The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-21
DECLARES THAT THE WORKINGS OF "BEG BUSINESS HAVE
BEEN UNDESIRABLE AND NDEFENsIBIE.
POLICY OF ADMINISTRATION
NOT TO INJURE BUT CORRECT
AntasOnim Between Business and Government Over H.
Declares. Business Me.hods Must Be Squared With
The Law

ion which finally springs out of that
experience. Legislation is bust
ness of Interpretation, not of origina-
ton; and it is now plain what tho
opinion is to which we must give ef-
feet in this matter. 1t is not recent
OK hasty opinion. It springs out OF
the experience Of q whole generation.
It has clarified itself by long contest,
and those who for long time batied
with it and sought to change it are
now frankly and honorably yielding
to it and seeking to conform their
actions to il.
The great business men who or
ganiZed and financed monopoly and
those who administered It in actual
] everyday, transactions have year
] after year until now, either denied
IS existence or justified it as neces-
| snry for the effective maintenance
and development of the vast business
processes OF the country in the mod
arn circumstance of trade and man
ufacture and fnarce; but all the
while opinion has made head against
them. The average business man Is
! iiHnnN1nsed that the .gaSys cs !:ke:t.
are also the ways OF peace and che
Ways OF success as well; and 1T las;
the masters Of business on the great
scale have begun to yield their pre-
terence and purpose, perhaps their
der. ri II. - %
| What we are purposing to do
therefore, is, happily, not to hammer
or interfere with business az enlight.
ened business men prefer to do IL. or
ln any sense to put It under the ban.
The antagonism between business
and government is over. we are
now abont. to give expression 20 the
| hest business judgmens OF America,
70 what we know TO be tho businl lss
Conscience and h5tiorgsof the, lind
me government and business men
are ready to meet each other half
| way IN q common effort to afiuare
9lsinesa methods with both public
opinion and The law. The best in
loYIneu men or the business world
condemn the methods and processes
anu consequences OF monopoly as we
condemn them; snd the instructive
Judgment of the vast, ma jority Of
business men everywhere goes viii
thens. We shall now Be tiieir anoI.as.
men. That fs the strenefh ~ n,,r
position and the sure prophecv OF Of
what will ensue when our Reasonable
work 10 done. a.lt& : =
When serious contests ends, ygnen
Iisn unite in opinion and sSrpose.
nose WHO are To- change their y9avs
pf business 3oininR with those Who
ask Ior tho change, it ID posSibiS fo
eHect q IN the way in which prudent
ana thonghtful and patriotic men
would wish to see It broughts about,
%ash a. fews as slight, as easy and
simple business Teadjustmenis an
IN tho ;eiRruinstan nofbt
ing torn sqp by the roots, no s,arts
rent asunder which can he gieff 4,
wholesome combination. Foftunafelv,
no neasurese OF sweeping ar IIoyei
ehafige aTesHecessaYp. Il t7Nsiil ba mn
dersecod that our object Is nat To mn.
settle business AZ lanYwhsfe serionsIv
To break It's ceatabiished ecnurses
atnwarL On tfe ennernry. wa des;ra
The .laws. we areifiow about to pass to.
ae the bulwarks and safeguards OF
INDUSTRY against the forces that have
disturbed 1T What we have to do
IAN 9Es done IN n new sbirit. In
nonghful moderation, without rov.
einGions or any untowRFd kind.
We are. all agreed thRt .sprivate
monopoly is irSetensihle and intolers
2oie, SlidSour programme isifounded
lpof' that conviction. It viii he a
eofnpse ensives bpt not q radical cor
9naese ept al1ic pro- 9rarnIne and these
sre It's dterss, the changes which
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y, uS,ily rohthlt iAlld prevent such si-
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