The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-22


which happen al the moment TO be
unpopular This IS often the trHest
service that patriotic men can give
TO a democracy.
The rights Of men are now estab- |
lished III most countries, and the task
that confroDts modern societies Is 10
d, the masses OF men for self-goyern-
ment High devotion to this task 81
fitting not the few, but the many for
wholesome living and self-goyernmeni
IS one Of the rare privileges Of mod
ern life. To help III this task requires
a willingness to serve and an eager
ness TO pay the pslce Of such service.
II does not have adequate c0mpeRsa-
ton In material, 5swards. II requires
OF most men who enter It that they be
willing TO remain poor. To live COM
fortably. even magnificently. with the
body Is now a well-nigh national pas
sion. A better national ideal would
be to live wholssomely and be glad TO
give oneself 70 the getting OF those
things which have to do with a manly
I life. III the midst OF our vast mate
rial prosperity and consequent luxury
our national safety demands a class
Of men devoted 10 simple and seryice-
able living. While this kind OF career
Is not rich in material rewards. Il doss
bring a reward that is among the
sweetest fruits Of human life. the
sense OF having helped those who
need help. Il s a part Of our oDpor-
tunity 10 make more attractive this
career Of >. -yieeableness; and the re-
wards Of It are precious enough 10
make righi-thinkIng men willing 70
forego many o. he good things Of ma
terlal life This. I would emphasize
Is quite a different thing from despis-
ing wealth Of physical well-being. The
man that decrisd wealth and the we'll.
to-do IL almost without exception an
enyious man who Is really 10 hi heart
wil.ng 70 90 70 my lengths to get for
himself the things he assumes 20 de-
spise. This sour contempt for the
world Is altogether different from that
hearty deyotedness 10 your life and
work Of which | have spoken. Pow
erty Is j curse uAiess II Is what an an
Client English poet called glad pow
prty."
Tho right attitude towards the
owners Of Industrial properties Is
especially essential. The many re-
formers and welfare workers become
completely out II sympathy with the
employers OF labor. There are. % be
lsure. manufacturers who have no
concern FOR mill operatives. nut 1
believe that most Of the manufac.
turers Of this region are In sympathy
With their employees: and welfare
workers here. ! they are 10 sneceed,
must help 70 produce an even better
adjustment between the employer
and the empiUye The manufacturer
who does not regard the interests OF
the labofer as veil as the interests
lOf The stakeholder IL selfish CAPT.
Itallst. And the Welfare worker who
does not regard the interests Of the
stakeholder al sell as the interests
of the laborer Il AZ heart an IRE.
spOnsible demagogue. The selfish
capitalist and thn irresponsible dema-
Rogue are two d our great national
Ipeflls. The selisbncss Of the one
intensliies the recklessness OF the
other And because of the extreme
fadlcaiiam Of The dcmagogue the
conservative owner Of property often
resists efforts % Improve the coDdl-
lions 81 the Iaborer and rcsIsts re-
forms that would be useful 10 him.
self. 70 bis employees, and 10 society
In general. had labor conditions
and bad legislation governing isbor
come, think, from extreme radI-
calIsni and ra-c0naervatism. Wei
fare methods and legislation aaect-
lng capital and labor ought 10 be the
result Of the best wisdom Of the true
reformer and weIfarea worker who
respect the interests NJ the stock
holder on the one hand and Of the
capitalist who respects the Interests
Of the labofer on the other hand. the
1.-TWO co-oDefatihg together for the