The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
Who's AfraidP

Certain men aud newspapers pro-
TESS alarm because Of President-elec
Wilson's speeches at Chicago and
Trenton. They say they are sur
prised, scared, for no other reason
than that Governor Wilson re-afiirm-
cd principles in which he has believ-
ed all his life, principles which he
has exemplified throughout his Gov
ernorship Of New Jersey, principles
which the Democracy proclaimed in
the Baltimore platform, principles
on which Governor Wilson received
the Presidential nomination., prin-
ciples to which he again declared
his allegiance at Sea Girt, when he
accepted the nomination, principles
which for many months he promul-
gated on the stump, principles on
which he was elected President.
who are the persons, what are the
concerns, that are frightened, be.
| cause Governor Wilson says all men
must obey the law, because he asks
business men to cooperate in re-
forms, because he says the future
OF business In this country depends
on business men themselves?
Well-this magazine isn't afraid,
Tor one. II sees no ground for APP
prehension in these statements of
woodrow Wilson. Those who allege
themselves seized with this excess
Of timidity seek to convey the nm
preston that President-elect Will
son Is an enemy of large business.
Now the Larkin Company of Buffa-
10, n. y, where the National Month
ly is published, must be doing bust.
ness Of at least $50, 900 600 a year.
Certainly that is a big business.
But we don't hear any cry OF the
alarm from the Larkin Company.
Are any OF the great merchants OF
Buffalo frightened at what Governor
Wilson said at Chicago and Tren-
ton? They don't say SO. Not one
Of them gives any sign of it. Are
tie Marshall Field Company OF
Chicago, a $l00,0OO,COO year firm,
are they scared? Is Claflin, the
great dry goods merchant of New
York? Our ear is to the ground.
Tut we hear no note OF alarm from
the Marshall Field Company, or
nom Mr.. Clafiin. Do any of the big
merchants, in any city of the coun-
try, share in the tears prufessed by
certain men in Wall Street? Not a
word! The great mercantile houses,
and the other big legitimate inter
"'tS, are going on about their bust
ness. They are extending their EN-
teTprisas In manner which is the
snrest guaranty that the situation
inspires them with confidence.
We repeat, "Who are the ones
scared?" And what are their mo-
tires for being scared? If revision
OF the tariff is what the men and
newspapers who are raising all this
hullaball0o have In mind. It 10 well
known that the Wilson administra-
ton, while carrying out the promise
OF tariff revision downward. is not
gong to reduce the tariff to such an
extent as to destroy or iniure any
lawful Industry. That the business
men OF the country are not afraid of
honest tariff revision, Is proven bv
their general sentiment that tariff
revision should be done as soon "a
possible and gradually; that DELAY.
with accompanying unsettled condi-
ions, not tariff revision itself. ia
the thing to be avoided. IL WAS in
direct reponse to that demand that
woodrow Wilson announced that
ne would call an early special ses-
sion pf Congress. II Is clear TINT
the sensation over Governor VIII.
sons Chicago and Trenton speeches
exists only in small circle and
that 1t has its origin in motives
which won't bear investigation. In.
stead Of looking to Chicago and
Trenton, the calamity howlers would
DO well to look at home. The only
ones that business confidence has In
fear, are alarmists who try To sb,ks
1t, and then, If 1t is shaken, stand
ready to cast the blame on anvbodv