The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-28
America Is Not Going to Dogs
Despite Socialistic Aglta-
ton and Theories
MORE PROSPERITY AHEAD
Difficulties in Business Today
Compared with Dark Days
Country Passed in 1896

Let no one De discouraged by the
Kpirit Of unrest throughout tH" lana
However dark tho clouds may HHmr-
times seem. the mist clears away al
last and the sun Shines with renewed
brightness
Labor ttrikrs are threatened al
most daily. but many labor mon hf'
showluE Keen appreciation ut iu"
conditions under which wo are living
and arc opposed 10 rhe radical Load
crs an extremely hopeful sigu. In
no lar us labor men are Wiling q"
Increase their efficiency and pfodu'
tuu thcy aro fully entitled 20 hiEh
wagra Neither the lAboring man nor
tho farmer nor tho average bnlaficd
'nian has over been adequately pnld
Bs a whole The unreal OF tho hhuF
is the Inevitable struggle OF tho
uhryaHli4 az it socks TO throw orr iiH
old shcu and become a butterfly.
Eventually, out Of tho struggle VIII
cumeau larger. broader ITO, n CloHnr
friendship between all classes ana
more harmonious co operation be
tween employers and employees, be-
tween tho rich and tho poor. tho edu-
Gated and tho unoducRted This Will
be founded not on Ho-called charity
or philanthropy. but on fair ana
honest recognition each Of the rights
OF otheTR.
America fs not going 10 the dogs,
despite all OF tho bolahGvisuo and
soolalistio agitation. all the pArlor
boAhevists and all tina Wild theories
of long-haired but ahort-hrhlned
men.
when tempted to bo discouraged
"a In tnlR
country at present, We EhOud re
mamber tho dlfficultien through
which he have passed IN former
years TO do this va ncod only to
70 back 20 tho free silver craze OF
1895. which swept u large part OF
the nation or OF It's feet and brought
about condition which looked like
we wcro headed for chaos. At that
time tho fearful denunCiation OF the
"plutocrats" and tho money bags
and the Shyiocks by Bryan and 9th
ors OF his TX more seriously throat
enod the country than even tho boil
Rhevistic agitation OF tho present
hour, for the simple reason that tho
agitation OF that time had It's foun-
dalton in tho desperate poverty OF
the whole country, whereas tho Rgi-
tation OF the present has no such
foundation. but. on tho contrary, has,
ms against II. tho abounding pros
perity Of the entire nation.
We are talking much today about
tho high cost OF living, but. broadly
speaking. tho nation Is living In more
riotous luxury and In creator ex-
travagance than ever before in it's
history In 1899, on the other hand,
the nation was living In dasporato
-. "a n
entire country were practically
bankrupt, and all business interests
were staEna,cd Hundreds OF thou
sands OF men walked tho streets beg
Eing In vain for work Soup kitchens |
TO feed tho starving were In evidence
everywhere, In the west corn sold al
rs 10 10 cents bushcl and was
burned for fuel, because II did not
pay the cost OF hauling 70 the rail-
road and tho freight to the market
Is compared with wool or fuel need
ed for warmth. Cotton sold at ~
cents pound. ana for the entire year
averaged Hess than cents n pound.
Wheat sold for several years at
from 10 to 80 TO GO cents a bushel
Everyewhcat grower every corn
grower, every cotton rniser grew
nteadfiy poorer under these prices,
and there was nothing In sight OK
cept absolute bankruptcy Milliona
and tens OF millions OF dollars OF
farm loans could not he paid. nor
could, even tho interest on them be
met
This desperate condition OF tho
farmers did not however. help tlh
city population. II is true that farm
products were abnormally cheap,
lower than they had ever been in tho
history Of our country. but wages
and the earnings o OF business mon
were 80 extremely small that there
was far less ability then on tho part
~ tho city people 10 buy tho low
priced foodstutfs Of that day than
there IL now 10 buy the high priced
foodstuffs OF the present
Muttcrings " discomfort based on
The appalling poverty OF tho farmer
and the mechanic and the day labor
er ana the business man were heard
everywhere. Even revolution wpa
threatened. because n very large part
OF the people not understanding the
reasons FOR these conditions frlf that