No party is indifferent to the wel
fare of the wage earner. To us his
good fortune is of deepest concern and
we seek to make that good fortune
permanent. We do not oppose but ap
prove collective bargaining, because
that is an outstanding right, but veMr«
unalterably insistent that its exerfclst
must not destroy the equally samreii
right of the individual, in his necessary
pursuit of livelihood. Any American
has the right to quit his employment,
so has every American the right
seek employment. The group must
not endanger the Individual, and we
must discourage groups preying upon
cne anotlher and none shall be allowed
to forget that the government's obliga
tions are alike to ail the people.
We are so confident that much
the present day insufficiency and in
efficiency of transportation are due
the withering hand of government op
eration that we emphasize anew out
opposition to government ownership,
we want to expedite the reparation
and make sure the mistake is not re
peated.
A state of inadequate transportation
facilities, mainly chargeable to the
failure of governmental experiment, is
losing millions to agriculture, it is hin
dering industry, it is menacing Che
American people with a fuel shortage
little less than a peril. It emphasizes
the present day problem and suggests
that spirit of encouragement and as
sistance which commits all America
to relieve such an emergency.
Gross expansion of currency and
credit have depreciated the dollar just
as expansion and inflation have dis
credited the- coins of the world. We
inflated in haste, we must deflate in
deliberation. We debased the dollar
in reckless finance, we must restore
in honesty.
Will Prevent Unreasonable Profits.
