The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03
THEY SIT FAR APART.
Governor Wilson and colonel Harvey
Meet at Publishers Banquet

Philadelphia, Feb. 3.-Woodrow Will
son, governor of New Jersey, and Uni
ted States Senator Robert M LaFol-
lette, of Wisconsin, were the guests or
honor and principal speakers at the
seventh annual banquet of the Per1odi-
cal Publishers Association of America
here.
Don c. Seitz, of the American Pub
fishers association, was the toastmas-
ter, while other speakers were Mayor
Blankenburg and Detective William }.
Burns.
More than 600 of the leading publish
ers, writer's and editors of the leading
monthly and weekly magazines of the
country were present. Colonel George
Harvey, of Harper's Weekly, was
guest, but he and Governor Wilson were
at widely separated tables.
Both Governor Wilson and Senator
LaFollette spoke on the problem Of pop
ular government.
Governor Wilson declared that the
constitution can not grow old-fashion-
ed, but that some men can show that
they are oId-fashioned in their way OF
applying it's principles. He declared that
he is in favor of steering by principles
OF government and lot by forms OF
government and said that while he IS
a firm believer in the representative
form of government, yet when 1t ceases
to repres ent the people some
other form must be found to correct
it.
There are two theories of govern
ment" he said. There are some people
! who believe that those who have the
| biggest material stake in the develop
ment of the country should guide its
government / have heard many 4
speech maker during the past few
months who did not include himself
when speaking of the people,
He quoted at length from the bill OF
rights to show that all power vas vested
in and consequently derived from the
people even before the constitution was
| adopted.
| In state after state" he said, where
! the legislatures Will not act for them
the people ere seeking means OF re-
covering the direct power OF the COM
/ mon Judgment
"Progressiveness means not getting
| caught standing still when everything
else is moving" declared Mr. Wilson
Our whole business system has chang
ed but our laws have not changed
Senator LaFollette in mis- address sale
| that organization Of combinations hae
| increased from 1898 to 1908 from $3,fs4,
600 COO to $31.672, 000, 900. He gave as {
! panacea for this evil the amendment
of the Sherman law in which he urgeS
the enactment of specific pronlpltlon'
/ against well known practices tnat con
stitute unreasonable restraint OF trade
| '.One of these" he said, lis the bruta
method Of the Standard Oil company o
cutting prices in any place where Their
| ia a competitor in order to kill him on
| while keeping up prices IN otner places
| Another is the club welded by the 10
harco trust which put the jobbers il
The position where unless they refrain
ed from buying of a competitor the.
could not get from the trust the brand
which were indispensable to the sue
cessfuI conduct of their business
He also said there was need of
commission to stand between the PEG
i ME and the courts in order to investi
gate the facts and prohibit all unrea
sonable restraints not specifically de
| Scrfbed in the law