Evening journal., 1914-02-10
CITY MANAGER
HOPED FOR BY
CHARTER MEN
Referendum League Hears Of
DR.. DOIe'S New Whining
ton Ideas
HAS ELABORATE PLAN
OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

tral Bank Building last night. The
theme Of Mr.. Dole's paper was "lhe
New Wilmington" The meeting was
well attended and Francis !. DUPONT
presided. introducing Mr.. Dole and
Horace G.. Easthurn as the speakers
Mr. Dole said:
''rhe good Book says. Behold
make all things new. Some people
think that this promise was never
meant for Wilmington. Every new
enterprise that Is unselfish and for
the true good Of the city, is met with
the cry. o. you cannot do that in
Wilmington. There is no use trying,
Wilmington was always bad, and al
ways will be-
'The promise that all things shall
be made new is as much for VIII
mington as for any other city or
thing. Wilmington viii be made
new, but when that happy day shall
be. depends upon our citizens avail
ing themselves Of the promise by
adopting the spirit that can work the
change.
"The first essential to the pros
periiy and happiness Of our city is
n popular awakening to a higher cit
izenship on the part OF all, and a
popular realization of present oppor-
tunities
wilmington is not exceptional in
being misgoverned and backward.
The same methods that prevail here
have once been quite universal. Our
unfortunate stagnation and discour-
agement. the regrettable methods of
doing things In both city and state,
-. he I'd ~ 10 a. y
one person. They are the result OF
the prevailing system, the legitimate
fruits Of our planting. Not the indi-
yidual but the public Is at fault for
not laying the axe at the root Of ev-
FRY tree that does not bear good
fruit.
1t is important to have right views
Of the powers that make for justice
IN state affairs. saw few days
ago an account OF school recently
sprung up. that teaches patriotism 70
be bad thing. II says that patriot
ism leads TO wars, and that before
war can be abolished, patriotism
must be destroyed.
Since seeing the statement / have
frequently wondered how many there
are that do not see the error In
Reaching that 10 remove war. patriot
ism must be destroyed. Patriotism
should not be destroyed, but rightly
defined and cultivated.
at seems that oftimes some have
thought that II Is not IN violation OF
fruc patriotism to exploit their ma
tive town for personal gains. as 4
cities existed for no other purpos'
than for politicians. contractors, anS
spectators 10 make money out o
them. Those who so think do moi
realize what patriotism u.s. We have
often heard political speakers advo
eating measures for promoting loca
good which were unjust 10 other cit.
lea Of the state. True patriotism re-
cards local good. but not local good
al the unjust expense Of other towns
True patriotism requires every indl-
vidual 10 exalt above his personal
gains the good OF the city. No true
patriot will do injustice 20 a city The
spirit OF our city should be such that
every citizen should desire honesty
economy. and justice I'm all city ar
fairs.
Frequently We hear measures ad.
gocated for the benefit Of one state
10 the detriment of another. A tru,
patriot would be as strongly against
measure TO promote the good of his
state at the unjust expense of anoth
rr. as he would be against a measure
for the gain of another state al the
unjust expense Of his own. Patriot
Ism cannot be contained within stat,
lines.
True patriotism does not engendel
wars. for under right definition
patriotism regards the welfare OF an
other nation even as its own. fee
that the nations of the earth ar,
coming into this larger and truei
patriotism We ought not to desir,
Rny prosperity of our country oh
sained unjustly or TO the unjust dis
advantage OF another people To de
sire such a thing, is gigantic theft
Patriotism is the Just love OF ones
fountry. Such a patriotism will lea,
ene TO defend his country aeains
enemies, and also TO prevent. so fai
Rs he can. his country doing injus.
tice 10 any other nation. no matter
bow small or how large. This kint
Of patriotism. the love Of intrinsic
absolute justice. will fast hasten IN
lime when the nations will beat thei
ewords into plowshares and thei
spears into pruning hooks, and stud,
war no more.
~The spirit that will do the mos
Tor our city must be unselfish. on &C
I've unselfishness. which Is earnest
hopeful, intelligent good will. genu
he patriotism. We do not help
good cause by becoming embittered
snd abusive. When ones teeth ar
set on edge. when he Is malienan
and manifests the spirit OF destruc
lion, he does not help the cause o
right. He retards II. The spirit tina
conquers. and conquers because II
,onvinces. is the spirit of upbuildinr
Ihe spirit Of hope. and universal GOO
will. There should be no war be
tween capital and labor; they ar
Rlutually helpful. and each has il
lse. The essential thing is just rela
lions between the two. Truth
bound to win. In this faith we shoul
work, and because We know tina
truth will eventually win, we shoul
be always hopeful. and We can affor
70 be patient and wage the battle IN
TO death. even with a smile of 10Y O
pur faces. and the spirit OF happines
IN our hearts
ITO make Wilmington new, ia
public must rise to the occasion, be
some interested in the larger form
of good, and intelligently support Z
the poles not candidates OF partie
but men who will exalt the gener;
welfare above selfish and smaller II
terests. Never have the two gre;
parties so loosely held their consti
aency City affairs should and ca
De absolutely non-partisan. The cii
IS unit II IS a big business COZ
norafion. The people should n,