The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08
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 of business and pre-
fessional men in all portions Of thu
country has been attracted to a stT1k
ingly strong article by Col. Georg'
Harvey in the September issue of thu
North American Review in which tht
writer takes view of the creates
hopefulness for the future Of America
and Americans The article is en-
titled "a Plea for the Conservation OF
Common Sense" and it is meeting
with the cordial approval of business
men Of all shades of political opinion
throughout the entire country. In
part, Colonel Harvey says:
'Unquestionably a spirit of unrest
dominates the land. But, if 1t 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
beneicent results?
Capital and Labor Not Antagonistic.
THE Link that connects labor with
capital is not broken but we may not
deny that it is less cohesive than 1t
should be or than conditions war
rant Financially, the country is
stronger than ever before in its 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
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.
It awaits adjustment of the relations
of government to business. The
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 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?
Conserve Common Sense.
rs not the present, as we have
seen, exceptionally secure? What,
hen of preparations for the future?
Patriotism is the basis of our insti-
buttons. And patriotism in the minds
IF our youth is no longer linked solely
With fireworks and deeds of daring. It
S taught In our schools. A new
course has been added course in
oyalty. Methodically, our children
earn how to vote, how to conduct |
conventions and elections,
low to discriminate between qualifica- |
ions of candidates and, finally, how |
o govern as we'll as serve They are |
aught to despise bribery and all |
VI AAo "a SOA4 ApIAOu alI0 1Iduu DIS |
reason. Their creed, which they are
made to know by heart, is not COM
lex. 1t is simple, but comprehen-
i've, no less beautiful in diction than
0fty in aspiration These are the
hedges which are craven upon their
memories:
AS it is eoWardly for a soldier to
un away from battle, SO it Is coward.
? for any citizen not to contribute
is share to the well-being of his
ountry. America is my own dear
and; she nourishes me, and I will
ove her and do my duty to her,
those child. servant and civil soldier
am.
AS the health and happiness of
~ body depend upon each muscle
nd nerve and drop of blood doing
g work in its place, so the health
nd happiness of my country depend
pom each citizen doing his work in
Is place.
These young citizens are our
ostages to fortune. Can we not
afely assume that the principles ami.
lating their lives augur well for the
of the Republic? When
efore have the foundation stones
continuance been laid with such
are and promise of durability?
The future, then, Is bright. And
lie present? But one thing is need
Il. No present movement is more
.udable than that which looks to
observation of natural resources.
ut let us never forget that the great
It inherent resource of the Amer
an people is Common Sense. Let
lat be conserved and applied with
It cessation, and soon 1t will be
'und that all the ills of which we
'mplain but know not of are only
lch as attend upon the growing
Tins of great and blessed country.