The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-07-04

nlore certain than the fact that any,
.niils "nlch INJURIES legitimate busi-
ness anu dlScourages legitimate in
uustry VIII affect labor, will affect the
"nole subject of the physical and
moral well being of the community
pul IL is also true that there is norh-
lns SO demoralizing, so discouragine,
SO oppressive upon labor as illesiti,
lilate puslness-as business methods
reaklnS with fraud and unfair dealing
Win dishonesty and monopoly.
we are now engaged in lowering
the tariff. After the present tariff bill
passes, what then? The meat which
we VIII buy will come from the trust
now unquestionably in control The
sugar we Will buy will, according TO
Ihe ADMISSIONS of the trust be even
more completely under its control
1hey nave frankly stated before a
committee OF congress that they are in
laVor OF free sugar because of the ad-
vantage 1t will give them. Everything
now controlled by monopoly will still
De controlled by MONOPOLY, Not the
law OF supply and demand but another
power VIII fix prices. There will he
ilttle consolation to the consumers TO
know that they have been turned over
10 the tender mercies of a foreign or
international trust rather than a do
lleslc trust. Some people seem to
.hlnk that even change of masters
Is desirable. | feel no ungovernable
exh1laratlon at the change. If has
peen well said that you cannot over
come the effects of nitric acid with
cologne water.
Should Not Forget.
NOW my friends, instead of talking
amalgamation and fusion and of try
ing to forget something which if is
our, duty to remember, let us tell the
people what we are going to do about
this question. Are we prepared, have
we the courage to say that we are 60
ing TO dominate, regulate and control
or destroy these powerful monopolies
which are right now living in omen de-
nance not only of the statutes but of
the judgments and DEGREES of courts
Have we the breadth and wisdom TO
lnscrlbe that upon our banners, are we
prepared to test the question once and
Tor all OF whether or not this govern
ment can govern? Are we as a people
prepared to say that we will clear the
American market place of those pow
ers which defy all rules of economics
and all the statutes of men and fix
the price of practically everything we
eat and everything we wear something
IN the fashion and with the thorough
ness with which our forefathers dealt
with another question of oligarchy?
L 90 not know whether we will do
so or not. have faith that we will.
But certainly some day when the
crisis is sufficiently acute, if it be not
SO now, when public opinion shall
have been more thoroughly strength
ened, II it be not strong enough now,
there Will come party armed with
an unwavering faith in the strength
and efficiency of our form of govern
ment and wise enough and strong
enough and broad enough and brave
enough to do justice to labor, to hon
est industry and legitimate business
and which will destroy regardless of
consequences illegitimate business, a
party which will write just and fair
laws giving to labor its due proportion
or the wealth which it creates and
business the protection and encour-
agement to which it is entitled and
then say to both labor and capital
alike, this a government of order and
law and you shall obey, which will de-
clare In unmistakable terms and with
irrefutable logic this government shall
govern and this fabric which the faith
ers built and dedicated to the liberty
and happiness of their children shall
not, because of selfishness and law
lessness and greed, perish from the
EARTH"