The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-26
BUSINESS BOOM
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public with information and in your
editorials you furnish IL with the in
depreciation OF that information. We
are In the presence OF a business sit
uation which Is seriously interpreted
Here in Washington. through the bu-
reau Of commerce and other ins'ru-
mentalities that are az our disposal
and through a CORES pondeuce which
comes In TO US from all parts OF the
nation, we are perhaps in a position
90 judge OF the actual condition OF
businers better than those can Judge
who are at any other single point in
the country. and | want 10 say 10 YOU
that as a matter OF fact the signs OF
very strong business revival are
becoming more and more evident
from day TO day.
Il want TO suggest this TO you:
Business has been in feVerish and ap-
prehensiye condition in this country
Tor more than ten years: I will not
stop 10 point cut the time az witch
II began 10 be apprehensive. but dur.
ing more than ten years business has
been the object o. sharp criticism in
the United States. a criticism grow
ing In volume and growing in par
ticularity. and as = natural cnnse-
queuce. as the volume OF criticism
has increased business has grown
more and more anxious On all
hands II Is admitted that there are
processes OF business or have been
processes OF business in this coun.
try which ought TO be corrected. but
the correction has been postponed.
and In proportion 10 the postpone
ment the fever has increased-the
fever Of apprehension.
Guessing Is Most Fatal.
There II nothing more fatal 10
business than TO be kept guessing
from month TO month and from year
10 year whether something serious rs
going TO happen to IL or not, and
what In particular IS going TO happen
10 n II anything does. II Is impos-
sibie 10 forecast the prospects OF any
line OF business unless you know what
the year Is going to bring forth Moth
ing Is more unfair, nothing has been
declared by business men 10 be more
harmful. than TO keep them guessing
The guessing went on, the air was
IuIl OF interrogation points. for ten
years and more. Then came an ad-
ministration which for the FIRST time
mad a definite program OF constructive
correction OF admitted evil - a very
clear programme. disclosed so far as
possible In n general programme. In
It's particulars, as well as in its gen
Ia IeSlu And the administration
proceeded 10 carry out this program.
business shivered We don't iika 20
go In: the water looks cold: but when
me tarin had been passed II was
iound mat the readjustment was nos.
sible without any serious disturbance
Whatever, SO that men said with a
get that behind US, and IL wasn't bad
after all "a"
Then came the currency r.f,--,,
oI remember with what Resistance
Win what criticism with what hcsits
BANKERS ' IN no thiss e 1sGE large body OF
i'osals OF that reform and Won ku.,y
now Immediately after its passage.
hcence and however since the rossas,c
OF mat reform bankers throurhout a.
!, tl illI.d states have been congrstulating
mem selves that u was possible 10 ca-rV
out ms great reform upon sensible s,d
solid lines. anu
Not he Postponed.
go. zen We advanced TO the trust pro- |
kLts- aEain the same dread. the same
hesitation. the same urEeuc, that 81.
ming should be postponed II viii ~
Dc postponed and ~ will not be -,o-t
poned because We are the frierdg' - +,
business We know what We are dofrg.
Ee propose 20 do u under the advice. |
obtain the advice of men who i,1d.r ~
stand the business 81 the cotfrtr,' 80
W .noW mat the erect T. going TO be
wa. sense ~ relief and OF sccu-itv
because when the Program A. finfsb
-. ~ - finished tho Interrogation poirfe
are rubbed or the slate. businsss H.
gwen It's constitution 81 freedom and ts
bddcn go forward under that rargtIftt-
ton. And just 80 soon a. ~ cots mo-
leave and freedom there VIII b. N bo|r,
or business In this county such ne No
have never witnessed In the t-ritcJ
States "i''"
y. az friend ~ business and , .c--
want ~ the country would not dare s.op
IN this program. and bring on another
long period ~ agitation Agitation
longer continued would Do fatal .. 3D..
business 81 this country"
During the dew the President had re-
ceived a letter signed by Char7n C'iarL
of the house. and MI the Democratic
representative from Missouri r.fadgIr<
him their support IN HIS CAMPAIGN frr
antitrust Legislation. end PROMISING
they would remain IN washington unfif
the program was frfahed
Tired Stopping Brlokbats.
II u no consolation to old Man
Huerta 10 know that everything ia
coming HE Wpv Ho wnrfa 10 49, -.