The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-19

certainly reach an attainment
Now ii we have rightly answered these pre-
liminary questions, it necessarily follows there
for that the men for the greater Ontario. must
endeavor to make actual these fundamental ee-
mentS OF greatness. L will therefor briefly and
specifically indicate the kind of men who must
consistently and successfully boost Ontario.
III. Men of Ideals.
1. These ideals demand unselfish men.
Graft should be foreign to every man i'm On
tariO. So intense and general should be the hat
red for selfishness, that all stingy old money
bags would feel SO uncomfortable that either
they would fall in line with unselfishness on move
out. Who ever makes personal gain by unfair
and unscrupulOus methods that would dishonor
the fair name of a city, should be unceremonious-
ly knocked out. We want a spirit of fairness
that gives every man the chance he deserves, and
the kindly generosity that will lead men to help
the general good, even though there be no direct
financial returns
z. Moreover the men must be men of honor
Not simply honest in business relations, but hon
orable enough to uphold the sacred rights of and
especially the sacredness Of moral and legal in
stltutlons. Give us men who are as great as we
hope to attain If Ontario should within the
next hve years gain three thousand people who
nave no regard for the laws of our state and city.
than no small number of our men who live here
now, haye no reason for doubling that ontario
would be one of the degrading cities of the Pac-
ifc Coast
Ii we could only change the proportions of
this city there would come from it wholesome
SAVIOR that would change its entire atmosphere.
repeat that greater Ontario must have mon
VINO respect not only personal moral law but al
SO uphold the sacredness and integrity of statute
law.
LII. Men of Larger Vision
l. Again, greater city must have men who
Will make possible institutions and industries
that Will support large population
The basis OF life is prosperity. You cannot
make good people any more than You can make
bad unless you make it possible for them TO live
comfortably and in sufficient plentifulness. We
need men who can create wealth and help others
to create wealth for themselves Men who can
give employment to honest and profitable toll
z. We need men who love God more than
gold You will observe that this pillar runs
through the entire structure of truth, which |
have endeavored to erect. 1t makes man I'M
selfish, it cOmpells man to be honorable il
makes one more wisely considerate for the tenn
poral flare of others, as well as to care right
ly for himself. When Ohio was i'm the western
reserve, there were two townships one founded
by an infdel, the other by christian Each
drew to himself his kind. The nfdel township
has not produced one of note, and less than
twelve who have attained higher education.
The christian township has sent ont lawyers,
editors, and has built schools churches, hosp-
tals and, though naturally less fertile, has far
outstripped its infide rival in material prosper.
ity.
Men in Ontario who are Goddess are so be-
cause they are selfish and seek their own selfish
satisfaction.
Any city that lives for self, forgetting God,
will never be great
Then to have greater city we must build it
upon the principles of righteousness that en-
alteth nation"
Said Garheld: Il mean to make myself
man, and if | succeed in that, shall succeed in
everything else"
David in Psalm 1876, said, "Let my tongue
ceave to the roof of my mouth, if l remember
thee not; if prefer not Jerusalem above nv
joy"
The Psalmest in Psalm 1O7 four times uses
this expression, ''Oh that men would praise