The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-19
GOV. WILSON AND PANIcs.

! Governor Wilson. in his speech TO
the Southern Society OF New York on
Tuesday evening, showed signs OF un'
easiness which we trust were needless,
His reference 70 psuics would indi.
cate tina, he has something of 4 dread
lest n panic should como upon the
country on account Of the Democratic
programme with respect to the tariff
snd other economic policies which
might recall the Cleveland panic OF
1898. There is DO sign. so FAR as we
can see, of any financial disturbance
such as Governor Wilson seems to
dread; and we trust that his iuterpre-
tatiou OF the financial situation is un.
duly timorOus.
Our Interpretation OF the matter
would be something like this: That
Governor Wilson has heard some sug.
gestions that the radical Democrats be
kept within bounds by threats OF Snan.
ciai disturbance if they proceed too
far in their declaration OF intention TO
mp things up But Governor vii.
son himself does not show the least
signs Of belonging TO that class OF
Democrats; and the country has been
resting confidently in his assurance
that nothing would be done that would
disturb or harass business confidence.
This is the true position for him TO
take, and If he adheres 10 that position
and is able 10 restrain wild talk and
wild propositions OF some Of tho Demo
cratic leaders, We Judge that there
should bc no fear OF a panic or any
serious disturbance on tho incoming Of
the Democracy TO power
vt the same time, il mus, be con.
fessed that the talk OF Governor Viii
son was rather windy and of the
'play to the gallery style; FOR it is
idle 10 indulge in threats about what
hc would or could do To fnauciers who
might start a panic. There is no rea
son 10 suppose that any Gnapcier is
either ready or willing TO start panic,
but IL he were ready, dcslrous. and
able 10 do so. there is absolutely
nothing that Wilson As President could
do TO him, either by way Of dc
termcnt or punishment. Time was When
men who were President Of the United
States or were elected TO the Presi
dcucy, would not assume TINT they
could do terrible things to people or
frighten them of from doing what
they wanted TO do BY threats, more or
.nI nd "a 1lNs
is it unbecoming in a President to as.
sumo that somebody is going TO do
bad because of some sinister
or political motive, and that he as
President can stop them and DO some.
thing mortal to that person that will
even up the score.
We regret that Governor Wilson
talks like this. 1t shows weakness or
vanity which We trust he Will recover
from before he gets into office. For ii
is not the business of President OF
the United States TO threaten a panic
maker with a ''gibbet as high as Ha-
man So for Governor Wilson knows
perfectly we'll that the starting OF =
panic is not hanging matter, and
that there is no law providing for
any such punishment to any man OF
set of men that creates a panic. And
so President elect who talks like this
simply shows a weakness that makes
his couptrymen ashamed.
1t is further to be said that if there
were any real design 10 create a panic
through manipulation of the "ma
chinery' that Governor Wilson talks
about, 1t is inconceivable that those en-
gagged in such vicious scheme would
be in the least deferred by such
talk as Governor Wilson has put
forth. Let everything be done sober
ly and in reason. and let there be re
straint of speech rs pleasant change
from the vicious Volubility and ve-