The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
NO CLOUDS IN SIGHT.
COLONEL GEORGE HARVEY SAYS
COUNTRY ALL RIGHT.
THE WRITER SEES NO CLOUD
Striking Article In North American
Review That Is Attracting Wide
Attention.

fessiOnal men IN all portions Vi TUG
country has been attracted TO strik-
ingly strong article by Col. George
Harvey in the September issue or the
North American Review In which the
writer takes a view OF the greatest
hopefulness for the future OF America
and Americans. The article is en-
titled "A Plea for the Conservation OF
Common Sense" and IL is meeting
with the cordial approval Of business
men OF all shades OF political opinion
throughout the entire country In
part. Colonel Harvey says:
"UnquestIonabiy a spirit OF unrest
dominates the land. But, II II be
true that fundamentally the condition
of the country is sound. must We
necessarily succumb to dependency
abandon effort looking 10 retrieyal
and cringe like cravens before CLOUDS
that only threaten? Rather ought
we not TO analyze conditions. s. arcn
for causes. find the root OF the dis
tress. which even now exists only In
mems minds. and then. after the
American fashion. apply such rem
tOltc rs ftGlLo AA0HA AAhNA- ~
benefcent results?
Capital and Labor Not Antagonistie.
The Link that connects labor with
capital is not broken but we may not
deny that ii is less cohesive than II
should be or than conditions war
rant Financially. the country s
stronger than ever before in its his
tory. Recovery from a panic so
severe as that Of three years ago was
never before so prompt and compare
lively com plete. The masses are
practically free from debt Money Is
held by the banks in abundance and
rates are low
why, then. does capital pauss
upon the threshold OF investment?
The answer. We believe. to be plain
1t awaits adjustment Of the relations
OF government to business. The
sole problem consists Of determining
how government can maintain an
even balance between aggregations
of interests. on the one hand. and the
whole people, on the other, protect
ing the latter against extortion and
saving the former from mad assaults
The solution is not easy to find
FOR the simple reason that the stu
alton is without precedent But Is
not progress being made along sane
and cautious lines
Conserve Common Sense
rs not the present. as We have
seen. exceptionally secure? What.
then. OF preparations for the future
Patriotism Is the basis of our insti-
tutions And patriotism in the minds
Of our youth is no longer linked solely
with fireworks and deeds Of daring. It
is taught in our schools. A new
course has been added course in
loyalty. Methodically our children
learn how to vote, how TO conduct
primaries. conventions and elections
how to discriminate between qualihca
tons OF candidates and. finally. how
to govern as we'll as serve. They are
taught to despise bribery and al
forms OF corruption and fraud al
treason. Their creed. which they arr
made to know by heart, is not com
plex. II is simple, but comprehen
sive. no less beautiful In diction thai
lofty In aspiration. These are tn
pledges which are craven upon thei
memories.
las II Is cowardly for a soldier {
run away from battle. SO II is coward
iy for any citizen not TO contribut
bis share to the well-being OF hi
country America is my own dea
land: she nourishes me, and | wi
love her and do my duty TO he
whose child, servant and civil soldie
! am.
las the health and happiness {
my body depend upon each muscl
and nerve and drop of blood doin
its work In it's place. so the healt
and happiness OF my country Deepen
upon each citizen doing his work
his place
These young citizens are OF
hostages 10 fortune. Can we n
safely assume that the principles al
mating their lives augur we'll for Il
permanency OF the Republic? Whs
before have the foundation ston
OF continuance Deen lalu WIN SUE
care and promise OF durability?
The future. then. is bright. Al
the present? But one thing is nee
full. No present movement is mo
laudable than that which locks
conservation OF natural resource
But let IS aev sr forget that the gre'
est inherent resource Of the Am'
lean people is Common Sense. L
that be conserved and applied vii
cut cessation. and soon II will
found that all the Ills Of which :
complain but know not Of are OF
such as attend upon the growi
pains OF q great and blessed count
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