Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-17
BY J. S. culllnan.

Only q very small part OF the Al
mlnistration OF Justice is under the
Jurisdiction Of the courts. and office
holders are not the only ones who ty'
ranniEe business. The lawyers jock
ey most all the righteousness out oil
legal Justice; the uncertainty Of the
law terroriEes. and the laws delay
tantaliEes those who seek Justice In
our courts. but most OF the important
differences OF the people are adju'
dicated outside the court room despite
the activities OF walking delegates OF
the legal profession. Every man who
manages a business is Chancellor
In the Supreme Court OF Civilization.
and there Is not a day that his docket
Is not allied with important cases. Ho
must deal Justly with capital and
with labor-the two greatest econom'
&c problems In this world. and on
which the prosperity OF the country
and happiness OF the people Of every
nation depend. lie must deal Justly
with his customers. With the public
and pass judgment upon the elements
Of society which are dependent upon
his generosity for subsistence. He
must coordinate the legislative, ju'
dicial and executive branches OF Jus
tice under one head. and frequently
try cases instanter without witnesses
or jury. and he must stand personally
responsible for his decisions. for he 10
always questioned and sometimes
boycotted for his rulings on contri'
buttons as well as on business mat
tiers. lie has no sserin TO enforce his
DEGREES. and his only authority Is
reason.
The business man who buys and
sells has many tribulstions as well as
responsibilities. II Is he who must
bear the overhead expenses OF the
community and upon his shoulders
rest the burdens OF society He ~
the most deserving. less appreciated.
and less rewarded OF all the factors
that make up the business life Of the
country. After he has given able
consideration 20 the economic prob
lens that enter into providing the
public with commodities or service.
as the case may be. and correctly
balanced supply and demand and con.
tracted his obligations involving the
aHed charges. his troubles, instead Of
being solved. have only begun. Eco
nomists who study these questions
tell US that 30 per cent OF our trades
men fail at some time in life This
class Of industry has upon Il per.
haps the most severe strain placed
upon any business. and much Of this
load could and should be renewed.
Our merchants stand at the cross
roads OF prosperity and adversely.
They are the first to feel the latter.
and the last TO get the benefit OF the
former Calamities In the form Of
droughts. fires. tornsdoes and foods
call for an extension Of credit 10 his
customers. re soon learns that such
accommodation pave the way for MI
Increased business Of the mail order
houses who get the cash. while the
tradesman carries the account: bst
the merchants creditors are rot quite
80 accommodating. The visits from
the representatives OF commercial
agencies become more frequent. The
homestead laws are invoked by his
customers. and lawyers Turk In tho
shadows o, his business awaiting an
opportunity to pounce uponN, him.
These are only part OF his troubles
While the business battles are fierce
~ raging. and every ounce OF hls
strength Is struggling for the mas
tering Of his problems. he Is solic.
tied by a committee Of organized
graft TO take advertising space in a
program.
Then comes the "uplifters" Of eth
or sex whom we will designate az
Lizzie. perhaps she has just grad
uated from finishing school whera
she contracted humanitarian chilll
and fever. and the only antido,e Is
saving the world by spending other
peoples money In near-slghted uplift
ventures. II matters not to her
whether the merchants account IL
overdrawn. and his banker is prepar.
ing to charge him storage rather than
interest on his overdue notes; that
the tradesmans wife Is forced n
I drop her church and social duties
through lack OF raiment. and his
children must leave school and seek
employment before reaching the
eighth grade. or that her victim has
long since forgotten the name OF a
tailor In his home town. lie must con.
} tribute or meet the odium OF being
classed as a tishtwad. see his trade
diminish. or turn over the keys to
the sheriff.
II Is one OF the purposes OF the
League through publicity and solid
thinking to lift unnecessary burdens
On the backs OF the business men
NJ this State and nation and In deal