The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-01
HENRY FORD EDITORIAL


ous thoughts 1t has been done as every big poiiti-
be done again But It is simply slavery to live under
system that can be thus manipulated. The only
prosperity the people afford to be satisfied with
is the kind that lasts.
| AS the monetary affairs of the country are now
shaped it is possible for those
lax their hold little, let credit flow trfe freely
and create sembance of prosperity. This is
ment that scarcely needs demonstration but if it did
reference to machinemade "defaton" would suffice "De
Hation" possible because of Imitation both which
the action of law but decision of
certain human beings who control of the machinery
by which these things DONE 1t may be benefcent
when wisely used it certainly is dangerous power
when gnoranty seshy used but it is beyond doubt
that it is far too important power intrus man
or group of men, especially when such in po-
sition be benefited both by initiation and dehation
We shall live under the full guarantees of the
of the United States at present written
until such power is taken out of the hands of of
men and placed where the Constitution places all none
tary authority, namely in the Congress of the United
States.
1t is impossible imagine any Congress performing
in full gaze of the country the strange and risky stunts
which nancers have performed with the monetary sys
TEN this country The nowadays made for Con-
gress eegating it's authority select of
latve bankers, that individual Congressman do not
desand the problems of finance That would be in their
favor for understanding they would be incapable of
doing of the dangerous and hurtful things which
men who do understand seem capable of doing. Fur
thermore since the Constitution charges Congress with
all responsibility for the countrys financial system
be wise for that body to take up the
etary question for ITSELF using it's textbook American
and business instead of being dependent the state
ment of who in the profitable business of keeping
things they
The point however is here: If the artificial stoppage
of the fe-blood of is in the hands
men, it is quite possible for them to loosen their
hold little if by doing they retain for longer
period the right to retain their hold.
That is if election is approaching and bad bust
conditions prevail it is possible for them to- stimu-
late better business conditions if that will affect the
election favoraby for them
i going back to the mu, kraking period to
that the political history of this country in the last 25
offers several instances where the entire business Of
the United States strongly and artcally manipulate
the pu pose of affecting election In cleo
tion the quite plainly showed what it could
do used the demonstration threat of what
it if the election went against it. The election
desired and the resulting administration
of prosperous times for which political party was
given credit although neither the political principles Of
the party yet its administration of the government
i, had anything to do with the case.
Heretofore the pressure of the money has been
largely toward depression warming This time how
ever ground for believing that the is to
exerted the other for the of hope and
If business be made better during the
fall by the loosening of credit the campaign
then attribute it to the genius for admins
raton and to the prospertygving principles of the
n party in power.
v a very effective device keep the government
country the hands of certain groups matter
which party is in power But there will not be
opportunities of using it 1t is game more
completely in the hands of its players than and
such danger of being clearly understood and
l. abolished by the people.
The chief danger is that the people will be deceived
for little whD and if they it will slightly delay
1t will be delayed long the people
can be deceived And that throws pathetic side light
the situation to which the plain people have been
= duced 1t has to such that, in ancient
Roman times the people have been taught believe that
their bread is the mercy of parties belief which is
proved" times by the manipulation of the strings
which jerk business jerk it down. The time COM
ing when the people will learn that what they
only what they permitted and that behind
!, the the things really worth seeing.
Instead business SLOWLY improving" (the improve
being hastened little in election year, the
should today be the happies busiest place
in the world 1t is the natural right of people that
they should be happy and busy Everything to
condition been placed here in superb abundance
Instead any party receiving credit for condition in
which majority of the people happen to get enough
bread party should receive credit for anything
ess than condition where everyone the
has the amplest opportunity for completely furnished
life 1t is ptifu that people have become beaten
down actually thank party for the chance to work.
- Improvement will Gt being election year, but
the people to forget the main and continuing
problems be regretted that seldom think of
economic questions except in time of depression. The
time think clearly and to examine situation closely
is prosperity The tendency of leaders
use times prosperity to turn people into Romans
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