The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-03-06

itless enterprise OF groups OF heh u
is great also. very great, In Its mora
force Nowhere else In the world have
noble men aud women exhibited III
more striking forms 10, beauty and
the energy Of sympathy aud heipful
ness aud counsel In their efforts 10 rec
tify wrong. alleviate suffering and sci
the weak IN the way OF strength had
hope We have built up. moreover
great system OF government, when
has stood through u long age as IN
many respects n model for those who
seek TO set liberty upon foundations
that will endure against fortuitous
change, against storm and accident
our life contains every great thing and
contains II IN rich abundance
But the evil has come with the good
aud much fine gold has been corroded
With riches has come inexcusable
waste. We have squandered great
part OF what we might have used aud
have not stopped to conserve the es
ceeding bounty Of nature without
which our genius for enterprise wonld
have been worthless and impoteni
scorning 10 be careful, shamefnlly
prodigal as well as admirably efficient
We have been proud Of our Industrial
achievements, bul we have not NTH
erto stopped thoughtfully enough to
count the human cost. the cost OF iives
snuifed out. of energies overtaxed and
broken. the fearful physical aud spiI
ituaI cost to the meD and women and
children upon whom the dead weight
and burden OF II all has fallen pitiless
" the years through The groans and
agony of II all had not yet reached
our ears. the solemn. moving under
tone OF our life, coming mp out OF the
mines and factories and out OF every
home where the struggle had Its init
mate and familiar seat With the
great government went many deep se
cret things which we too long delayed
to look into and scruunize with can
did. fearless eyes. The great govern
ment we loved has too often been
made use OF for private and selfish
purposes. and those who used II had
forgotten the people
Duty Of Americans Outlined.
At last vision has been vouchsafed
US OF our life as whole. We see the
bad With the good. the debased and
decadent with the sound aud vital.
With this vision we approach new AT
fairs. Our duty il to cleanse. to re.
consider, to restore. to correct the evil
without impairing the good. to purify
and humanize every process OF our
common life without weakening or
sentimentalizing It. There has been
something crude and heartless and IN
feeling In our haste TO succeed and be
great Our thought has been, Let ey-
cry man look out for himself; let ev-
Dry generation look out for Itself"
while we reared giant machinery which
made II impossible that any but those
who stood nj the levers OF control
should have q chance TO look ont for
themselves We had not forgotten our
morals. We remembered well enough
that we had set up policy which was
meant 10 serve the humblest as well ns
the most powerful. with an eye single
TO the standards OF justice and fair
play, and remembered II with pride
But We were very heedless and fn q
hurry to be great
We have come now 10 the sober sec
ond thought The scales OF heedless
ness have fallen from our eyes We
have made up our minds to square ev-
cry procers OF our national life again
with the standards we 20 proudly set
np at the beginning and have always
rarried nj onr hearts. Our work La q
work OF restoration.
Things to Be Accomplished.
We have iietBizad with some degree
Of particularly the Thugs that ought
10 te altered. and here are some OF the
chief items A farlff which cuts Us off
from our proper part 10 the commerce
OF the world. violates the just priDci'
plies u TAXATION and makes the govern
nent q faclle instrument tn the haDds
Of priyHte Interests. banking and cur
reDcy system based upon The necessity
OF the government 10 sell its bonds nf'y
yean ago and perfectly adapted TO COZ
centraring cash and re~fricting credits;
an Industrial system which. take II on
all It's sides nnsDcisi N well ~ ad-
msnhuause. holds capital in ieading
strings. restricts the liberties and I'm
iu the opportunities Of labor aud ex-
plots without renewing Or conserving
the natural resources Of the country.
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