Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-12-07
JAS. j. HILL ON SITUATION.
Says Country is About to Reap the
Fruits Of Wasteful Extravaganza.
washington Post.)

N"oo'iihStoh " L ool.J
ST. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 27.-That
the United States, and the world, In
fact-are about to harvest the fruits
grown Of extravaganza, j. j. Hill is
absolutely positive. 1t Is too late to
warn. The hour is at hand, he says
He declared 1t would be futile to
discuss the untoward things that
confront the American people; that
the country faces no panic, and that
matters would finally adjust them
selves after experience and much
money had CO tributed to the solu-
tion
"When | told President Taft a few
days ago." said Mr.. Hill, "that there
would be many thousands Of men
thrown into idleneSs next year he
was almost incredulous Of my sim
cerity. But | am not making a guess;
it will be a fact"
Here Mr.. Hill paused for few
reflections upon the Chief Executive,
parenthetically declaring that the
President lis a good fellow" that he
means we'll, but added that he has
made lots Of mistakes.
'"The trouble with Mr.. Taft" he
continued, lis that he lives in a po-
litical atmosphere. lie can't get
away from it. 1t pervades Washing
| ton, and the Presidents views of
| conditions are limited in large
measure by those who surround
| him."
| Americans Too COmplucrnt
"Why not get bu jiness men 10 ac-
| cept Office repeated Mr.. Hill. "rhnt
would be altogether impossible. \
business man could not remain in the
| position. Ills election could come
about only through the efforts Of
! those supporting them. which would
mean a besieging horde OF Office
| seekers"
Mr.. Hill declared that American
| people were too complacent. They
! spend too freely and are greatly in
clined to take a rosy view Of things,
entirely unwarranted by circum-
stances.
Extravaganza has been our great
fault he said. We have been
wasting entirely too much in non
| productive undertakings. AS a rule
! we have been given too much TO
adornments. We have become OBJ
sesscd with the city beautiful' in
municipal affairs. We have followed
like policies in the State and nation
al governments.
batueshipS, not only in this
country, but also abroad. are illus
| trations of the eXtravagance in
which the world has been plunged
| for the last two decades The money
Tor the construction OF these has
been withdrawn from commercial
circles and almost as good as squan-
dered. so far as there can be any
tangible returns observed.
I'VE have gone to considerable cy-
pcnse TO dig the Panama Canal. |
| presume now we will have to iortify
| it. It's all very we'll to make appro-
| priations for such purposes-it's
easy to contract debts, but the real
| difficulty arises when we come to get
the money with which to make the
| payments.
Trend of the Government.
'lf man buys a farm and cult
Yates it, he contributes to the mate
| rial wealth OF. society. If he permits
| the land to lie idle he has subtracted
from the general wealth by with
drawing his money from commerce
and investing it in a profitable
enterprise. The latter illustration
| serves best to indicate our trend in
all departments OF our government" ;"
| Dlsclalming any intention OF pos
ing as calamity prophet. Mr.. Hin
| insisted, however, that il was not a
| guess, but an absolute certainty as
! to what awaits the country, to-mor-
row, or the next year, when business
activities become dormant. He
| pointed out that at present there is
very little projected, which means a
| suspension OF activities.
do yon hear Of any generally sys-
| tcmatic plans for improvements dur
ing the next year," he asked. "rherc
are none. Factories and such other
| enterprises which are productive i'm
| their nature, and which contribute
10 wealth, are not contemplated by
those who have the money to invest.