The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-04

each man shall In deed, and not merely
IN word. be treated strictly on HIS worth
as man; that each shall do full jus
tlce 10 his fellow and IN return shall ex-
act full Justice from him.
I'VE must beware Of any attempt to
make hatred in any form the basis
OF action. Most emphahcally each of us
needs 20 stand up for his own rights
All men and all groups Of men are
bound 20 retain their self respect and in
demanding this same respect from 9th
ers 20 see that they are not injured and
that they have secured to them the
fullest liberty Of thought and action.
But 20 feel a grudge against others
while II may or may not harm them. IL
sure IN the long run to do infinitely
greater harm 10 the man himself.
THE more a healthy American sees
his fellow men. the greater grows his
conviction that our chief troubles come
from mutual Misunderstanding from
failure 10 appreciate one another's point
Of view. In other words. the great need
Is fellow feeling. sympathy. brother
hood and all this naturally comes by
association. II IL therefore Of vital Inn
portance that there should be such as
ISOLATION.
THE most serious disadvantage in
city life is the tendency Of each man 10
keep isolated IN his own little set and
to look upon the vast majority Of his
fellow citizens indifferently. so that he
soon comes 10 forget that they-have the
same red blood the same love and hate,
the same likes and dlsllkes the same
desire Tor good and the same perpetual
tendency. ever needing to be checked
and corrected. TO lapse from good into
evil II only our people can be thrown
together where they act on a common
ground with the same motives and have
the same objects. we need not have
much fear OF their failing to acquire a
genuine respect for one another: and
with such respect there must finally
come fair play for all.
In the country districts the sur
roundings are such that a man can US
ually work out his own fate by him
self to the best advantage. In our cit
les or where men congregate In masses
Il is often necessary 10 work In COM
bInation. that is. through associations
by trade unions. OF course II managed
unwisely the very power Of such union
or organization makes II capable OF do
Ing much harm. but on the whole II
would be hard TO over estimate the
good these organizations have done in
the past and stil harder to estimate
the good they can do in the future II
handled with resolution, forethought.
honesty and sanity.
1T is not possible to lay down a hard
ard fast rule. logically perfect, as TO
where the state shall and where the in
dlvldual shall be left unhampered and
unhelped, We have exactly the same
right to regulate the conditions of life
and work In factories and tenement
houses that we have TO regulate fire es-
capes In our houses. In certain COM
munlties the existence OF a thoroughly
efficient department of factory inspec-
ton Is just as essential as the esti-
mate OF fire department. How far we
shall go in regulating the hours of lab
or or the liabilities OF employers is a
matter Of eXpedlency. and each case
must be determined on its own merits
exactly as II is a matter Of eXpediency
to determine what so called public util-
titles the community shall itself own
and what ones II shall leave to private
or corporate ownership, securing to it.
self merely the right to regulate. Some
times one course is expedient; some
times the other,
In addressing an audience like this
do not have to say that the law of
life is work and that work in itself so
far from being any hardship is great
blessing, provided always that 1t is car
Iied on under conditions which preserve
n mans self respect and allow him to
develop his own character and rear his
so that he and they, as well
as the whole community of which he and
they are a part, may steadily march on
ward and upward. The idler, rich or
poor, Is at best useless and is generally
a noxlous member of the community.
II he does not work he fails not only
In his duty to the rest of the community
but he fails signally in his duty to him.
self.
"There Is no need Of reviling the idle
We can afford to treat them with i'm
patient contempt, for when they fail to
10 their duty they fail to get from life
he highest and keenest pleasure that
life can give. To do our duty; that is
the summing up Of the whole matter.
We must do our duty by ourselves and
we must do our duty by our neighbors.
ut is not possible to say what shall
De the exact limit of influence allowed
he state or what limit shall best serve
o that right Of individual initiative so
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