Crittenden press., 1906-07-05

the great tide OF population that has
been drifting from the country 20 the
cities. We must decentrallze industry
and trade as well as population. The
patriotism that In Intent I'm every
heart must find an outlet IN every
country town and village In the work
OF village Improvement. OF creating an
environment for human life where
the highest utility and beauty will
surround the entire community, and |
where local civic loyalty will prevail |
that Will anchor the people 10 their |
own hearthstone and where they will |
live content under their own vine and |
fig tree
This local pride and love Of home
and the home town Is one OF the
strongest OF human feelings when
once Il ls deeply planted. II should
be cultivated In every possible way.
Nothing should be left Indone 20
stimulate or cement IT, Every member
Of such n community should cultivate
a spirit Of comradeship and cooperate
10 advance the general welfare Of all
The merchant. the small tradesman
the country editor, the Church should
all work together 10 that end. {
Home industry should be encouraged I
in every possible way. The whole
community should cooperate TO pro
tect and stimulate the trade OF the
town.
The home paper should be literally
patronlzed. There Is no one thing
capable OF more far reaching and en-
during influence for good than the
naa % h.. |
fortunate of modern influences has
been the trend OF commercial evolu-
ton that has borne so heavily on the
editor by the development OF
The metropolitan family monthly and
mail order papers, filed with tempt
ltIon for the rural people 20 stimulate
he Capitalization Of wealth and trade
n the cities by supplying their ordln-
Try needs from far distant and prac- T
ically unknown sources. This trend
oward the Capitalization OF trade
md industry In the great cities walks
lde by side with the Capitalization Of
wealth and population as a menace TO
'ur national future. The danger II
hrcatens can only be obvlated by
weakening the people at large TO re-
lization OF II.
The great central and controlling III
hought that must rise above all
'thcrs as a national ideal Is the con- iml' m
.iction that the real bulwarks Of the W. W.
lation are the Homes Of its Citizens W ",
nd that the first thought and highest Vi Vi
mhltlon Of every young man should I'
~ to establish a HOME. a self-sus- ia
aiming Home on the Land, where he no
an be independent and enjoy the real III
happiness Of well spent life and not ca
make the mistake that brings dlssap- or
,olntment and misery 60 so many. OF u .h
citing up the accumulation Of for vi
unc as the goal OF his life's ambition!
Il Is lure which OF necessity must l.,
wreck thousands In order that few nf
nay succc,d. The man who earns =
,nough 20 live comfortably without q.
luxury. as every intelligent and in ~ ~
lustrious man can who has sufficient -. -.
PRACTICAL education, and who does 80.
MS duty 10 himself. his family. his g.,
ricnds. his country and 10 humanity. -,
< the man who really succeeds in life W. W.
nj who gets the greatest happiness ar
nd satisfaction ont of IT,
To create n human character OF the -
lchest type with everything that ~
IMPLIES, Is the most admirable OF all y"
uman achievments and that every Z
nan and woman must and can do for II
oil
A time Ike this demands strong men. CO
Great hearts. true faith and ready hands; a,
i.n whom the lust of ofice does not kill. -,
Men whom the spoils ~ ofrice cannot buy. y.
vcn who possess opinion and will, ~ ",
Men who have honor. men who will not "
lie.
dcn who can stand before a demagogue, r.
Aud damn his trcacherous batteries with :,
ont winking: ~
Fall men. sun-crowned, who live above the :,
fog. ~
In public duty aud In private thinking" 10