The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-24

legislation Tor SOCIAL ana 1nou8tk1aA IS-
lief and fair play.
when, by their decisions, thu Judges
thus created . system OF law hostile
to popular interest the reactionaries de-
Tended them and insisted that they be
kept irresponsible, denouncing ~ an
assault upon the independence OF the
judges all effort to give the people
themselves the power to make their
own laws for themselves-Which neces-i
sarily means the power finally to inter-
pref and to say what these laws really
are.
THE great privileged interests work
through q combination Of politics and
business. They were favored by the
actions Of many men who had NO IN
tention Of favoring them. Az every
where, and throughout all history, the
foolish ultra-radicals and the apostles
Of q mock radicalism showed them
selves to be the most efficient tools and
instruments Of reaction. Many Of the
have thought themselves such. were In
reality nothing whatever but we'll
meaning. foolish reactionaries-"
Hostile to Popular Interest
when. by their decisions. the judges
thus created q system OF law hostile
to popular interest the 'reactionaries
defended them and insisted that they
be kept irresponsible. denouncing AZ an
assault upon the Independence OF the
Judges all effort to give the people
Themselves the power to make their
own laws for themselves-whfch neces-
sarily means tho power finally to in
terpret and to say what these laws
really are.
For example. the conditions OF mod
ern life makes it essential that men
should work with concentrated capital
There must be big business in this era
OF world business, in this era OF steam
and electricity.
yet very great evils have come
through permitting the uncontrolled
concentration Of big business in the
hands of q few men, whose enormous
wealth became formidable to the body
polite because it was in entirely IRE
sponsible hands.
Can'tReverse Development.
There is no use in trying to reverse
| the wheels Of economic development.
What is necessary II to recognize the
| fact that big business has come to
stay, and 80 to control it and supervise
| It as to prevent there being any impro-
per advantage taken by big business
at the expense of small business.
Moreover, we must insist upon the
principle of cooperation. of profit shar-
| ing and partnership as regards employ
er and employee, 10 that the prosperity
coming to the big business organisation
shall in measurable degree and with
| some approximation to Justice be d.
vided with the ordinary wage workers
In the business.
There are crises IN human affairs
when the only safe man to follow is
| the extremist. But under normal con-
ditions the leaders Of a great move
| ment have to curb the men who wish
to push too far in front exactly as they
whip forward those who desire to lag
| too far in the rear.
There was in the United States a his
Which IL true to its oriei 1ne Would
have championed without exception every
single one Of the reforms which the Pro
gressives have championed: Every single
| one Of these reforms can find its justifi-
| cation in the principles and policies OF
| Abraham Lincoln.
I'VE believe in property rights az In
dispensable to the advancement Of human
rights, but where they are twisted into
| an obstacle to the advancement of human
| rights, then we are for human rights az
| against them.
| I'VE believe in using the collective
power of the people. through their gov
| eminent. not to hinder the growth OF
individualism or to interfere with indi-
vidua1 activity, but 80 to regulate the
possibilities Of that growth as to give
| to the largest number OF individuals pos
| sible the power to develop their own lives
with the utmost freedom along their sew
| eral lines. provided always that they dc
not wrongly interfere with the lives OF
| their fellows
| Colonel Roosevelt and the members
Of his party attended service at the
Anglican church Sunday. Two thou
sand Chilean boy scouts also formed
! part of the congregation. The Ameri-
can guests were present at the races
in the afternoon and at q dinner al
the government palace at night. The
party today went on a sightseeing trir
around the city. This was followed by
a garden party and they will attend q
great ball given by the minister Of for
eign affairs tonight
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