Semi-weekly herald., 1912-04-01


to one deplorable habit that is wholly
uncalled for and most serious as to
results. This is the habit, every four
years, of taking on long faces and
hiding away the surplus money, just
simply because we have presidential
election that often. There is no rea-
son whatever why the people of this
country should begin some twelve
months before a national election is
to take place to talk hard times be-
cause it is a presidential year. 1t
is true that new administration may
change the program Of the country
business. A new congress may tam
per with the tariff and cause unrest,
but why should the people every four
years begin to anticipate and prepare
for these things, whether they hap
pen or not, some eighteen months be-
fore any new program could possibly
go into operation. Why not go on in
vesting capital and stimulating bust
ness until there is a reason to feel
that dangerous laws are about to be
passed. Simply because some twen-
ty years ago Grover Cleveland was
elected to the presidency and along
with him a Democratic congress which
condition brought about or caused to
be brought about the darkest days in
American history, there is no reason
why the American people should have
fallen into the deplorable habit
Of feeling and anticipating that
those dark days are to come
every four years. Have we not learn
cd in the last sixteen years that the
people will not permit such conditions
to be of such frequent occurrence. In
fact, our people have become wide
awake class. Intelligence has been
on the increase. Our memories are
stronger now than ever before. The
means of communication are far bet
ter than they were twenty years ago.
The reading class, the thinking class
keep up with the march of events and
know better now than ever before to
let well enough alone. Considering
all these facts it becomes absolutely
necessary to have the financial blues
every four years. Let all thinking
people call halt, reform and go about
the worlds business in a business
way. Remember that we have just as
much money for circulation during
presidential year as we have any other
year; that our farms produce as much
on those years as they do any other,
unless it should happen otherwise by
chance. There is no reason why the
same relation should not exist be-
tween the producers and consumers as
exists ordinarily. When we study
carefully all the facts as they bear
upon this all important question we
can readily understand that there is
no sound legitimate reason why we
should of our own initiative cross this
slough of despondency every four
years. Let us train ourselves to cross
the bridge when we come to it. Let
us remember that should the reins
Of government fall into evil hands,
then there will be ample time to pro-
tect ourselves from great losses while
the people are changing front and
preparing for better days. OF course,
we should not be blind to those OBJ
rta ct, t,, fha of tv,
dustrial progress. Every business
man is entitled to protect his bust
ness interests as best he knows how,
but he should not find it necessary
to lock up his store, close his office,
neglect his farm or hide his money
simply because some time in the fu-
ture there is going to be presiden-
tial election. The great men of the
country are now devising ways ard
means of putting stop to this con-
tinual talk and feeling preceding ev.
cry national election since 1892. II
is well for all to stop and considcr
how much good, valuable time has
been fooled away in the last twenty
years through this abomniable, fruit
less, foolish, inconsistent and unrea-
sonable habit. In some sections of
the country in the past the people
decided not to allow business to drop
into that dormant state and although
pressed hard by general conditions
proved themselves able to keep bust
ness up to the normal. If one To-
cality can throw off this lethargy
why can not any other locality which
is favored by natural conditions. For
our part we can not understand that
the prosperous commonwealth of Colo
rado should be governed by the sleepy
conditions in other states to the east.
We have every thing needed at our
command. Our mines, forests and
fields, are valuable and at our com
mand. Our people are wide awake,
. anA 1posporo,,e Thar LAT ,,e /