The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-11
DECLARES BUSINESS IS
Dependent UPON POLITICS
Continued From First PAGE.

are told It is a psychological barrier
II is "A state Of mind-but truly il is NOT
so much the state OF mind of the nub-
lie at large-the state of mind which
we call public opinion, and which
through our political machinery, final
ly finds more or less accurate express
sion in regulations, decisions and
laws.
II do not want to be understood M
believing that this state of the publIc
mind this quality of public opinion. is
altogether wrong. The basis that Is
back of the demand for legislative re-
striction and control of business. | be-
lieve To be I'm large measure made M
of sound economic facts. The Develop
ment of industrialism within our life
time has been of such "a revolutionary
character as naturally and rightly ia
create a demand for body of control
ling laws, such as were never dreamed
of by our fathers.
Strive For Economic Legislation.
Legislation in accordance with
sound economic principles, formulated
with justice and sincere human SYM
pathy, is what we should all be striy
ing for.
Il believe II business men will get
themselves into state of mind where
they view conditions broadly with a
historical and social sense, rather than
only from their individual point OF
view, they will apprehend better the di-
rection in which the whole current of
political thought is flowing, and will
feel less impotence with this Iegis-
lative movement, and vastly less pes
simism concerning its results.
1T seems to me time that we recog-
nized and caught step with this wider
spirit, and then ondcavor to direct the
movement which it has set in motion,
rather than to obstruct its expression. |
which finds form in new or proposed |
legislation.
we have heard much of the desir- |
ability of not mixing politics and bust |
ness Why should we not mix politics |
ard business. What greater duty have
you To perform than to give the best
you have of wisdom and judgment to |
the directions of political currents: |
and to give your wisdom and judg- |
mont effectively, not merely To stand !
aside in the role of dissatisfied critics. |
but rather by getting truly and effec-
lively into the organization and ma
chinery of political life.
Business Unrepresented In Congress-.
To-day business is practically UNI
represented in Congress. Wealth. even
success, is felt so to initiate against |
man i'm public life as practically to
exclude him from preferment. While
| would urge business men more and |
more to recognize the rights of others.
| would urge them quite as strongly |
justly to appreciate their own rights
and To see that others recognize them.
We have no reason to be ashamed |
of being business men; we have great
reason to be proud of it. We have that
right, and 1t will he far better for this
country as whole if we exercise il by
demanding intelligent and able repre-
sentation of business interests in
Congress. | believe that business men
should insist upon that; should or
ganize to accomplish il.
Il would so organize the business
men of the whole country that blath-
erskites in Congress may be held up i'm
their true light to the public. would
openly go into the district of a dema-
gogue and either defeat him or prove
that the public OF that district wanted
to he represented by a known dema-
gogue.
The conduct of business is vastly
more ethical than the public believes il
To be. Our task is to inform the pub
lie of the truth, and when that is
done, |, for one, will trust the public
TO reach an honest conclusion, but if
we are to have a public truly Informed
about business matters, business men
must make united effots to that end"
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