La Junta tribune., 1911-11-11

evolution. BY evolution the
- human race has reached It's
present state OF development and effl-
cheney. Depite this fact. there has
developed. in the race. within the
last comparatively few years, dis
position to use the ADVANCEMENT
mad. In syiiogistical reasoning and
argument. to dodge personal RESPONSE
bility and put the blame for every
thing that happens anywhere but
upon the individual The tendency
OF paiernalism In our gos"rnment
tends to foster and encourage this at
titude
Two men Nalk down a dark pas
saycuay: one stubs his toe upon an
unseen obstacle and falls. he anathe
ma,ises the designer of the building.
the owner OF the building. the les.
see OF the building. the servant who
left the obstruction In the hall~ya
and the person In charge OF the build
ing who left the building unlighted.
Covering a ~iie range. he finds eS'
eryone at faul, bu, himself. Having
picked himself up he goes his way
without having learned anything.
The other fellow. stumbling over
the same unseen article. rises aud
communes with himself thusly: II
should have pursued my way down
the dark passage~ay with more care
because the darkness made II impo-
sible to sc. Instructions. must re
member the location OF this par'icu-
lar obstruction that upon another oc-
casion | will not again fall The
consequence IL, one returns through
the hallway and falls again. the
other returning avoids the obstruction
and the fall.
Many. " not most OF our largest
and most respected busincsso are
conducted upon the basis that when
a mistake occurs no one is responsi'
BILE: each man from III. president
down. or even beginning 1i,b III"
borad OF directors. Will go through
a long argument to explain his IN
diyidusl lack OF responsibility. until
at last 1t reaches the office 10y.
and he. not being permitted to talk
back and not having had tn. expert
encc In dodging responsibility that
his superiors have had. 10 loaded
with the blam. and kicked through
the door on the other hand. the
business which stands firmly upon
its feet aud Whose organization will
stand IN. closest Kind Of an eSamin'
alton. instead Of the superficial one
that the public usually gives to a
business. has reversed the order OF
things The president Is absolute
ly responsible" for any mistake that
occur. In the business and the pres.
ident ia turn holds each head of
department. personally responsible for
the mistakes that occur In his de
partm.nt
In our social lIfe Of today few hus-
bands consider that the love of
their wives T. a thing that they
Great. by making themselves lo,able
Few wives realize that the husbands
love aud attention waud"rs from his
nom. because they fail TO make them
selves loyable II both the husband
and wif. realized N" happiness Of
the home depended upon them a.
matter of personal responsibility more
progress Ia our daily happinr - would
be attained The records OF our
courts and the columns Of our news
papers too often proclaim the att
tude of both the husband and the
wife IN that they ought To b. loved.
that IL IL thing OF obllgaiion and
cf right. q duty TO be performed by
the other party 10 the contract Too
seldom is II realized and understood
that both the husband and the wife
live Ia m. love that they create In
the breast OF the other and that the
failure 10 create the love and respect
of the other Il a matter Of personal
responsibility and Is matter Of per.
-,nal failure.
I, IL the habit OF the parent To
dcpiorc the fact that their children
lack the character and training OF
manliness which is desirable. and II
Is not an unusual thing to hear
parents say of the child. why has
God cursed me with u child whose
faults are as fragrant AS this ones.
Whereas. had this parent, when a.
suming the responsibilities of mar.
rias. and parcn,agc.soughi 10 realize
the responsibilities which they were
assuming aud sought to educate them