Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-04
court busy.

court busy.
Judge Sims holds that the com.
merce court is useless, and that il
hinders, rather than helps the admin
istrations Of the railroads. He also
urges as a reason for abOlishing the
court the fact that in its decisions II
has reversed rulings of the, commerce
commission which apparently Were
drawn in justice to shippers.
Chairman A. o. Stanley, of the
Steel Trust Investigating committee
who is in Washington: preparing a re
sumption on the committee hearings
in advance Of the regular session Of
Congress, says the very erroneous
impression prevails in some sections
OF the country that the Democratic
Investigation OF the steel trust Is
In the nature Of an attack on the
steel business. He denies that this
Is true.
Republicans, and especially repub
lican newspapers are trying to
make the country believe the Demo
Gratis are prosecuting the steel cor
porations for no other purpose than
to gain campaign material for next
year." Mr.. Stanley said. Nothing
could be further from the truth
From the day the hearings opened
the Investigation has been conducted
with the utmost fairness. Times
without number the committee re
Trained from pressing witnesses when
1T was apparent that admissions they
might make would injure them with
the trade. The committee sought in:
formation only In legitimate way,
Ind not single one Of the steel men
who testified failed to thank the
committee for the fair and generous
way in which he had been treated.
"The investigating committee be
gan the Investigation OF the trust not
50 much with the idea Of Ascertain
ing what its past offenses were, as
with the purpose Of learning facts
md conditions on which an intelll-
gent estimate Of what sort of an at
titude the government should assume
toward the trust in the future, both
IN the matter Of tariff rates, and
in the matter of handling the trust
generally. The Democrats in Con
gress realize that extreme care must
:>e used in forcing the steel trust to
IN adjustment beneficial not only to
the steel business, but to the con-.
3umers of STEEL There hasn't been.
nor is there now any disposition on
The part of the committee or of the
Democratic members in Congress to
rush in and tear the steel trust
sunder, without rhyme or reason.
The trust does an immense volume
Of business, and its operations affect
he lives Of literally millions of peo-
pie, not only In its own sphere. but
in allied branches Of industry.
For this reason the Democrats are
lctuated by "a desire to deal fairly
with the trust, while at the same
zine they are going to insist that it
obey the law. Furthermore, ii the
law is found inadequate it is the
purpose of the Democrats to so
amend it that the steel business can
prosper legitimately, and without
axacting an unjust tribute from the
purchasers of its product.
''The Democrats realize the neces-
$ity for constructive action. They
u ant the country to feel that mol
egitlnate business is going to suffer
1t their hands, and that no business
which is not legitimate is going to
prosper e they can help it.
"The Democratic party is not bent
,pon ruthless policy Of destruc-
ion, and while the steel trust is go
ng to be forced to obey the law If
he Democrats can make it do so,
he trust need have no fear that 1t
will be treated unfairly.
1t will pay any man who has
pose dime in his pocket to buy
opy of the October number Of Sue
ess magazine, even n he reads it
% further than the opening page.
IN this page is an article by the
ditor, Orison Sweet Marden, en-
tiled "The Man On The Lid" Mr..
1arden is not an "psurgent" by
ny mems, yet he gives an analysis
+ Mr.. Taft, which. while entirely
is remarkably good es-
innate Of him.
at is rather difficult to write
rankly about Taft" the article be-
ms. 1T is probably his misfortune
hat he did not tumble and fight his
,ay up through the political strug-
lie for existence, but came in by the
ide door after a life time on the
ench anG in other secure and COM
3rtable appointive jobs.
"Some threads of the judicial aura
niger mistily about Taft. He isn't
istinct, but he is distinct to show
ertain indications of the judicial
abit o. thought. He Enthusiastically
as distaste for all such facts as
re 'inadmissable in evidence, and
is easy to "get" him by simply
facing the right" evidence before
i'm and keening the HWrnnRn evil