The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-27

YEAR Upon the top of these came
tho natriotic utterance of Hon. John
Wanamaker. of Philadelphia, <
Postmaster General, in a RepuplcaH
administration, when he said at the
New Year dinner at the Jnion league
in Philadelphia.
The motto for the New Year IS
Don't be blue" If you and | are not
blue. we cannot make another man
blue. This country is too large q
strong and SO wOndrouSiy weafens
that its citizens may safely write IN
the New Years resolutions that there |
shall be no business panic in 1914.
No Business Panic TisiS Year.
This captain Of industry was broad
enough to speak a kindly word for
the much-feared Democratic tarIn
bill. and also for the President, and
his packers in Congress, for passing
the tariff and the currency bills IN
| less than a year fulfilling party pledg-
es. Said Mr.. Wanamaker: All honor
to the persistent President n the
Democratic statesmen who nave
made their word good recall that
it was this same MI. Wanamaker who,
az Postmaster General, was the pion-
eer Cabinet officer to urge n pas
| sage Of the parcels law, which has
more than justified the WiSdom OF the
law which Mr.. Wanamaker vainly
tried to have put IN the statute books.
The best evidence of the long
strides WE have aiken in this decade
is found in the passing away or the
Influences which Mr.. Wanamaker
found dominant in his official career.
What were the reasons that caused
the defeat OF the beneficial parcel
post bill?' was the question put TO
Postmaster General Wanamaker.
There were just three was his illu-
~~- 49, %H-~0 ovDrorc
companies 1t is good to have lived
to see the day when neither the ex-
press companies nor any other great
! corporation can neither kill good
measures nor pass bad ones. y In the
coming Of that day, helped in its
coming to stay by men of all parties
patriotic Americans find qualification
the better public sentiment hat is
making itself felt in all parts Of the
republic is the fact that the business
men OF the country ave accepted a.
It's a value the statement Of the
; President upon the occasion Of tht
> signing of the currency measure WheI
he declared: L have been surprised
at the sudden acceptance Of this meas
ure by public opinion everywhere.
! say surprised because it seems as i
it had become obvious to men wht
a looked at it with too CRITICAL al
: eye that it was really meant in thei
q interest. They have opened their eye
: to see a thing which they had sup
posed to be hostile to be friendly am
serviceable-exactly what we intende,
? it to be and what we shall intend al
our legislation to be-
An Inspiring influence.
1.-THE initial beneficial effects of tn
tdrlr and currency measures as we
b as the Presidents reassuring word
Il as to the intent Of past and pendin
a legislation V treasured the COuntr,
a but may we not see in the enthusiast
e way In which the country, apart fror
Is party and apart from ~partisanship
a rallying to the support of the Pres
ident. something Of that enthusiast
which every very great leader iT
spires? Convinced Of his high idea.
In n thrilled with the success achieve
in the passage of two great pieces (
Ell legislation within a tWelvemonth. me
he of all parties AmeriCaniSm above pal
tisan politics and uphold the HAND
a. of the President, who is the Chief E,
ie ecutiye Of the nation, and who speat
as for men of all faiths and creeds. IL
deed the inspiring influence of h
ly leadership akin to the spirit whio
made the Old Guard enshrine Nap,
x. leon in their hearts; which gave co,
at hdence and courage to the unco
"a Quered and uncOnQuerabie army tt
", followed Grant to victory and whie
he made Jackson's men take off the
i'll hats Il cheer themselves boar
as when he rode down the line; whit
O. made Nelson's men willing and glad
ed die for him, n which made Go
slf that's men pick up their shovels al
e dig ever before the whistle sounded
With the solid results Of achieveme
Is. behind and the earnest hope Of flu
k Their accomplishment ahead, men a
Il Let tod hI- 4ho o1;~ - -.
the joy Of doing.
d. Faith in our country and detern
re- nation that its prosperity shall rea,
Ii heights not dreamed of by the fat
te- ers rises supreme to party or 9th
in considerations. Indeed, the partisa
ship of today is not the partisansh
ar- Of other years. We have grown Q
res OF the unreasoning partisaaship hi
,ul made a former Republican leader
use the House ask when called upon
,ur vote CD a contested election ca
,as which is our blank rascal and VIC
zee for hins. and the like unreasoning pc