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Show Advice to Business Men Bruce Barton, whc. it is reported has been employed by the Republican Repub-lican Naticr-al Committee to direct its publicity campaign, recently made a speech to the Illinois Manufacturers' Man-ufacturers' Association, during which he told them that bus ness faced a long period of trouble unless un-less it reestablishes itself In the public regard. Mr. Barton advi.s.d the Illinois business men that the masses of American people have discovered their power and will excrc se It. no matter who sits in the White House, that a change of administration adminis-tration will not dissolve all worries, wor-ries, and that business "must shew it-self to be more honest than poll-tics, poll-tics, must be more patr otic, more courageous, and more patient." There is a lot cf serine In the words of Mr. Barton. Business leaders, complaining of regulation and regimentation, would have the (sympathetic ear of the American people except for the fact that many Americans came to the conclusion, con-clusion, seme years ago, that bl,; bus ness was in part, a mcket. Or course, ivory sensible man knows that there are capable, honest, and patriotic business mm, but the failure cf thse men to stamp out evils in their field of action cju.,ed the public to lo. confidence. Whenever the public lrx.es confidence con-fidence in leaders cf bus r.vss. it will inevitably follow that btLsme.'o is in for a period of punishment. That the innocnt suffer with the guilty is a hard truth, but a fact. |