The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-01-21
COUNTRY ALL RIGHT
A sTRIkINoIY srRoNo ARTICLE
~ COL. HARVEY.
THE WRITER SEES no CLOUD
"a Plea for the Conservation u
Common Sense" rhat 10 Meeting
With Cordial Approval.


A strikingly strong article BY Colo
mel George Harvey in the North
American Review. for September. 70
written in = view Of such hopeful
ness for the American future that It
has attracted wide attention. The
article II entitled, "A Plea for the
Conservation Of Common Sense" and
It IL meeting with the cordial ap-
prevail Of business men of all shades
Of political opinion throughout the en-
tire country. In part Colonel Harvey
says:
"Unquestionably = spirit Of unrest
dominates the land. But. II It be
true that fundamentally the condition
Of the country IL sound. must We
necessarily succumb to dependency.
abandon effort looking to retrieval
and cringe like cravens before clouds
that only threatenf Rather ought
We not to analyse conditions. search
for causes, md the root Of the dis
tress. which even now exists only in
mems minds. and then. after the
American fashion, apply such rem
edies ~ seems most likely to produce
benedcent results?
Capital and Labor Not Antason'stie.
1.-THE Link that connects labor with
capital IL not broken but We may not
deny that It II less cohesive than 1t
should be or than conditions war.
rant. Financially. the country 10
stronger than ever before In ita his.
tory. Recovery from panic 80
severe ~ that Of three years ago was
never before 10 prompt and compare
lively complete. The masses are
practically free from debt. Money 10
held by the banks in abundance and
rates are low.
why, than, does capital pause
upon the threshold Of investment?
The answer, We believe, to be plain.
Il awaits adjustment Of the relations
Of government to business. - Tho
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 extortton aad
saving the former from mad assaults.
.The solution 10 not easy to md
for the simple reason that the situ-
alton il without precedent. But u
mot progress being made along sane
and cautious linesf - -
Conserve Common esnss.
"Is> not the present. ~ we have
seem, exceptionally secure! What.
then, Of preparations for the futureS
| Patriotism il the basis Of our insti-
tutions. And patriotism in the minds
Of our youth IL no longer linked solely
with fireworks and deeds Of daring. 1t
II taught In our schools. A new
course has been added-a course in
loyalty. Methodically. our children
learn how to vote. how to conduct
primaries, conventions and elections.
how to discriminate between qualihcar
lions Of candidates and. finally, how
to govern a. well a. serve.a They are
taught to despise bribery and all
forms Of corruption and fraud A.
treason. Their creed, which they arc
made to know by heart. IL not COM
plex. 1t is simple. but comprehen.
siye. NO less beautiful In dictfon than
lofty in aspiration. These are the
pledges which are craven upon their
memories:
"As It il cowardly for soldier to
run away from battle, 80 1t is coward
" for any citizen not to contribute
his share to the weu-being Of his
country. America Is my own dear
land; she nourishes me. and l Will
love her and do my duty to her.
whose child, servant and civil soldier
l am.
"As the health and, happiness Of
my body depend upon each muscle
and nerve and drop Of blood doing
its work In its place, 10 the health
and happiness Of my country depend
upon each citizen doing his work In
his place.
These young citizens are our
hostages to fortune. Can we not
safely assume that the principles ami.
mating their lives augur well for the
permanency of the Republic! When
before have the foundation stones
Of continuance been laid with such
caro- and promise Of durability?
"The future, then, ID bright And
the present? But one thing u need
full. No present movement 10 more
laudable than that which looks to
conservation Of natural resources.
But let US never forget that the great
est inherent resource Of the Amer
ican people ID Common Sense. Let
that be conserved and applied with
out cessation. and soon 1t will be
found that all the ills Of which We
complain but know not Of are only
such AZ attend upon the growing
pains Of 4 great and blessed country
II capitalization.
Religion should be native. II
should be concrete and applicable.
RELIGION il the natural expression OF