The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-27
FIGHT THE DEVIL
WITH THE TRUTH
Not With Fire, For It Is His
Own Weapon
SAID NAVAL SECRETARY
Extracts From Address, De-
Iiyered in Brooklyn Before
the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association; Day
OF Only Two Political Parties
Has Passed, He Thinks.

New York, Jan. 23.-Confident in
ms declaration that the outlook is
bright for commercial and industrial
prosperity under Democratic rule
Hon. Josephus Daniels, Secretary OF
the Navy, on Thursday night delv
cred an address before the Brooklyn
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso
citation. Some extracts from his ad-
dress were:
Cultivate the Cheerful Spirit.
Just one month ago q few days
before the passage Of the Glass-Owens
currency act, ! had the pleasure OF
attending a banquet Of the North Car
DINA Society in New York City. /
found locally a feeling Of business
depression. 1t was atmospheric.
There was q hint of storm in the sig
nails displayed, out the true barometer
registered no approaching storm. The
fear of impending danger was voiced
by that able and eloquent Brooklyn
leader, Hon. Martin Littleton, who in
troduced me at that occasion. He
declared that he had never before
known such 8 feeling of dark forebOd-
ingS in New York as at that time.
He preached no gospel Of pessimism,
but interpreted the fear that seemed
to permeate the metropolis n ac-
~companying the expression Of. seSSism
by q plea that the business should wait
the working out Of the policies OF the
new administration n the hope that
they would be so successful as to dis
pei what many though was a rising
cloud and possible disaster. ! ven
tured to urge those who saw-o1
thought they Saw-the cloud in the
business sky to loOk up, not down,
forward, not backward; and to cal
upon them TO join the Sunshine Clut
and Lend. a hand" I assured then
that their fears were as ~unfounde(
as those of the editor who fell in
creek in an unknown section wher,
he was fishing. He thought he wa
about TO find d Wstery grave and CrieC
out in loud tones for help. Il an
drowning! Help! Help. Help Re
sounded on the waters.
The cry did not trouble a calm
fisherman, who was plying his voca
ton near by-without moving to offe
aid. the fisherman called out to tn
editor: Stand up and when the ma
who thought he was drowning com
piled, stood UP, in obedience to tn
command, he found the water wa
only waist high. His life had nc
been in danger at any time. He onl
thought it was.
"At the time Mr.. Littleton gave eS
preston to the fear entertained thu
newly enacted and pending legisla
ton might not make for prosperit,
the tariff bill had recently put on tn
statute books and the currency bi
was under consideration. 1t came 6
q Christmas gift to the American pee
pie, and already it has been accepte
a. the best currency measure of ha
q century. With its passage and r,
ception by bankers and people, TT
SUI has shined through the cloud
n~1 bA - So. 5000 =:
iy on one of hope and then to one
strong confidence in the President an
the administration. Secretary Rec
field. BrooKlyn's distinguished repr
sentative in the cabinet, began the a
laying of apprehension by his stat
ment that certain fears entertained
regard To the new tariff bill had bee
s~roundless, The flooding of our ma
kets with \the alleged cheap war
OF Europe had not taken place, b
there had been n gratifying increa.
OF exports. bringing gold to o.
shores. The feeling of confidence ",
given further impetus by the lar,
number OF Republicans and Progre
sives in both Houses who voted t
the currency bill. Senator Weeks
Massachusetts. n successful banke
in explaining his vote~in favor OF
after pointing TO what he consider
weaks points in it. aid There is
much more good in the legislati,
than there is bad-if l had TO deal
percentages, | should say - per cel
good and % per cent bad-there is
much more good in it than there
bad, that l feel Il my duty to vc
for the bill.
No Ground For Pessimistic Fore
holdings.
Before that time Andrew Carnes
decla red his conviction hat busine
conditions were by no means bad q
there was no ground for pessimis
f~orebodin-s. There was a helpful n
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