The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-23
THE RISING TIDE.

The Manufacturers Record. OF Bal
timore, in commenting on the rate de.
cision OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission. granting the railroads
permission to increase their freight
rates, says it viii have a beneficial in
nuence on the business OF the country.
an observation that is too obvious to
be amplihed upon. The Record, in
this connection. takes occasion 10 say
that there is a rising tide throughout
the country on the part OF business
men-and under the term of business
men we include every man. whether
he works with hand or brain. who Is
seeking TO make living by his Drawn.
his brain or his capitaI-agaInst the
destructive tendency Of political &C.
tivities OF recent years. and a growing
determination thar this country shall
turn TO constructive upbuilding work
that will create general prosperity
commensurate with the limitless nat.
ural advantages with which the Al
mighty has endowed this land"
II declares this rising tide OF sen
timent against destructive policies
should make itself felt. in view OF the
fact that merchants. manufacturers.
labor. the mechanic and the farmer
have had IL driven home TO them
with telling force that their prosperity
IL dependent upon the prosperity OF
manufacturers and railroads" The
Record adds that we have had too
much OF destruction: too much Of pov.
erty: there are too many hundreds Of
thousands Of men walking the streets
vainly seeking employment because
OF these destructive policies.
II was the prostration Of business
and industry through the Underwood
bill that nrst affected the railroads
The European war was incidental. II
was the destructive economic policies
Of the Wilson administration that are
responsible for woes that have created
other woes. The rising tide" in the
country that 10 setting ts face against
these policies didn't rise quite high
enough In November 10 prevent fur
Their activity on the part OF Democra.
-. but II will swell 10 a food OF com.
plete reputation two years hence.
when the country will turn with conf.
dence 20 the Republican party and it,
great constructive principles and its
reviving policies There IL no getting
around the destructive effects Of Dem.
ocratic rule a. compared with the
prosperity compelling Republican al.
ministrations
senator sherman. in recent Iet,er.
declares that the tarin was the vital
issue IN the Illinois election. that
inany thousands 81 idle men who were
employed under q different tariff
policy ~ Republican conception ron
irasied their present condition win
he former ability 70 make living
and adds the unssssilsbls truths.
The necessafy erecf Of Tho Democratic
t1fiu ct has decreased the ruurnrraffr.l
~ ne,ne stlc prutucfions o. nas ln
normal tifnss increased the Imports ~
IKE artlclss rsauitinE boz arfftifv AMI
prosoeritv abr1ad AZ 0uf srnanae Eo
one - nfofiNed b. the economic rnraI.
Tors CROWNS out on the var nos ~.
fsctinE Europe and ne Unifsf State
ports are Dependent urrn 80 r0rffrn.
ance ~ The War Those wh0 arnisuf
tsrnporsry improysmenf rivirr fhs Ia.
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% unsff raiW riarra frr fssreraIti iff.
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