The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 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 ~ business and pro
fessional men lu nll portions 81 the
country has been attracted tu s'rlk
[ ingly strong article hy Col George
. Harvey iu the september issue 0f no"
North American Review BOO which the
writer takes ylcV OF the greatest
hnpomlnuss for the future of America
and Americans The article ls en-.
titled "A Plea for tho Conservation of
Common Sense and % is meeting
with tho cordial approval uf business
men of all shades ~ political opinion
throughout the entire country In
part Colonel Harvey says
rnquostionnbly q spirit NJ unrest
dominates the land Hut. u Dr. bu
true that fundamentally The condition
OF tho country ~ sound. must We
necessarily succumb To dependency
abandon EFFORT looking to rotrirsal
and crlngc like crnvons before clouds
that only threaten? Rather ought
We not 10 analyzc conditions. search
Tor causes, ind the root Of the diH.
trcss. which oven now exists only in
mons minds. and then. after the
American fashion. apply such rem
cdios aa seems most likely 10 produce
bcnencont rcsults7
Capital and Labor Not Antagonistio.
The Link that connects labor with
capital ~ not broken bat We may not
deny that II ~ less cohesive than It
should be- or than conditions war
rant Financially. the country IN
stronger than ever before In liz his
tory Recovery from panic 80
severe aA that ~ three years ago was
never before 80 prompt and compare
lively complete. The masses are
practically FREQ from debt, Money ia
hold by the banks In abundance and
rates are low
why then. docs capital pause
upon the threshold OF investment
The answer. We believe. To be plain
II awaits adjustment Of tho relations
of government 20 business - The
sole problem consists Of determining
how government can maintain an
even balance between nggrcgatlons
Of interests. on the one hand. and the
whole people. on the other. protect
Ing the latter against extortiou and
saving the former from mad assaults
THE solution Ia not easy TO md
for the simple reason that the stu
alton IL without precedent. But Ia
not progress being made along sane
and cautious linear $50
Conserve Common sense.
rs not the present. as we have
seen. exceptionally secure7 What,
then. Of preparations for the futureI
Patriotism Ia the basis OF our inst.
tutlons. And patriotism In the minds
Of our youth Is no longer linked solely
with fireworks and deeds Of daring. II
Ia taught IN our schools A new
course has been addcd-a course In
loyalty. Methodically. our children
learn how TO vote. how 10 conduct
primaries. conventions and elections,
how to discriminate between qualinca
lions Of candidates and. finally. how
to govern as well as serve They arc
taught to despisc bribery aud all
forms Of corruption and fraud ~
treason Their creed. which they are
made to know by heart. Is not com.
pick. II Is simple, but comprchen.
siyc. no less beautiful In dlction than
lofty In aspiration These are the
pledges which are craven upon their
memories:
As II N cowardly for soldier to
run away from battle. so II Is coward.
~ for any citizen not To contribute
his share to the wcllbcing Of his
country. America is my own dear
land. she nourlshcs me. aud I viii
love her and do my duty to her,
whose child. servant and civil soldier
| am.
As the health and happiness Of
my body depend upon each muscle
ana nerve aud drop of blood doing
la work In its place. so the health
ana happiness of my country depend
upon each citizen doing his work In
his place
Those young citizens are our
hostages to fortune can We not
safely assume that the principles ami.
mating their lives augur well Tor the
pcrmanoncy ~ the Republic When
before have the foundation stones
Of continuance been laid with such
care and promise ot durability?
THE future, then, rs bright And
the present. hut one thlug Is need
ful 40 present movement rs more
laudablc than that which looks 10
conservation OF natural resources.
But let us never forget that the great
est inherent resource OF tho Amer
lean people is Common Sense Let
that be- conserved and applied with
out cessation, ana soon 10 win b,
found that AN the ills of which We
complain but know not ut are only
such as attend upon the growing
pains OF great and blessed country
He Knows the Game.