The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-12
Like Flock of Sheep.

AMY jumped, and the next fellow took
fright without knowing why he was
frightened. And SO on.
Like Flock of Sheep.
ITS just like flock OF sheep. If
one starts to run, every sheep in that
flock will follow, even IL they die for
it.
"a word orr two to these people
would have been good and proper
as we've had here. There's an article
as we've had here. There's an article
in the September North American Re
view dealing with conservation of
common sense that well illustrates
the business conditions OF this coun-
try right now and gives as a panacea
for the business paralysis the sug-
gestion that our business men use
little common sense-just plain or
binary sound common sense. Good
advice: wish business men every
where would take it.
Il can see no reason for the fears
which seem to possess ouI business
men. have preached return to the
farm policy for years, and l expect to
continue to do so. But that's no rea-
son for fear on the part of business.
Money and business are, of course,
very careful, and 1t is right they
should be. But not to the extent of
cutting off their noses to spite their
faces-especiaIly when. it Is so un-
necessary and they need the noses.
too.
Quotes from American Review,
Here's q little excerpt which. to
my mind, bears down hard; strike to
the core of our present ills" And Mr..
Hill read a passage which he had
"In the disestabIishment OF credit
we find most obvious cause of the pre-
vailing depression. The link that con-
meets labor with capital is not broken,
but we may not deny that 1t is less
than 1t should be or than
conditions warrant. Financially the
country is stronger than ever before
in its history. Recovery from a panic
so severe as that of three years ago
was never before so prompt and COM
complete. The masses are
free from debt. Money is
held by the banks in abundance, and
rates are low
Why, then, does capital pause
upon the threshould of investment?
The answer we believe to be plain. II
awaits adjustment of the relations of
government to business. Such, at any
rate, Is the plea, and pressure Is con-
stantly brought to bear upon execu- |
Lives and courts to make haste--haste |
which in our judgment would result |
In less speed. Great complications
growing out of nightly charged con-
sideration. To settle a great question |
offhand is only to invite disaster. Bet
Ter not settle 1t at all until reason !
able certainty can be felt that ID can |
De settled right. Stability is ever cap I
tails primary requirement; but the |
adjustment which it now demands
cannot be effected in a month, or
rear; and never can nor should be /
complete. Elasticity is the prime re-
luisi4e of change essential to develop /
nent.
But capital is VIGOROUSLY timid,
n the present instance, too, 1t is alb
jurdly foolish. No decision of any /
court can permanently impair any So
allied vested interest. Confiscation is
Indreamed Of, as compared with only
ew years ago. No disintegration OF 1
properties does not involve their re-
ruction. Moreover, the sharp revolt
.gainst all combinations--thos that
chieve great good no less than those
hat work injury--is clearly yielding
0 study and reason. No sane person
ow maintains that business--espec-
ally manufacturing-can or should be
one as 1t was done half a century
go. In broad sense the day of the
ndividual competitor is past. But the
pportunity of the individual remains
ven wider within the corporation.
he sole problem consists of deter
dining how government can maintain
n even balance between aggregations
interests on the one hand and the