The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-23
PENIS GROVE. N. j. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER %. 1910.
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A sTRIkINGLY STRONG ARTICLE
BY COL. HARVEY.
THE WRITER SEES NO CLOUD
"a Plea fer the Conservation OF
Common Sense" That 10 Meeting
With Cordial Approval.

A strikingly strong article by Colo
mel George Harvey In the North
American Review, for September, Is
written In a 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 ap-
proval Of business men of all shades
Of political opinion throughout the en-
tire country. In part Colonel Harvey
says:
"Unquestionably a spirit Of unrest
dominates the land. But, II 1t 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 ravens 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
benef1cent results?
Capital and Labor Not Antagonistlc.
1.-THE Link that connects labor with
capital Is not broken but we may not
deny that 1t Is less cohesive than II
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.
1t awaits adjustment Of the relations
of government to business. $50" n
sole problem consists of determining
how government al 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 TT stu
alton is without precedent. But Is
not progress being made along sane
and cautious lines? $50
Conserve Common Sense.
"1s not the present, as we have
seen, exceptionally secure? What,
then, of preparations for the futuref
Patriotism is the basis of our 1nstf'
tutions. And patriotism In the m1nds
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-a course In
loyalty. Methodically, our children
learn how to vote, how to conducl
primaries, conventions and elections
how to discriminate betwee | qualifca
lions of candidates and, finally, now
to govern as well as serve. They are
taught to despise bribery ar al
forms Of corruption and fra, as
treason. Their creed, which they are
made to know by heart, Is not com
pick. It is simple, but comprehen
sive, no less beautiful in diction thai
lofty in aspiration. These are thu
pledges which are craven upon theil
memories:
"As it is cowardly for a soldier tt
run away from battle, SO 1t is coward
" for any citizen not to contribute
his share to the well-being of hi'
country. America Is my W deal
land: she nourishes me, and / will
love her and do my duty to her
whose child, servant and civil soldier
l am.
"As the health and happiness o
nv body depend upon each muscl'
and nerve and drop of blood doing
its work in its place, so the health
! and happiness of my country depend
upon each citizen doing his work IL
his place.
these young citizens are GU
hostages to fortune. Can we no
safely assume that the principles AMI
mating their lives augur well for thu
permanency of the Republic? WheI
before have the foundation stones
af continuance been laid with sucf
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