Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26

who genuinely discouraged genuinely pess
s who feel that the world has that the develop
of our social system too slow.
that the kind of civilization which have
WE capable Of We building upward
slowly through the dark We shall improvement
the future the past The great scheme
subject which labor mercfu scheme and allowed
little at eastathough of us imagine that
we are going backward AND NONE OF US IS CAPABLE OF
REALIZING THE GREAT ULTIMATE RESULT.
any who feels pcssmistic about America and
civilization in general these statements
great of humanity has been drunkenness DRUNKEN
NESS HAS SYSTEMATICALLY DIMINISHED EVERYWHERE
OUTSIDE OF THE SAVAGE RACES.
The greatest of all cfses this world has been ignorance
IGNORANCE HAS DIMINISHED IN THE PAST HUNDRED
YEARS AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF THE WORLD TO AN
EXTENT UNKNOWN IN HUNDRED CENTURIES PAST
The printing press for the brain,
greatest conceivable work work far superior to that done for
transportation by the engine No has right
pessmisticaly realizes worlds
history the man WHO CAN NOT READ is AN EXCEPTION
Another dreadful feature of life poverty
Poverty still have with and only much BUT
ERTY IS DIMINISHING. Men within the lives of those
struggling have been doubled and quadrupled
The long hours of work that deadened the brain
progress impossible have been very much diminished
No has right talk pessimistcaly when
him hundreds of thousands MIONS-of working men and
earning at least decent livelihood able feed their am
lies, and above all FREE FROM SERVILITY ABLE TO LOOK
AN EMPLOYER IN THE FACE
Superstition and brutality and cruelty bred by
fss O. 9WFP poWER v Still GSSS BUT 1T
no bonfre where human beings burned alive, TO THE
GLORY OF GOD"
No who has looked into past the rack
the burning h the Wretched creature tortured with all the nge
nuity that superstition could devise any right pems
ucaly about the present.
AS for it that means
tanned perfection But have at least escaped from hereditary
brutality tins country and nearly everywhere longer
have vile kings breeding degenerate called princes
ng the Threats by the hundreds Of
country fighting another.
We Do fight sla the dogs fight are not yet civilized
but we at least fight more or less of our
We have at this in the United money
Money which power organized for its projections and
It DOES Cypress the people.
But how superior 1t to the supeSouS government
heathen world in the dark superior to the faI GOV
lutte monarchy that succeeded feudalism,
true that the people ARE FOOLED while the people
have their votes and while within their power them
selves and better their conditions they THEIR
MINDS TO- no man has right to talk pessimscaly
There day when the prisons country cost hun
dred times much all the schools together
Think how that has changed How splendid thing when Won
INTO American the biggest finest costest
building, FREE AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOL, This" country
has congratulate itself upon achieved
AND UPON THE POSSIBILITIES BEFORE TT ESPECIALLY
All that is required from the citizens is INDEPENDENT
THOUGHT AND INDEPENDENT ACTION In past they have
been much taken up with their individual supplies of money
They have taken government much for granted
They better that AND THEY WILL There is no ground
for pessmism.