The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-31

plans already started, as is the case
Of the Ohio river, was a long fought
battle. And now, just at the close
Of his career, comes the fiilibuster on
the ship-purchase bill.
These are the days Of athletic
training. Billy Sunday has a trainer
who pummels and messages him
when the exhorter has had siren
uous bout with the devil. So also has
Senator Burton in his filibuster
against the equally satanic Tin his
opinion) ship-purchase bill. Burton
Is reported to have adopted the same
program that he did in his successful
fiilibuster last year against the riv-
ers and harbors appropriation, and
to have engaged rubber who will
keep him in the best trim for his
long physical strain. Just inside the
Senate cloak room, Senator Burton
has his slippers and bath robe, and
he is ready for seige. II they are
satisfied that to defeat the ship-pur-
chase bill would be good politics,
there is no real question Of the abil-
ity OF the Republican senators to do
1t, provided they are willing to make
the necessary sacrifices of time and
strength. In this Burton seems per.
fectly willing to contribute his share
President William H. Taft predict
ed that the repeal of the Payne-Ak
drich tariff law and the passage Of
Democratic tariff would be followed
by business depression. The Repub-
lfcan campaign Of 1912 was con-
Quoted along this line-as far as the
injection Of more spectacular issues
would permit. President Wilson in
sisted that the repeal Of the Payne
law and the substitution of the I'm
derwood law would usher in the new
freedom. 1--WE have-set the business
If the country Free" he said when
ne signed the Underwood bill. And
Hhen he signed the currency bill, re-
sertfng to the tariff act, he said
again. "The tariff bill was meant to
remove those impediments to Amerl-
can industry and prosperity wh1cn
had long stood in their way. It was
a great piece of preparation for the
achievements Of American commerce
and American industry, which are
certain to follow"
The department of commerce has
just prepared report on the COM
mercial failures from which certain
figures and comparisons can be
drawn. A gentleman of inquisitive
turn Of mind, curious to learn 20 Just
what extent "the impediments to
American prosperity had been re-
moved since Mr.. Wilson became
president made an exhaustive study
Of the reports in question.
During Mr.. Taft's four years there
were 54.559 commercial failures in
the United States aggregating in la
bilities s644.509.374.
For the first two years Of Mr.. Will
sons administration the number Of
failures were 1854,
which is 1908 more than in the first
two years of the Taft administration.
The total liabilities involved in the
failures OF the first two years OF the
Wilson administration amount to.
$3.50. 252,575. which is $117.513,201
more than the entire four years OF
the Taft administration. The LIABLE
tiles involved in the commercial fail
ures occurring during the first year
OF the Wilson administration, ex-'
ceeded by S69,567.89S the amount
involved in the failures during the
last year of the Taft administration,
and by s11S,079.824 the liabilities
involved in the failures that occurred
during the first year Of the Taft adj
ministration.