The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-16

him to the subject OF trusts ~OOss
ing which he said In part. "en
am not one OF those NH.
that competition can be est, AM
by law against the drift Of / "aas
wide economic tendency; neI,, ""@
I one OF those who believe tba," a.
ess done upon u great seal NV
single organization-call II co.
ton. or what you willis peco%t
dangerous to the liberties. oya,
economic liberties. OF n greo, 10
like our own. full OF Intelligent op.
Of indomitable energy. Sa
Power In the hands OF proc,
ness men does NOT make me ann,a suA
sive. unless It springs out o, ,s
tages which they have N crea,a..@
themselves. Big business is no, u
gerous because II Is big. but ho,SN
It's bigness Is an unwholesoma '.a
ton created by privileges and ~
tons which II ought not IN up
While competition cannot be Nv"
by statutory enactment, II can in I,,.
measure be revived by chansipr y, "
laws and ~forbidding the practices s'
killed II. and by enacting laws -.
Will give II heart and occasion ,,,I.
Concentration Of creoi,.
But the problem and the dir,ou,..
are much greater than that. Tn.
are not merely great trusts and 90"
binations which r to be cop,ror',
and deprived Of their power TO c,s,,.
monopolies and destroy rivals ,h..'
Is something bigger still than ,h.'
are and more subtle. more ey,sI,.
more dificult to deal with. Thera ~
vast co~nfederacies las l may perb,,
call them for the sake OF couyenio,,-
Of banks. railways, express coma,
niles. insurance companies, manp,,,
turing corporations, mining co-oo,,
tons. power and development oor.
panies and all the rest OF the Girl.
bound together by the fact ,ha, IA,
ownership OF their stock and n,
members OF their boards OF dir-ctO,
are controlled and determined by con.
paratively small and CLOSELY ip,s.
related groups Of persons who. B,
their informal confederacy. may co,
troll. II they please and when The,
Will, both credit and enterprise
Their very existence gives rise I,
the suspicion of a money trust
concentration OF the contro! o! cred.
which may at any time become Il.
finitely dangerous to free e%nterpria
II such a concentration and con,M
does n actually exist. II Is eyits,.
that II can easily be set up aud used
at will. Laws must be devised ghlA
will prevent this, II laws can ~
worked out by fair and free counsel
that will accomplish that result With
out destroying or seriously embaras
sing any sound or legitimate business
undertaking or necessary and whole
some arrangement
Question Of Conservation.
or conservation and allied mates
Governor Wilson said:
I do not know any greater luestlO,
than that OF conservation. We have
been a spendthrift nation aud mus,
now husband what we have left. w
must do more than that. We nus
develop. as we'll as preserve, our WI
ter powers and must add great VI
terways to the transportation iact
ties OF the nation, 10 supplan, he
railways within our borders as vel
as upon the isthmus. We mus; revive
our merchant marine. too. and I'LL ts
seas again with our own fleets. We
must d to N present rostoHs
service a parcels post as comr.n'e as
that Of any other nation. We nus
look TO the health of our pcon,e rpc'
every hand. as well as hear'eu then
with justice and opportunity
Free to Serve the Pecple.
In concluding. the governCr sIii;
A presidential campaign mas oadl
degenerate into a mere persona! coz
test and SO lose Its real dignity and
significance. There is no indispcnsaSs
man. The government will not cor
lapse and go to pieces II any ore o.
the gentlemen who are seeking 10 "
intrusted with It's guidance should y
left ut home. But men are .nsuS
ments. We are as important as Wv
u We represent. md In order "
be important must really represent
cause. What Ia our cause? TIE pew
pies cause? That Is easy 10 say U"
what does II mean? Tho Common y
against any particular interest VIZ"
ever? Yes. but that. too. needs u~f
lation into acts and policies. "eN
resent the desire to set up an upe.
tangled government. a governns.
that cannot be used for private Nv
poses. either In the field OF business
In the field Of politics: n goyeFnns.
that will not tolerate tho use o.
organization of a great party TO ger
the personal aims and ambitions
any individual, and that will no. VA
nit legislation to be employed ""
Their any private interest. u ~,
great conception. but am free
serve II, M you also are. coniu ~
have accepted a nomination "hlcDY
me bound to any man or any s'o", -
men. No man can be just VINO
free: and no man who has &c So
favors ought to undertake the So -,
responsibility OF government III ~
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