The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
COUNTRY ALL RIGHT
A sTRiKINcLY STRONG ARTICLE
BY COL. HARVEY.
THE WRITER SEES NO CLOUD
"A Plea for the Conservation OF
Common sense" That 10 Meeting
with Cordial Approval.

Il
A strikingIy strong article by Colo
mel George Harvey In the North
American Review, for September, Il
written In a view OF such hopeful
ness for the American future that II
has attracted wide attention. The
article IL entitled, "A Plea for the
Conservation of Common Sense and
II II meeting with the cordial ap-
| prevail Of business men Of all shades
Of political opinion throughout the en-
tire country. In part Colonel Harvey
says:
"UnQuestionably a spirit OF unrest
dominates the 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 retrieYai
and cringe like cravena before clouds
that only threaten7 Rather ought
we not 70 analyze 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 81 seems most likely to produce
beneticent results?
Capital and Labor Not Antaaonlstlo.
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 Ii
stronger than ever before in its his,
tory. Recovery from panic so
severe az that Of three years ago was
never before so prompt and compare
lively complete. The masses are
practically free from debt. Money Ia
held by the banks in abundance and
rates are low.
why. then, does capital pause
upon the threshold of Investment?
The answer we believe, TO be plain.
IT awaits adjustment OF the relations
OF government 20 business. q" 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, |
1.-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? 80"
Conserve Common Sense.
''Is not the present, as we have
seen. exceptionally secure2 What,
then, of preparations for the future7 |
Patriotism Ia the basis OF our instl. |
buttons, And patriotism In the minds |
Of our youth is no longer linked solely
with fireworks and deeds OF daring. II |
ls taught in our schools. new |
course has been added--a course In |
loyalty. Methodieally, our children |
learn how 20 vote, how to conduct |
primaries, conventions and elections,
how to discriminate between qualifica, |
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. II is simple, but comprehen, |
siye. no less beautiful in diction than
lofty In aspiration. These are the
pledges which are craven upon their
AS Il Is eowardly for soldier to
run away from battle. 50 II Is coward,
ly for any citizen not to contribute
his share to the well-being of his
country. America Ia my own dear
land she nourishes me. and | will
love her and do my duty to her,
whose child, servant and civil soldier
am,
las the health and happiness of
my body depend upon each muscle
and nerve and drop of blood doing
ita work In It's place. so the health
and happiness OF my country depend
upon each citizen doing his work IN
his place.
These young citizens are our
hostages to fortune, Can we not
safely assume that the principles AMI
mating their lives augur well for the
of the Republic? When
before have the foundation stones
II continuance been laid with such
,are and promise OF durability?
"The future, then, is bright And
he PRESENT. but one thing is need
ul No present movement Is more
than that which looks to
Of natural resources.
lut let us never forget that the great.
'st Inherent resource OF the Amer
can people is Common Sense. Let
hat be conserved and applied with
nut cessation, and soon II will be
'ound that all the ills of which we
complain but know not Of are only
luch as attend upon the growing I
lRfus OF a great and blessed country