The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-12
WILSON'S WISDOM
TICKLES EARS
fContinued from page IL


John Runnells, head Of the Pullman
Car company.
Among other we'll known guests
were Governor Deneen, Governor
elect Dunno. Mayor Harrison, Presi-
dent Harry Plat Judson OF the Uni
versity of Chicago; James Hamilton
Lewis, DR.. John B. Murphy and
Roger G. Sullivan.
THE future business OF the United
States does not depend upon the gov
eminent, but upon the business men
of the United States declared Pres
idcnt-elect woodrow Wilson to his
speech
Wilson said four things must be
done, either by the business men vol
UNFAIRLY or under the whip Of law"
These four things were:
Natural resources must be con-
served and also used for the common
good.
Raw materials must be put at the
disposal of every person in the United
States ION equal terms.
Banking credit must be put on
terms Of equality to ALL
Business must be protected from
every form or every kind of monop-
oily"
Az Governor Wilson made his first
three declarations he was loudly ap-
plauded. No applause greeted his
fourth declaration and he said:
You do not applaud that. l am
sorry you feel that way For that win
make it hard to do what will have to
be done, If You feel that way, it will
have to be done by duress, which is
always unsatisfactory
Celebrating these four points Gov
ernor Wilson said:
America has come to a new way
OF independent thinking and Is going
to think its way out TO triumphant
conclusion. Very few men have devot-
ed themselves to outstanding the re-
sources of the country for the COM
mon good. but many have devoted
themselves to exploiting them.
The rank and file in the United
States don't believe that everybody is
on equal terms. You have got to
clear yourself before that great gen.
erel jury. That is your job, not
mine.
Il have reason to believe that there
are inner circles and outer circles of
credit and that man cannot get in
to the game unless he knows the peo-
pie who are running this game The
bankers must see to it that this be-
lief on the part of the people is abol-
ished. If credit were open to all on
terms Of equality. the opposite i'm
preston would never get about. Peo-
pie don't have night mares
"The hope OF America is in the
changing attitude Of the bushes.
men of this country towards the
things which they have to handle in
the future. II that temper had not
changed, things could not have hap
pened which have happene.! in recent
months. For what we have witnessed
within the last two months. is moi
merely a political change. 1t is a
change in the attitude and judgment
of the American people. One reason
there we're not merely two parties
contending for the supremacy at the
recent election was that the old lines
are breaking where they are oldes
! and that men are no longer to 81
catalogued; no longer to be found b,
IL.
in classes, as If their thinking haf
been concluded ard they were III
longer casting abroad for the thing
which they should think and tn
things which they should do.
THE government cannot breed
temper in men. The government
cannot generate thought and purpose
5 And only the temper and thought an
purpose of business men in Americ
is going to determine what the futur
business shall be. There are man
things to do which you can do witt
out the assistance and withoN til
whip of the law. The thing which
done only under the whip of law
done imperfectly, reluctantly, some
times sullenly and never successful
), ~"
: Speaking on conservation Governo
> Wilson said.
!, Until the business men OF Americ
. make up their mind both to husban
and to administer, as il for others q
;. we'll as for their own profit, the ma
= ural resources of the country, some {
|. the questions ahead OF us will be in
: mensely difficult Of solution.
y When the government at Washin
A. ton undertakes in the future to
velop policy Of this sort, the fir
thing it must know Is the state
j mind, psychology CT the men that
b. is dealing with. That attitude must |
h declared open and transparent. /
X YOU not see that it is your responsible
y ity, not mine? / shall sit there ar
al try to preside over the matter, but
RI shall know what to do only as / CO
" Judge the men ] am dealing with. I'll
e. moment their purpose Is declared
at be for the general interest and show
III by thejr nroced,lre tn lbf, for the oe