Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1910-04-27

right. is 10 say what IL not true
aud cannot be true. Let us try 20
level up. but LEI MS beware Of the
evil of levcling down II q man
stumbles. II is a good thing to help
him to his feet. Everyone Of us
needs q helping hand now and then.
But il man lies down, il IS a
waste Of time TO try to carry him;
and IT is very bad thing for every
one IL we make men feel that the
same reward will come to those who
shirk their work and 10 those who
do H.
Let us. then, take into account
the actual facts of life. and not be
msled into following any proposal
for achieving the millennium. for
feereating the golden age, until we
have subjected IL TO hard headed ex-
animation. On the other hand. il is
foolish 10 reject a proposal merely
because il is advanced by Missionaries.
II given scheme is proposed. look
M IL on its merits, and, in consider
ing il. disregard formulas. II does
not matter in the least who proposes
IL. or why. II IL seems good, try IT,.
II it proves good, accept II; other
wise reject II. There are plenty Of
men calling themselves Socialists with
whom, up to certain point, it is
quite possible to work. II the next
step is one which both we and they
wish TO take, why of course take
1t, without any regard TO the fact
that our views ms to the tenth step
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keep clearly in mind that. though
IL has been worth while TO take one
step, this does not in the least mean
that II may not he highly disadvsn.
tageous TO take the next. II is
just as folish to refuse all progress
because people demanding it desire
mt some points to 90 TO absurd ex.
tremes. as IL would be 10 20 10 these
absurd extremes simply because some
of the measures advocated by the
extremists were wise.
The good citizen will demand lib.
erty for himself, and as a matter
of pride he will see 10 IL that 9th
ers receive the liberty which he
thus claims as his own. Probably
the best test of true love of liberty
in any country Is the way in which
minorities are treated in that country.
Not only should there be complete
liberty in matters of religion and
opinion, but complete liberty for
each man to lead his life as he desires
provided only that in so doing he
does not wrong his neighbor. Perse.
cution Is bad because il is persecu-
ton, and without reference to which
side happens at the moment 10 be
the prosecutor and which the perse.
cuted. Glass hatred is bad in jusr
the same way, and without any re-
gard to the individual who, at n
given time. substitutes loyalty 20 a
class for loyalty to the nation, or
substitutes hatred Of men because
they happen 10 come in certain so.
eisl category, for Judgment awarded
them according TO their conduct. Re.
member always that the same measure
OF condemnation should be extended
to the arrogance which would look
down upon or crush any man because
he is poor. and 10 the envy and
hatred which would DESTROY n man
because he is wealthy. The over.
bearing brutality of the man n,
wealth or power, and the envious
ana hateful malice directed against
wealth or power, are really at root
merely different manifestations Of the
same quality, merely the two sides
OF the same shield. The man who.
II born to wealth and power. exploit,
ana ruins his less fortunate brethren,
Is at heart the same as the greedy
ana violent demagogue who excites
those, who have not property, 10
pi"nder those who have. The grayest
wrong upon his country is inflicted
by that man, whatever his station.
who seeks to make his countrymen
divide primarily on the line that sen.
arates class from class. occupation
from occupation, men OF more wealth
from men Of less wealth, instead NJ
that the only safe srand.
ard Is that which judges each man
On ms worth ms man, whether he
De rich or poor, without regard 10
nus profession or to his station NJ
IRE. Such Is the only true democratic
Test, the only test that can with
propriety be applied in republic.
ne'e nave been many republics in
.i"t ',"su III Wnut We call an
ii.quity and in what We call IN.
Middle Ages. They fell, and the
prime factor in their fall was the
Tact that the parties tended to divide
along the line that separates wealth
from poverty. II made no difference
which side was successful; il made
no difference whether the republic
Tell under the rule Of an oliearcby
Dr. the rule of mob. In either
iase, when once loyalty 10 n class
nad been substituted for LOYALTY 10
me republic, the end of the renub.
ie was at hand. There is no greater
need to-day than the need to keen
'ver in mind the fact that the cleay.
age between right and wrong. he.
iween good citizenship and bad eiti.
senship, runs at right angles 10. and
not parallel with, the lines Of eleav.
'ge between class and class. between
occupation and occupation. Ruin looks
rs In the face IL we Judge man
BY his position instead of indging
'im by his conduct in that POSITION
How TO sucoesd.