The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-04
DON'T BE AN ISOLATED MAN.
From the Morning Star.


Are you a man who isolates him.
self? Don't isolate yourself. Don't
be a man i'm isolation. If you are con-
tent with taking yourself off To your
self. get different move yourself.
Don't associate with yourself so much.
Give the community some chance to
recognize you as q fine fellow and Il
five and valuable citizen. Come ont
of your hole and get in touch with the
community. 1t will do you good and
do the community good.
Many a good citizen and man of
splendid business parts. good judg-
ment and horse sense actually shuts
himself up at home where the hust,ers
and the boomers would like to have
his elbow touch. Some mighty good
men are isolated men. They isolate
themselves. They oughtn't to do it,
They ought to come out in the open
and get in the procession. See here
what the Portland, Oregonian says of
Man in Isolation:
ut is not an easy thing for man
to seperate himself from the thought
and activity of purpose of the com
munity in which he lives and to pur-
sue an isolated, discontented and sell
fish part. He can't do it, indeed; and if
he tries it he will sonly reduce himself
to a cipher or stumbling block. The
community will get on somehow, for
1t must; but If it has many members
of this kind 1t will be dull, heavy and
unprogressive. Man in isolation is of
little consequence, next to nothing.
His association with others, the inspi-
ration he receives from others, draws
out his own powers. The State to
this day, as Plato conceived it, re-
mains "a product of mind Out of
the action and interaction Of currents
Of mind, affected and even directed
by variant views or opinions, comes
the whole progress of man, of So
ciety. of the human race. We want
what Burke described as that ac-
ton and counteraction, which in the
natural and political world, from the
reciprocal struggle : of discordant
powers, draws out the harmony of
the universe The most isolated man
cannot separate himself from the sit
uation he lives in. If such isolation
were general, or could be general, it
would be the negation of civilization"
If you are an isolated Wilmington
man, the above ought to make you
quit the seclusion of your haunts
Come down town and get in the push.
Encourage somebody else and get en-
couragement yourself Enthuse some
body and let somebody enthuse you.
Give your city chance at your abili-
ty as booster. One man can't push
city but a whole lot of men can.
The Star hopes every Wilmington
man will get in the push ard join
that Greater Wilmington Club. 1t is
trying to do something. Don't let it
try without your assistance.
You have no idea how one man can
encourage another. The Star has in
mind a certain live citizen who is a
source of inspiration when it comes
to talking about that 30-foot channel
and a greater port of Wilmington. He
agitates it, and as Congressman God
win declares. ut is a matter that can
not be agitated too much" Mr.. Jas.
II. ChadbOurn agitates and both he
and Mr.. Goodwin arer light. Both have
greatly encouraged The Star in it's
agitation of the subject and nothing
that Is said on the subject escapes
their observation. When a harbor
and river article appears in the Star,
the familiar countenance of Mr..
Chadbourn shows up in the office.
for he comes to commend it and send
away some papers where they will
do the most good. He furnishes in
formation to help along the agitation
and he won't let you forget it. He
knows that it takes more than one to
push a good thing along. 1t is hob
by with him but every WilmingtOnian
ought to get the hobby habit he
thing ought to be unanimous.
Congressman Goodwin takes time to
write from Washington to The Star
to say: II have the support and in
1uence Of the entire North Carolina
delegation and of many others in be
half Of this thirty-foot project, and l
feel satisfied that it's accomplishment
Is assured"
With powerful Influences like that