Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-19

democratic party came into power last
year. The legislation Of the last year
ana half hasi'in very large measure
done away with these things. with
their correction. suspicion. ana ill-will
will pass away.
"F'or not only have these things been
righted but now things have been put
into action which are sure to prove the
instruments of q new life. In which the
mists and distempers which have 90
embarrassed us will be cleared away;
the wrongs and Misunderstanding COR
rected which have brought distrust
upon 30 many honest men unjustly.
THAT il the main ground OF my own
satisfaction.
Tariff and Other Changes.
THE tariff has been recast with a
view Of supporting the government
rather than supporting the favored
benefciaries OF the government.
"A system OF banking and currency
Issues has been created which puts
credit within tho reach Of every man
who can show q going business. and
the supervision and control Of the sys-
tenn Is in the hands Of a responsible
agency Of the government itself
"A trade tribunal has been created in
which those who attempt unjust and
oppressive practices in business can be
brought to book.
Labor has been made something else
In the view Of the law than mere
merchantile commodity, something
human and linked with the privileges
Of life itself.
"The soil has everywhere been laid
bare out Of which monopoly is slowly
to be eradicsted. And undoubtedly the
means by which. credit has been set
free is at the hear, of all these things.
Is the keyptece OF the whole structure.
War Gives Special Problems.
This Is the more significant because
Of Its opportuneness. 1t is brought to
its final accomplishment Just as 1t Is
mos, imperatively needed The war
which has II volvej the whole Of the
heart of Europe has made it necessary
that the United States should mobilize
its resources in the most effective way
possible and make her credit and her
usefulness good Tor the service Of the
whole world. 1t has created, too,
special difficulties. peculiar situations,
to be dealt with, like the great embar-
rassment in selling our immense cotton
crop. which all ], the world needs but
agains: which, for the time being, the
markets Of the world are in danger Of
being artifieially shut.
THAT situation the bankers Of the
country are meeting so far as possible
in business-like fashion and in the
spirit OF the new time which is OPEN
ing before US.
Justice For the Railroads.
The railroads II the country are al.
most as much affected, not so much be-
cause their business is curtailed as be-
cause their credit is called in question
by doubt as to their earning capacity.
There is no other interest so central
to the business welfare Of the country
as this. No doubt in the light OF the
new day, with it's new understandings
the problems Of the railroads will also
be met and dealt with in spirit Of
candor and justice.
For the future, is clear and bright
with promise Of the best things While
there was agitation and suspicion and
distrust and bitter complaint Of wrong,
groups and classes were at war with
one another, did not see tina. their in
terests were common and suffered only
when separated and brought into con-
fict. Fundamental wrongs once right
ed, as they may now easily and quickly
be. all differences will clear away. We
are all In the same boat, though ap-
parently we. had forgotten It. We now
know the port for which we are bound.
We have, and shall have more and
more as our new understandings ripen,
a common discipline Of patriotic pur-
pose. We shall advance. and advance