The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-10-01
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Chester,an says there are but two
ways OF respecting a creed-accept
81 OF DISPUTE IT,
So. though it take a two horse
power evacuator to blow the cob
webs from their befuddled brain.
yea. even though they, in the spirit
OF Samson. lay their Decorating
hands aga INST the sacred pillars of
the Republic. I still am inclined to
concede 10 our disciples OF social
demolition. candor. and the pious
EIelusion that they have about
abolished the Constitution and are
now tearing the very bone out Of
economic conditions, not to say> ey-
ssrlastlngly paralyzing the settle
meni. IL were better 20 dignity
their revolutionary screeds and yag-
aries with good-na-ured dissent; for
IL fatters their vanity 20 give them
an occasional gOoi. sound cussin'
besides. it's glorious m2rtyrdom-
its pie-to them. But have you
ever motto I'd the -anee weakness
the average reformer has for re-
forming the affairs Of others rather
than his own. wh-teyer may be his
standing as a model citizen? Perked
upon a nailkeg. be- LAYS out CONT
nents. constructs St-fe-. reforms the
nations OF the earth and rams his
unbaked theories down your guzzle
while his wife may be at home TAX
ing in washing. But let him have
slack. Give him a respectful, if a
long-suffering hearing. When he's
expounding OF his-his escutcheon.
- a body NAV say. don't wink at a
friend O. sing I'm Lookin' fer a
Lobs -er an I Think He'll Do" or
eve nthrow the slightest obstacle in
his way to blazes. It's awful. OF
course. and makes one want 10 jump
up screamiu' but you see liberation
Is ny idee.
II it weren't so pathetic it would
he real hilarious TO watch the grim
efforts and distressing anxiety Of
these student. stilted. self-contain-
ed. consequential and Onregenerated
Philistians cayortin IKE a hired az
gitator regenerating down-trod-
den and miserable world. It's plumb
seandlous the way they strut round
a defyin md q .temptin' OF the
wrath Of the embattled hosts Of
Israel
Theoretically. Socialism may be
an right. I fancy it would be ideal
in Mans Utopia. but this is not
Utopia. and I'm afraid when APP
piled 10 us poor mortals IL would be
like the man whose corpse Bill
Smith found dangling to a tree in
Arizona with the following inscrip-
ton pinned 10 his back: Hey.
there. II it's any OF your business
this was a mighty bad T9n in some
respects. but a id sight worse in
Others"
IL all does not turn on the per-
lection Of the system. The most
perfect on earth was the theocracy
of the Jews. 1t failed, not from
any imperfection OF the plan, be-
cause II was direct from God. but be-
cause OF the inherent frailties of
Jewish character. So much depends
upon the moral and intellectual
standard OF citizenship that most
politico-economic scientists have
agreed that the best form is the one
best adapted to the habits. temper
and moral character OF the people.
You could no more tempt Turk
with a Happy Hunting Ground than
an Indian with a harem.
Edwin Arnold Contends that that
IS besi that is administered best. As
a matter of fact, all our social and
political unrest is but growing pains,
the natural process Of the world in
adjusting itself TO new economic
conditions. IL is evolution. NOT rev.
olution, and IT would be- awful If our
Ohio county friends were TO start
needless revolution OF the whole
world right under Uncle Alb Chap
mans very nose. unbeknOwnst TO
anybody. They ought 10 be eX-
.tremely careful. They might touch
the dynamic thing on fore they
know g.
But why a revolution OF our relig-
ion. morals and politics when every
essential of free government. every
human right, liberty and aspiration
is provided for and protected in the
three great Anglo-SaXon principles.
Magma Charta. the Petition of
Rights and Habeas Corpus? tall
else being mere detail II 'hev have
seemingly failed. the fault will be
found In orr own shortcomings. not