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Show Success in Business Is No Sin WE RESENT the implication injected into every political po-litical campaign from a certain group of politicians that there is, somehow, a definite taint connected with private business. These folks would have the American people believe that success in business was a sin rather than something to be proud of. In making our thoughts on this subject public, we do not wish to be accused of partisanship. It happens that we always vote a "split ticket." However, as small business busi-ness men we feel that we must rise up in self defense to the attacks of political snipers. Far fetched though it may be, we have always advocated advo-cated that a law should be passed prescribing that every person per-son who applies for government work must have had some previous experience in private business. If that were so 1 (and we know it is nigh to impossible), we might have more efficiency in government, more care in the use of taxpayers' money, better service to the needs of the public, and more all around efficiency of operation. Business men both small and large are the bulwark of America. They provide gainful employment to millions, they constantly strive to improve their products and services serv-ices for the public benefit, they contribute millions of dollars dol-lars every year to the government in taxes and to charitable char-itable institutions in donations. As a reward for his services, every business man has received increasing harassment from government. He has to pay the city, county, state and federal government for the privilege of being in business. As if he didn't have enough forms to worry about, the government delights in sending him forms in triplicate and quadruplicate that he has to fill out by a certain date, or else! And yet through it all, the business man goes on trying try-ing to please the public and his employes, and to keep his head above water. He needs a little praise for a change rather than the implication that he is a public enemy. |
