The Glenwood post., 1913-03-08

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We have 1toaissd With soDe degrss
sf DarttcsAAFity tAs thiags that ought
to - Uttered and here are some ol
~ chief items: A tariR which cuts
- OF fr00 our proper part in the
commerce Of the world, violates the
last principles Of taxation. and makes
the government . facile instrument In,
the hands Of private interests; 4 bank
ing and currency system based upon
the necessity Of the government to
sell its bonds Afty years ago and per-
fectly adapted to concentrating cash
and restricting credits; an industrial
system which, take II on all its sides,
Ananctal - we'll as administrative,
holds capital In leadiag strings. re-
stricts Tie Liberties and limits the op-
DortSnities = labor. and exploits with
out reoswiAg or conserving the nat.
ural resources ef the oosatry; Q body
Of AsrSesltarA sctivities never yet
given ths s0eSssey Of great business
un1eFtakiAGs o. sef> 1 As Il t. Juld Be
through tie instrunentality OF science
taken directly to the farm. or afforded
the facilities Of credit best suited to
its practical needs: water courses un.
developed. waste places unreclaimed,
forests untended. fast disappearing
without plan or prospect Of renewal.
unregardsd waste heaps at every mine.
We have studied as perhaps no other
nation has the most effective means
of production. but We have not studied
cost or economy as we should either
~ organizers Of industry. As states
men, or as individuals.
Government for Humanity.
Nor have We studied and perfected
the means by which government may
be put at the service of humanity. in
safeguarding the health of the nation.
the health Of its men and its women
and its children ~ well As their rights
In the struggle for existence. This is
no sentimental duty. The firm basis
Of eovernmsnt IL justice. not pity.
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can Be 10 equality or opportunity. the
hrst essential Of justice in the body
polite. II nsa and women and chill
drea - not shielded In their lives.
their vsry vitality. fro0 the coase-
auesess q greet Industrial aaA social
peooessss vhish tAsy cannot alter.
eootsua. - eingly oeDs With. 1oeiety
0aat - 70 II tAak II 1oss not itself
cfusA o. weaken Or damage its own
constituent parts. The Arst duty Of
Law = 70 kssp sound the society It
serves. Sanitary laws. pure food laws.
and laws determining conditions Of
labor which individuals are powerless
to determine for Themselves are init.
mate parts Of the very business Of jus
tice and legal efnciency.
These are some Of the things We
ought to do. and not leave the others
undone. the old-fashioned. neverto-be.
neglected. fundamental safeguarding
Of property and Of individual right
This 10 the high enterprise Of the new
day; to lift everything that concerns
our life ~ . nation to the light that
shines from the hearthfire Of every
mans conscience and vision Of the
right. 1t 10 inconceivable that We
should do this - partisans; 1t 10 in.
conceivable We should do It in ignor-
ance OF the facts ~ they are or in
blind haste. We shall restore. not de.
stroy. We shall deal with our econ
omic system - 1t 10 and a. it may
be modified. not ~ It might be II We
had . clean sheet Of paper to write
upon; and step by step We shall make
it what It should be. in the spirit Of
thoss who question their own wisdom
and seek counsel and knowledge, not
shallow self-satisfaction or the excite
ment Of excursions whittier they can.
not tell. Justice. and only onstics.
shall always b our motto. 4
NatisN Deeply stlrrs1
And yet It will be NO cool Ysocess
Of mere science. The nation has been
deeply stirred, stirred BY . solemn
passion. stirred BY the knowledge OF
vroag. Of ideals lost. Of sovernment
too often debauched and made an in
strument Of evil. The feelings with
which we faes this new age Of right
and opportunity sweep across our
heaft-strings like some air out Of
Gods own presence, where Justice and
mercy are reconciled and the fudge
and the brother are one. We know
oaf task to - no mere TASK Of politics
bs4 . task which shah search -
thRoagA and through. whether ws -
abss - undsrstand or dne and The
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