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MORE WORTHLESS CRIME

Since my viskt to Crestview last Fri
day to talk with PonseIl and Martin;
the men were hanged one hour after
my conversation with them. I am
convinced had these two men liked
to work thSy never would have been
murderers executed. You have heard
men say when you marry treat a wife
rough and dress them poor. Now this
Is what FDnsell and Martin did. Had
these two mems mind9s been filled
with love- for the children that are
now cursed with the names of Ponsell
and Martin such sin and death could
not conAe to them.
! AS a people in this great United
/ States. the one thing we must do is
go to work Work insures the United
States future. Since the war I'VE
visited the war torn countries, and
see no reason for permanent pessimism
in this country. Believe the depression
will last at least three years. What
is three years in the life of the great
est nation on earth. I'm so glad Of
one thing since the war we've learned
there is no north, no south, those
words win never be on our lips again.
Among bankers and business men the
inquiry is so often made regarding
general conditions in business in the
Uunited States. In my judgment, as
see 1t, there is no reason for any,
permanent pessimism in this unhys-
terical good country of ours.
There Is no immediate daylight
ahead, and things are at the moment
very far from what we should like to
see them. But we should not worry
Just go to work as Europe and as
they are doing on the Continent
talked to people in France, England
and Germany since the world war who
claim men in all lines are working 15
to is hours per day to get on again.
What is year. two or three in the
life of our great nation or in the
building Of It's commerce. It is the
principles. that Of character, the stay
ing qualities, the splendid common
sense of the people as a whole which
will finally determine the position Of
the nation, and especially win they
determine the speed of read justment
after any great catastrophe such as
the recent war.
Again / say if Ponsell and Martin
had been players in the wonderful
game Of life, working making a living
and remained with wife and children
they would not have been hanged.
But they did not like work. When
the country or the world IN which we
live finds itself almost obliged to
mark time instead of leaping ahead,
we who haven't the time to spare
regret it. But there is q great differ
ence between regret such as this and
discoura cement.
If more people would go to work
If the railroad would reduce freight
rates so the farmer delivering his
products to show a profit. The extra
cost Is in restraint OF trade. It is too
bad that some of the machine guns
used In the late war can not be turned
on and NOW down the men who are
directing and controlling things in al
dishonest way and putting blocks In
the way of success in dear old United
states. we could weather the storm
better with out these men.
What we require most. however. is
good, hard work, as a people we are
more inclined to class laziness here
as a crime.
VTCTr0p