Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-27

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You may have the chnnce some
day" Long afterward. thinking over
this scene. he seemed to remember
that her voice was very tired: he sup.
posed II was because the strain of the
watching had been too much for her.
And he thought of many things be
sides his relation to Eleanor Gilbert.
When Tom llaggin. in his rough way
told him of the sorrow the people had
shown for his sickness Rob felt his
heart suddenly expand In deep.
strong affection for them. They were
bis peoplr-his not because his ma
chine had whipped them into submis
sion. but because he. though unworthy
lived In their hearts.
He knew that over the land were u
hundred million others like those OF
his city-nll struggling always. produc
ing always. giving TO humanity the
equivalent for the right and means TO
live giving more than the equivalent,
giving more and better than they re.
ceivcd from the world. A brave. pa
tient. Woodworking. faithful. deserving
people these! rity the man who could
not feel a thrill Of pride that lie was
one OF them! Bob suddenly knew that
love of ones people Is n distinct. def.
mite. ovprmastpring emotion which ex
ats a man and dwarfs his petty self.
He knew of the great common"
people of the land. whose lives ate he
ing worn out In the effort to produce
o..
end having nothing but the necessity
for increased. harder effort, looking
about them in dazed wonder and
plaintiveiy demanding: "Why Is 1t that
We cannot rest Why have we moth.
ing? Whittier has II gune-that which
we have created"
Whittier had II gomez He knew the
answer. II gloomed solemnIy down NJ
HIM from million dollar palaces. hunk
ell hoarsely through the streets from
costly imported automobiles. flashed
brilliantly from hejewelcd fingers. kept
cleaning neCks and shoulders warm
In the face of shivering poverty. CUR
gled IN gOblets OF precious vintares,
raced painting under the wire. Above
all. he read the answer In tue terrific
power of the modern feudal system.
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since he himself had once been a part
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IN fir. tho engines that run tho mn
tiop's noIi,icnI machinery md whence
th,t corruptiop fupd came
A pntIon. n grent peopIe. was being
bourht. wus being sold into slnvery.
And MI this was wrong. in denial of
th. ideals of the commonwealth. in
} disobedIence of the natural law which
saws. LET a mans reward be meas.
ured by his value to humanity" He
would do nothing to disturb the just
} balance OF the state. To his executive
brain organization and equilibrium
were prime essentials. hut there was
there must bc--some means by
which the injustice could he corrected.
the worlds happiness and the reward
ot effort more equitably distributed
lie could not then PROFOUND the rem
edy But one thing he knew-the rem
edy when found could never he mp
piled so long as the machinery OF gov
eminent remained In the power oil
those against whom the remedy was
to apply.
What was 10 be his part? That ques'
ton had been answered when HaGgin
told him Of his city's Borrowing In his
suffering These people-his people!
Tie was huinbIed 10 the DUST Anu
then, even IN us mummy lie was
raised again by the Inspiration tha'
was never 10 forsake nim'
u nave been faiiure' 'housht th's
man whose briiliaht success hat'on
was considering wohderingiy' since
nave missed the rea' meaning VI IRE
Thrse nre my people, tney heeo NE
Let me server
LET me server kathleen repeated