Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-10-11
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AFRO-AMER|cAN 'CULL|NCS
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No task within human ROVER II I'M
possible of accomplishment when con.
certed action is exerted; for that
which is burdensome to the few. be-
comes easy to the many whose united
efforts are utilized. Those mighty
enterprises which have benefited
mankind in every age are the results
of that combination outlined by hui
man genius, and operated by numbers
for the service Of man. The agencies
ELECTED for the exploration of earth's
hidden treasures are the powerful In
ventions of human skill which the
necessity Of the times evokes to re-
,duce to practical usage. Things OF
magnitude could never be operated
without the existence Of this COM
tbination. so necessary to the better
,ment OF conditions. The prosperity
OF the world IL dependent upon It's
practice; and civilized nations owe
their greatness to having tmbibed 1t
into their racial customs. Individuals
as well as races rise or fall In proper
ton to the manner in which they
accept or reject this principle; and
the least prosperous are those who
exhibit their indifference to this vital
issue. To stride upward is prime
consideration in human thought and,
although abundant fruit may not re-
ward desires, 1t usually proves re-
sponsive to energy and persistence.
The creation of comforts for our en-
joyment emerges from the source OF
UPTON, which backing endeavors en-
ables the performers to achieve won
derful results. The noble deeds
wrought In the interest OF our fellow
man are spurs to ambition along sim
flar lines, the possession Of which
proves q blessing to all who fall be-
meath their influence. In the march
Of progress. the laggard who falls be-
hind the procession is wholly lost
to view; and that little which his
feeble activity contributes to civiliza-
ton is overshadowed by the brilliant
achievements Of more daring spirits.
The times are ever gliding forward
to wider realms y.
Hoarded energy should never be diA-
sipated In useless expenditures nor
should 1t lie dormant when oppor-
tunity for betterment presents itself.
The greatest benefits which adorn the
age result from that mutual assistance
which mankind lends his brother, thus
strengthening his purpose to grapple
with the problems Of life. A people
incapable of realizing the beneficial
efforts of organized and cooperative
union, whether in government or any
other sphere Of action, will ever be
the prey of the more progressive, who
readily recognize their advantage and
will use 1t in usurping the rights Of
their brethren. 1t is upon this
ground that the caucasian is
enabled to subdue the earth.
Processing the less-favored loca-
,tion geographically. he has pushed
his prowess into distant climes and
,unfurled to the breeze his banner In
the most favorable Of earth's domains.
These gifts are granted as rewards
to the spirit Of chivalry. which in ev-
cry age crowned heroic brows. II
10 not thus with the sons of Ham.
Granted the garden spot of all the
lands within the gift of Jehovah, yet.
because of his lack of cohesive force,
he ia an alien in his own home and
forced to accept whatever of privi-
ieEes the usurpers may choose to be-
stow The negro may not always be
belated. Necessity may teach him
what intuition taught others. and may
be profit by the lessons which his cir
cumscribed situation has given. Then
he, too, will see the good to be de-
rived from union in whatever he I'M
dertakes.-Atlanta Ethiopian Leader.