| Show TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE V Chicago o News The predominant idea of the tho builders bunders of oC the tho American republic was to devise a IL government that could not oppress the people They succeeded However hemmed In they have hao a n government so with restrictions and tied te down clown with cheeks checks and ld balances and anti constitutional eon safeguards that In many man Instances it is not able ablo to afford aford tho the people protection from individual and nod corporate activities them theft Tue Tho difficulty directed against guilty of at crime of convicting persons o Is IK notorious Under the thc spell of or tradition tion our Judges have resolved every e O doubt douht ton technical as at a well sieli 1 as equitable in iii favor of oC the tho accused Lynch law lass is tho time popular manifestation of the con contempt tempt for the weakness which tho gov gos government go too often oton manifests in failing to chck eh ck wrong by b lawless lawles persons We e have seen soen great reat corporations devel dovel develop op possessing tremendous powers for 01 evil as well as good and nd we sva have seen sem semour crl our governments wel national state und and local Incapable of ot coping effectively with these private agencies Indeed In Inmany inmany Inmany many instances we WC find these private agencies actually directing the tho govern government jover ment meat anti and paralyzing par Its It supposed tune tun of r protecting public rights Is Isit IsIt Isit it tons any an wonder that our OU people no longer tear fear fen government but ut instead In tead are rath rather rathel er em disposed to t regard it with a feeling approaching contempt I Is It any the tho necessity nce sly of checking the aggressions of powerful private interests antagonistic to time the popular welfare looms up bo iso b fora forC Americana today as did the tho need of oC checking the tile tyranny of govern government ment 1 in tn the time days when our oUt national in institutions ler taking shapo hap i |
