The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-04
LABOR DAY AT CHICAGO
tcOptlnuea from page onsl

(coptlnued from page one)
dear 70 the hearts OF the American
people. II remains now as true as eve
that final success will be for the maj
who trusts in the struggle only to hi
cool head. his brave heart and hi
strong right arm, There are spheres Il
which the state can act and spheres n
which a comparatively free field mus
be given TO individual initiative,
Our trials OF life have grown SO pug
cling in their compleXlty. though IN,
changes have been so vast yet we may
remain absolutely sure Of one thing
that now as ever In the past and q
will ever be IN the future, there can b,
no substitute for elemental virtues. for
the elemental qualities to which we al
lude when we speak Of man as moi
only good man, but as emphatlcally
a man.
we can build the standard OF indi-
vidual citizenship and individual well
being, we can raise the national stand
ard and make II what ii can and shall
be made only by each OF us steadfastly
bearing in mind that there has been no
substitute for the world-old. humdrum,
common place qualities OF truth. justice
and courage, thrift, industry. common
sense and genuine sympathy. with a
fellow feeling for others. The nation Is
the aggregate OF the individuals COM
posing II, and each individual American
ever raises the nation higher when he
so conducts himself as to wrong no
man and as to suffer no wrong from
others. and as to show his sturdy
capacity for self-hslp and his readiness
to extend q helping hand to the neigh
Dor sinking under burden too heavy
for him TO bear. - ''S : s.S-'-- '
The one fact which all Of us need to
keep steadily before our eyes is the need
that performance shall square with
promise IL the good work is 10 be done.
whether in the industrial or political
world. Nothing does more to prompt
mertal dishonesty and moral sincerity
than the habit Of either promising the
impossible or demanding the perform
ance Of the impossible or finally OF
failing TO keep a promise that has been
made. and II makes not the slightest
difference whether it is a promise made
on the stump or of the stump.
Remember that there are two sides to
the wrong thus committed. There Is
first the wrong OF falling to keep a
promise made and. in the next place.
there is the wrong of demanding the
impossible and therefore forcing or per-
mitting weak or unscrupulous men to
make a promise which they either know
or should know cannot be kept. No
small part OF our troubles in dealing
with many OF our gravest social ques-
ti0ns such as the so-called labor ques-
tion. the trust question and others like
them arise from these two attitudes.
THE success OF the law for the tax
alton Of franchises. recently enacted in
New York state. offers a strong con-
trast to the present breakdown Of the
species Of crude and violent antitrust
legislation which has been so often at
tempted and which always failed. be-
cause of its very crudeness and vio-
lencs. 10 make any impression upon the
real and dangerous evils which have
excited such just and popular resent
ment.
I'VE shall go up or down together.
Some may go up or down further than
others. but regarding special exceptions
the rule is that we must all share in
common something or whatever adver-
sity or whatever prosperity Is in store
for the nation as a whole. In the long
run each section OF the community viii
rise or fall as the community rises or
falls. II hard times come to the ma
tion. whether as the result Of natural
causes or because they are invited by
our own folly, we will all suffer. Ger
tain Of us will suffer more and others
less. but all will suffer somewhat. II.
on the other hand. Providence and our
own energy and good sense bring pros
perity to us. all will share in that pros
perity. We viii not all share alike, but
something each one Of us will get.
Let us strive to make the conditions
Of life such that, as nearly as possible.
each man shall receive the share TO
which he is honestly entitled and no
more: and let US remember at the came
time that our efforts must be to build
up rather than TO strike down and that
we can best help ourselves not at the
expense Of others. but by heartily work.
ing with them for the common good Of
ALL"