Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-10-11

The most oomplmented man that
Know OF in the Industrial history OF
America" said Mr. Wilson. ia An.
drew Carnegie These men whose
business genius Is so boasted Of, knew
they were no matches for him. and
the only thing they could DO TO beat
him was 70 make his bank account SO
big that It wasn't worth while for
him 10 work any more
The moral Is plain, Il We can have
men encouraged 70 come into the field
with natural genius and put every
one else ia that business on their
mettle. then there win begin to be an
Industrial revival OF buoyaney OF
business IN this country such as we
have never known before Limit the
field OF competition. and you limit
the field OF development There IS
not now free enterprise In the United
States"
Governor Wilson spoke very earnest
~ in respect TO the condition of In.
Dor in this country, affirming that the
labor market was controlled just as
absolutely by big business as is the
commercial market IN this respect
he said;
All. how the laborlng men Of this
country have been deceived How
they have permitted themselves 70 be
deceived Don't you know that these
very men who have been most sue
cessful In building up these trusts are
also the very men who have been
mast successful in preventing the or
ganization OF labor Don't you know
that one of the objects OF their com
bination Ia TO control the labor mar
ket And do you Imagine that they
have ever set deliberate plans for
giving the workingman anything com
parable In the way Of wages TO the
proportion of the profits which they
themselves pocket They 10 not
have TO give the laboring man any
more than he CT . get In the competi-
ton OF the market And they do not
give him any more As a matter Of
fact some OF the most highly pro
ductive industries IN this country pay
very much lower wages than the I'M
protected industries And some OF
the most highly protected industries
pay wages that are below the living
scale. at the sRme time that the prices
they are making are so great that
they can build new factories out OF
their surplus every second year II
IS one OF the Rrandest pieces Of bluff
aud humbug that has ever been known
In the history Of political deception.
Continuing. Governor Wilson said
ia part What America has all along
the line to do Ia TO break up the SNUG
control OF these self constituted trus.
tees and masters OF our economic
forces letting them know that the
government has ears for other peo-
pie than themselves; not In order TO
do them any injury whatever, but
merely in order to bring them to their
senses and make them conduct their
business upon the basis Of fair deal.
ing and equality all along the line.
4 am not interested In disturbing
the great course Of business In this
country. but ! am Interested In enrich
ing It. ! am interested In varying II.
And / know that the only way to do
II IL by the method | have suggested
of regulated competition instead of
ligltlmatized monopoly After you
have made the partnership between |
monopoly and your government per
manent, then invite all the philan-
thropists In the United States to
come out and sit on the stage and
10 through the motions OF finding out /
how they are going to get phllan-
thropy out of the masters.
we are not children TO be taken I
care OF. We live In free govern /
ment and cant breathe anything but
free air, and we want to take care OF
ourselves. This business of setting /
up individuals or parties as special
providences is one OF the things that
is played out So far AZ my pride IL
concerned, | would just as leave have
a malevoIent boss as bcnehcent
boss. don't w..nt any boss at all
Il believe in human liberty as
believe Ia the wine Of life."
In conclusion the Governor said:
ieThere Is no immortality In poll I
ties, except the Immortality OF hon
esty. There Is no immortality for a
nation except the Immortality OF free
dom. America has promised herself |
and promised the world this great
heritage. Shall she break the pro-
mise? Shall she deceive herself and
deceive mankind? Shall she not re- |
cover the spirit In which she made
her institutions. and with that same
spirit revive them. rejuyenate them
until they are again shot through and
through with spirit and an air OF
indomitable courage? Shall she not
at the very pass, at the ballot box
silently vindIcate her claim TO Wis
dom and to liberty itself?"
kfOrIrE TO LIEN HOLDERS.