The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-09-24
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.

| nCvtSw fldt Is NtCTdEti1S WHO
Attention.
The attention of business and pre
fessional men in all portions of tn
country has been attracted to a strih
ingly strong article by Col. Georg
Harvey in the September issue Of tn
North American Review in which tn,
writer takes view Of the creates
hopefulness for the future of America
and Americans. The article Is en-
titled "a Plea for the Conservation O
Common Sense" and it is meeting
with the cordial approval of business
men Of all shades of political opinion
throughout the entire country. Ii
part, Colonel Harvey says:
"Unquestionably spirit Of unrest
dominates the land. But, If it be
true that fundamentally the condition
Of the country is sound, must we
necessarily succumb to dependency
abandon effort looking to retrieval
and cringe like cravens before clouds
that only threaten7 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
bene1cent results?
Capital and Labor Not Antagonistic.
The Link that connects labor with
capital is not broken but we may not
deny that 1t is less cohesive than it
should be or than conditions war
rant. Financially. the country is
stronger than ever before in it's his
tory. Recovery from a panic SO
severe as that Of three years ago was
never before so prompt and compare
lively complete. The masses are
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.
It awaits adjustment Of the relations
If government to business. The
'ole problem consists OF determining
low government can maintain an
even balance between aggregations
# interests, On the one hand, and the
Whole people, on the other. protect
ng the latter against extortion and
av.ng the former from mad assaults.
"The solution is not easy to find
or the simple reason that the stu
ton is without precedent. But is
lot progress being made along sane
nd cautious lines? -
Conserve Common Sense.
els not the present, as we have
cen, exceptionally secure? What,
hen, Of preparations for the future?
'atriotism Is the basis of our insti-
ltions. And patriotism In the minds
our youth is no longer linked solely
18th fireworks and deeds Of daring. It
taught In our schools. A new
purse has been added course In
'yalty. Methodical1y. our children
arm how to vote. how to conduct
rimaries, conventions and elections,
DIV to discriminate between qualifica-
ons OF candidates and. finally. how
govern as well as serve. They are
ught to despise bribery and all
rms Of corruption and fraud as
eason. Their creed, which they are
ade to know by heart. is not CON-
ex. 1t is simple. but comprehen-
We. no less beautiful in diction than I
fly in aspiration. These are the
edges which are craven upon their /
emories:
AS it is cowardly for a soldier to {
n away from battle. SO it is coward {
for any citizen not to contribute g
s share to the well-being of his t
untry. America is my own dear S
I'D; she nourishes me, and / will /
We her and do my duty to her, '
hose child, servant and civil soldier t
am. Q
"As the health and happiness of Y
? body depend upon each muscle
d nerve and drop of blood doing r
work in its place, so the health /
d happiness Of my country depend =
on each citizen doing his work in a
} place. 6
Ihese young citizens are our Z
stages to fortune Can we not -
fely assume that the principles ami. -
lting their lives augur well for the 4
rmanency of the Republic? When h
fore have the foundation stones 9
continuance been laid with such u
re and promise of durability? :,
The future, then, is bright. And ,,
? present? But one thing is need. 81
!. No present movement Is more -.
ldable than that which looks to y,
1servation of natural resources. =;
t let US never forget that the great ~,
inherent resource of the Amer J.,
n people is Common Sense. Let 4,
It be conserved and applied With =,
cessation, and soon 1t will be go
md that all the Ills of which we -
nplain but know not Of are only -,
b as attend upon the growing =,
ms of a great and blessed country. -
He knous fhA H,,> ="