West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-01-29
WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS

has been an enormous rottenness i'm Big
Business no one can deny; it's against
the laws of nature that men, 10y forming
and consolidating huge trusts, can double
and quadruple their holdings without
the investment of a single additional
dollar. 1t is equally preposterous to say
that this evil cannot be remedied; TO
admi. that this grossness must continue or
the country will be ruined is simply say
ing that a few multi-millionaIres are
greater than all of our ninety millions
OF people. To attempt to bring about a
complete reform i'm a single stroke might
precipitate an industrial paralysis, but
this is not the policy of the present adj
ministration. To drop an egg from the,
ceiling to the floor would be fatal to the
egg, but there is no reason why it cannot
be lowered gradually without injury. If
we allow this commercial robbery to
continue, then we are no longer freemen
but slaves to an oligarchy of capitalists.
Anent the tariff and its revision down
ward, lets harben back to 1908. Here
the great plank OF the Republican plat.
form was Tariff Revision. The Republi
can press and politicians shouted we'll
revise the tariff Yes, we will On this
plank they were returned victorious; and
they did revise the tarif-theY revised il
UPWARD. President Taft broke through
the ice and scalded his foot when ne at
tempted to justify this political intrigue
TO the farmers of the West. The Taft
administration carried out their policies,
all right out-and buried them. This was
the biggest steal ever folsted upon the
people of this country and destroyed
their faith in the Republican leaders.
But even after we had this additional
protection did it help conditions i'm any
way No one remembers it. 1t destroyed
competition and put the people more
firmly in the grip OF the trusts. Com.
mercial conditions may he likened to a
pivoted beam and the tariff schedules TO
sliding weight on this beam. At some
point the weight will cause it 10 balance.
Now If this beam be dipping and we
move the weight in one direction and it
dips still further, wouldn't it be natural
TO move the weight in the opposite direc
tom Certainly. any reasonable man
would. That is who we have in Wash
ington to-day, reasonable, honest and
intelligent men, with a Chief Executive
who stands out as the greatest President
we have had in a generation The Demo
Gratis are pushing that weight in the
opposite direction, and they wont stop
until 1t rests on that point where the
beam balances perfectly. Watch theml
There isn't any calamity here or com.
ing! II may be true that business is slack.
at present, but the business OF nation
Is similar 10 any other business. il has
It's slack as well rs liz bright periods.
The Journal cites the fact that the Steel
Corporation's business is light, all be-
cause Of the tariff reduction on steel. As
a matter Of fact there is very httlc steel
being used in this country at present, and
none is being imported. The railroads
are our chief consumers Of steel and AZ
soon ~ the rate cases are decided
they will place large orders, which will
furnish the Steel Corporation chance
70 run their mills night and day. The
railroads would already have funds
sufficient 10 meet the needed improve
ments u their treasures hadn't been !