The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-27
Carl Vrooman Speaks for
the Wilson Admin
istration
ADDRESSES COM
MERCIAL CONGRESS
President for a New Coop
Grafton, He Declares
to Southerners

Muskogce, Okla, April 2o.--The para,
mount issue before the American people
is "the psychological issue of personal
fundamental honesty. Is the individ
ual citizen willing to produce all the
wealth he acquires and TO work and
vote to render it impossible henceforth
for anyone, by any financial hocus- pocus,
to acquire wealth that others have pro-
ducedi" This was one of the signifi
cant things said by Assistant Secretary
OF the Agriculture Carl Nrooman. in his
speech opening the Southern Commercial
congress here Yesterday. Mr.. Vrooman
represented the administration on the
program of the congress, filling the place
that President Wilson was to have oe-
.cupied. Secretary of Agriculture Hous.
ton was unable to be present Mr.. Vroo-
mans speech was for these reasons of
more than passing interest. and is rath-
er significant because of the evident in
tention to place before this important
organization the attitude of the Demo
cratic party towards business and to-
ward the agricultural interests. Part of
his address follows:
1T can be truthfully said that every
one with whom the farmer does business
must necessarily profit from the farm
er's prosperity, and vice versa. that BY
working together 20 build up the bus.
mess aud agricultural interests Of the
each interest involved is doing
work that will accrue 20 the advantage
Of all. This community of interest, how
ever, has its limits. After the farmer.
the railroad, the bank, the commission
man. the storekeeper. have all worked to-
gether for their common advantage as
far as they know how or care TO- there
is still left a zone OF opportunity where
some men. by stealth or craft. can profit
AZ the expense Of others. II is this
war zone that the spirit of
cooperation is gradually encroaching
upon.
"The supposition that natural economic
aw viii prevent all Legitimate profits 1
Is one Of the strangest delusions ever
lsrbored in the minds of intelligent men.
)ne Of the chief ends for which govern
nents were instituted il the prevention
Il the parasitic and predatory activities
Il the cunning and interruptions. Yet in
Ipite Of economic laws. reinforced by
nan.made laws. the industrial history
4 the past century shows that the run
ing and unscruplous sometimes. nav.
lften. gain larger profits than do men
sho conduct their business in a strictly
epitimate way. n mans controlling
mbition in life is 30 pile mp unearned
Millions. regardless alike 81 private rights
nd public welfare. one could not truth
uIly tell him that the quickest way 90
be realization Of his sordid dream lies
long the paths Of legitimate business On
erprise. We may as vel recognize
rankly and fully the wide difference
bat exists between men who are trying 4
y earn money and men vho are irving Z
= hook or crook 90 possess themselves ]
{ money that othcr men have earned. =
ia
TO realize the higher possibilities ~ 7
siiizstiun fuller rec0urse must b. had :
d the principle 81 cooperation A. far Z
"a ~ history goes we find ritiiizat ion.
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