Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-08

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rest Of the country b well Of: and he
can best contribute TO this general
wcll-bcing by showing sanity and Q
firm purpose to do justice to others.
In his turn the capitalist who Is
really . conservative. the mar who
has forethought as we'll a. patriotism.
should heartily welcome every effort,
legislative or otherwise. which has for
its object 70 secure fair dealing by
capital, corporate or individual, to.
ward the public and toward the EN-
ploye. Such laws ms the franchise
tax law In this state. which the court
Of appeals recently unanimously de.
cided constitutional such a law as
that passed In congress- last year for
fHe purpose Of establishing a depart
ment Of commerce and labor. under
which there should be d burean to
oversee and secure publicity from the
great corporations which do an inter
state businessmen a law as that
passed at the same time for the regu
lation Of the great highways OF com.
mercc so IS TO keep these roads clear
on fair terms TO all producers in get
ting their goods to market-these laws
are in the interest not merely OF the
people as d whole, but Of the proper.
tied classes. For In no way Is the sta
bility 81 property better assured than
by making 1t patent to u people that
property bears It's proper share Of the
burdens OF the state; that property Is
handled not only In the interest Of
the owner, but in the interest OF the
whole community.
In other words, legislation to be
permanently good for any class must
also BIO good for the nation as q whole.
and legislation which does injustice to
any class Is certain to work harm to
the nation. Take our currency sys-
tenn for example. This nation Is on a
gold basis. The treasury Of the public
Ia In excellent condition. Never be-
fore has the per capita Of circulation
been as large as II is this day; and
this circulation. moreover. il Of money
every dollar OF which Is at par with
gold. Now. our having this sound
currency system Is Of benefit to banks,
Of course, but It Il Of Infinitely more
benefit to the people az q whole. be
cause Of the healthy effect on business
conditions.
In the same way, whatever - advis.
able in the way Of remedial OF correc
tive currency leglslation-and nothing
revolutionary Is advisable under pres
emit conditions must be undertaken
only from the standpoint Of the busi'
ness community ~ = whole, that =, q
the American body polite Is . whole
Whatever IL done. We cannot aiford
to take any step backward or to cast
any doubt upon the certain redemption
in standard coin Of every %circulat
ing note,
Among ourselves We differ in many
qualities. Of body. head and heart; W
are unequally developed. mentally Al
well % physically. But each Of us has
the right to ask that he shall be pro
tected from wrongdoing 10 no docs his
work and carries his burden through
life. No man needs sympathy because
he has TO work. because he has a bur
den to carry. Far and away the best
/ prize that life offers is the chance tc
work hard at work worth doing; ant
this 10 a prize open to every man, fol
there can be no work better worth
doing than that done 10 keep In healtl
and comfort and with reasonable ad
vantagcs those Immediately dependen'
upon the husband. the father. or tn
son.
There Is no room In our healthy
American life for the mere idler. fol
the man or woman whose object Il |.
throughout life to shirk the duties
which nfc ought 70 bring. Life car
mean nothing worth meaning. unless
It's prime aim Ia tho doing Of duty. tbs
achievement OF results worth achiov
Ing. A recent writer has finely said
AFTER all, the saddest thing that chr
happen to a man IL to carry no bur
dcns. To BIO bent under too great
load Is bad; to DO crushed BY Il is Ia
mentablc; but ven In that there arr
possibilities that arc glorious. But 4
carry no load At all--there Is nothins
In that. No one seems to arrive a
any goal really worth reaching In thii
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