Show Tg A t P P. PANIC NIC IC It i Is fg peculiarly refreshing to read tho the message Sec See Taft Is bringing to tho the people Speaking of or the alleged d unsettled condition of bu business and its nl also o n a origin In tho governments government's prosecution of oC bl big or- or that have been breaking tho the law Mr r. Taft de dc dares clares that if It tho the punishment of thieves Is going Joing to produce pro pro- duce luce a panic th then n the Ow sooner wo we have havo the panic and g gs down to a sound and honest basis tho ho bettor for Cor the tho nation Anti And he certainly will have o the tho indorsement o of 01 I r the people in that sentiment Never for tor an instant has the government sought sou-ht to oppress any man or corporation that ohe- ohe obeyed d the law The c cases e that have o been heen protested against b by the magnates magnates magnates mag mag- nates are tho those e that thal allege a n violation of law law and and It Wall VaIl street has hns declared that the tho prosecution of trust disturbs business conditions That means b business busi busi- II- ness fleas cannot he be conducted without violation of law The logic of or It I Is absolutely subversive suh of all order In the nation If that is the rule then the controlling power of oC the nation is the lawless clement t nna nn our boasted boosted Institutions are a joke But nut it Is not true Tho The big dominant factor In the the- I government go of this republic Is honest honesty The big purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose is one of justice The rho hl big aim aint t Is equal rights tall to t all special privileges es for none And it is only because tho ho violators of oC law have o Ignored these truths that the they have havo got gol into trouble Much mourning has h been en indulged In certain lofty circles because Judge Landis at Chicago assessed a fine of nearly thirty millions of dollars against the Standard Oil on company compan for Cor violation of or law nw There Is no difference differ differ- nce ence of oC opinion about the facts It I is admitted that the company did violate the law In hundreds of cases and through h a number of years The contention in fn effect effect is 19 that the they mu must t be permitted rl to continue doing so or the business s conditions condition of the country countr will suffer We e believe beHove with Secretary Taft Tart that nothing of the kind will ensue We Pc dont don't think the business of oC the country rests on so insecure and fal false c a n ba basis i This nation nation na nn- na- na tion is not net dependent on dishonesty for Its prosperity If II It were Americans would he a race of oC scoundrels scoundrels- 1 h l Q q r Jl f ait action which SI I pro protests pr- pr o tests against these c prosecutions of the la law w hr al Secretary Taft I. I Is doing a good service h by stating slating facts in a brave brae nn and plain fashion It will help to recall to their senses sonic some people who ho have feared that the and tand policy of oC the anti antl provides the salvation of the country |