Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-16
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The dspalch,s ,yil ne Of the death OF
John Cameron sIm1uJs at Now York,
tho cause being ovfwarfj and the
announcement calls Go mlul tho 'nci
that locally there ore some OF the
bflghlcst and best man in the CONE
munity who arc a1dnugcfIng ih'ir
lives IN the same manner 10y attempt
ing more than reasonable man
should require O. bio physical
and mental organization. lboy
act aa though possessed Of the idea that
every hour OF the twcnty.i0ur is IN.
tended for work and worry, Ignoring 10
n Marked degree the fact that God
gave the shades ard darkness OF even.
ing ~ mantle 10 cover the reitIns
time Of His creatures Tor ut least one.
third o. tho daily touau.
Such views rs we hold and may *.
press on this subject arc not based
In any feeling Of hafsh cn1i'
clsm or desire 10 limit the
usefulness Of my creature, but
rect upon motives just the opposite.
When We zee mon, capable and sue
cessiul In their manipulation Of aiialfs,
rushing all things Of high pressure,
tho thought comes whether II ever
occurs 10 them how much Golflahnoss
they display In orowdins somebody
else cut Of n lob. And do they ever
realize that the human machine Is
constructed to bear lual 90 much
whom oil it, parts are kept In
perfect harmony, and that whom
II Is run at too high speed au
carly collapse lie the inevitable resull2
IL Is n trulfm that "it ia better to
wear out than to rust out" But
what moral right has any mnn to wear
himself out 10 tho brioiest space VI
time possiblo9 The Individual whoto
adaptations anu riotous living drive
him 10 an early grave IL condemned by
moralisls not only for his dishipa.
,ions, but IL held responsible
for shortening his own life by mex.
cusablc conduct. 80 far A. the actual
shortening IA concerned, Ia there any
more Justification In suicide by over.
work than by oyoreaiing or over
drinklnp9
Often there are circumstances thai,
compel men and women to do more
work than ought to DO required OF
them; and what they cannot help they
arc not TO be blamed for. But
morally no employer has the right 10
demand OF an omsloye more than the
latter can do With safety to lilo aud
llmb. This principle has received legal
recognition In statutes shortening
hours Of labor 10 d reasonable period,
and 10 allowing damages where un-
necessary risks rctult In injufy. The
law does not touch the man In labor
that no does voluntarily, but no man
has moral right TO crowd himself uu.
reasonably o. an employo or worker
any more than hu has TO 90 crowd
another person.
TFe bnaesl motive Of all 10 ovstw rR
Is tue cagcrucfs 20 got rich thofr.
by. Yet how many really good men
indulge 10 ii,thercby Displaying moral
weakness that ucpus 20 be overcome.
There ure also many people who,o am.
billion to do good lCnls ihom 10 cEces.
Hiyo physical and mental efforts. The
ambition Is all right, but common sense
suggesA that u 10 not properly
directed II ,nlrs that follow would
Ond a peraon's life In i've or ten yeaIs,
when no might as well have remained
twenty or thirty years or more IN gooa
WORKS and example Gmoug men.
Laziness IN an individual Is con.
templiblc; the propvns.ty 10 overwora
which some men dispIay 10 equally
repIohonsible, though Tor % different
reason, The bright, oarnos, ac.
tive men OF this ana other
communities owe it to them.
selves and to thoir follows TO make
good use Of their talenu; they also are
under tue Obligation TO preserve thoso
talents Tor usefulness a. long a period
as possible. When their time has
como there will bl another generation
TO carry ON the work; lg they hayo no
night 20 deprive rho go Grafton 90
which they belong OF thoiy useful as,
focialions. In real EOIc,Ilo Tor the
general welfare, there is nero a com.
mon sentiment that is opposed Co
bright young men, fuoh 90 John Cam.
eron Sim3uds once wac, GacrncIuE
their useiulnols iu the manner he DID.