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Show of the roads, but the Senate and the roads bare had a business understanding and nothing will be done. THAT MAY BE BUSINESS, BUT PLAIN THINKING THINK-ING AND PLAIN SPEAKING PEOPLE WILL BE INCLINED TO CALL IT BUYING AND SELLING. SELL-ING. . ' ' .. . - Paul Morton is now Secretary of the Navy. When be was a high railway official he granted rebates and established rates that favored large shippers at the expense of the small ones.' He is on record as testifying at an Interstate Commerce commission hearing that "we tried to be honest In this matter, bat we found it did not pay, so we had to do as the Romans did." - ' EBUSINESS WAS BUSINESS. ' Mr. Morton sees the wrong of it now. He saw It then, but he did not have the courage to stand up for the right. He violated the law because others were doing it. . . ' - ' It is a peculiar conscience that can quiet itself with such sophistry. Yet conscience seems to have disappeared.- It was written of Sir Galahad that "he had the strength of ten because his heart was pure." Has it got to the point where a man cannot be in business busi-ness and have a pure heart? He may be kind and loving to his family, he may wo.rs.hip devoutly in his church, but when It comes to the commercial affairs af-fairs of life "business is business" is the only creed he knows. f We believe that if a few men. each with the strength of ten would rise up and fight against this monstrous thing it could be overcome. THE NEED OF THE DAY IS FOR MEN WHO WILL FIGHT OPENLY AND BRAVELY. Men like Morton who try and quit are worse than those who do not try at all. The. President is lighting as men should fight. Will enough join with him to win the victory? vic-tory? However, we believe the reaction will come sometime. The people may not get relief now from oppression, but they will "make a harder struggle next time. SUCn CONDITIONS AS THOSE SUMMED UP IN "BUSINESS IS BUSINESS" CANNOT LAST ALWAYS. , I The Modern Creed. "BUSINESS IS BUSINESS." ' , That is the answer to all protests against, the wrong and dishonest things men do to get money. That answer covers a multitude of sins. -Yet in their own estimation it justifies the gentlemen who I think the accumulation of dollars no matter by , what means is the chief end of man. ' A man may lie, cheat, steal bribe, do anything, ! f . and when he pleads the excuse that business is I business, he and those who are doing as he doe f ; think there is nothing more to be said. They have made business a crime, but BECAUSE THE CONDITION CON-DITION EXISTS THEY HOLD THAT IT 18 i MORALLY RIGHT. i , ' The news comes from Washington that the great railroad interests have received assurances from certain Senators who are said to control legislation that nothing will be done in regard to regulating railroad rates, "Business" arguments have pre. vailed. The House is disposed to act favorably upon up-on the recommendations of the President and do uetbinSE to relieve the public from the extortion |
