The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-29
MR., WANAMAKER' S PLEA.

The plea made by Mr.. John Wana-
maker, the great Philadelphia mer-
chant, for stability IN business con
ditions. is a very strong one. He points
out that radical changes arc sure TO
be vastly disturbing, and there surely
could be no greater or more radlca
change than that proposed by the
Democracy, in the declaration that
protective policy is unconstitutional
Mr.. Wanamakcr points out that
! Governor Wilson is inexperienced in
/ public Affairs, and drawing the simili-
/ tude that a business msu naturally
would draw between an enormous pri-
vaic business and the public business
of this country, Mr. WauamaIler shows
J that no business man in the world
! would discharge a manager who mad
shown great capacity. in order to pat
! in one of no experience. lneX-
! percnce in the business affairs is next
! door to incapacity. and there can
! be no question but that there is great
! force in this view of the case.
Governor Wilson is new TO public
! life. and the chief characteristic of
his campaign this wear has been the
extent and readiness Of his revcrsals
| of former positions held by him on
various questions. He is now talking
directly IN opposition to the instruc-
! tions which he has iDcucated upon
! thousands of young men who have
! PASSED through Princeton University.
! His former ideas are quite generally
! discarded in favor of new notions
{ which he does not in fact seem 10 una
/, dersjand very well and his speeches
/ read more like sophomore addresses
/ than like practical discussions Of vital
public questions.
| His ineXpereDce necessitates inn
maturity of thought and this is evi-
as Mr., Wanamaker says, that through
! this lncIperience the whole business of
the country would be thrown into con-
fusion in case of the election of Cow
eruor Wilson.
The plea for Wilson is. as Mr..
! Wanamaker says, merely howl for
power and has no relation whatever
to the real business interests Of The
people of the United States Mr..
Wauamaker idea is clear, straight
business. He hates to see busi-
ness Of such vast extent as
the public business Of the United
States thrown into disorder merely BY
reason of q passing impulse based on
no solid foundation: when II is an abb
so!ute certainty that no business i'm
provcmeut could result. and it is
equally certain that great public dis
advantage must ensue.
Mr.. Wanamaker is q business man
OF very great ability: he has built up
aud handles 4 magnificent private
business in magnificent way His
business ideas cannot possibly br
fouted bv any business man; for his
business capacity has been fully
tested, and is proved by the tre
, mendous cxient of the business which
/, lie has built up. Therefore. his
views carry weight in this country
and justly so. The business world will
, listen to Mr Wauamakcr rs ii would
, listen TO but few men in the United
States on business questions. aud nC
one can doubt but that his vicws arc
sound. safe, and trustworthy. The pco
pic cannot afford to ignore them an,
more than tho business world can :,
shord. lIc speaks for the public al
vantage and safety, and he speak,
words Of caution aud wisdom. Thost
vino refuse to follow his advice do in
', Jury 20 themselves aud to the inter
cs;s of the great public of the Unite,
States
=, The tremendous business Of thi
=, country 20 he handled so far ms th
y. people : National concerns 20 ar
fairly illustrated by the difference bc
/, tween the prcscut year. crops an
those of last year :. Las, year wc ba,
pretty fair average crop. And VI
the growth Of population and the dc
mauds of industry. manufacture. AN
=, foreign exports exhausted ihuse crop,
So that ;hc prcscut ycar s bumpc
=, crops were God.scnd TO all busincs
- aud industrial Interests. and graz
r.. WAS rushed 10 market Immediately al
+ ;cr ;hrcshing. nj rate never know
,r before. To Illustrate thc difcrenc
IL between wha, was called good. sa;i,
= factory crop last year aud the grca
1. crops of tho present wear ii can l.
,e said that more than billion bus he
10 of wheat, coru. oats and barley IN e.
III ccss of last wear : crop we're raised
10 The United states the present yea
M according TO tho official report for o
~ tobcr, Issucd by the Department {