The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-23
WILSON DRAWS
BIG At KANSAS
DEM. MEETING
Largest Assembly Of Democrats,
Since Bryan's Visit in 1905,
is Gathered
TALKS ABOUT BUSINESS
New Jersey Governor Says Govern
ment Should be Tolerant Of
big Business"

ing OF Woodrow Wilson of New Jer-
sey to Kansas and his speech tonight
at the banquet OF the Kansas Demo-
ocratic Club. brought out one of the
largest gatherings, of Democrats
since the visit of William Jennings
Bryan in 1905.
Governor Wilson arrived this
morning and the. entire afternoon
was spent in. holding an informal re-
ception THE banquet was held at
Masonic hall. one of the largest
halls in the city and it proved too
small to accommodate all who
wanted to hear the guest Of honor.
Democratic Leaders Present.
Democratic leaders were present
today from all parts OF the state and
though In. meeting and confer
ences were held no move for the en-
dorsement of any candidate for the
presidential anongfnation had taken
definite form tonight
G6ygrnor Wilson addressed the
club on gThe Relation of Business to
the Government" He said in part:
I'VE look backward today to a
great example-the example of a
great practical genius. whose gift it
was to look forward and plan the
the life of d nation 1t is the singu-
lar distinction of Washington and
his associates that they conceived
their own fortunes and the fortunes
Of Virginia in the terms Of the de-
velopment of the nation: they staked
their lives and all they had upon
the confident prophecy of right and
achievement. In every generation
In which their example has intelli-
gently been needed and followed
men who lifted their eyes and saw
more than, the mere circumstances
(which lay Immediately around them
Ihave known that the only means by
(which they could Justly live and
thrive. the means which should
serve their neighbors ashs well az
t, themselves. N &er efti ~, ~ se
America a Business Nation.
L rAmerica is a business nation, a
nation of material enterprise and
commerce on a. large scale, She de-
mands of her statesmen business
policy and, is keenly aware that a
just economic policy, is the. only
sound. foundation for her social and
political life,
| 1.-THE cry of the hour seems to be
that business has grown formidable
in Its, independent organization as
have set itself up, in rivalry to tho
government" itself and that 1t there.
fore must be regulated: that the
whole force of government must be
bents to the restraint of business.
venture to suggest THAI what we, afc
really afteryis mot the restraint d
| business, but the, restraint of in.
diyiduals who are putting business
upon a, false and selfish footing. The
| rules that we now seek to set up are
that the men who are making use
Of our corporation laws for their all.
vantage shall not employ them to es.
itablish monopoly, that they shall
not use them to limit credit to those
whom, they draw intottheir own en-
,terprises; that they shall not, II
they do wrong, find cover and con.
c6alment within the corporation.
whose powers they employ.
Corporations were meant for the
centralizing sof capital and energy
for the more complete and effective
Organization OF business They
were not meant to, cover wrong.
Deal with Individuals.
l I'm respect of the restraint oil
wrong. therefore, we should dea
with individuals rather than with
| corporations. II should be laid bare
lpf whom business combinations opn,
l lsfst and those Of whom they consis,
should be directly and individually
dealt with whenever q wrong il
done, either to an ndiytduals er fte
the freedom OF business itself