The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-01-25
IS OPTIMISM A GOOD THING

The New York Herald, in its issue of January
l, shows once more its customary enterprise and
It's genuine regard for the business interests of the
whole country in obtaining large number of ex.
pressions from prominent men in the various bust.
ness oenters as to whether business is going to
be injured the result Of tariff revision at the
hando of the incoming Democratic administration
and Congress. The Herald is always optimistic
as to business conditions and outlook; sincerely
optimistic, believe.
Optimism is, on general principles a good
thing Better be prophet of good than prophet
OF evil; better Mark Tapley than "a Cassandra.
ms Is as true or big business men of big
papers but II is well also to look a situation
squarely IN the face and not to miss seeing the
bad features, II any such there be- Most OF the
business ren quoted in the Herald interviews are
aggressiveiy optimistic regarding the effect which
tariff revision downward is likely to have upon
business. Most of them, We surmise, are rather
more optimistic in their words than in their real
beliefs and anticpations. With them doubtless
in many cases, the wish is father to the thought"
What they would like to have come true, they say
VIII come true. We do not quarrel with this pro-
pensity. The business with large interests at
stake cannot afford to predict bad business He
may anticipate it; he may prepare for it, but It
would not be good business to say so.
In its semi.editoria summary of the responses
received from business men the Herald says:
Can tariff tnkering by Congress check the
present food of prosperity in 1918?
This was the question asked by the Herald of
representative bankers merchants and manufac-
turers in all sections of the country There follow
some of the reassuring answers:
Chicago says that the present prosperity is so
well founded that ordinary shock will destroy
or impair it,
Philadelphia looks for a record year. confident
of wise revision Of the tariff that will bring no
impairment OF business
Detroit declares business will be fine. You
cannot stop it now. 1t must so on through the
next year.
New Orleans is optimistic for big trade in 1913
and believes the tariff will be revised with caution
Boston business men expect a banner year that
cannot be injuriously affected by tariff changes.
Georgia and the South think that settlement
of the long expected tariff revision will help rath.
than hamper prosperity,
California, confident of the States own resour-
ces, sees nothing to darken the business horizon.
That prosperity in the United States is estab
lIshed a basis much too firm TO be affected by
any change likely to be made in the tariff is the
opinion Of all well informed men, merchants manu-
facturers and directors OF industrial corporations
in every section OF the country
With ayr cultural products alone exceeding
in value $S5000O0, 900, mineral productions break
ing all records, and foreign trade following suit
leaving tremendous balance to the credit OF the
United States abroad, the idea that tariff revision
will be able to retard general trade is ridcued
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HAS Agnes achieved popularity In her subur
ban homer"
Yes; she keeps her doors wide open ana her
, mouf;. tight shut"