The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-12-28
IS COURTESY DEAD?

When we note the wave of brutal dis
regard of the everyday amenities of
life, shown by the young man of &C.
knowledged respectable parentage, the
question naturally arises, what is the
rtasen of this lapse of decency of con
duet, and who is to blame for its begin
III 9, and growth?
he mother of a family is usually
clr lifted with possessing the influence
that makes a home what it is, and of
coHtrolling the drift of action or be-
havior of the children This is to a
.tgge measure true,-but the dominat-
M and virlle force of the father breaks
IN and overrides, especially in his
Iorcible influence with the son, who
notes, listens, and absorbs the words,
acts, and general conduct of his male
parent.
Everybody knows that the average
young man of today is a careless, un-
mannerly boor both in public, and in
society, and it is time the root and rea-
son of this evil should be reached and
clearly shown up, so that in a glarlng
lime7,light of open criticism they will
be shameG into taking up again the
normal conditions of true manhood.
Let us then look at the fathers Of
these families.
Arriving at home after the days
mAa,,e pursuits, almost in collapse
Doo,o, nervous tension, they break in
S.o+a A.; greeting, or giving the sweet
-se"t. AZ n that was part of the herit-
age VII they saw in their boyhood's
days, b, zen their own parents. In
vltations- and letters of social note are
barely scanned, dropped, and forgotten.
and the lblgatlons of acknowledging
'ourtesleS past, put aside for some
more convenient season.
What is the average conversation?
urrent events, music, art. books
travel: No business, and business
from a standpoint that arouses only
the selfish personal instincts, and not
-Ae broadening sense that has made
numerical life the world civilizer.
The successful man of today, from
- inancler to the trade paper pub
ar, in his arrogance of power, for
-~ how he started, who helped him
1, and why he should be tie one to
rair, thoughtful and courteous al
toward those he is brought into
mess orsocial contact with.
lere is a psychological law which
pIeciated by few, that the unspoken
t. A,ug of the mind stamps its in
noe only too markedly upon the
Iren in the home hour, for it is at
particular time that these forces
centred and strengthened and go
u such strong waves that those
rest of blood are submerged byit
G.e man then. who in his seltishness
-.e- not recognize the rights of others
I his consideration and courtesy. only
n ds up in the end a condition that IS
uItful to those he is most DESTROYS of
aluterting-his children.
It lies then with the father of the
! amily to take up this existing horror
| t uumannerly Ioutishness, so fright
lilly apparent and through thought
i adjustment of his own methods and
l.. show what should be, by becoming
t0bject lesson himself.
~ comparison with other nations of
world, we have reason to feel proud
the position which our country has
ay( in trade, science, art and govern
aptt. so there is all the more reason
WIZ the coming rulers of this land
-HoAd show now that they are fully
-uaAt0 the heritage. not only of meet
f- 4 We obligations of the hour, but of
my \under all circumstances, on the
uroulhfares, in the tramway, in
society \and at home, always, gentle
l.pp-R Pbert Mitchell Floyd, in Trade
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