The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-03

49, W. O0 I lJls
& ITO MALI
From factpters Record. Dscem be
land 1eellhtng 70 recognize that Il Is
4 not ~ wise policy TO de troy9 the rail I,
\ roads ~ here Is much Of hope 4 in that
AL Of At II FORMER policies IT.
iitidlcht Ten that q rncnib era Of b
epn1mik sion are not 80 absolutely
4 bound ~ proceed lent as not 10 be will
ing To verse III emf Sc ives 10 save the
IfailrcAds oE the Country from ruin.
4 This chang 6f position by the I'M
lterstate Commerce Commission and
1.-The opening OF the "a ew year taixht
\ be used as an opBo ftiines occasion for
3ati In aithorfty Ia Washington and!
4 n state governments TO be willing.
lif nece saary, to reverse former pollzl
lcies and to- set forth the view that 1t
j ts time for the ten ear warstipcn bus
lines from Which we have been sur
ldefine to cease. It should be pro-
claimed every where that our condi-
ton is not due to the European war,
but cxisted 70 a large extent before
the war, and isregarding the mouth
iings Of the fanters who live by con-
I, tinual agitation, make broad and
4 sweeping proclamation that tho
whole power OF the national and state
administrations win be concentrated
upon the Supbuildlng OF business and
that every effort !: Will be made To co-
operate with the business men Of the
country In lreyiving our business IN
tterests and In restoring general pros
tperity. q
/ 1t is within his power, by. reason OF
his position as the head OF this great
nation. for President Wilson to take
i the lead In q work Of almost limit
less lpotentia1ities for good by calling
4 the country back to sanity Of think
ling and acting and TO an enthusiast.
A tic cooperation with the business
forces in; leading this nation out OF
4 the poverty OF the present to that
broad prosperity to which we are
rightly entitled. Others would quickly
follow him. !. - 81
Stop War on business
4 We have looked with horror upon
lEurope's awful war, but we have had
q ten year war upon business which
should be stopped to the everlasting
igratitnde Of the people OF the conn-
1 try, to the rescuing OF hundreds 81
4 Thousands from the deepest spoyerty
and the direst suffering. and to Il
Saving Of thousands from death by'
reason of poverty.
i The only war we should now have
lisa war upon the war against bust
ness. az n
The administration and the domii1-
ant party in Washington could lead
the forces OF the nation into construc-
tive ,ipbuilding IL they would invite
as advisers and co-laborers the most
far=se eing business men of every sec
tfon and pledge to them and to the
nation at large the utmost power that
lis within them to restore prosperity
and stop the ceaseless death dealing
war upon business. II this should be
done, 1t would have aitremendous in
/ iuence in changing for the better the
conditions now existing and In brin
4 ing the&sc country back to that pros
lperity ruling before this ten-year war.
under which every man who wanted
employment could find II; a. prosper
| ity which was burdening the rail-
roads with freight and steadily In
Icreasfng their earnings: which was
causing every wheel in every fac
tory Of the land to be run at its fuli-
est speed; which was giving to the
farmers OF the south, as well as OF
1.-THE west, an Astounding prosperity be-
cause Of an ever increasing demand
for their products. Millions Of peo-
pie would hail with delight such an
announcement. Hundreds Of thods-
ands OF men now walking the streets
vainly seeking work and whose fam
lilies are in deepest poverty would
quickly find employment.
No greater opportunity for advanc-
ling the welfare of all the people of all
sections has ever existed than that
(which now faces the powers that he.
i This opportunity is foo great to be
considered in the light OF party poll
tics, too Overwhelming in Importance
Ito be thought of as to its influence
upon this party or that! or this man
Tor that & 4.
Here in this heayen-blessed land,
free from vars alarms, with a hum
ldred million people occupying the
most richly endowed country on the
Iearth, we are having less OF business
prosperity, less OF optimism, and move
lof timidity and fear than have exist
led. for many. years without any JUS
4 LITIGATION for such an untoward con.
Idition except our own doings.
Paying the Penalty !.
The reason Is within us. We are
lpaying the penalty of our blunders,
Jour sins OF omission and commission
land our constant heckling of every
business interest in the country
Through uneconomic, unwise ana
WHOLLY useless legislation in nationa;
land state AFFAIRS "; y
II the party in power wants to re