The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-01-05

Itinguished British statesman in par
lament about that time in which he
said: "But, Mr.. Speaker, we have a
| right to tax America" etc.
l If it was permissible to speak of the
British colonies on this continent as;
America" I3o years ago surely it is.
permissible for us to apply the name,
to the same territory, and much more
besides, at the present time. Especially
SO as the designation is now universal
ly applied to this country, as it was
/ not to the colonies in the eighteenth
century. We merely accept and use
the name by which we are everywhere
known. ,
is because we have no other name as
a country that is at all suitable. The
| United States Of North America that
is not name that is usable for ordin-g
ary purposes. Besides, it is as appii-
cable to Mexico as to this country. asi
Every other country in the world has
name. The least important Central
American country has a name. Three.
small insular republics-Cuba, Haytil
and Santo Domingo - have names
Can not this great republic. have esone? ?5
And why not America, since mo one
else wants the name-rot even Cana
da? We cali the United States Of.
| Colombia, simply Colombia Why may
we not call the United States of Amer
ica simply America?
We certainly will not hesitate to do.
so merely because few bumptious.
British sir knights and newspaper edi-
Itors begrudge us name that man
kind has given us and that is peculiar
/ ly fit as the designation of the coun-
| try which is more populous and power
ful than all others Of the American
hemisphere combined.
" Charity in expression is a good
feature to cultivate and there is much
of truth in the old lines, which have
many times been quoted, but are worthy
repetition: i.
There is so much good in the worst of
| us, "a, 4
And so much bad in the best Of us,
That it hardly becomes any OF us
To talk about the rest of US.
/ ey 1t is now declared that wireless
messages have been read after travers-
ling 2,I5o miles. The naval station at
i Colon reports record Of a conversa-
tion which it overheard being sent from
Manhattan Beach to Pensacola, and
the former place is over 1000 miles
i from Colon, or more than the first
Atlantic cable.
sT The auditors checking up the
shortage of Doughsrty, which amounts
to some half million dollars from the
school fund alone, hold the members
/ Of the board Of education response
bic for the losses as well as the de-
faulter. This is another indication
that there is something more than a
name in these official places. The
| quicker it is realized the better.
Success has the following upon
an expressive idiom, which is in gen
| eral use:
/ Once in while BIT OF slang is so
,expressiVe it becomes incorporated
into the language as an allowable
idiom. One of the most. striking Of
these is making good. 1t has come
to have not simply general but a
Ispecific meaning. 1t illustrates the idea
i of competition; it indicates that under
4 intense modern methods it is only he
who succeeds that can, in the long
II run, win recognition. Recommends
tons, testimonials, requests from emf.
neilt men, all fall before the stern de-
cree that you must make good.'
~ After investigation BY special
| committee, in regard to paving in other
cities, the aldermen have ordered
Broadway, between the Northern Pa
cifc and the Great Northern, paved
with creosote blocks on concrete
foundation. This was the only paving
ordered so that property owners couie
have chance to protest If they wish
led, and to present reasons why some
other kind Of paving might be better
Iif there is better paving for the condi
lions which exist Iii Fargo Now j.
the opportunity for the citizens to ex.
Ipress their wishes and their views.
WIDE OF TIE TRUTH.
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