Gunnison news-champion., 1920-08-13

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eaSety of our inssituttoas should -
given Excessive regulation causes
manifestations that comps, restraint
Law Gnssresmsae
rhs legislative branch Of govern
ment ID subjected to the rule Of the
majority. The public of1cial Who fails
70 enforce the Law. b an enemy both
10 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 ofiice- Anyone who 10 false TO
that oath II more unworthy than the
Law violator himself.
Morals cannot easily be produced
BY statute. The writ Of Injunction
should not be abused Intended a. a
safesuard to person and property. II
could easily by abuse cease TO be the
protective device II was intended 10
Be.
I'VE should not, by law. abridge a
mans right either to labor or to quit
his employment However, neither
labor nor capital should at any time
or In any circumstances, take action
that would put In jeopardy the public
welfare.
I'VE need a definite and precise
statement of policy ~ to what busi-
ness men and workingmen may do and
may not do by way OF combination
and collective action. The law Is now
20 nebuious that II almost turns upon
the economic predictions OF the
Judge or jury. This does not make
Tor confidence In the courts nor re-
spect for the laws. nor for n healthy
activity In production and distrIbu.
tion. There surely will 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 SO that on
stable basis men may move with con-
fidence.
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-
sistent. facts should at NIL times jus
tify the pre-supposition that the gov
ernment employees are properly COM
pensated.
"The child life Of the nation should
be conserved: II labor In Immature
years IL permitted by one generation.
II Is practicing unfairness to the next
Ad>cn.S~ E..- 0~oAs>
'Farming will not inspire individual
effort unless profits. all things con-
sidered. are equal to those In other ac-
tivtties. 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 be lack
Ing In the element which makes civil
lxation enduring II they did not desire
for their children educational Oppor.
tunities comparable to those In the
cities. The price the consumer pays
for foodstufYs Is no indication Of what
the producer receives. There are too
many turnovers between the two.
The farmer raises his crop and the
price which he receives IL determined
by supply and demand. His products
In beef 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 IL a boon to humanity, and II
should be encouraged. However, the
time has come for its vigilant regula.
tion and inasmuch as II becomes a
part OF interstate commerce. the re-
sponsibility 10 with the federal govern
ment Supplies are gathered In from
the farm in times Of plenty. They can
easily be fed out to the consumer in
such manner a. to keep the demand in
excess Of that part Of the supply
which Ii released from storage. This
ls an unfair practice and should be
stopped. Besides, there should be .
time limit beyond which perishable
toodstuffs should not be stored.
"Our objective should be decreas-
cd tenantry. With the period Of oc-
cupancy uncertain, the renter strips
land Of its fertile elements, and each
year diminishes our national assets.
Under the operation Of the federal re-
serve and the farm loan acts. encour-
agement has come to thousands who
Hnd that industry. character and In.
telligence are q golden security to the
peoples banker. the government of
the United States. Multiply our home
owners, and you win make the way Of
the seditious agitater more di6cult.
Railroads and Watsrsays.
"Any discussion Of the question Of
food supply leads very quickly to the
closely related matter Of transporta-
ton. There II no one thing which
brings us 30 intermittently to critical
conditions than the insumciency Of our
transportation facilities Both the
railroads and the public are to blame.
There has been no material addition
to the total mileage In the last ten