West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-04-22
Confidence

There is cause for confidence i'm
business circles by reason of the many
factors making for larger trade.
widespread prosperity and long con
tinuance of good times throughout the
United States
The present banking system is far
better adapted to the needs of the ma
ton than any that has preceded IL. and
1t carries with il principles OF finance
that VIII respond later on with even
greater facilities for the benefit OF the
masses of the peopls
IL is system that will answer with
safety and security the calls for
money required to develop our foreign
as well as our home trade. and that
could truthfully be said of no prior
system.
III many sins of omission and COM
mission can rightly be charged up
against the present federal admins
tration 1t has this one great act to it's
credit-this one great piece of legis-
lation which the Republican party for
years acknowledged that the country
needed, but which it's leaders could
not agree TO furnish.
Today the financial skies OF the
United States are clear. thanks to the
system of banking supervised by the
officials of the United States govern
ment and so clear are they that the
leading nations of the world are being
accommodated by the bankers of the
United States. who find i'm this gov
ernmental banking a solidity. a sound
ness and an amplitude of resources
that all of them together could not
have supplied.
III Is the people of the United States
who are the government of the Uni
ted States, and this new banking sys-
tenn is founded upon the entire re-
sources of these people. II is their
system, established for their use and
service, and this is the aim and most
potent factor in our recent advance to
better times and greater business.
Our immense export trade is an
other factor making for the soundest
OF conditions, the stimulation OF do
mestic commerce, the spread OF prof
liable activities.
Every state of the union is giving
evidence of the beneficial effect of the
large balance of trade that is piling
up in our favor through the huge
value of our exports.
The evidence is in the greater num-
ber of men employed than in last De-
cember, the larger trade done by our
manufacturing establishments, the
ample supplies of money in our finan-
cial institutions.
There is class of persons who, for
divers reasons. political or semi-poIiti-
cal, Systematically and persistentIy re-
fuse to perceive the improvements
that may come in business during the
E Xisten 70 of any federal adj. 'nistra-
ton they are opposed to.
This class has always existed
ties in the United States-it exists to-
day, and will probably always con
tinue in existence
They are faithful partisans. but self
blinded too often to plain and appar-
ent facts.
Cool-headed clear-brained business
men do not permit their judgment to
be influenced by prejudice or favorit-
ism, and cool-headed, clear-brained,
business men cannot fail to note exist
ing conditions in our financial. indus
trial, commercial and agricultural af-
fairs that all make for record business
in the United States.
AS TO who or what has brought
about these conditions men may fair
ly and honestly differ, but as to the
recent and constant improvement in
business it is folly for any person to
deny it.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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