The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-27
CINCINNATI BUSINESS MAN DE-
CLARES WILSON'S MESSAGE r.
ISMILK AND WATER.
THE PRESIDENT FEARS BIG Bus1.
NESS INTERESTS, IT Is
~ ALLEGED.

Great Britain than under the laws Of
republican United States. Is
1.-THE message of President Wilson
on the trust question can oniys be
characterized as milk and water.
1.-The currency law is inadequate
ard there should have been a big
central bank located at Washington.
~ approve of the tariff law and
the Mexicon policy Of the present ad-
ADMINISTRATION.
THE Democrats are saving off
their heads and Theodore Roosevelt
will be the next president of the Unit
ted States"
| The above were declarations Of Eu-
gene Zimmerman during an inter-
view, with the Commercial Tribune at
the Queen City club.
Mr.. Zimmerman said he owned
about 100000 acres Of coal lands DIN
West Virginia and was associatef
with Colonel Michael Roach. IL enter
prises in that state,,u ,e.4. 3A"i!H'
Mr.. Zimmerman, said: There is,R
depression in business in Great Brit
ain just as there is In this country.
There is much agitation in that coun-
try and everybody knows We have
had plenty here.
|
But want to say that there is
more security for Investments and
more safety for business in that mon
archy than there is in this republic.
YES. read the message of presi-
dent Wilson. 1t is milk and water
affair. 1t is clearly an attempt to
conciliate business, big business If
you will.
President Wilson dared not be
radical.plHc says lie wants to co-ope-
rate with;business. but what does he
offer? Why, he is weak. Weak
than is the word.
do note any indications of in
dustrial bettcrment, of Frightening
business?
"This country is the greatest
ccuntry'fn the world in, point of its
natural resources. We have the fin
est farms, the richest mines the
mightiest rivers, the most diversified
industries.
mo political party can long keep
such giant down or depressed. The
wealth Of every nation is in its SOIL
i'll the earth. We have more than
any OTHER nation.
Then the currency law had set
ting influence, but the law is not
what II should be.
Great Britain has the best cur
rcncy system with the great Bank of
England in London, and II is some.
thing similar that we should have.
Still what we got in the Glass Owens
law is better than what we had. an
approximation of what should be.
President Wilson reminds me OF
u man WHO is trying ito lift himself
over a fence by pulling on Ibis sus-
blenders, 1T cannot. be done II"
IS aib appreYe;of- the tariff law; all
4 Republican, but i!belieye I'M a free
soqntry.lH ouE reseulrees0 and indus
4: tries are 50 abounding that it is suf.
tieient unto itself. and need fear no
other nation.
Great Britain should however,
adopt protection with what Is called
colonial preference That means Il
should have protection against 9TH
or nations but admit the products oil
its colonies free.
Such policy would bind the col.
cnies to the mother country. have
repeatedly urged this on members OF
the British parliament. Why, do you
know the very steel in British bat.
t eships is made in Germany!
This country, Germany AMI
France are plugging Great Britain
and she should protect herself. In
this country the Republican part,
should cease being restrictive par
.sty.
!: II concur in the Mexican policy o.
The president. Let them fight it out
!. II we should intervene both sides ir
! Mexico would turn against us. 1t /.
Ike a fussing husband and wife
They will fight one another. but lei
J an outsider interfere and both vii
turn on him.
"The Democrats are saving OF
: their heads and all they need to com
plcte the job is time and hands off.
THE next president of the Unite,
States will be Theodore Roosevelt
Everywhere | go, and go prett!
; much everywhere, l see evidence o
, this destiny.
"A Roosevelt will so in as the candi
date of the Republican party. not a
the candidate of the Progressive par