The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03

LOT the United States to insist upon the
maintenance throughout the world OF
those conditions Of fafrpess ana OF
even handed justice in the commerciai
dealings OF the nations with one an
other upon which. after all. In the last
analysis, the peace and ordered me
OF the world must ultimately depend
MUST ENJOY DEFINITE
| AND SETTLED CONDITIONS
| At home also we must see to 1t that
the men who plan and develop and OIL
rect our business enterprises shall en-
JOY definite and settled conditions OF
law, policy accommodated to the
rreest progress. We have SET the JUST
and necessary limits. We have put
all kinds OF unfair competition under
the ban and penalty OF the law. We
have barred monopoly. These fatal
and ugly things being excluded, we
must now quicken action and facili-
tate enterprise by every just means
within our choice. There will be peace
In the business world. and, with peace,
revived confidence and life.
We ought both to husband and to
develop our natural resources, our
mines. our forests. our water power.
I wish we could have made mora
progress than we have made in this
vital matter; and I call once more.
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, licitude, upon the advocates of a care
full and provident conservation, on the
one hand. and the advocates Of free
and inviting field for private capital,
on the other, to get together in a
spirit OF genuine accommodation and
| agreement and set this great policy
forward at once.
We must hearten and quicken the
spirit and efficiency Of labor through
out our WHOLE industrial system by
everywhere and in all occupations do
ing Justice to the loborer. not only by
paying a living wage. but also by
making all conditions that surround
labor what they ought to be. And
We must do more than justice. We
must safeguard life and promote
health and safsty In every occupation
in which they are threatened or i'm
pertlled. That 10 more than justice,
and better. because 1t is humanity
and economy.
| We must coordinate the railway sys-
TENS OF the country for national use,
and must facilitate and promote their
development with a view to that CO.
ordination and to their better adapta-
ton az a whole to the life and trade
and defense of the nation. The life
and industry of the country CAN be
free and unhampered only If these
arteries are open. efficient, and COM
plete.
Thus shall we stand ready to meet
the future as circumstance and inter-
national policy effect their unfolding.
whether the changes come slowly or
come fast and without preface
DE.MOCRACY'S PROMISES
| ARE MADE TO BE KEPT
] have not spoken explicitly. gen.
tlemen, of the platform adopted at St
Louis. but it has been implicit In all
that | have said. have sought TO
interpret its spirit and meaning The
people OF the United States do not
need 10 be assured now that that plat
form is a definite pledge. a practical
program. We have proved to them
that our promises are made to be
kept.
We hold very definite ideals, We
believe that the energy and initiative
| Of our people have been too narrowly
coached and superintendent: that they
should be set free. as we have set
them freq to dispense themselves
throughout the nation; that they
should not be concentrated in the
hands of few powerful guides and
guardians. as our opponents have
again and again. in effect II not in
purpose. sought to concentrate theh