The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-11


came for the purpose Of going over
business matters with otticials at the
department. of Justice.
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views here is for the purpose of re-
taining something on which to trade:
In short, it IS sort OF holding clup
threateningiy, and nothing else, as
the situation Is viewed from this cen
tier.
AS to what Bryan will do, is also
purely a speculative question at this
time. The way it is figured out here
lis that he is almost certain to oppose
President Wilson'S new-tound poncy
iof war preparedness at the coming
session OF Congress. Takln that pos
iition, and leading the peace-at-any-
price clan, It is looked on as a fore
gone conclusion that the contest will
| soon grow SO bitterly antagonistic as
! to make Bryan's opposition to Wilson
as irreconcilable as Roosevelt's OPP
position was to Taft. AS 1t is viewed
here Bryan having made the break
with Wilson on foreign anatrs, anu
sponsored the succeeding statements
as he did he has got to go through
with it. He has all to lose and
great deal to gain in making the
light If he doesn't make it his stock
as a party leader will have slnmped
down many more points, and II ne
does make the fight and loses. IT VIII
slump just the same. But should ne
be able to win. or to make a showing
that proved that Ills leadership 70
about on a par or nearly SO before ne
took the stand he did and broke away
from the Wilson administrations, tnen
he will again loom large-very large
lin party leadership.
President Wilson'S conversion to q
policy of preparedness for any war
like eventualfty is regarded here as
politically most expedient There can
be no doubt as to how public sentiT8
menf on that subject is bulking. But
the advices from the summer White
House that it is the aim and hope TO-
make the question OF national defense,
the foremost issue in the next cam
paign is encountered by the very
general opinion held by public men
that 1t cannot be done.
Can Not Obscure Issue.
However much the present admins
tration desires to obscure all other
issues with that one, it is the prevail
ent opinion here that as has always
and invariably been the case domestic
mount In other words, business con-
ditions and the relation Of tarin to
the same Another thing, fayoring pre-
paredheSs for war should this nation
be drawn into war, is not and cannot
be made a question on which parti-
san lines can be drawn. Both parties
| Will favor strong foreign policy and
adequate preparations to put THIS
country on war footing There Is
no stronger advocate of 1t than Mr..
Roosevelt and no severer critic of the
present administration than he. On
this issue, as we'll as restoring pro
tective tariff duties, Republican and
Bull Moose leaders are as close as
the fingers on ones hand.
BusinesS-this country's business
4 is going to be the paramount issue In
next years campaign according to the
view of the lea ders here. They haven't
| ANYTHING to. do with making fac ques-
ltion uppermost with the voters. 1t is
1.-THE most important thing that each
land every man has In mind at this
Ii time. It means more to him than for
leign relations or national defense.
Business with the average citizen is
leyery day proposition representing a
| struggle to keep his affairs on the
4 right side Of the ledger. Business in
this country isn't good and hasn't
been since this administration took
lcharge. In spots, where war supplies
are being manufactured, the business
situation is greatly improved: But as
a matter OF consideration as applied
Ito the country entire, business is far
Iron being satisfactory. The bulletin
loY the federal reserve board issued
several days ago sizes It up about
bright. There is prosperity In spots
due to war orders. The question then
lis, when war ceases what then!
To, Protect Business.
George w, Perkins answered this
question e day or two ago and accord
| ing IA the opinion OF the most astu4e
politicians of national experience,
state. In nutshell. the issue of all
others that VIII dominate The minds
iof the voters OF this country next
year, and upon which the party now
VIII wage battle. 1t was what is go=
| ing to become OF the business of this
lcountry when the war ends?
( eArcordin1 to Mr.. 7 erkins and the
lRapublfcan leaders that is the biggest
4 OF all the questions before this coun-
try. And right on that question Roose-
welt and Perkins on one end and une
iother agree Raise the tariff walls
that the Underwood bill threw down.
Lest that be done, they foresee the
foodinR OF this country after the
war with goods made 30 scheaply that
no manufacturer in this country,
whose products compete With foreign
nroiucts could meet the foreign
n n for, q minute. He couldn't do
&c ana pay American wages in COM
lnetitiorS 10 the more never reduced
20 paid abx0 as1 yaten what 10 LETT
III iI,a armies 10 back into the faes
If6rsie4 III any Old VI age they can get
20 keen vul ana body tu