The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-04


~ tional life. It was not Of much cou
70 sequence whether Dickens made sucl
y an error or not, but II would be o
" great consequence IL we ourselves
u did, for foolish pessimism Is al
T. even greater foe OF healthy nationa
Q growth than q foolish optimism. /
l. was not that Dickens invented char
Y ncters or scenes that had no basis IL
) fact on the contrary. what he gao
r was true. as far as ii went, the
4 trouble was that OFT Of many such
I half truths he made a picture which
/. as 4 whole was absurd for often hall
Z truth is, the most dangerous false.
hood. 1t would be simply silly to be
= angry over Martin ChuzZlewit; on the
{ contrary, read 1t, be amused by It,
| profit by it: and don't be mised by it.
Keep a lively watch against the pres,
, cnt day Pograms and Bricks but
above all, distrust the man who would
persuade you to feel downhearted
about the country because of these
! same Pograms and Bricks. past or,
present II would be foolish to ignore
their existence, or the existence OF
! anything else that is bad in our ma
tional life: but 1t would be even more
! oolish to ignore the vaster forces
that tell for righteousness. Friends
there is every reason why we should
| fight whatever is evil in the present.
But there is also every reason why
we should feel a sturdy and confident
| hope for the future There are many
wrongs to right; there are many and
powerful wrong doors against whom
to war. and 1t would be base TO
shrink from the contest, or to fail to |
wage IL with high, a resolute will |
But ! am sure that we shall win in the /
contest, because / know that the
average men and women are good
men and wonderland this is true In
all sections of our country and among
ali classes of our countrymen. There
is no other nation on earth with such
vast natural resources, or with such
a high standard of living and of in
dustrial efficiency among it's workers.
We have as nation an era of nn-
prosperity ahead OF us; we
shall enjoy it. and our children will
enjoy il after us. The trend Of we'll
being in this country is upward not I
downward; and this is the trend in i
the things of the soul as well as in a
The things of the body. o
The Nation and +ba Mar
Government in its application is Of Io
en- q complicated and delicate work !
out the principles OF government are,
after al, fairly simple. In a broad =
general way we should apply in the u
lffairs Of the national administration i
which deals with the interests OF all o
'nr eighty-odd millions of people, lust l.
he same rules that are necessary in II
,ettins on with our neighbors in our II
eyeral neighborhoods: and the nation f.,
S whole should show substantially En-
he same qualities that we would ex.
ect an honorable man to show In
ealing with his fellows. To illustrate
MS, consider for a moment two NJ
hases OF governmental action. bl
First as to International affairs. in
mong your own neighbors, among 10
sur friends, what is the attitude yoa las
Ike to see man take toward his III
flows the attitude you wish each of Sc
)nr sons to take when he goes out az
to the world? Is 1t not combina. IN
IN Of readiness and ability to hoil On
$ own If anyone tries to wrong him, fu'
llile at the same time showing care. en-
! regard not only for the rights but ait
T the feelings of others? OF course iltl
Is! or course the type of man iei
1om we resnect wbom we are ,ro,,1 Ito
II he Is kinsman, whom we are SCI
ad to have as friend and neighbor. ah'
the man who Is no mlksop. who is g.
i afraid, who will not tolerate nor w
stltate to resent insult or injury ic'
I who himself never inlicts insult ~
injury. is kindly, good-natured, uen
oughtful of others rights-in short, .i'e
good man to do business with or ~
We live in the next house or have 90
a friend. On the other hand, the
IN who lacks any of those qualities ~
sure to be Objectionable. If a man
afraid to hold his own. If he will
bmit tamely to wrongdong, he Is -
ltcmptible. II he is a bully. an
pressor man who wrongs or in -,
is others, he is even worse and ca.
)uld be hunted out of the commu 49,,
". But. on the whole, the most con =,
'p''o'e J" H'i'"h 'nae can possibly bait
assumed by any man Is that of chi,
STEERING. of Dragging. of insulting trail
wronging ether people. while yet loo,
,eeting to go through life unchal mos
god. and being always willing to inc
* down and accept humiliation II LONE
dincss ia make good in demand. al
Nation Should Be Strong. who
Veil. all This is Just as true of a T. +
ion as of an individual. and in hav,
ling with other nations we should enol
as we expect n man who is both lent
ne and decent to act in private life. sma
IRE are few things cheaper and be I
e Objectionable. whether on the sepa
of the public man or OF the pri.
? man. on the part of a writer or -,
, speaker. an Individual or n grout,