The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-07-17
LET THE PRESIDENT
STAND BY US

Standing by the President is fine
but we wish the President would STAN
by us.
Even a President of the Unite'
States ought to see that something
wrong right here at home, and instea'
of trying to get into a scrap with Ger
many and saving the lives of deat
Americans in Mexico, be ought to pa,
attention to the affairs of this country
This ought to be the most prosperoui
era the United States has ever known
All the conditions are ripe for it. The
war has created an immense demand
for American products and has opened
markets hitherto closed to us. Crops
are good. There is an abundance of
idle money always a sign of bad
times. The labor market has been de
pleted to a degree by Europeans re.
turning home to fight.
Yet there is no general prosperity
Industry is crippled, labor is living
from hand to mouth, energy and enter.
prise are held back by lack of capital
This is a problem worthy of the best
thought of the President. If his poll
cies have been wrong and have in any
way contributed to this abnormal con-
dition, the matter is too serious for
mere pride or personal ambition or
stiff neckedness to hold him back.
Ninety millions of people are being
made unhappy, or less happy, on ac-
count of there being something wrong
with conditions in the United States.
We honestly believe that "some-
thing wrong is caused by national leg
islation. We believe the Tariff changes
have had something to do with it. We
believe ~ill-advised laws hampering bus
mess have had something to do with
it. We cannot see what else has chang
ed since the days of prosperity, and,
by the simple process of elimination, it
seems that these must be the causes
for the present depression.
If they are Cor if they are not we
know of no weightier problem to which
the President could devote his intel
lect than to the restoration of good
times.
As Cleveland said, cit is a condi-
ton, not a theory, which confronts
u.s.
We have hard times.
We have a depleted treasury.
We have added taxes and less ability
to pay them.
We have higher cost of living and
less ON which to live.
We have business stangation, when
natural conditions are right for bust
ness activity.
Without partisan bitterness and
without any other desire than to stand
by the President, is it not proper to
respectfully urge that these matters
are of Importance and worthy of the
Presidents best thought
Acknowledging the claims of Ameri-
can citizens whose lives are in ieopar-
dy on the seas or in Mexico, is it not
more important to look after the well
fare of the millions in this country,
who are struggling to maintain exist
ence in the face Of hardships which
are wholly unnecessary aud which can,
and should, be remediesf
Is there anything more important for
the President of the United States TO
consider at this times Is there any
thing which calls for more disinterest-
ed and more patriotic servicef Is there
anything for which one might better
afford to drop craftsmanship
The condition cannot be met by the
Dry. High-sounding phrases about
psychology and the "new freedom"
win not fill empty stomaehs nor bring
work to idle hands.
1t is high time for the President to
offer a real remedy. His is the power
and the glory, and his must be the
responsibility. Let him lead the people
out of this slough of despond and dis
eouragement. Let him light the fires
under cold furnaces. Let him start the
life-blood of confidence flowing through
the arteries of trade. Then he will
have done something worthy of his
high place and worthy of the love and
affection of the people.
Let the President stand by u.s.
Portsmouth CO., Morning Star.
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