Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-23
ORGANIZED PRINCIPLES BETTER
r. THAN ONE MAN DOMINATION.

The failure and conviction of John
4. Walsh adds another chapter to the
argument against one man rule and
domination of big enterprisesen enter
prises in which the people are con-
eerned and have interests.
There were no principles or poll
e1es that entered into the Walsh
business except Walsh He was the
whole works. In his business he had
no one with him his associates
we're under him-not with him. The
discussion of principles and policies
that are necessary to establishing
lasting businesses were not part of
The Walsh method. He outlined his
own program, he dealt his own
cards, he played one hand against the
other There were no fundamental
governing principles back of him it
was just one man and when the
end came, all his previous effort, his
ife's work was found to be founder
Ing in the mire, and an organization
that had principles and policies gov
erning it had to step in and take
charge of the business that threaten
sd to- go to entire loss, because there
were no fundamental principles back
of It.
In matters of business there are
some features that have to be consid-
cred as being bigger than can be en-
comprised by any one man. Boards
Of directors meet and discuss. plans
End methods of business. From these
discussions are evolved the principles
that must govern These principles
represent the collective intelligence
and knowledge of the men who COM
pose that board after each has had
The benefit of the experience and ex-
pressions of the others.
One man can represent big bust
ness, but if it is organized on the
right basis. that same business can be
represented by other men. Different
men, representing the same institu.
ton. may call on us, and we may buy
these goods all come from the same
house. and the governing system un-
der which these men work Is the
same. We have faith that these or
ders will be filled, because we know
That. there is an organization with
business principles and policies back
Of them an established institution
bigger than any one man. These pol
i
, different men may, can, and do exc
cute them. Marshall Field died, but
an organization carries the business
On along the same lines as before.
Among the people whom we meet
In the same line Of business, there is
generally one with whom we prefer
to deal But that is simply matter
Of our personal preference as to
which one we desire to serve US under
he methods adopted by his house.
Dur next door neighbor may prefer to
deal with some other representative
Of the same firm. That Is his privi-
tege, the same as it is ours, but in
The end both of us are served about
nike. because the transactions of the
Two representatives are governed by
The policies of the same organization.
These statesmen simply have differ
ent personal manner in executing
and carrying into practical effect the
policies of their employers, and we,
in turn. have our preference as to
which one we want to have execute
these policies for u.s. But our person
al preference of the salesman has no
effect on the principles of that house,
and the policies and system and con-
nections of your business are too i'm
portant for you to stop dealing with
an organization that has served you
for years, because the salesman you
have been dealing with is replaced by
another. The new man represents the
old established house and will be
governed by it's principles the same
as the former one.
1t is much the same in the matters
Of government. Next to the people,
he newspapers are the strongest in
auence in government. But to be in