The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-06


the Ship of State can be as success
fully guided today as during the In.
fancy of the Republic. In the clash |
between section and section; In ev.
cry contention between the public and
the Individual: In the battle between
hostile interests, in every phase of
our social life. the good old Constitu-
ton is the lamp by which our feet
are to be guided; and beware of that
man, whoever he may be; who would
IL he could either ignore or treat
lightly any provision Of that sacred
charter.
1t is pleasing to every American
citizen to contemplate these past
achievements, whether for war or Of
peace. Indeed, we are all too prone
to rest upon the laurels won by those
who have preceded us. We must not
too long emulate the camel which we
are told can for considerable period
of time subsist upon the nourishmert
stored up in the hump on its back.
The marvellous change in conditions
is bringing forth new problems TO
solve and formidable obstacles to
surmount. Will the people arise to the
emergency of the hour and with cour-
age and fidelity, and In the spirit OF
the fathers give uncompromising bat
tie to every enemy that menaces their
peace and welfar, or will they, in the
name of conservatism and under the
guise of prudence, beat an ignomin-
ious retreat when the call to arms is
| sounded? Or worse still, will the peo.
pie be swept from their safe anchor
age by the fitful gusts Of clamor Gre
ated by misguided apostles of inno-
| walton? In these unprecedented days
of constructive and aggressive CON-
mercial advancement, 1t is no time
for the people to be dosing themselves
with every political nostrum offered
them by pseudo statesmen. Let it be
remembered that no panacea for the
/, political ills OF mankind has yet been
discovered and equally true 1t is that
we are not to be ushered into a poll
teal millennium by the adoption of the
many new tangled governmental de
vices presented to us in the name OF
reform. 1t was Burke who once said
that innovation is not necessarily re
formation" The part of wisdom II
this hour of increasing discomfort /,
to deliberate thoroughly and MAKE
haste slowly. No man or nation hai
ever yet found the tabled bag of golC
at the end of the rainbow 1t is GU
destiny, let us hope, to seize each new
problem as it is presented and pass
ing it through the crucible of com
mon sense and wise analysis, reduce
its refractory elements into service
able form My faith is that the lib
erty and freedom we enjoy are no
to perish from the earth. The creates
wakness of the people is in thei
monumental strength. Their energies
are prodiglous, but they must be di
rected by patriotic motives or the.
may, perchance, be employed in tear
ing down the pillars Of, the temple
Let us hope and devoutly pray tina
the people OF the present generation
will courageously and periodically pc
|, iuW lheH part III tue spirit Vi tnes
lines which, in conclusion, quote;
"The world is not old, tits the breal
of the dawning;
: His serpents young Hercules crush
ed, in his strength
= SO those that our slime of corruption
is spawning.
2 Rousing up, our young giant vii
: strange at length!
= Let the men who are men, who hat
meanness and lying