The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-13

| may now differ as to the wisdom of go | ing to war with Spain--hoWever mucl we may believe or may not believe in tn policy of expansion, we cannot now es | cape the responsibilities that belong t
 us as the price of our great victory Whether rightly or wrongly, we did g to war and now we have to deal Wltl the situation as we find it. In the Ian guage of former chief magistrate O our country, it is a condition and not theory that confronts us The soldie has done his work and the crack of hi musket now gives way to the voice O the statesman. If the former needed tn
 powder and the shot to make successful
 his part of the labor, so now needs tht
 statesman the assistance of the thought
 and the mind of those who, like our
 selves, represent trade and commerce, tt
 aid him in working out to a successful
 and happy conclusion the problems and
 responsibilities which at this time con-
 front us.
 To whatever conclusion we may come
 as to our future political policy in re-
 gard to the new territories which are
 now ours and whether we are believers
 in territorial expansion or not, of one
 thing we are certain and that is that
 this war has brought to us an opportu-
 nifty for commercial and trade expansion
 that will soon give us an outlet for
 much of our surplus products, and dot
 here and there and everywhere upon the
 high seas the ships of the United States flying at their mast heads the flag of nt1y al f,,,r #
 therefore, that these serious and impor-
 tant questions will be approached and determined in a spirit of loyalty and un- partisanship.
 DUTY OF BUSINESS MEN.
 The permanent growth of cities de- bends Very largely upon their commerce and industries; in other words upon the extent of their trade. Every new indus try that can be induced to locate within city adds to its material wealth The merchant and the manufacturer lie at the very foundation of the power that makes for the growth and success of a city. To induce this growth, to success fully invite outside capital to cast it's lot in given place, the conditions must be fair and satisfactory, and first and fore- most and above all else, there must ex- list within city safe, sound and reli- able local government-a government which seeks only the general welfare and gives to the people who may be res idents therein fair return for the mon- ey which is paid into the city treasury in the form of taxation. This taxation must be neither burdensome on the one oy,1 xI,a .A light that it is at the expense of pro- gress and public improvement. A too economical policy is as unhealthy in body polite as Is an extravagant one, but which nevertheless gives some re- turn in the way of improved public work
 The cause of good local government should be the concern of every business man. It is of vital importance to him, for it touches almost directly his health, happiness, and what to many is more important still, his pocket-book we shall have this good gov or not rests very largely in his hands. A little more active interest at the very foundation of the political namely, the primary, will tend to bring about a better condition of affairs. So long as the business man stands aloof and refuses to share his part of the responsibility to secure the of good and competent off, ,ials and leaves this work to those who make business of politics, so long must le remain satisfied with what those oth- ITS give him. If he would elevate the standard he must by personal effort as- list in raising 1t. A community will get hat system of government which it best and no other. Let the busi- less man do his full duty. Let him crit else less and att more. Let the affairs if his local government be a part of his are, and the end will be that he will lave city which will invite the man with capital to locate within it's borders, md by so doing add to its wealth and general prosperity.
 As eternal vigilance is the price of iberty," this chamber as one of it's ob- ects ought to keep a close watch upon matters of legislation affecting our citys interest whether the same be pending efore our local legislative body or be- ore the general assembly of the state. |
  re frequently at work seeking their | wn personal and selfish ends, while | hose of the general public do not seem | Q be any ones care. Matters ostensi- ly for the public good are often passed | trough either or both of these legisla- | i've bodies, and when too late to pre- ent the mischief. it is found that there 'as connected herewith a private in- crest to which the public interest was lerely subsidiary. and in the end the ty finds itself saddIed with system nat is both harmful and vicious. To revent to some degree this condition of fairs I would suggest that the com- littee on municipal affairs be requested , keep careful watch on all matters of nportant local legislation, and when le same are pending before the general I believe, it is advisable that le members of the committee be paid leir reasonable and necessary expenses nile appearing there
 ODERN BUSINESS COMBINATION. We are living in the age of the rust" so-caIled. The modern form of lsiness combination is sweeping along
 its resistless sway the conservative ethods of the past. Gigantic aggrega- ons of capital under the direction of w men control entire industries. h.
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