
stET.Ifr. have accumulated tho vast capital |
'.H. s',nploy and employ " az 4 vrre their
and they have not the ful eEal re-
e., s.hr.il.@s % 'hos~ who supplied them !
s.g h. because they have the power Of /
'. .1uds they have not the responsibility /
...rn - tho-e whose power they Use. Il |
o., -tordinnry anomaly
mayors 81 corporations Them !
.-ys know the men who originated :
go ..., ,-ged against them az done IN |
..''-a 49,. n of the Law l. there no means
N. .. '.A.r names may he d sclos~d 20 |
'-- .~r4r- q justice7 Every act, every !
r..r. r. '-e conduct Of 'hs AFFAIRS ~ ,
.'-ru-4'o- originates with some par
...s 10 aHC@r COMMITTEES or board The /
- 80 Committee. the board which |
---.s 90 80 Or originates policy con-
~, o. -te 'aV % the land or intended |
-r-.'-s. - or con'rsvene u IL an insursen'
20 - ~. ely. The man or men who
NJ 80 HE| elfn ACT OF policy hlOulI 7
- ..-s1 and they alone
-.r 'sa' he matter is not as simple |
- -r.rIs ! know that some corpo-
"a o.. a-s n tact controlled from The
80. TO- To- from The inside that II often
-s5-a.- at soma man or some small
- zen vio are NOT even in lie
~.--.' -a'- tate - policy. it, individual
s--- % s''' dc toward and society.
-.- '.H' 80 r~sn Vho act ~ ain n are little
a a AZ thew Faallg ]
7'r..r t.~.".-rvs On th' contrary. IL
.- -s-ars.'v matter ~ Common knowl-
'css r Boo 'rev a-e' Would ~ take eI'raor-
ara. tr.nsn And intelligence 20 devise
49, r- . s0G'd reach them also
Ne nov 'As' ne man Who shoots his
49, NO.. 0"' n 'h~ gun. thst he simply
- arc 'ra' M par ~ the Merchants rn
o. s.' rs~f o.. crinnally liable. We
"a &c.. or. u.s. r s'oyer Who uS>d the qua
az 90 -ssG - whatever HE cunning
a'. $500 We an also ind out Who
80 -7"rA'ors against fhe public
t'~'"-. a~1 49, an punish him or them
.e'ser hey belong 90 the actual
.-s-u ra'.on Of rhe corporation |
no '--s = merely an ARTIFICIAL. a hctl-
. --s.r '-0". ,od did not make or
oVrs.ve. have made
80 Ean1s and "an alter az We Will.
..H.G permit no man 10 carry
a-s u'~a are asstns' laN and public
H.. .nE "I.I but put one or two
mmi~- In the peni'entiary
." %" moro dummies for hire
. .-. - trafrc IN dummies and
o. - 1sa mas taken root IN the
rnAf dummies will he con-
lion The one NJ two innocent
.Appen 70 have got into jail
- many and The custom Of
.ans-
',.- -a. such A. have tried 20
Hoo s ae y many OF the concrete
..'.'. ..,oh present themselves 10
ego parry for constrIcti, =
b.. .-1 action
go opportunity here IN the
'. - has never sHistsd be-
.'anfard 20 which all men
night and Impulse may
naming men free 70 serve
I'd. cd ~ a party ready o
nat service The Re
- '.Is'ra'ed ia tendencies
ls made NJ the protective
s~s has ., used II 10 effect
.rsR 1pmen' OF the country.
favor particular interests
-r NJ . means ~ protection.
10 means ~ uafronaRe-a