The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-09-23
COUNTRY ALL RIGHT
A sTRIkINclY STRONG ARTICLE
BY COL. HARVEY.
THE WRITER SEES NO CLOUD
"A Plea for the Conservation o.
Common Sense" That 10 Meeting
With Cordial Approval.

A StriklnEly strong dfIcIe py SoiU
mel George Harvey in the North
American Review, for September. Is
written in q view OF such hopeful.
ness for the American future that It
has attracted wide attention. The
article Is entitled, "A Plea for the
Conservation of Common Sense" and
It is meeting with the cordial APP
prevail Of business men Of all shades
of political opinion throughout the en-.
tire country. In part Colonel Harvey
says:
"Unquestionably spirit OF unrest
dominates the land. But, II II 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 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
beneflcent results?
Capital and Labor Not Antagonistie.
THE Link that connects labor with
| capital is not broken but we may not
deny that 1t Is less cohesive than 1t
| should be or than conditions war
rant. Financially, the country II
F, stronger than ever before in its his.
tory. Recovery from q 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 Ii
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. - Tho
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.
1.-THE solution Ia not easy to find
for the simple reason that the stu.
alton Is without precedent. But ID
not progress being made along sans
and cautious lines? 80
Conserve Common Sense.
rs not the present. as we havs
seen. exceptionally secure! What
then. OF preparations for the futurel
Patriotism is the basis of our instl
tutions. And patriotism in the minds
Of our youth is no longer linked solely
with fireworks and deeds of daring. II
Is taught In our schools. A new
course has been added course II
loyalty. Methodically. our children
learn how to vote. how to conduc
primaries. conventions and elections
, how to discriminate between qualiflca
tions of candidates and, finally. how
to govern as well as serve. They ar,
taught to despise bribery and al
forms Of corruption and fraud Al
treason. Their creed. which they arr
> made to know by heart. IL not com
plex. II Is simple. but comprehen
siye, no less beautiful In diction thar
I lofty In aspiration. These are tn
I pledges which are craven upon thei
memories:
AS 1t Ii cowardly for soldier I,
: run away from battle. SO It Is coward
ly for any citizen not to contribute
his share to the wellbeing OF hi
country. America IL my own dea
3 land; she nourishes me. and I vii
love her and do my duty to hel
: whose child. servant and civil soldie
/ | ain.
"As the health and happiness Q
4 my body depend upon each muscl
and nerve and drop Of blood doin
It's work In its place. SO the healt
: and happiness Of my country Deepen,
, upon each citizen doing his work L
his place.
These young citizens are GU
> hostages to fortune. Can We nc
safely assume that the principles an
!, mating their lives augur we'll for tn
= permanency of the Republic! Whel
before have the foundation stone
Of continuance been laid with suel
care and promise Of durability
"Ths future. then. 10 bright An
the present? But one thing Is need
|. full. No present movement is NOR
: laudable than that which looks b
conservation Of natural resources
But let us never forget that the great
est inherent resource Of the Amel
lean people II Common Sense. LIE
that be conserved and applied Will
ont cessation. and soon II win b
found that all the Ills Of which "
complain but know not OF are onl'
such a attend upon the growfnl
Mains OF q great and blessed country
I'll oplrituallxatlen