The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-03-31


rierce that shall act HI - closp and direct
representative Of tho business interests
~ the country in aiding those cf us in
Washington Who arc not business men
10 deal with b,isiness questions with
SANITY.
"The suggention to INC a. 'ca't came
from Secretary Nagel. who in his journey
ing about the country and lect'irlng
u,various h;i,.incss organizations. attempt
ing to explain the usefulness of his Depart
ment. reached the conclusion that such
an organization IA this could not but he
beneficial in giving direct expression
to the business interests of the country.
"Wc have grca: many reforms pro-
posed OF various kinds 10 uplift the indt-
vidual in the community and to make
him happier and better and more comfort
able and to give him greater equality
Of opportunity and to make him better
satisfied with his lot in the community.
hut venture to think that after all in 40
far as the Government may properly
do SO thcrc il no Office that the Cover
ment performs more important for the
individual in the community than the
aiding of business prosperity and the re-
moval from the business progress OF those
obstacles that Interfere with prosperity
wHrN EVERYBODY HAS A JOB.
ut Is when there is n lot Of business
doing: il is when everybody has JOB;
A. is when the wheels Of industry are
humming SO loud that you cannot hear
anything else. that the poor and the wage
Garner are the happiest IL is when he
Ii making good wages and constant
wages that everybody in the community
IL more nearly happy than at any other
time. and while do not depreciate i'm
any way the movement for real reform
and progress. provided it is sane and Is
not affected with fads and disposition
TO disturb those things that have been
useful to us for 100 years. l am never
theless conscious that there is no duty
no heavy upon the Government at Wash
inston as that of seeing 10 it that IT
interferes az little as possible with the
business of the country and the progress
~ the enterprises Of the country and
assists The inspiration OF confidence III
those whose confidence is necessary 10
make business 20 and to bring about
prosperity.
Il mean those who have accumulated
capital and whose investment OF capital
and continuance OF investment are anec
security of the Government and in the
sanity of it's management. Now. ot
course I am not in favor OF speclous
prosperity that for the time seems 70 be
great and yet is founded on mischiefs
and evils and defects that ought to be
remeded.
FAVOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
-I am in favor Of the enforcement OF
the law. bu; ! believe that the law and
business can he squared in such way
SO thl; those who violate II may be
prosecuted and there may be an absence
OF persecution and there may be no dis
position vo rt;n amuc just Tor ihe purpose
of showing that The Government at wash
incton realizes that il has job and is
irving 30 make the people think 1t has.
Now | have not the slightest doubt
that the meeting OF this nationailcham-
bel of commerce will be full Of suggestion
frat TO the executive and then to the legis-
latiye rart Of the Government. or course
each branch of the Government thinks
that the other branch l. the more lack
ing IN response 10 the needs Of the Coy
ernment Bu' have no doubt that the
national chamber of commerce viii have
its prone influences both with the exec.
u,ive and tho legislative branches of
the 60, ernren;.
II believe there i great room through
the l,eparlincnt %. Commerce and Labor
for the increase in The aidful supervision
T.
and great enterprises which shall involve
and preserve their legality on the one
hand and on the other afford them pro-
lection and a security that they do not
now have.
SLOW ANp c.RrFiI.
"Ihg: sill require considerable legis-
Istjo,l ,n be worked out carefully and
.low,, and not with rough edge or
como tools that are not adapted to the
purpcso think We may oyerdo matters
by goirG a little too rapidly. Progress
that Is step h. step IL much safer. II
is less spectac liar. but II Is much SAFER
and | believe after all is said and done
about tho American people that they are
fhe mos; conservative people IN the world
that while il does seem from the head
lines Of newspapers as u they wish &c
discount everything in the future ano
have all progress ready the next morn
ing for breakfast, on the whole, wnei
YOU get down 20 the stratum Of solid think
ing. Americans there are no people II
ths world that are 20 conservative, tha
recognize a good thing With the certainty
that thcy do and are hound to adhere
to that good thing as long as Ii serv,
them we'll.
That my friends, yoI know and
know They can talk about the present
Government and It's de .ects. We Know
the defects better than anybody, and w
are willing. knowing ourselves. to poln
them ont, out we also know as we lool
about the world that for i2J years w
have he'd the best government eve
created
"Tha, is not going to make us reac
tionary aud .it beck with q Snug salts
faction that snail eject every movemen
for reform or any movement towarc
progress. It, on the other hand doe
keep MS sane, and il does keep us IN
condition OF mind where we know tha
there is no royel road 10 Improvement
/ meau the Improvement Of the who'll
body polite. except tine improvement
of the individual and through him tn
improvement OF the community.
Il do not mean to say that there may no
be some machinery that is better adapte
for the purpose than that we have, bu
do mean TO scy that, general
speaking. no new machinery is going [
work to make a great progress that W
might not accomplish with existin
machinery if The individual only grow
better anc! better, and tba' n does no thel
matters TO transfer tro'u "I" inachiner
to another when the de5cC;# are going l.
interfere With the second .hI"hucry tina
now cppear in the first
RAps AT REFEPENpuM
And you are not going to Improv
your community bv assuming with re
spect 10 the new method that it is goin
10 work better when that new method
going to require three times as muc
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