Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-07-22
claim that business is being attacked.


ers, and lawlessness in business
should not be fought lest 1t be sus-
pected that all business is lawless.
In the work before you there is
no use for the sword. but there is
stern demand for that courage shown
by Americans on so many battle
fields. The spirit they exhibited as
soldiers OF war we should show as
soldiers of peace in the noblest work
to which the patriot can be called
the supreme and sublime effort to
bring little nearer, day by day, the
tlme when brotherhood and charity
shall rule instead of avarice and
greed; when special privilege in ev-
cry form shall be destroyed and
equal rights to all enthroned as the
ruling principle of public and the
guiding principle of private life.
Comparisons Faulty.
The most conspicuous fault Of
state and city governments in the
United States today is that they are
governments by the few and not by
the people There has been improve
ment in the last few years, but there
remains much to be done in the di-
rection of better things.
There is still too much aggressive
ness, selfishness and avarice, and
too little aggressive patriotism. II
the patriotism could be made as ag-
gressive as the rottenness the prob
lem of good government everywhere
would be solved by the people taking
the government in their own hands.
If corruption exists anywhere the
people are to blame. If corruption
is to be eradicated the people alone
can do it. What is needed Is more
of the kind of patriotism that fights
for city, state and county every day:
the kind of patriotism that will &C
into battles of peace as readily as
into battles of war.
Evil Forces United.
When the lawless get bad man ii
office they support him in all the evi
l that he does; but when the law
abiding get man in office too of
ten they are ready to criticse him
i and leave him to fight the battle,
without their active aid That Is tn,
trouble. Good men are divided anC
bad men are united If good citizens
4 could only be induced to join hands
e In patriotic endeavor before the elec
: tion and stay Joined ai,er the elec
i tion, the forces of error would b.
t vanquished like evil spirits at tn,
= dawn of day.
4 A government is good as the aver
i age morality of the average individ
o ual is progressive, and a government
y is bad in proportion as the averag
e morality is low and lethargic. whe
J. good citizens attend to their civi
;. duties their civic energy is repre-
= sented in good officials. When the
e are careless their slothfulness
represented by corrupt officials.
It Public Indifference.
e Our government in theory give
e more rights than any other, but som
It think so little of their obligation {
IS the general welfare that they are in
IS different to being robbed so long a
= they do not feel the effects directly
e and are among the many. The ST
Il OF republics Is lawlessness. In
= monarchy the government Is main
# tanned by the power of the crown
. In republic the government rest
l. entirely on the law which a matorit
= OF the people make for themselves
IS / ne reign of law means the rule O
a the people. The moral revolutio
that Is now sweeping over the Ian
is merely revival OF the rule OF tn
people.
The welfare Of the city or stat
n should always be the first and high
= est consideration. Some of you ma
@ belong to this party-some may be
- long to that party, but all should b
n patriots. BE patriots before you ar
\ anything else. The peopIe-the ay
- erage voter, you and l. are respon
. sible for the future of this govern
ment. II the American republic
i to survive II must be saved by IN
efforts Of the patriotic citizens VIII
q want nothing for themselves but IN
10 advantages that accrue from IN
general public veal II the publl
q learn to appreciate this, learn {
/, know the dangers that threaten on
n future and learn the strength tina
a rests with the voters, the future q
20 this government is assured
Is Greatest Menace.
o Too many are Indifferent. and thI
% indifference Of voters Is the create,