The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-08

zenship, and the nation demands much
OF the men and women of education.
Their opportunities have been great;
their contributions 10 the public veal
should be proportionately great. They
must make their oppor;unit' es serve
moi only their own. but the general
good.
Domestic Problems.
THE domestic questions that con
front MS, having to do with our new
possessions, the treatment of great
commercial and industrial combina-
lions the regulation of immigration.
improvement in politicar methods, the
necessity for greater honesty and eff
iieiency in government. whether muni-
clpal, state o. national, and The inter
national question of our relations with
the other powers Ct earth are prob
lens with which the representatives
Of the people are now dealing and in
which every citizen has directly and
indirectly a concern
Some features of our attitude toward
these problems are unfortunate De-
plorable. as are certain tendencies, in
our commercial and industrial af-
fairs, in educational methods. in moral
and ethical teaching, they furnish no
warrant for sweep ng deductions that
distort the facts. We magnify and ex-
aggerate, and in our hurry and excite
ment We miss the true perspactives of
life. We deal TOO much in the superla-
tive OF denunciation and blind our
eyes to the good hat S all about us.
| Deep down under all hastily formed
public opinion are the sound judgment
and sober common sense Of millions
Of sturdy and reasonable and far-see-
ng Americans who believe in the
strength Of our Institutions. in our
ability to work out our problems. and
always, in the last analysis. in our
capacities for ,self-government, and
that splendid citizenship can be made
an irresistible force in the battle oil
civic righteousness.
Should Be More Conservative.
There should be more conservatism
in our consideration of public ques
tons, not the conservatism of inert
ness or indecision, but the conserva
SIN hat is open-minded to sugges
zion and insists upon hearing boil
sides of a question. We need to cult
yate the calmness that typifies
strength of purpose, depth of thought
and sonndness of Judgment. We shall
then substitute energy for exaggera
ton and sanity for sensationalism
There viii be more consideration ant
less clamor In this SD rit we shall b.
better able to deal with the questions
before US, justly and fearlessly. WI
shall encourage those policies which
recognize the fact that material pros
Derity Is but a poor and empty thing
II accomplished through any sacrifice
Of the moral sense OF the people, ant
we shall see back Of all and over all
as the commanding necessity of oul
times, ms stence upon obedience Il
law, from the highest to the humblest
People Must De Right.
THE representatives Of the people
can DO their best work only wher
encouraged and supported III their
efforts to approach these questions In
the right spirit. The burden Of respon
sibility II not all with them The PEG
pie must do Their part # we are tc
have cleaner political methods, The
beginning must be made in the pri-
mary and the town meeting, and the
citizen must contribute bis share in
his own sphere, however humble I.
may be. if he Is to be consistent when
he demands a high standard Of those
who represent him in the various
| grades Of official life. And so it is
with the citizens relation to these
other problems. Wherever he touched
them even in their smaller aspec. $
he-must do the duty that lies at hi
hand. The firmer we fix these facls
! in our minds, the healthier will be
our public sentiment.
War on Corruption.
1T has become popular in some
Nudl tti9 W Niidi dCttttHe tue lbdieFS OF
commerce and the leaders of industry
as sordid and selfish and grasping
but there are men to-day In the ranks
of business and in the ranks of labor
who illustrate the best types Of Amer,
can citizenship.
The demand Of the hour IS foi
unceaeing warfare upon corruption il
all its aspects. but we must always
remember that reforms he practica
must be reasonable. There must b,
individual participat on In every move
ment for civic het,erment. The citl
zen must not shirlS his duty He mus
help to improve the agencies through
: which such heterment Is to he Sc
cured. The influence of a free pres
must not be impaired, nor must Thu
great body of Amer can newspapers
! amongst the noblest agencies of en-
4 lightenment and civilization b