Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-04-03


b have often ref fsctel that fhdre ls
VERY human order in the petitions iI
: our Lords prayer FOR nf prsf i.fs
d uf nN Give us this day our 1l.ii
bread knowing that it 81 useless fs
pfay fof spiritual gFlc.s pn na tuItl
stomach. and that the lmaHat at
wages ne get the KIM 81 clagne. W.
Hfar. fhf Kind ~ food ff can r.forl
g bus is fundamenfai t. eguihme
eisr
Those who administer nar phglcaN
llfe therefore. admiuis'p- our spiritual
life. ard II We are going 60 Gerry 5ai
the fine purposes ~ that great chorus
which supporters ~ the third parts
sang almost with religious ffror
then We have got - find out through
whom these purpose ~ humanity ars
going e. be realized 10 Is mere en-
tefprise. 40 FAR as that part 81 Il Is
concerned of making the monop0iles
philanthropic.
J DO not want 70 live under phil
anihfopy J do not want 20 be taken
care of by the government. either DE-
rectIy 70 Dy any instruments through
which fhe government IS acting 7
want only % have right and justice
prevail ~ faf as am concerned. Give
me right and Justice and I VIII under
take 20 take care of myself lf you en-
throne the trusts as the means or the
Development of this country under the
supervision ~ the government. then
7 shall pray the old Spanish pfovcrb
God save me from my friends. and
I'il take care of my enemies"
Because ! want 90 be- saved from
these friends. ohserve that say these
/ friends for ! am ready 10 admit that
"a great many men who believe that
The development of industry In this
country through monopolles Is lnevlt-
able Intend 70 be the friends n the
, people Though thev profess TO be my
friends they are undertaking way
of friendship which renders it lmpos-
slhie thar theg should DO me the fun
damental service that 7 demand
namely. that should be free and that
! should have the same opportunities
that cfery body else has.
For / understand e 20 30 the funda-
mental proposition 81 American libcr.
tf that We do not desire special prlvi-
leRe, because we know suecial privi-
ieRe viii never comprehend the gem
cral welfare This is the fundamental
spiritual difference between adher-
enis of the party that has recently
taken charge Of the government ana
those who have been In charge Of If
ln recent years They are 70 indoctri-
mated with the idea that only the big
business Interests Of this country un-
derstand the United states and can
make it prosperous that they cannot
divorce their thoughts from that OBJ
session They have put the govern
ment into the hands of trustees ana
Mr Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt were the
thai candidates 20 preside over the
BOARD IF iruafees They were candi-
dates 90 serve the people. no doubt. TO
the best on their ability. but il was
not their iaca 70 serve them directly.
they proposed 70 serve them Indirect
ly through the cnafmOus forces al
ready set up. which are 80 great that
there l. almost an open question
whether the government of the Unit 4
cd states with the people back Of IL is
strong enough 10 overcome and rule /
them
Shall We try To get the grip Of mo-
nopoly away from our lives. Or SHAH 1
we not2 Shall we withhold our hand. /
and say monopoly Is inevitable that /
all that we can DO IS to regulate IT. /
shall We say that all that we can do
Is 60 put government Ia competition
with monopoly and try its strength
against il? Shall we admit that the
of our own hands a strong
er than we are? We have been dread
ing all along the time when the COM
bined power Of high finance would
DE greater than the power of the gov
'fnWomt. Have VIE come TO a time
when the president ~ the United
states or any man who wishes 10 be
president must doff his cap In the
presence Of this high finance. ana snv.
You are our inevitable master but
we viii See how we can make the
best OF lt?"
We are al the parting Of the wavs.
We have not one or two or three. but
many, established and formidable mo.
lopollcs IN the United states. we
have, not one or two. but many.
ieids Of endeavor into which Il is diff
leuli, II not impossible, for the inde-
pendent man 10 enter We have re-
iilf'ed credit. we have restricted on-
'orIunitx. we have controlled develop
nent. aud we have come to be one Of
ne worst ruled. one Of the mos, conn ,
'ietely controlled and dominated.
governments In the civilized world ,
no loneer government ~ free npln-
or, no longer a government bv con-
letion and the vote on the majority ,
iut 2 government BY the opinion ana I
ne duress of small groups OF doml-
lau' mon
II the government Is to ten big
business men how to run their nusi- I
'ess then don't YOU sec that big bust /
less men have 20 get closer to the
government even than they are now? !
Don't YOU see that they must capture ,
he government In order not to be j
estrained too much by itg Must cap I
ure the government? They had al &
eady captured it, And are YOU go- }
ug to invite those inside to stay in- S
ide2 They don't have to get there. /
heN are there. Are YOU going to own
our own premises. or are YOU not9 v
nat Is your choice Are you going to {
ay You didn't get into the house &
he right way. but YOU are Ia there. a