Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-20

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TO BE SETTLED RIGHT
The democratic congress win stand 4
better in the public estimation BY far IL
It makes the most Of its opportunity Is
carry out the administration program.
while it has power. If it turns tail and
runs in 9 condition Of terror because
opponents are trying to frighten it from
its task by crying business depression.
50 much the worse for it. The repub
lican hopes that congress will remain in
session until the democratic policy for
the further regulation Of monopoly ii
worked out in the form Of law; and the
conservation bills should be included il
the program. If it takes all summer.
let it be all summer.
There is nothing novel or unexpected
in the legislation which has passed The
house and which is now pending in the
senate. As much az the tariff law and
the income tax it was clearly foreshad-
owed BY the presidential campaign IN
1912. Scarcely any subject was more
H. 1as .,.s. : :. :, .ne sanpA.gn dlscussion
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1s ~. :, 10y unlereu e sne.r metnods.
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go 9, s.sis - sli'.s.sll = taey .A' were
...,,:. ..... saa'o1s s.eW'olnts, received To-
aDsAA anu plos,esslve votes. lne
!. .aue 'olA'h.ss'on Di,i WAS 1avored an
u'e p'oeiesslvs p,a.iolln; ana tne raii-3s
lo4u securle.les Dlll mas virtually NO
party opposition. II there were any
snlng IN election returns, even the labor
sections OF the Clayton bill were over
wneimingly approved and demanded BY
the voters IN 1912.
IN q broad way, the bills embody the
present consensus Of public opinion
Inc pulk OF the people want private
monopoly destroyed. There is certain
to be agitation Of this issue Tor years
to come. and business must put up with
u for the reason that we are neceasari-
" IN for period Of moreor less expert
mentation in determining the correct
relations between government and M
enterprises having monopolistic tenden-
cies. The utterly artificial, the vicious-s
" immoral and flagrantly unfair meth-
ods used to establish 80 many of the
great monopolistic industrial combina-
tlons IN the past have LETT ~ immenssI
number OF citizens still welded to their
old faith OF competition; we must have
9 tryout OF the best law the administra-s
ton can give US. 3s
= BUSINESS men, Dig ana llttIe, would
see - sl,e sltuation no rest from aet1ta-s
e'on - lone % great podles q voters
le,ial'' uhconVihceu one way or the
QUIET y 'ne eeacN1ng q experaence,
sney Wouia JOIN N demanding the en-
aos,iens " ene pending measures at ne
.ainsS. 'l1oi's.l't conslstent Witn caFeIui
,es'sla.lon. Dut tne egislatlon should
~ pushea enlouen wltnout tne'r ald, =
.ue'r oppos,.lon = lmplacsole. Let y
nave sometn'ng !. cone. 'rostponemens8
can Dr'ne no reile1 from politicAi war
lale over tne trust question, Dut @ tne
ac'ual insugurat'on q 9 oenmse pollcy
= plac.lcs must Drlng resuits S y : lev
mohens wn.cn wouid enngn.en sne peo-
ple anu suiue tnem soWard = solutions l1l
'hn. an shoulu e larry permanen.'
.ne so.np.a'ht .las Inis klnd q ~
making will disturb business isd sdoubtless.
true. But business is already disturb
ed. It has been disturbed Tor years.
The panic OF 1907 and the ensuing -
vere depression in trade under Presi-
dent Roosevelt were more disturbing