The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-22

I eE9s ~ CLOSING ovef anv wYong. the sAct
remains tAas the Business nlen az the
country are fpg the most paxt honest
Keen, representing fairly be nerxl stan
daras of tie people Ard never more
TAR to-day hase they. taken a. waole,
earnestly desired that abuses shan he
stopped tkAt an End shall b put to
esfrSr dealings and unfair pracxicee,
taaf gambling SHALL rot paYade IL bus
nsAS bysrr. and mat American industry
and trade shagi have free scspe iDr deses
epment and eAtensiun &ioag toe lines 81
hpnorable Hgairg and wish justine 70
stockholders, 70 eIsIaoss4. ard % The
people 81 iafge.
There Il 4 temporary slowing down ~
tae wheels u id vstry Ania nnrev
talnty and hesitation. enterprise waits
impatient. 8ien in large numbers are
unemployed who Should ~ employed.
and new undertakings ane extensions 81
existing plans which woula provide far
ihef Opportunities fef labor. are not
going forward A. taey SHOULD AZ for
ward The interests 81 industry are not
tee interests u a eiass bat 81 AL fhe
psnpls. yyhst tie rich man feels II The
reduction d tht False " his securities.
waat shase dapenGenf upon I've setnrns
irem inyastmpnss feel IN the impairment
III gheir income, t&e wage-earner fee.s
stiA more aeatteiF a. business contracts
AID the loss II enspl0s uaens co1 fronts hfHn
with starvation safe a. charity. hateful
te his seif-Fesneet, may interp0sp. III
is weA To trace the ecsaonie causes
whseh have prslnces fhis coniifion. and
needed reaasn-s Hssnts mnss ~ mads
But i i ate7iutelv essential that We
sAoatd have tsae t0nie "a wholesome
confidence Not TIE eaua2enee # igaor
anee 81 inAitITrnee. blind 10 wr0ng and
deaf q appeas against Injustice, but
the confidence sairh Is inspired 81 the
vision II tie i0rses 0f right and 4 iuss
appreciation If or material and neral
strength. Pessinassa and cguiss rsmnnt
deselop this eo;fnsry We muss bar.
cuuf@enes N ghe stability of or insfi.
tUsinns il the sanity Of The people ard
im thesr realization If what aaGaFies
pur prosperity. we must take aecoant
81 progress ii cdr alton; she disseniua
tirn ~ information the increased e.
paeiig far Discriminating Judgments
ta4 uplifting power 81 IRE myriad eaesss
which "a egafE community make for
better ilsinv ard higher standards ~
eWsdaet We are far from perfect ard
IL II vell thaf W. sha8ld II stirred hv
tie daily revelations 81 weakness and
~ Fiee But there IS no occasion for
~ disfrElss the fsisure n I
the land ~ export unity q educational
privileges sa eagerly seized ~ moral (
30 widespread ard effective 4
10 despair ct hnmanf8y itself Here
progress il tie fiiiAd II aspiration wed
dea 70 common aansa let ~ dismiss
vague alarms ard 70 forward vita calm
confidence ia the integrity and destiny
81 The American people
We have only aegun "a develop tie
commerce sof this country The lezliza
iron d is possibilities awaits improve
mnFgts which we must undertake in q
- stematie manner. Washington With
ais usual fsrsiaitedness wass deeply III
terestesi IN tie development 81 facilities
81 communication for the purpose Of i
commercial intercourse ard
reating community interests Repeat
IDLY he outlined schemes III internal ina.
srsvements aud connections 81 water
vows. and tile Chesapeake 4 Ohio canal
Bas is origin from his thought
But while here and there mneh has
seen DONE there has been wanting 2
Of she neea Of eompTehen.
i've plan foF ths improvement 81 IL
and waterways fFem he standpoint Of
gafsofal interest. President Roosevelt,
sith bis keen desire - advance the ma
ional interests and bis usual force. has
emphasized this ard We mar he said 70
n entering upon 4 new era OF conner
.ial development we take inst pride
p oar present enterprise and achieve
Bents. but We may believe that tie
commerce Of the future viii Al far ex
eed that Of the present as the varied
reduction, the vast extent of CONNER
ial exchanges, ard the means Of com
81 to-day. transcend the
.opss and even the dreams of Washing
on
This is no time for encouragement Or
alfing bat for appreciation 81 Ameri- ,
an opportunity and for that intelligent
I'D united effort By wAieh alone We can