The Prescott daily news., 1915-01-02

SoIlIHeIce OOmmlSSlOn Tn it's recent decision has given some indication that it is beginning to see a new lipht and beginning to recognize that it is not wise policy to destroy the rail roads. There is much of hone in that reversal of all its former policies. It indicates that the members of the Commission are not so absolutely bound by precedent as not to be will Ing to reverse themselves to save tho railroads of the country from ruin.
 This change of position by the h. terstate Commerce Commission and the the opening of the new year might be used as an opportune occasion for all in authority in Washington and in State governments to be willing II necessary, to reverse former poll cies and to set forth the view that it is time for the ten-year war upon busi- ness, from which we have been suffer- ing, to cease. It should be proclaim ed everywhere that our condition is not due to the European war, but ex lsted to large extent before the war. and, disregarding the mouthings of the ranters who live by continual agi tation, make broad and sweeping pro- clamations that the whole power of the National and State administrated upon the upbuilding of business, and that every effort will be made to CO., operate with the business men of the country in reviving our business in- terests and in restoring prosperity.
 1t IS within his power, by reason of his position as the head of this great nation, for President Wilson to take the lead in work of almost limitless potentialities for good by calling the country back to sanity of thinking and acting and to an enthus astic cooper ation with the business forces in lead ing this nation out of the poverty of the present to that broad prosperity to which we are rightly entitled. 9th CTS would quickly follow him.
 We have looked with horror upon Europe's awful war, but we have had a ten--year war upon business which should be stopped to the everlasting gratitude of the people of the country, to the rescuing of hundreds of thou sands from the deepest poverty and the direst suffering, and to the saving of thousands from death by reason Of povert.
 The only war We should now have is war upon the war against business.
 The administration and the doni- nant party in Washington could lead the forces of the nation into con- structive upbuilding if they would in vite as advisers and colaborers the most far-seeing business men of every section and pledge to them and to the nation at large the utmost power tl'at is within them to restore prosperity war upon business. If this should be done, it would have a tremendous in fluence in changing for the better the conditions now existing and in bring ing the country back to that prosperi- ty ruling before this ten-year war, under which every man who wanted employment could find it prosperity which was burdening the railroads with freight and steadily increasing their earnings; which was causing ev- cry wheel in every factory of the land to be run at it's fullest speed; which was giving to the farmers of the South as well as of the West, an abounding prosperity because of an ever-increas- ing demand for their products. Mil lions of people would hail with delight such an announcement. Hundreds of thousands of men now walking the streets vainly seeking work and whose families are in depest poverty would quickly find employment.
 No greater opportunity for advanc- ing the welfare of all the people of all sections has ever existed than that which now faces the powers that be. This opportunity is too great to be considered in the light of party poli- tics, too overwhelming in importance to be thought of as to it's influence up- on this party or that, or this man or that
 Here in this Heaven blessed land, free from wars alarms, with hund- red million people occupying the most richly endowed country on earth. we