Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-09-30

Sense" and it 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 the land. But.
if it be true that fundamentally
the condition of the country is
sound, must we necessarily sue
cumb to dependency, abandon
effort looking to retrievai and
cringe like cravens before clouds
that only threaten? Rather ought
we not to 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
remedies as seems most likely to
produce beneficent results?
1.-The Link that connects labor
with capital is not broken but we
may not deny that it is less cohesive
than it should be .,r than conditions
warrant. Financially, the country
is stronger than ever before in its
history. Recovery fl ON a panic so
severe as that of three years ago
was never before so prompt and
comparatively complete. The
masses are practically free from
debt. Money is 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. 1t awaits adjustment of
the relations of government to
business. The sole problem
consists of determining kow govern
ment between aggreations of
intersest, on the one hand, and the
whole people. or the otner, pro-
tecting the latter against extortion
and saving the former from mad
assaults.
THE solution is not easy to find
for the simple reason that the
situation is without precedent.
But is not progress being made
along san and cautious lines?
"Is not the present, al we have
seen, exceptionally secure? What,
then of preparations for the
future? Patriotism is the basis
of our institutions.
And patriotism in the minds OF
our youth is no longer linked
solely with fireworks and deeds OF
daring. 1t 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, con,
ventions and elections, how to dis.
criminate between qualifications OF
candidates and, finally, how tc
govern as we'll as serve. They are
taught to despise bribery and al
forms of corruption and fraud a.
treason. Their creed, which they
are made to know by heart, is no
complex. 1t is simple, but com
prehensive. no less beautiful il
dlction than lofty in aspiration
These r the pledges which arr
craven upon their memories:
LAS ii is cowardly for a soldier
to u away from battle so it i:
cowardly for any citizen not tc
contribute his share to the we'll
being of his country. America il
my own dear land; she nourishe.
me, and I will love her and do my
duty to her, whose child, servan
and civil soldier | am.
"As the health and happiness O
my body depend upon each muscl
a nerve and drop of blood doing it
work in its place, so the healtl
and happiness of my country de
pend upon each citizen dcing hi.
work in his place.
These young citizens are ou
hostages to fortune. Can we no
safely assume that the principle
animating their lives augur well
for the permanecy of the republic
When before have the foundatio,
stones of continuance been lai,
with such care and promise OF
durability?
The future, then. is bright
And the present? But one thins
is needful. No present movement
is more laudable than that which
looks to conservation of nat ura
resources. But let us never forge