The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-02-18
BUSINESS AND POLITICS
Remarks Of Walter S. DickaY Of Kansas
City at the Banquet Of the Associa.
ton G. Young Republicans Of Missouri,
81. Louis, Feb. II, 1915.

is TONtlCS anu 1OiitISo 10 ouSinSost
phrase coined by the late lamented and
highly distinguished senator from Ohio,
Mark Hanna, and. Mr.. Toastmaster, it
is equally tue that unless we attend to
this business meaning politics-we
will soon not have any business to at
tend to. That, gentlemen, is what is
troubling the people OF our country
today.
Missouri, the center state, our state,
Notwithstanding it has a conservative
population, is now suffering from
condition brought about by the total
failure OF business men to take an ag-
gressive hand in public affairs.
Our task today is to so con-
duct ourselves as to re-enlist the
attention and re-engage the ser
vices OF busy people, and to
center their thought upon affairs
Of state and nation.
II we succeed in such laudable
undertaking, could we not expect, for
instance, that our Legislature would
provide new and comprehensive geo
logical survey OF Missouri, publishing
to the world the facts and information
about the wonderful mineral wealth
that lies hidden and unknwn beneath
the surface; in coal, in lead and zinc
ore, in cement shales, in marble and
stone OF great variety, and in clays and
kaolins and other minerals Of all kinds.
Nigh, we not look forward to a much
NOR complete and general construction
OF permanent, sanitary roadways
throughout the commonwealth, built,
il you please, on some plan OF national
aid to the state, state aid TO the coun'
ties and county aid to the neighbor-
hood, to the end that quickly right
now-sach section oil the state would
reap the benefit OF accessibility, thereby
removing one Of the chief objections
to life on the farm? 1t ought TO be
possible in this land 10 60 anywhere on
a public highway with baby buggy,
orr push cart, one-horse dray, a
four-horse load, or ten'ton truck,
night or day, rain ol shine, winter or
summer, and this OF itself would slim
ulate traffic.
Should we not at this time provide
in some way for farm experts in each
agricultural county, for timber experts
in the wooded sections, for drainage
experts where we have swamp or over
How lands, for mining experts for the
mineral sections, and so on the whole
gamut through, to the end that Mis-
souri's possibilities might be made
known and her productions multiplied
many fold. With the application Of
present'day knowledge and modern
methods OF cultivation, fertilization and
crop rotation the farm yield would be
greatly increased and in like manner
the development Of our natural and
hidden resources vastly stimulated.
Under our form Of government il
was contemplated that the law making
bodies, to wit, the state and national
Legislatures, would contain great
variety Of representatives, Of varied in
terests, and diverging views. I'm
der such conditions the best result:
should obtain. 1t is clearly evident,
however, that in some cases we have
drifted from the intent Of the fathers
Recent press dispatches comment upor
the unusually large number Of iarmer'
In the Nebraska legislature.
1t remains for one Of the profession
distinguished member Of the Chicago
bar, 10 call attention to the predomi
lance OF lawyers in our national con
ress, and on this subject | quote iron
recent address Of the distinguished
awyer, Levy Mayer. Severely crit
cising and condemning much Of th
egislation Of recent years, Attorne
Mayer says:
" hold our profession legally re
sponsible. Out Of 53i members i
both houses Of congress, 500 ar
lawyers, or about so per cent. Thi
proportion Is too large and recen
-4esults prove tha, this Is so. Tn
10000 lawyers In the United State
are not entitled to such dispropol
iionsse represention. The Unite
States Is above all countries in th
world, a government Of commere
and industry. Its origin, its hisiorJ
and It's people spell industry. Con