Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-28

century ago.
Business he says, must be done
in large units, under modern con-
ditions,' and therefore ''hintlock legis-
lation of tho kind that seeks to pro-
hibit all combinations. good or bad, Is
bound to fail, and the effort. in so far
as it accomplishes anything at all,
merely means that some of the worst
combinations are moi attacked. and that
honest business Is attacked" He gives
just praise to the average business
man as an important part of the life
of the nation, and then states that
nowadays many men of this kind
when they go to make necessary trade
agreements with one another ind
themselves in danger of becoming I'M
whiting transgressors of the law and
are at a loss to know what the law
forbids and what it permits. This is
all wrong
Colonel Roosevelt is right. Every
mar recognizes that this condition is
all wrong. What we want is equitable
distribution of prosperity. Prosperity
cannot be distributed ii it does not ex-
list, and prosperity cannot exist under
a system of destructive litigation and
threatened Indictment. This may be
popular politics, but it is not conducive
to business activity and prosperity.
SO long as the business man lives with
in the shadow of uncertainty. with
reputation at stake, and at the mercy
of the ambitious politician, his ener-
gies are hampered.
Colonel Roosevelt says of the anti
trust law that sin so far as its work
ings are uncertain, or as it threatens
corporations which have not been
guilty of ~anti-social conduct, 1t does
harm"
He states his legislative attitude In
regard to business by quoting from the
Public Utilities Commission of Wis
consin as follows: ITO be generous to
the people of the state at the expense
of justice to the carriers. would be a
species of official brlgandage that
ought to hold perpetrators up to he
ex~coriation of all honest men,"
This he says. lis precisely the at
titude we should take toward big bust
ness. II is the practical application of
the principle of the square deal. Not
only as a matter of Justice. but in our
own interest, we should scrupulously
respect the rights of honest and decent
business, and should encourage it where
its activities make. as they often do
make, for the common good. It is for
the advantage of all of us whom bust
ness prospers. 1t is Or the advantage
of all of US to have the United States
become the leading nation in interna-
tional trade. and we should not deprive
this nation. we should o deprive this
people, Of the instrument best adapted
tn CaCtfrn cttch intarno ttcnu1 ra,.,,~ra;1 4
supremacy"
Colonel R~oosevelt's defense and pro-
posed protection of business men in
this day of demagogy is an illustra-
tion of his courage and fearlessness, so
signally exhibited when he permitted
the union of two rival combinations be-
cause he believed 1t to be best for the
nations welfare.
Business men who read this portion
of Colonel Roosevelt's speech will wish
that there were other public men as
clear-sighted and as ourageo
Under such a policy as Roosevelt lays
down industry and trade will take new
heart.
I myself am a firm believer in repre-
sentative government under our PRES
ent constitutional forms, and | UNDER
stand Colonel Roosevelt's declaration
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.neait tna, ne laVoIs THESE policies oniy
~ 'iialeea appLca.ion ana so.eiy ior
tne = oesireu ny lhe strict con
st~itutionalist, namely, the preservation
Oh u represen,atiVe government.
10 ,he proposi'lon TOT tne recall OF
uages II the appeal 70 me popuiaf
vote upon the Interpretation OF constr
tutlonal questions am earhestlv op-
posed. RMS seems 10 De as lhaprac-
tcable as IL would pe 10 reler q ne
cislon OF an umpire III a pasepail ZANE
TO inc patrons OF the pleaciieIs' ne
not only cannot see clearly all the de-
tails OF the play, put, however com
petent TO decide, they wouid pc ilKels
TO De IN q partlsan' rather 'hah .
Judicial. frame OF mind.
We all agree to the insistence that
bad" judge should be recalled. Wh'
Is to decide the i~ncompetency OF tnf
wrong-doing Of the judge 1s quite
different proposition. A square dea
certainly entities him to q trial by Z
court where all the evidence can bt
heard, The evidence cannot, as a rule
all be heard in the court of public opin
lon. The jury is too large Tor ever!
jurynan to hear all of the facts. TIT
sainted martyrs Of history were bad