The Montgomery tribune., 1910-09-23
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.

The attention of business and pro
fessional men In all portions OF the
country has been attracted to strik.
ingly strong article by Col. George
Harvey in the September issue of 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 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 the land But, If 1t be
true that fundamentally the condition
of the country is sound, must we
necessarily succumb to despondency,
abandon effort looking to retrieval
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 rem
edies as seems most likely to produce
benef1cent results?
Capital and Labor Not Antagonistic.
The Link that connects labor with
| capital is not broken but we may not
deny that it is less cohesive than 1t
should be or than conditions war
rant. Financially, the country is
| 1Nc L., fHr, u hs,
tory. Recovery from panic so
severe as that of three years ago was
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, 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
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? - SIS
Conserve Common Sense.
''Is 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. 1t
is 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 qualifica-
tions of candidates and, finally, how
to govern as we'll 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
plex. 1t is simple, but comprehen
sive, no less beautiful in diction thar
lofty in aspiration. These are the
pledges which are craven upon theil
memories:
"As it is cowardly for soldier tc
run away from battle, so it Is coward
ly for any citizen not to contribute
his share to the well-being of hil
country. America is my own deal
land; she nourishes me, and I will
love her and do my duty to her
whose child, servant and civil soldie
am.
"As the health and happiness o
my body depend upon each muscl
and nerve and drop of blood doinl
it's work in its place, SO the healtl
and happiness of nay country depen,
upon each citizen doing his work Il
his place.
These young citizens are ou
hostages to fortune. Can we no
safely assume that the principles an
mating their lives augur well for tn
permanency of the Republic? Whe
before have the foundation stone
of continuance been laid witt. sue
care and promise of durability?
"The future, then, is bright An
the present? But one thing is neet
full. No present movement is NOR
laudable than that which looks t
conservation of natural resources
| But let US never forget that the grea
I est inherent resource of the Amel
I lean people Ia Common Sense. Ia
that be conserved and applied will
out cessation, and soon 1t will b
found that all the ills of which W
complain but know not of are onl
such as attend upon the CROWN
pains Of great and blessed countr.