The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-06-15

EDITORS NOTE: The following article
written b. Warren q. Harding. repubiieaa
%nomine. for president appeared IN the Asy
United csmmeressi Traveller. Il h reprinted
because Il rivss Mr.. Hsrding's views on
present day business condi'iohsl
u was my pleasure 60 know per-
sonally several Of the founders ~ the
order Of United Commercial Travel
err Of America, and AZ m Ohio nan
I have naturally watched with much
pride the wonderful growth the or
ganizatlon has made. for II h now
generally recognized as one OF the
great financial and business institu-
lions 81 our state, ar well as an Or
Eanization of iratcrnal worth u
merit
In accepting the invitation Of the
editor Of the sample Case, the oni-
ciai organ Of the order. TO give 10 it,
readers ms opinion upon the great
issues ~ the day ! am taken back in
my memory Ca the time OF my own
newspaper uays. and I am going 10
do In this article ~ I used to do iu
those days. hat b.. tell the facts as
/ see them. for 1 have ever felt that
a publication should tell the truth
even II IN ARTICLES lost some OF the
romance that a little color and shad-
luE might hNu 10 ANtMs
So IN speaking 10 the 90, 600 men
vino are nov members OF this great
fraternal and business organization,
I am going tu speak to you as one
business man speaks 10 another, for
I fully realize that the members OF
this order are a band Of the kecnest
minded. most highly trained business
men In our whole country, and
want to start out by saying that
firmly believe that he time has
come when whole system OF gov
eminent must be placed upon a real
business foundation and operated IN
as efficient business n
You men represent the largest and
the most succcssful Of our great
wholesale and manufacturing enter
prises. You fully realize that these
institutions are conducted along the
highest type OF business lines, and
that but Tor this policy. they could
not endure. Why then should not
the government OF our country, tht
greatest business corporation In the
whole world, be conducted along ths
same lines2
There was a time when business
houses placed In responsible positions
mer chosen because Of their rela-
tiOnship Ia some heavy st0ckhOldcr
HN - NN ~ 49, ~"
/ though ID was often known that these
/ men were not lifted, either by tenn
! peramcft OF by experience, for the
place they were to nll. But you alsc
know that this day has passed. Each
! one Of You holds the place that you
do because by your efficiency you
have proven that you are the proper
man fVf the place. ~ you tullN
realize and appreciate the fact that
the men In higher position with YOU
company have een selected TOT
those positions In exactly the same
manner. You have the same conf
dence In them b they have in you.
The dpy of the mnn with "a pun.
has nause. in the field OF commercinI
activity. and the day OF the man
who can deliver the goods has ar
rived
II the husincss institutions Of uut
/ country haNe found this to be- ths
only policy under which they could
succeed. does IL not stand to reason
that The same rule would apply 4,
the conduct or our government u
our hupincss CONCERNS have eliminai'
ed THE man with a pull H. u moi
time that the government should
eliminate him Also IT, u NOT about
time Thai We chose our government
officials for what good they ran De
to the country. rather than for what
good The position Will bring Co them
II efficiency 81 the keynote boz OUT
business Institutions. b. % not time
that we should measure the men who
are 20 handle no great governments
problems W the same rule Surel,
the government that great super.
visor Of al our great business enter.
prises. the policy of which means tht
life OF death of an N them, ought Il
be regulated by az least as strict d
selection of the men who ave to guide
~ deHfinier a. urc the mon IN on'
single branch Of industry alone
An SlCrersful business today b
c~ondnttfd 90 The haa.r ~ tho square