Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23

done is so pressing and SO fraught
with big consequence that We
know that we are not at liberty
to weigh against Il any point Of
personal sacrifice.
We are now in the presence Of
such an occasion. II Is absolute
~ imperative that we should give
the business men OF this country
a banking and currency system by
means Of which they can make
use OF the freedom Of enterprise
and Of individual initiative which
We are about to bestow upon
them.
Must Provide the Tools.
We are about to set them free,
we must rot leave them without
the tools Of action when they are
free. We are about to set them
free by removing the trammels
Of the protective tariff Ever
since the Civil War they have
waited for this emancipation and
~ .''e re oppUt Iligs II wiz
Dl-h W" ~ II mas peeI re
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w ll.li So - Ael up a Iil'ii,lC
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i!e'e WI ps some T'aaJust
lLientS 81 pun pose ana point OF
lilSIe VII lollo" q periou
oI oN i. ,allSloll ana ne" e.lerptlse'
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he raid ana fariio ana - r oss~
Accomplishment. This il cannot
be unless the resourceful bust
ness men who are 20 deal with the
new circumstances are to have at
hand and ready for use the in
strumontalities and conveniences
Of free enterprise which indie
pendent men need when acting
on their own initiative
II is not enough to strike the
shaCkles from business. The du-
ty Of craftsmanship is not mega
tive merely. II is constructive
also We must show that we I'M
derstand what business needs and
that we know how to supply f.
No man. however casual and su-
perhcial his observation Of the
conditions now prevailing in the
country, can fail to see that one
Of the chief things business needs
now, and will need increasingly
as II gains IN scope and vigor in
the years Immediately ahead of
us, is the proper means by which
readily to vitalize Its credit cor
purate and individual, and It's
originative brains.
sbo,,s po>.er oF crndit
w.. a, :.
nay WI! y p1olls us 70 oe lree
we are my 70 nav Ihe peSt
any mus. aotesslpis lllSt' ul'leh
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pI'se nat VII II pIont us 70
ue quil OF one hlha OF inoh"poiy
we ~ 70 lel'lalh III me stlp
o. anoJ4er ana more ellectlVe
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l1lat We hiloM AuW pom 70 ana anu
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II iilslSo - 81 gi''e' PIiee ne
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nGuiL " 4sa ms an eise eNcePo
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le ~, ~ aiii ny ot ouS lliess, pls
credit We know that shall we
not act upon the knowIedge7 Do
we not know how to act upon It?
II a man cannot make his as
sets available at pleasure. his as
sets Of capacity and character
and resource. what satisfaction
is It to him to see opportunity
reckoning to him on every hand,
when others have the KEYS Of
credit in their pockets and treat
them as all but their own private
possession2 II is perfectly clear
that IL is our duty 10 supply the
new banking and currency sys-
TEN the country needs, and that
il will immediately need II more
than ever.
The only question is When
shall We supply it-now. or later,
after the demands shall have be
come reproaches that we were so
duh and so slow? Shall we has
ten TO change the tarifr laws and
then be laggards about making ii
possible and easy for the coun-
try to take advantage Of the
change There can be only one
answer to that question.
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~ us' aet now az "naleN'I
S s',I..,,, 20 ourselves -,s.sN. II Is
uuSs NHie'l ny 1Ill aii'S 'atloeS ioI
olo Us 70 l'os tl,oile. ! slouta oe
IeeIeallt 10 my GeePesl SonElC-
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