THE PEOPLE'S FORUM
Chain Stores Seek Complete Control By Dr, Geo. Sexton, President, Centenary College The chain store came into being because of a vicious reason—a desire to control, to make all profits, to crowd...
...where every one could be made to pay a tribute to it, without any regard to what it was costing and would ultimately cost our whole system of economic and our entire national life...
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...Not only the citizens of our country but our big financial interests as well, should awaken to the danger of such a catastrophe...
...The richt to Individual action will be destroyed...
...If this is not immediately handled, it will not be long until our whole economic and business world will be a system of chains controlled by a few autocrats in a few centers...
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...Sexton, President, Centenary College The chain store came into being because of a vicious reason—a desire to control, to make all profits, to crowd others out, and to be the real masters in their lines of business...
...America is facing a tremendous question, and it is my bc-llef that the people will settle it right in the American fashion...
...The autocracy of money and power was trying to ascend a throne, where it could rule...
...Certain ideals for which our fathers lived and struggled has made this a great nation but the greed and arrogance of big controlling syndicates would soon tear down all that has so painfully been buiided...
...Autocracy is a spirit and when driven from one throne it seeks another...
...That It is our of harmony with the principles of our American government, that, if it is allowed to continue, American economic life, for the most part, will be turned into a system of lords and slaves...
...I submit that economically and socially the present system of chain combinations is unsound...
...A financial autocracy will reign...
...We are facing today the attempt to this autocratic spirit, living in selfish and self-centered hearts, trying to organize and control our whole business and economic lives...
...On the western front in the Great war, America fought to dethrone the political autocrat...
...T. G. L|csinger...
...The question is: Are we going to submit...
...The chain store Is one of these systems...
Vol. 1 • August 1930 • No. 39
