The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-15

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chicago, Jan. 11.-Bg business, its
right to growth and it's duties to the
country were discussed by President
elect Woodrow Wilson in a speech be-
fore the Commercial Club, Of Chicago
tonight
Il do not care how big a business
grows provided it grows big in con-
tact with keen competition" he said.
The governor made an appeal for a
dissolution of what he said were pre-
judices existing in this country be-
tween capital and labor.
| Among Governor Wilson's auditors
were bank presidents, railroad presi-
dents and heads of great enterprises
Seated near him were Governor De-
neen, Republican, and Governor-elect
Dunno, Democrat Contrary to eX-
| pectatiOns the Governor was not
spoken to by local politicians in refer
ence to the Senatorial situation in IL
linOis, His only caller today was
Charles r. Crane, who frequently has
been mentioned as a Cabinet posi-
| bility
Governor Wilson declared that sue
cess of enterprise depended upon the
opening up to the rank and file OF the
nation, not only it's physical re-
sources but the business credit as
we'll
Men had testified under oath, he
said, to the existence of an Inner
circle" by which credit was obtained
to the exclusion of those against
whom that inner circle sought to dis
criminate.
Il am not drawing an indictment
against the banking system" he said
That already has been convicted. But
l do refer to the basis Of credit in bus
mess.
Il tell you frankly that if per-
mitted my thoughts to dwell upon the
i
would be daunted. 1 came here to
ask your counsl and assistance
THE business future of this country
does not depend on the Government
of the United States, it is dependent
on the business men. The Government
cannot breed temper; it cannot gem
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.
Il want to take sternness out Of this
country. / want to see suspicion dissi-
pated. I want to see the time brought
about when the rank and file of the
citizens Of the United States who have
a stern attitude toward the business
men Of the country shall be absolutely
done away with and forgotten. Per
fectly honest men are now at a disad-
vantage in America, because business
methods in general are not trusted by
the people, taken as whole. That is
unjust to you, it is unjust to everybody
with whom business deals and every
body whom business touches.
In the United States they do not
believe mean the rank and file of
our people do not believe-that men
of every kind are upon an equality in
their access to the resources of the
country anymore than they believe
that everybody is upon equal terms
in his access to the justice Of the coun-
try. 1t is believed in this country that
a poor man has less chance to get JUS
tice administered to him than a rich
man. God forbid that that should be
generally true.
And then in eddition TO all this we
must see to it that the business of
the United States IS set absolutely free
of every feature oil monopoly"
Here Governor Wilson paused, look
ed about the banquet room and then
added: Il notice you do not applaud
that. l am somewhat disappointed
because unless YOU feel that way the
thing is not going to happen except
by duress, which is the worst way to
bring anything about, because there
Will be monopoly in this country until
there are no important business men
who do not intend to bring It about.
/ know that when they are talking
about that they say there is not any
body in the United states who ever in
! know there are some gentlemen who
| did deliberately go about to set up
monopoly. We know that they intend