The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-26

There Is nothing more fatal TO bus
mess than to be kept guessing from
month to month and from veal to wear
whether something eriou is going to
happen to 1t or not, and what in par
ticular is going to happen to it, if any
thing does. 1t is impossible to fore
cast the prospects of any line Of bust
ness unless you know what the year
is going to bring forth. Nothing is
more unfair, nothing has been declar-
ed by business men to be more harm
full than keep them guessing.
The guessing went on, the air was
full Of Interrogation points, for ten
years and more. Then came an admin
~istration which for the first time had
a definite program of constructive cor
rection; not Of destructive correction,
but of a constructive correction of ad-
mitted evil-a very clear program. dis
closed so far as possible in a genera
program, in its particulars as well as
in it's general features. And the adj
ministratiOn proceeded to carry out
this program.
First, there was the tariff and bus
mess shivered. We don't like to 90
in; the water looks cold;' but when
the tariff had been passed it was
found that the readjustment was os-
sible without any serious disturbance
~ IIoI Il6u SAID with a
sense of relief, We'll, We are glad to
get that behind us, and it wasn't bad
after all :
Then came the currency reform
You remember with what resistance
with what criticism, with what sys-
tematic holding back, a large body of
bankers in his country met the pro
posals of that reform, and you know
how, Immediately after it's passage
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beneficence, and how since the pas
sage of that reform, bankers through
out the United States have been con-
graduating themselves that it was
possible to carry out this great reform
upon sensible and solid lines.
Then we advanced to the trust
program and again the same dread
the same hesitation, the same urgency
that the thing should be postponed
1t will not be postponed: and it will
not be postponed because we are the
friends of business. We know what
we are doing; we purpose to do II
under the advice, for we have beer
fortunate enough to obtain the advice
of men who understand the business
of the country; and we know that the
effect is going to be exactly what the
currency reform was, a sense of relief
and Of security.
Because when the program is fin
ished; the Interrogation points are
rubbed off the slate; business is Civ.
en- it's constitution of freedom and is
hidden to go forward under that con-
stitution. And just as soon as it gets
that cave and freedom there will be
a boom of business in this country
such as we have never witnessed ir
the United States.
I. as afriend of business and E
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stop in this program and bring on an
other long period of agitation. Agita.
ton longer continued would be fatal tt
the business of this country, and if THU
program is delayed there will com
agitation with every letter in the wore
a capital letter. The choice is a sober
n sensible program now completed
or months upon months of additiona
conjecture n danger. I, for one
could not ask this country to excuse
policy which subjected business tt
longer continued agitation and uncer'
tainty: and, therefore, / am sure tina
whole press of this country, and by tn
same token to the people, that a con,
struct1Ve program Is at last not only
to be proposed, but completed, n tina
when it is completed business can ge'
and will get what it car get in nj
other Way-rest, recuperation and sue.
cessful adjustment. l cannot get res
If you send me to bed wondering what
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ing; but if you send me to bed know.
ing what the course of business Is tt
be tomorrow morning I can rest. How
much better is certain justice to thu
men engaged in business. N .,
ut Is a matter of conscience as vel
as a matter of large public policy tt
do what his congress I am now Ger.
tain is going to do, finish the program
And I do not think that it Is going t.
take a very long time. / believe tina
the temper of those enaged in thii
great thing is admirable. that the var
ious elements sometimes in antagon,
ism in the congress of the United
States are drawing together and tina
we shall witness an early statesman
like result for which. we shall all hav,
abundant reason to be thankful"
During the day the president has
received a letter signed by Chaml
Clark Of the house and all the democra,
tic representatives from Missouri
pledging him their support in his cam
paign for anti-trust legislation, an
promising they would remain in Wash
ington until the program was finished
He replied expressing hanks and ap
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