La Junta tribune., 1916-10-28

power In the south. In conseuueu
the democratic pHrlv under MIR. ".
sons leadership seeks To- develop a.
radical labor party In the Nurln. so 80
There fm capitalize the labor vote, VIII
Remaining r,n. JurHrv in the Suui
and "mh'af"riug &" ruassure the Do.
money interests because 0f what tMs
South cnn do Zoo national matters. T..
result OF such efforts cannot be f.r
IN" ultimate good of IN" nation. u.
Be Is naturally attractive TO political -
Glass >ntnIoni-m.
On the other hand. 81" who are ug-
posed ir AIr " IIauu have more al.
lu|i task .r. aus, Ne 30 good Ia.
seek r'aI solutions for our "uouuu'
and 900. bad problems. w believe .
Organization Ne understand the gre.
value cot .uTrurHfv activities We boo
l'n' boo ru''TUIls" aHd leadership. Ne
lu mot appeal iH 'UHs aud class anita
wulsm. as the Democrats uuGcr .Ir
W iHmN a leadership uaE" uDu'-tor %.
though Mr. Wilson Was first s,Hpu.,U
Tor the political race as q ,uuserNutthr
who Was 20 take advantage Of o..
reaction against ulze TaGi. a'rsm. h.
promptly abandoned his former trirU.-
when De got into politics. and nov
stands ~. the champion or an unofSr
Thdi'alism In those identities WHERE he
does not s'n"d Tor m"r" bourh"n'-m
tn" absolute lack OF any cunhfIu.
tive policy 90 Nj. Wilson's leaders,.
comes ont Firlktug.v boo his attitude O.
ward huaIurs. HIS platform pledE..
81 course, amount Go nothing ON O. .
point, or Tor that matter uu any utI,.
point. but Hp FAR Hs they went ~
committed him, as did hls promises Pm.
the breaking up of aII CORPORATE u.
and lH, r'inlrnuurIlUu OF u'f f.-.-
Toned. Ruthless competitive Iuuit-.. 800
business method su. Do ua urtls.s.f 10
the middle uf ia. last v"uIuf NO
...Fs rrrmfHrI .Au.ifItfr four ...4Te
% 100 |-4f O. HH.|
NH The Democratic orators .'f
stump that they would d,.rr.. al
trusts lw the utilization OF Tho rr-
man law. ana "a farIfT for frErr.. ..H.E.
III" cost OF li,inE. Hat prices sud the
cost of lINing have -t-ndiI, Emur ~
mud Nr. Wilson has not inNuard the
>h.rm"" In" "S"i">, n"s his trust.
Constructive H-guInunH
W" h"ii"F" lu constructive tex alton
to free legitimate business fT.. .nu-
fusion. uncertainty and fruItI.zH ga
ton. while by means u a sfT.rE Ted
rral administrative DOWmltsluu % o. pre-
vent falls" capitalization. sp'f Ia. grlNi-
leg" and unfair competition In. ding
all unfair trade practices. such as
agreements To limit output. TcrgHn. to
sell TO customers Who buy from bust
ness rivals, using m" power ar trans
portsiion to aid or injur" special bust
moss concerns, ana the Ike Ne do
not fssr commercial power. but ~. do
sire thai u be es~r-i.~d opsnI, under
efnr'es' Publicity. supervision sud res
.is'"" Together With such r~g"is-
,i"a ssa management Of bp.Ia.-. ~
believe 10 effective i~si.i~tio Iooki.s
,o 'hs p'~s~n'i"" Of industrial sect
d-s's. "rr"ss'to~~i diseases, nssf"ors
esforriaG 81 minimum safety sad
healthy sss.dsrd. b. mean. 1T the fed
~r.i roatroi ever Interstate commerce
.nd The '.,'na v"".rI ..curlns an -f-
f~r'tN~ prohibition Of child tabor Ia
m, judgment, pr~f-rnhi, b. the use
"f the issi"g p"~-rIi securing Nv
Ing ~HHe s"d n" -isht-hour dns FOR
working ~""-", "n~ dnr's T.si la seven
""d the -isht-hour dnN In ToHtiuuon.
Industry, sad other -urh measures.
Wilson's ins-iiudr
President Wilson has made o.. effort
whatever Go enforce the EHtEwHu law.
N'l'h'r has be mad. Hu. effort to
chang" g. IN one OF hls rfrr. hes he
used sentence which seemed fu ludis
cat" that no regards the Fedora. Trad"
commission a. having tho unHfF Ia
modify the sherman Law u this n
what hr meant lf IH rrffHtH|" not In
hr,"rdnnr" with the facts Mr. WI.
son a. however "a master nf auhtia
lIk" 50 many ~ HE other sentences,
j. perhaps Susceptible" NJ several dif-
f"f"ni Interpretations. Ia any event,
neither h. nor anyone else can point
"lt wherein ~" Federal TRADE COM
fnisHi0n has IN. power to modify the
sh.fmhn law, or wherein N" sherman
law has been In any way changed by
any legislation sine. he has been IN
"ftlc.. ". has not enforced n, but
neither has he secured any mudifira-
ton ~ t. tngu.Etiunably h. should
hay" fpllas.d either one course ur the
other tn" only certainty about tho
Sherman Law, especially IN view u The
conflicting decisions In tho lower
courts a- regards the Harvester Com.
Company, II that it, Interpretation II
surrounded by absolute uncertainty.
hut II Mr, wilson's words about II
mean anything rather Wild suppo.
Hltl1n On my part, I aimiia=thsY mean
that this law stands against mnrsfn
cooperative methods
~ any rate, either the law = GOOD
In which case n should be- enforced
aNaryNhorHi or else n II not good, In
which case II should be modified To
whatever degree iH necessary 10 order
10 make II efficient against f'HtHnaHt
business ana M longer a threat to
IS avoided doing anything ono way ~
the other tfH has left the las sleep
Ing On the stAtu'r books but liable 10
he trfldHd against oil business good
ana bhd alike, a. any moment lie has
left hli ~ the dangers and hiffiFutiir-
Just exactly where they were before
tts and his party hss- doae nothing
Ia protect th. people from the e,tis d"
bosiWsss ~ which the, have hssr soU,.
pIs,N'asi settling to st~sent o,st-~sp-
ttatts tsoW az stock watestaa, or aoy
ether Evil pvs~st-e. In all Of Mf. VII.
sons uttsranrss put together there -
saa a. ~ a.