The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-22
CLASS LEGISLATION.

The convention of the National
Association of Manufactures which
is now being held in New York,
promises to be exceedingly interest
ing. This association has about three
thousand members and is allied with
many other organizations of business
men. 1t is clear that the merchants
and manufactures of the country are
at last aroused to the attacks being
made on the welfare of the people as
whole by organizations reperesen-
ting special classes. The president of
/ the association Mr.. j. W. Van Cleaye,
Is quoted as saying
Within the easy memory of the
business men of this day. he said,
are the conditions that presented
themselves to the people on the free
silver question. The sound money
party composed of men who could
not oonseientiously vote the Republic
can ticket and the liberal Democrats
among business men who east their
first Republican vote in that cam
paign, decided the election in favor
Oh Spnllu lllOuNN a NtiA HiullidA AOii-
dition presents itself TO the business
men of this country today through
the efforts that have been made dur
ing the present session of Congress
advocating certain measures which
have the support of the Administra-
ton. The business interests nave
been confronted with what appears to
the rank and file of business men as
species of demagogy that has
spread until 1t has grown into alarm
ing proportions. The result in all
probability will be campaign, eX-
cept that there will be no issue of
currency, no issue of tariff and no
general proposed disturbance of the
country's affairs. 1t will be con-
test between the elemental situation
and the demagogy of politics.
AS the business men are begin
ming to understand the situation to-
day the country is confronted with
political attempt through the man
ipulation of demagogues, to carry
this election without considering the
bone and sinew of the country, and
by that | mean the manufacturing
and general interests of the country.
The business interests of this country
do not want any class legislation and
they won't stand for demagogues.
On the contrary, they are seeking
rest while they may build up the
prosperity which has suffered. We
don't want a government for any
particular class. either of labor or
capital What this country needs is
n nn1ftf4fopu lat,, httt u
man familiar with the underlying
principles of business from the stand
point of a business man.. The con-
sensus of opinion, as it comes to me
during the last sixty days from the
nttermost ends of this country, the
highways and byways, the industrial
centres in all sections, is to the effect
that the business men must enter
/ the arena of politics in the same way
that they did in the Bryan Mckinley
campaign We have been for many
years nation of traders. Isn't it
about time that the government
should be run along business lines
instead of from the standpoint of the
politicians? Fill the dinner pail
again isn't at all a bad idea
1t is evident that the efforts to limit
the power of injunction and amend
the Sherman Law In the interests of
labor organizations have aroused the
commercial and manufacturing world
in much the same way as the forma-
ton of trusts did, and that they in
tend to regulate one as well as the
other. 1t has been clear for some
time that we were drifting toward a
government in the interests of or
anizations which through the power
of their numbers were able to dictate
politics to the politicians who have
been responsible for the foolish leg
islation and agitation which have
characterized the past two years
The question arises, If these same in
terests will be equally intent on a
revision of the tariff which will pre-
vent manufacturing interests from
having special privileges as well as
the organizations of labor and CAPT
tai 1t is all an illustration of the
fact that we have had too much
legislation. and that by passing laws
first to please one class and then
another we have finally produced a
situation which is arousing the
country to the need of going back to
first principles Boston Financial
News.