The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-23
CONSERVE THE WORD.
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uIghl haye homes on lhe land.

night have homes on the land.
These policies We're enacted into
law and have justified sheir enact
ment. Others have failed, 81 far,
TO reach the point OF action. Among
such is the attempt TO secure public
control of the open range and thus TO
convert its benefits 10 the use of the
small man. who is the home maker,
instead Of o. owing II to be eontron-
ed by 3 few cattle and sheep owners.
The enactment OF IA pure food law
was a recognition of the fact that the
public welfare outweighs the right 10
private gain, and that no man may
poison the people for his private
profit The employers liability bill
recognized the controlling fact that
while the employer usually has at
stake no more than his profit. the
stake Of the employee Is a living for
himself and his family
We are building the Panama canal,
and this means that We are engaged
in the giant engineering feat of all
time We are striving IN add in all
ways To the Availability and beauty
of our country. We are striving To
hold in the public hands the remain
ing supply OF unappropriated coal.
for the protection and benefit OF all
the people We have taken the fret
steps toward the conservation OF our
Natural resources, and the betterment
of country life. and the Improvement
Of our waterways. We stand for the
right Of every child To- a childhood
free from grinding toll. and 10 an
education, for the civic responsibility
and asceney of every citizen; for pru-|
dent foresight in public matters, and
Tor fair play in every relation of our
cations and economic life. In IN
ternational matters We apply sys-
tenn Of diplomacy which puts the OBJ
legations OF international morality
on a level with those that govern
The actions OF an honest gentleman
N dealing with his fellow men.
Within our own order We stand for
truth and honesty in public and in
private NE; sad We war sterhay
against wrongdoers of every grade.
AL these efforts are4integral parts of
The same attempt, the attempt 10 en-
throne justice and righteousness, 10
secure freedom OF opportunity to all
u our citizens, now and hereafter,
and TO set tlse ultimate interest of
all of ne above the temporary inser-
est OF any individual, class. or group.
The nation. its government. and
its resources exist. first of all. for the
American citizen, whatever his creed,
race. or birthplace whether he be rich
or poor. educated or ignorant. pro-
yided only that he is a good citizen,
recognizing his obligations TO the ma
tion for the rights and opportunities
which ne owes 10 the nation.
The obligations. and not the rights,
of citizenship increase in proportion
10 the Increase of a mans wealth or
power. The time is coming when a
man viii be judged. not by what he
has succeeded in getting for himself
from the common store, but by how
well he has done his duty as a eiti-
zen. and by what the ordinary citizen
has gained in freedom of opportunity
because OF his service for the COM
mon good. The highest value we
know is that of the individual citizen,
and the highest justice is to give him
fair play in the effort to realize the
best there is In him.
The tasks this nation has 10 do are
great tasks. They can only be. done
at all by our citizens acting together.
and they can be. done best of all by
the direct and simple application Of
homely common sense. The applica-
ton OF common sense to common
problems for the common good, I'M
der the guidance OF the pTincinles