The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-09-29
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.

The attention Of business and pro
fessional men IN all portions Of the
country has been attracted TO n strik-
ingly strong article by Col. George
Harvey In the September Issue OF the
I 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 II is meeting
with the cordial approval OF business
men Of all shades Of political opinion
throughout the entire country In
part Colonel Harvey says:
"Unquestionably a spirit OF unrest
dominates tie land. But. II It be
true that fundamentally the condition
Of the country is sound, must we
necessarily succumb to dependency,
abandon effort looking to retrieval
and cringe like raven before clouds
that only threaten7 Rather ought
we not TO analyzs conditions, search
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
edies as seems most likely to produce
benencent results4
Capital and Labor Not A~ntaaonlstlo.
"The Link that connects labor with
capital is not broken but we may not
deny that Il is less cohesive than II
should be or than conditions war
rant. Financially, the country is
stronger than ever before In its his.
tory. Recovery from a panic so
severe as that OF three years ago vas
never before so prompt and compare
lively complete. The masses are
practically free from debt. Money is
held by the banks in abundance and
rates are low.
why, then, Toes capital pause
upon the threshold Of investment
The answer. we believe. to be plain.
II awaits adjustment Of the relations
Of government to business. -" The
sole problem consists Of determining
how government can maintain an
even balance between aggTegations
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 eas that the stu
alton is without precedent. But is
not progress being made along sane
and cautious lines7 "
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 u insti-
tutions. And patriotism in the minds
OF our youth is no longer linked solely
with fireworks and deeds Of daring. II
IL taught in our schools. A new
course has been added-a course in
loyalty. Methodically. our children
learn how to vote, how to conduct
primaries, conventions and elections
how to discriminate between Qualiflca,
lions Of candidates and, finally, how
TO govern as well as serve. They are
taught to despise bribery and all
forms Of corruption and fraud as
treason. Their creed. which they are
made to know by heart, is not com
pick. 1t is simple. but comprehen
sive, no less beautiful in diction thar
lofty In aspiration. These are the
pledges which are craven upon theiI
memories:
"As It is cowardly for a soldier e
run away from battle, 80 II Ii coward
l ly for any citizen not to contribut,
his share to the wellbeing OF hi
: country. America is my own deaI
land; she nourishes me, and / viii
love her and do my duty TO her
} whose child. servant and civil soldle.
am.
"As the health and happiness o
my body depend upon each muscle
and nerve and drop Of blood doini
its work in It's place. 30 the hsaltl
and happiness OF my country depenl
0 upon each citizen doing his work Il
= his place.
These young citizens are on
hostages 10 fortune. Can we no
safely assume that the principles an.
mating their lives augur well for tn.
i permanency Of the R%epubnc1 Whe.
before have the foundation stone
VI S"NNNNS oNNh ieu WIN bNS
care and promise OF durability
"The future. then, 10 bright. An
u the present. But one thing Is neet
, full. No present movement Is NOR
laudable than that which looks {
conservation OF natural resources
= But let US never forget that the grea.
est inherent resource OF the AmeI
lean people II Common Sense. Le
> that be conserved and applied Will
g out cessation, and soon It will b
found that all the Ills OF which "
: complain but know not Of are onl
such as attend upon the CROWN
pains OF a great and blessed countr!
He Knows the Game.