The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-13
HAVE LOST FAITH
Governor Wilson Says People
Don't Trust Government.
Declares Honest Men Are
Placed at a Disadvantage.

chicago, Jan. 13.-Big business, its
light to growth and it's duties to the
country were discussed by President
elect woodrow Wilson in a speech
before the Commercial club or Chlcaso'
during his visit here.
st don't care how big business
grows provided it grows big in con-
tact with keen competition" he SAID.
The governor made an appeal for
dissolution of what he said were pre-
JUDGES in this country between cap
ital and 11bor.
Among Governor Wilson's auditors
were bank presidents, railroad presi-
dents and heads of great business en-
terprises. Seated near him were Gov
ernor Deneen, a Republican, and Gov
ernore-elect Dunno, a Democrat.
The governor said just before he be-
gan to speak that the Illinois SEN
atorial fight had not been mentioned
to him either in person or by message
since his arrival here.
He declared that success of enter
prise depended upon the opening up
to the rank and file Of the nation not
ouly it's physical resources but the
business credit as well.
Men had testified under oath, he said,
to the existence of an Inner circle"
to whom credit was obtainable to the
exclusion of those against whom that
inner circle sought to discriminate.
IT am not drawing an indictment
against the banking system he said.
THAT already has been convicted. But
I do refer to the basis of credit in
business.
"I tell you frankly that if I permit
ted my thought to dwell upon the re-
sponsibility that will. fall upon me,
would be daunted. I came here to ask
your counsel and assistance.
Much Depends on Business Men.
1,1rC f11f1 Of
does not depend on the government
of the United States, it is dependent
on the business men. The government
cannot breed a temper, it cannot gen
crate thought and purpose. Things
done under the whip of the law are
done sullenly, somewhat reluctantly
and never successfully. The hope of
America is the changing attitude of
the business men toward the things
they have to handle in this country
II want to take sternness out of this
country. 1 want to see suspicion dissi-
pated. I want to see the time brought
about when the rank and file of the Cit
zens of the United States who have 4
of the country shall be absolutely dom,
away with and forgotten. Perfectly
honest men now are at a disadvantage
in America, because business methods in
general are not trusted by the people,
taken as a whole. That is unjust to you;
it is unjust to everybody with whom busl
ness deals and everybody whom business
touches.
They do not believe in the United
mean the rank and file of ou-
men of every kind are uron
an equality in their access to the re-
sources of the country, any more thar
they believe everybody is upon equal
terms in his access to the justice of the
1t is believed in this country
that a poor man has less chance to get
Justice administered to him than rich
man. God forbid that that should be ge.--
orally true
And then in addition, and top of d l
this we must see to it that the business
of the United States is set free absolutely
of every feature of monopoly.
Here Governor Wilson paused, looked
about the banquet room and then added:
Il notice you do not applaud that.
am somewhat. disappointed, because ur-