The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-06-17
GET DOWN AND PUSH.
An Appeal to the Citizens of Garrett
County

Every county has its men of wealth
its prominent citizens-people who
are looked upon as the community
leaders.
And as they lead, so will the COM
munity be.
If YOU have accumulated a COM
potency and are enjoying that life of
ease to which you are entitled, it is
time for you to think of your com
munity, of your children, of your neigh
boris little ones.
Your county needs your strength,
your assistance.
GET DOWN AND PUSH.
The generation that is passing away
started you on the road to affiuence,
pushed you along life's pathway, head
ed you for that goal which you now
enjoy.
They gave you push, and your own
energy, and perseverance and deter
mination did the rest.
Now you are on top and new gene
ration is springing up, and they have
an ambition to achieve.
But their goal is long way up, and
the road is steep, and there are many
obstacles to be overcome before your
children and your neighbours children
may hope to reach the goal of their
ambition.
The community standard in vogue
when you were a boy was doubtless
high for these times, but the same
standard is hopeless today-a relic of
the past-an impossibility OF the future.
To maintain its relative position in
the world your community muse pros
per, and grow, and expand.
And your children are confronted
with these changing conditions.
To hold your county and town down
to the early standard is like cutting the
throat of your faithful dog, or casting
your bank book into the flames.
But advancing its material interests
is like casting the loaves and fishes to
the hungry multitudes.
You are successful past has en-
riched you of it's wealth-the future is
one of peace for you.
But what of the children of today
what of those growing to manhood and
womanhood only to be forced to meet
the serious problems of a few years
hence?
What of the future of your own de-
scendants?
A retarded commercial spirit, a throt
tied community growth, all portend a
struggle with adversely in the years to
come.
Other men OF means and prominence
will act, and other communities will
forge to the front and prosper-and if
your community simply remains station
cry it will soon be subsisting on the
crumbs that others cast aside.
What are you going to do about it
you men of means and the ability to
act?
Are you going to get down and push?
Are you going to assist your children,
as your father assisted you?
Are you going to give your county and
your town shove to the front-a boost
that will mean prosperity for the fu.
ture?
A town that is worth living in is
worth boosting.
And all good citizens are boosters.
This world is moving at rapid pace,
and America leads the van, in the po-
sition of honor-or would you prefer to
see them ambling along in the dust of
more progressive people?
The great opportunity for commeroi-
cIal and community advancement is here
now-is looking for word of encourage
ment from you-is waiting for your
action.
But by the time your sons reach
mans estate opportunity will have
marched on-and into the waiting en-
brace of other communities.
That is, unless you act now, and to
some purpose.
One hand may not raise a stone, but
many hands make light work of the
heaviest burdens.
There are many hands in your COM
munity-hands capable of performing
wonderful feats in community building.
Perhaps yours are two of those hands.
But hat are the many hands dong?
Are they pushing showing boosting
to the front?
Or are they pulling dragging re-
tarding the growth of your community.
and your people?
What are your hands doing, brother?
Will You Help Us?
Don I knock only on the door Small