The Red Cloud chief., 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 Is Attracting Wide
Attention.

fessional men I'm all portions of the
country has been attracted to n strik.
ingly strong article by Col. George
Harvey in the September Issue OF the
North American Review in which the
writer takes u view of the greatest
hopefulness for the future OF America
and Americans. The article Is en-.
titled "A plea for the Conservation OF
Common Sense and II is meeting
with the cordial approval OF business
men of all shades OF political opinion
throughout the entire country. In
part, Colonel Harvey says:
"Unquestionsbiy a spirit OF unrest
dominates the land. But. IL II be
true that fundamentally the condition
of the country Is sound. must we
necessarily succumb to dependency,
abandon effort looking TO retrieyal
and cringe like crsvens before clouds
that only threaten? Rather ought
we not to analyze conditions, search
for causes, find the oot Of the dis.
tress, which eve o exists only In
mems minds. and then. after the
American fashion. apply such rem
cdies ~ seems most likely to produce
beneflcent results?
Capital and Labor Not A~ntagonistie,
The Link that connects labor with
capital is not broken but We may not
deny that It is less cohesive than it
should be or than conditions war.
rant. Financially, the country is
stronger than ever before in its his.
tory. Recovery from a panic so
sever rs that of three years & was
never before so prompt and compare.
lively complete. The masses are
practically 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.
Ii awaits adjustment of the relations
Of government to business. "'' Tit
sole problem consists of determining
how government "A maintain an
ever balance between a~ggregations
OF interests, on the one hand, n the
whole people, on the other, protect
ing the latter against extortion n
saving the former from mad assaults.
The solution is not easy to find
for the simple reason that the stu
alton is without precedent. But is
not progress being made along sane
and cautious lines? $50
Conserve Common Sense.
"Is not the present, as we have
seen, exceptionally secure? What,
then, of preparations for the future?
Patriotism is the bdsis of our insti.
tutions. 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
course has been added-a course in
loyalty. Methodically, our children
learn how to vote. how to conduct
primaries. conventions II elections,
how to discriminate between qualifica.
lions of candidates and. finally, how
to govern as we'll as serve. They are
taught to despise bribery and all
forms of corruption and fraud as
treason. Their creed, which they are
made 90 know by heart, Is not com
pick. 1t is simple. but comprehcn,
sivc, no less beautiful in diction than
lofty in aspiration. These are the
l memories:
> AS it Ia cowardly for a soldier 70
: run away from battle. so 1t is coward
ly for any citizen not to contribute
his share TO the well-being Of his
country. America is my own dear
: land; she nourishcs me. and | will
love her and do my duty to her
% whose child, servant and civil soldier
! I am.
: LAS the health and happiness Of
my body depend upon each muscle
} and nerve and drop of blood doing
its work in It's place, so the health
and happiness of my country depend
upon each citizen doing his work II
his place.
y These young citizens are ou
hostages TO fortune. Can We no
G safely assume that the principles ami
mating their lives augur well for tn,
q permanency OF the Republic? Whei
V before have the foundation stones
l. OF continuance been laid with sucl
care and promise Of durability?
" The future, then, is bright. An,
the present? But N thing is need
full, No present movement is NOR,
laudable than that which looks +
conservation OF natural resources
But let Ms never forget that the grea,
est Inherent resource of the Amer
d. lean people is Common Sense. lie
that be conserved and applied will
out cessation, and soon II will b
found that all the ills OF which W
complain but know not OF are onl
n. such az attend upon the CROWN
pains Of a great and blessed countr,
k.