The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07

mao Traa3yTi the interest OF the or
binary man a. We 90 today II We had
realized what was going To the bust
ness man u great power. and II 10
mad alSo~ealtZci what was due hack
from him - the public. and what an
tmmesSuTahly aluabtc inlns II NAs
Tnat the pubic waS giving u him. We
should not have had these three prob
lefns that we speak OF Ne would not
have had the taxation problems. ~e
probably would not need an income
TAX III son SIT down to reckon the
wealth OF the United States thai
fould have taken some Wild payment
fIoni what It has gwen the railroads
alone. the mine interests alone. These
three or four dominant interests OF
the West II they had got anything
they get or fair terms a. ~ So
fair terms today. what they would
be paying back To the people nov
would more than amounx 10 all the
taxes that the people have 10 pay.
We would not only have had that
direct saving. hut perhaps an indirect
saving. in rs much as we would not
have these problems that hold us
back. and would have had this time
10 go Onward 10 the construction
work. until the bosses were put out
of the way.
country in Forward Movement.
The Legislature representinc the
people can't do its finest constructive
work until ANYTHING that Is wrans-
ling has been put out OF the way.
venture To ~prophesy that IN the re-
naming years of Mr.. Wilson's ad-
ministration with these three great
things out Of the way. then they will
stop and feel it was the right thing 10
do. and then there will be a move
ment Onward and the other legs
iatiOn that is brought before Con
SreSs Will be largely nonpartisan by
the cooperation OF different parties to
try TO put into effect in this country
the most enlightened legislation that
has been before any other countries.
The spirit in which we approach
this great task To make legislation rep
~resenting the enlightenment OF the
people Is having remarkable illustrn-
ton in the v~ocabulary we use today
1t is only a few years that the old
fine Biblical words. those that repre-
sent most. have been So powerful as
they are today. We do not say faith.
hope and charity. because charity is
! not the original translation. but broth
erhood brotherhood and hope in
) man are words that people believe in
now and that YOU find them spreading
ali through the community. affecting
the business man as much as il aft
fectS the editor. or any other person
IN u critical position. You find the
! name Of Christ used in my part of the
country with A seriousness. with "A
: seven days in the week aspect that IT
never was / It Slilpic lolhu-
!, atoms Of the Christian religion do not
> seem any more to be mistreated. but
TO send out their realities. so II you
get out and ShGW Il group Of men-I
don't care what kind Of men. labor
> ing men. business men. what not
that a certain attitude toward the
question of the day. toward these
great industrial questions. if you show
q them that this is in accord with what
. Lthey have all been protesting that
your position IS the Christ position.
+ you nearly always get them.
!. The Voices Outside.
a There was 4 meeting out in Chi
caSo not very long ago To protest
against the currency bill. A number
d OF bankers got up and protested and
e they called on a catholic priest. II
h said he was willing to speak, but want
TT ed to give them warning that he didn'i
approve of their attitude toward the
It public. He said that he thought il
1t was up TO them to listen to the publ,
le and listen TO their wishes. He said
IS My church is not 4 ball ground. and
e We~hope that certain messages so tc
Re the crowd out on the diamond. but w
, are perfectly certain that certain mes
e sages come in from the outside. Last
n Sunday as somebody was saying
20 What shall | do to be saved z
voice came in from the window
ld Slide. d-n you, slide
% lneSe voices outside must ne las
n tened to by the business world an
they are being listened to by the bust
ness world.
We Secretary Lanes Remarkable SiecTh
~ Secretary Of the Interior Lane re
~ Gently made a remarkable speech OF
y flag day in which he imagined a poo
clerk talking TO the American fae
-, 1t halls him and calls him the fla
u. maker. He says You are mistaken.
" have nothing to do with the maxim
y Of the fog 1t said. oh. yes. yor
- have, / am not = piece of cloth. | an
be a series Of granGiloquent forces an
ry -
s. ~
=, significance is nat cumulatio q
20 good things that good men Of Ameri
= can citizenship add to my gfory-b
no the honest. thorough work of a CLERK