The Harrison times., 1917-10-06
Editor Harrison Times
BY 7. ]. Estes.

Editor Harrison Times:
told you | wanted to write some
thing on right living; the dark present
and the bright future 10 come after
the mists and clouds and the smoke
of battles and destruction have clear
ed away and the real light of reason
and justice bursts forth in its beauty
and splendOr.
Yes, dear friends, beyond the dark
clouds of battle and destruction
beyond the strife, the hatred, the
surging armies, the roar of cannon,
the bursting of shells, the crushing of
bones and tearing of flesh, the wailing
and weeping, the suffering and dying;
beyond the inhumanity of man to
man. beyond the greed and selfish.
ness of kings, kaisers, autOcrats, plu-
tocrats and tyrants, and the absolute
rule of wicked and heartless men,
there is beautiful lining; there is a
bright prospect and a glorious hope;
when the old and barbarOus things,
causes and conditions have passed
away and the new and real democracy
the new alignment on humane, just
and International cooperative lines
have been established-whe the ban
ner of freedom, peace, world fedora
ton and real world democracy is un.
furled-when one nation will be for
all nations and all nations for one
nation-when, not might, but right
will rule, and the weak will have the
protection of the strengthen tyran-
NY autocracy, oppression and injus-
tice is scorned and despised by all
nations and peoples-when the dense
fog of prejudice, ignorance and super
stition gives way to intelligence and
reason-when the brute, the unnatur-
al, the inhuman selfishness and greed
(the devil in mani gives way to the
natural real, pure, unbiased, unes-
tranged instincts, natures and natural
affections of man-when we care land
we Will see the abnormal, the un-
tenable immoral, unchristian, uncivil,
unsocial, unjust, unfair conditions of
the past; and the great grand and
noble aspirations and possibilities of
a just democratic, international and
cooperative government of all ma
tions, for the cooperative good, peace,
progress and prosperity of ala unit
ed world; real civilized world; a
world of human beings for human
good-when we can be real men, nat
ural men, real Christians, real Citi
zens, real patriotic home owners
home lovers and home protectors;
with natural emotions, natural affec-
tions, natural instincts; with high,
just and pure aspirations, ambitions
and purposes in life.
But you may say: That is fine, but
too good to be real. Is there any.
thing too good for man-for Gods
people, for whom all good things were
created? Is anything too good for us,
yes, all nations and people to work
and strive for? Isn't it much better
to see the good and work for it than
the bad? Yes, you may think this all
a dream or a fancy, but | verify be-
lieye it is now in the making. OF
course, conditions now are dreadful
but THE darkest hour is just before
day" and strong medicine often
brings quick results; and after the
storm and wild excitement will come |
the calm and reflection, and We'll |
look on the wreck, the folly and de-
struction, and reason and a new era
will follow.
Call it what you may; but amid |
and beyond the crush of empires the
destruction Of kings, despots and ty
rants and a wreck of nations, | can
see a new light--a new alignment-G |
new era-a new world, if you please,
emerge. This is my anticipation and
hope Let's live, strive and hope for
the best as God intended we should |
and bear with unfortunate and bad !
as best we can.