The citizen., 1920-08-12

sumer.
Would Hst ProNteerino.
The tribe Of prcfteers has simply
multiplied under the favoring circum-
stances OF war. For years, large con-
tributions have been made TO the Re
publican campaign fund for no pur-
pose except to buy a governmental
underhold and to make illegal profits
as the result Of preference. Such
largesses are today q greater menace
to our contentment and our lnstitu-
tions than the countless temporary
profiteers who are making o mockery
Of honest business, but who can live
and fatten only In time Of disturbed
prices. II am called to service as
president means will he found, II they
do not already exist, for compelling
these exceptions to the great mass OF
square dealing American business
men, 70 use the same yardstick Of
honesty that governs most Of us In
our dealings with our fellowmen, or
In language that they may understand.
to suffer the penalty Of erimpal law.
"It has been my observation that the
man who learns our language, yields
to q controlling public opinion and
wspects our laws besides, In proper
ton as his devotion to American life
develops his interest In the impulsive
processes Of revolution dimiuiaheA
We must be patient In the worn Of ~
similation and studiously avoid oppres-
sive measures In the face of mere
evidence Of misunderstanding Vhe
necessity for the drastic lave N
waS days n not present new,
and We should return n Me
earliest opportunity, to the stotuterN
provisions passed IN tine OF peaes for
TIE general welfsre, There u no con-
dinoa now that waPrsnm any iatvangol
mspt on the HsAt u fsee speech apd
assembly nef On the NbefQ u We
pFesA gAs greatest measure ea indf
vidual freedom consistent with rhe
safety Of our institutions should be
given. Excessive regulation causes
manifestations that compel restraint
Law enforcement.
The legislative branch Of govern
ment Is subjected to the rule of the
majority. The public official who fails
to enforce the law. is an enemy both
to the Constitution and to the Ameri-
can principle of majority rule. II
would seem quite unnecessary for any
candidate for the Presidency to say
that he does not intend to violate his
oath Of ONCE. Anyone who Ia false TO
that oath IL more unworthy than the
law violator himself.
Morals cannot easily be produced
by statute. The writ Of injunction
should not be abused. Intended az a
safeguard to person and property. II
could easily by abuse cease to be the
protective device II was intended to
be.
I'VE should not BY law. abridge q
mans right either to labor or to quit
his employment However, neither
labor nor capital should at any time
or m any circumstancea, take action
that would pat In jeopardy the public
welfare.
I'VE need q definite and precise
statement Of policy as to what busi-
ness men and workingmen may do and
may not do by way Of combination
and collective action. The law is now
30 nebulous that II almost turns upon
the economic predictions Of the
for confidence In the courts nor re-
spect for the laws. nor for a healthy
activity In production and distrtbu-
ton. There surely viii be found ways
by which cooperation may be encour-
aged without the destruction Of enter
prise. The rules Of business should
be made more certain 80 that on Q
stable basis men may move with con-
hdence.
Government, however, should pro-
vide the means In the treatment of
its employees. to keep In touch with
conditions and TO rectify wrong. II is
needless to say that In order to be con-
tify the prs-supposition that the gov
ernmsnt employees are properly COM
psnsatsd.
The child life Of the nation should
be conserved; II labor In immature
years is permitted BY one generation.
Il is practicins unfairness to the nsxt.
Adequate Farm Profits.
"Farmins will not inspire individual
effort unless profits. all things con-
ddsrsd, are equal to those In other &C
tivities. An additional check to de-
pleted ranks In the fields would be the
establishment Of modern state rural
school codes The federal government
should maintain active sponsorship of
this. Rural parents would bs lack
Ing N the element which makes civil
iAation enduring II they did not desire
for their children educational oppor-
tunitiss comparable to thoss 10 the
cities. The price the consumer pays
for foodstuis 10 no indication Of what
the producer receives. There are too
many turnovsrs between the two.
The farmer raises his crop and the
price which he receives d determined
by supply and demand. his products
10 beet and pork and produce. pass
into cold storage and ordinarily when
they reach the consumer the law Of
supply and demand does not obtain.
The preservation OF foodstuffs by cold
storage 10 boon TO humanity, and IL