The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-19


safesy Of our Institutions should b
efves- Excessive regulation cssses
manifestations that compel restraint
law enforcement
The legislative branch OF govern
ment is subjected to the rule Of the
majority. The public ofsciai who fails
to enforce the Law. IL 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 70 say
that he does not intend to violate his
oath Of once Anyone who Is false to
that oath Is more unworthy than the
law vioistor himself .
Morals cannot easily be produced
By statute The writ Of injunction
should not Re abused. Intended as a
safeguard to person and property. Il
could easily By abuse cease TO be the
protective device II was Intended TO
be.
We should not. by law, abridge q
mans right either to labor or 10 quit
his employment However, neither
labsr nor capital should at any time
or In any circumstances. take action
that would put IN jeopardy the public
welfare.
we need q definite and precise
statement Of policy as to what bust
ness men and workingmen may do and
may not do BY way Of combination
and collective action. The law Is now
so nebulous that IL almost turns upon
the economic predictions Of the
Judge or jury. This does not make
for confidence In the courts nor re-
spect for the laws. nor for q healthy
activity In production and distribu-
ton 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 a
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. 1t Is
needless to say that In order to be co.,
sistent. facts should at all times jus
tify the decomposition thar the gov
eminent employees are properly COM
pensated.
The child life of the nation should
be conserved; IL labor In immature
years Is permitted by one generation,
II is practicing unfairness to the next
Adequate Farm Profits.
Farming will not inspire individual
effort unless profits. all things con-
are equal to those In other ac-
tivities. An additional check to de-
pleted ranks in the fields would be the
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
Ization enduring II they did not desire
for their children educational oppor-
tunities comparable to those In the
cities. The price the consumer pays
for foodstuffs 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 Is determine.
,y supply and demand. His products
IN beef and pork and produce. pass
nto cold storage and ordinarily when
hey reach the consumer the law of !
supply and demand does not obtain.
The preservation of foodstuffs by cold |
storage is a boon TO humanity, and ii |
should be encouraged. However, the |
line has come for its vigilant regula- |
ion and inasmuch as it becomes
part Of interstate commerce, the re- !
'ponsibility Is with the federal govern /
nent. Supplies are gathered In from
he farm in times of plenty. They can
EASILY be fed out to the consumer In
'uch manner as to keep the demand in
excess Of that part Of the supply
which is released from storage. This
$ an unfair practice and should be
stopped. Besides. there should be
line limit beyond which perishable
oodstuffs should not be stored.
"Our objective should be a decreas-
ID tenantry. With the period Of oc-
'upancy uncertain, the renter strips
and of its fertile elements, and each
ear dimlnishes our national assets
Under the operation Of the federal re-
erve and the farm loan acts, encour-
cement has come to thousands who
Ind that industry. character and in
diligence are q golden security to the
'eople's banker. the government of
he United State& Multiply our homo
wners, and you viii! make the way Of
he seditious agitator more difficult.
Railroads and Waterway.
ANY discussion Of the question of
God supply leads very quickly to the
loosely related matter of transporta-
lon. There 10 no one thing which
rings US 20 internationally to critical
onditions than the insufficiency Of our
facilities. Both the
ailroads and the public are to blame.
here has been no material addition
D the total mileage In the last ten
ears. and the increase In terminals
as been much less than required. At
he beginning of the war the rolling
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