The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-10
BY J. g cullInan.

Only very small part of the Ad-
miuistration OF Justice Is under tho
jurisdiction Of the courts. and office
holders are not the only ones who ty-
rannize business. The lawyers JOCK
ey most all the righteousness out oil
legal justice; the uncertainty of the
law terrorses. ind the laws delay
tantaIizes those who seek Justice IN
our courts. but most OF the important
differences of the people are adJu'
afcatea outside the court room despite
the activities OF walking delegates OF
the legal profession. Every man who
manages a business is a Chancellor
Ia the Supreme Court of Civilization,
and there 10 not IA day that his docket
Is not Oiled with important cases. He
must deal justly with capital and
with labor---the two greatest ecopom-
tc problems In this world, and on
which the prosperity Of the country
and happiness of the people of every
uat.on depend. He 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. dc
must coordinate the Legislative, 1u-
dieial and executive branches of Jus
tice under one bead. and frequently
try cases instapter without witnesses
or jury. and he must stand personally
responsible for his decisions. for he rs
always questioned and sometimes
boycotted for his rulings on contri-
buttons as well as on business mat
tiers. He has no sheriff TO enforce his
DEGREES, and his only authority Is
reason
TIE business man who buys and
sells has many fluctuations as well as
responsibilities II is he who must
bear the overhead expenses OF the
community and upon his shoulders
ttSl iIt uNlAthS VI tN'N'oNJ
the most deserving. less appreciated,
and less rewarded OF ell the factors
that make up the business life Of the
country. After he has given able
consideration 10 the economic prob
lpms 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
fixed charges, his troubles. instead of
being solved have only begun. Eco
nomists who study these questions
tell us that 90 per cent OF our trades
men fail at some time IN life. This
class OF industry has upon 1t per
haps the most severe strain placed
upon any business. and much of this
load could and should be removed
Our merchants stand at the cross
roads of prosperity and adversely
They are the first TO feel the latter.
and the last 10 get the benefit Of the
former. Calamities IN the form Of
droughts. fires, tornadoes and foods
call for an extension OF credit to his
customers. re soon learns that such
accommodations pave the way for an
Increased business of the mail order
houses who get the cash, while the
tradesman carries the account. bat
the merchants creditors are not quite
so accommodating The visits from
the representatives OF commercial
agencies become more frequent. The
profit and loss account grows "a
homestead laws are invoked by his
customers. and lawyers Turk in the
shadows OF his business awaiting an
opportunity 10 pounce upon him.
These are only part OF his troubles.
While the business battles are fierce.
iy raging. and every ounce of his
strength Is struggling for the mas
fering OF his problems. he is sole
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 as
Lizzie: perhaps she has just grad
uated from a finishing school where
she contracted humanitarian chills
and fever. and the only antidote IS
saving the world by spending other
peoples money in near-sighted uplift
ventures. II matters not 10 her
whether the merchants account is
oyerdFawn, and his banker is prepar-
ine 20 charge him storage rather than
interest on his overdue notes; that
the tradesman's wife is forced %
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
Ions since forgotten the name OF
tailor IL bis home town. He must con-
tribute or meet the odium OF being
clssaed as q tightwad. see his trade
1iminieh. o. turn over the keys to
The sheriff