Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-22
NO CLOUDS IN SIGHT
COLONEL GEORGE HARVEY SAYS
COUNTRY ALL RIGHT.
THE WRITER SEES NO CLOUD
Striking Article In North American
Review That IL Attracting Wide
Attention.

fessional men in all portions OF the
country has been attracted to a 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
hopefuiness Tor the future OF America
and Americans. Tho article Is en-.
titled "a plea for the Conservation OF
Common 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:
ENTHUSIASTICALLY a spirit Of unrest
dominates tie land. But, If 1t be
true that fundamentally the condition
of the country Is sound, must we
necessarily succumb 10 dependency,
abandon effort looking to retrieval
and cringr Ike cravens before clouds
that only threaten? Rather ought
we not to Hnaiyzc conditions, search
for causes find tho root of the dis.
tress, which even now exists only In
mems minds, and then, after tho
American fashion. apply such rem.
cdics as seems most likely to produce
beneficent results?
Capital and Labor Not A~ntagonistic.
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
stronger than ever before in its his
tory. Recovery from Il panic so
severe as that Of three years ago vas
never bcfOr" so prompt and compare.
lively complete. The masses are
practically rec from debt. Money is
held by the banks in abundance and
rates are low.
why, then, does capital pause
The answer. We believe, TO be plain.
II awaits adjustment Of the relations
Of government to business. r n 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 cXtOrtion and
saving tho former from mad assaults.
"Thc solution is not easy to find
for tie simple reason that the stu.
alton IS without precedent. But Is
not progress being made along sane
and cautious lines? -"
Conserve Common Sense.
rs not the present, as We have
seen, exceptionally secure What,
then Of preparations for the future?
Patriotism is tn" basis of our insti.
turions. 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
loyalty. M%cthodically, our children
learn how to 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 arc
taught to despise bribery and all
forms Of corruption and fraud as
reason. Their creed, which they are
mad" TO know by heart. is not com,
pick. It Is simple, but comprehcn
Sivo, no less beautiful in diction than
lofty in aspiration. These are the
pledges which are craven upon their
memories:
AS it Is cOwardly for "A soldier to
run away from battle, so II is coward
~ for any citizen not to contribute
his share to the w~cll.bcing OF hi'
country. America Is my own deal
land she nOurishes me. and | will
love her and do my duty to her
whose child. servant and civil soldier
! am.
AS the health and happiness o.
my body depend upon each muscle
and nerve and drop Of blood doint
It's work in its place, so the healti
and happiness of my country depend
upOn each citizen doing his work II
his place,
These young citizens are GU
hostages to fortune. Can we no
safely assume that the principles AM
mating their lives auguT well for tn,
pcrmanency OF the Republic? Whei
befur" have the foundation stone
OF continuance been laid with suCI
care and promise of durability?
The future, then. Is bright. An,
the present? But II thing Is need
, fGl 40 present movement IL NOR
laudable than that which looks I
conservation OF natural resources
, But let us never forget that The greaI
est inherent resource Of the amer