The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-07-09
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| Written expressly for the GLOBE REPUBLICAN,
4 THIS Is THE GREATEST century of the
worlds history. and the greatest half of
the century. This is the greatest decade
of any that have passed. and ought to be
the best year and best day of each one
| of our lives.
! DIR. TALMAGE said few years ago. Il
would rather live ten years in the last
half of the nineteenth century than to
| live a thousand years in the days of Me-
thuselah." And he was right. for we
see and hearand know more of the world
now in one year than those ancient peO-
/ pie did in hundred years. But how
few Of us appreciate the fact that we
live in the best times the world has ever
seen.
OUR GOVERNMENT is the wealthies:
natiOl on the globe. At first thought
we might feel proud Of it. But on Sec
Ond thought. increased advantages, en-
larged opportunities. great privileges
bring greatly increased responsibilities.
If it were the end of being to amass
wealth for ones self. die and be no more.
responsibilities would rest but lightly.
But such is not the case. 1t is but self
ishness to think we live alone and only
for our own good.
OUR PEOPLE have yet to learn the
proper use of wealth. When man
gathers property for the main purpose of
seeing how many dollars he can count.
he has missed his true sphere and has
become selfish. When one gathers
wealth and uses it for the purpose of
bribing others that he may gain some
special object he. too. deserves public
eXecratiOn. But when one gathers gold
for the purpose solely Of doing good to
himself and others equally as well. that
one is benefactOr of the race.
MEN. CORPORATIONS. syndicatpS. trusts
are piling up money by the millions.
But they are not blessing mankind as
they ought. Here are hundreds and
thousands who are poor. homeless.
wretched; thousands who do not know
how to earn an honest living but would
do so if taught how; thousands of poor
girls struggling for mere subsistence.
who would be thankful to be taught how
to make their toll pay them better. The
money uselessly squandered by the
wealthy could be made to build indus
trial schools for boys and girls; teaching
both the means of self-support in scores
of the more common industries of life.
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But sELFIsHNEss appears here; the
pOssessOr of the money wants to keep it. |
and the tradesman wants no one else i'm |
his occupation. for fear that his wages
will be decreased. and so the world |
struggles on. In addition to schools be-
ing built. the surplus wealth of our peO-
pie could be used in public libraries. art
galleries, museums and in many other |
ways of education and help which would |
benefit the whole people. Thus the ig-
nOrant would be instructed, the sick
would be treated. the poor would be
taught self-suppOrt. education would be
carried to all classes and the gospel of
good will and humanity would
be preached to all the world. TO do this
is the lesson to be learned by our people
in relation to the uses of our wealth.
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Socialism tries to solve the problem
of suffering without eliminating the fac
tor of SIM" given; people who keep
perfectly every law of being and nature.
there would be no suffering. no sin, and
socialism might succeed in its best aims.
But. there is no political alchemy by
which you can get golden conduct out of
leaden instincts
If SOME one deceives you it does not
prove that all men are dishonest. One
may be disappointed in friendships
or may misplace confidence. but
this should teach us not to distrust all
but to distrust our judg-
ment for it is what misleads us.
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If ONE but carefully observe the face.
actions and conversation of people. one
can tell with reasonable certainty what
they will do. ''For out of the abundance
Of the heart the mouth speaketh'' and
as man thinketh in his heart, so is he
The thoughts and actions impress them
selves upon our faces and bodies and
people who know how can easily read
them in our features and general appear
ance.
THERE ARE more honest people in the
world to-day than ever before. and if we
choose wisely we may have them for our
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