Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-05-07

tons there with considerably more
Edependability than ON with more
limited experience who have had their
say pretty fully and freely.
Naturally the theme Ii too large
for an ephemeral latter, and VIII
contine myself to one special phase,
viz: The disparagement of the Mex
lean character so commonly INDUCED
In, which long ago was concentrated
ia the typical designation Of them as
I g~reasers," . term intended 70 be dis
paraging and insulting.
I have no brief for the defense Of
the general character OF the Mexican
people, but / want to give my testi.
mony and estimate as to their inner
ent worth az citizens and members OF
the human IN my opinion, and
hold to the opinion tenaciously, the
Mexican Is intelligent, much more SO
than many immigrants admitted with
out question Into the United States,
An active, Intelligent brain shows an.
cestral development, still In process
OF hereditary transmission; prepoten-
cy that inspires survival in the con
test of races for d place In the sun,
The Mexican is naturally Indus.
trious. Some say he is moi, but we
must all remember that the normal
stimulus to industry must be supplied,
the ancient agricultural wage Of 25c
per day would be a very Inadequate
incentive after silver was demonetiz-
ed and thence dropped from a pur-
chasing value OF $l.2929 ID gold per
ounce to less than so cents. To my
own testimony on this point I may
add that of Texans with whom I con
yersed ten years ago, who all assured
me they did not know what they
would have done for agricultural la
Dor when the negroes abandoned IT
had 1T not been for the Mexicans who
took their places. To this We may
add the significant testimony Of the
numerous placards at intelligence of
fees Offering inducements to Mexi-
cans to accept work IN railroads and
industrial enterprises,
Again, the Mexican is naturally a
faithful, loyal associate and helper;
he Is trustworthy; he esteems it q
priceless honor to be confided In and
his resistance to unfaithfulness is
strong. All men. however. i~rrespect.
i've Of nationality, II distrusted and
watched will frequently let the watch.
ger have what he is looking for, while
If the same men r put upon their
honor and not watched, few there be
who will not feel their resistance to
unfaithfulness profoundly strengthen
ed, growing, developing to normal.
Some say a Mexican will steal your
eyes out II you give him q chance.
Under the same circumstances that
"a Mexican steals a negro steals, and
so will and does the white man-with
exceptions Of adamantine virtue that
proves the rule.
Civilization carries mankind a long
way from the ancient estate when
most Of the worlds land, minerals,
forests, waters and game were in
common, for each to take sufficient
for his daily needs.
Civilization (so-caIled) parcels out
It's best land in huge to those
who are powerful enough to stand off
the rest of the crowd. It Individual.
ICES the ownership of the localities
containing minerals, the forests, gives
special privileges for the use Of wa
tiers and for a host Of other human
activities. Doubtless all those who
by favor Or inheritance find them,
selves we'll supplied with all these de
sirable and valuable natural %resourc'
es and privileges are highly civilized
They are honest, they do not steal
they do not have to-any more; they
get along-if they choose to-without
stealing, But what about those who
find themselves in a civilized world,
yet not within the breastworks, but
quite outside Of il, principally in pos
session to keep moving on the high
way. Well. for them little is left but
TO become dependents Of those who
being in action before the rest were
born, got about all that was In sight,
following the advice Of the thrifty
wife Of an Indiana settler to her hus-
band: When you are a-gittin', GIT
plenty.
Then the unciyiHzed multitude set
Ties down as tenants-atrwll Of the
civilized owners Of all there il, and
soon they are succeeded By their chill.
dren to the manner born, who never
knew anything better and are less apt
to surmise that perhaps Things are
not arranged quite as they should be.
Thus the economic pressure begins
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