Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
KEEP THINGS MOVING

ME- cannot reason with jackass and 1t
requires a genius to drive a mule. The
T. Q<11o distribution of literature at cheap
11ees among people who have been taught
rad by the most comprehensive system
uublic schools in the world has brought
ntout that the great masses OF Amer-
~ are neither jackasses nor mules. They
n be reasoned with and they do not
IN 10 be driven. Wherefore national
Nv, duly advertised. is as much the law
~ ne land as II 1t had been enacted by
IN Congresses. Public opinion is
1nhtIer force than all ti,> statutes ever
Written down, wherefore the formulation
'&g public opinion carries with 1t a respon.
1111ty Of unparalleled Importance. He
<1Se by his eloquence leads the people to
krouo . wrong course is the innocent
4 6Qny OF his country.
|2yTs are amazed sometimes by the reck-
~ exhcrtations to miserliness which APP
tar in public prints. Writers prate of
4 %Ifin as II 1t consisted in the art Of living
z WITHOUT spending. They seem to imagine
|3fhet an ideal condition would be the use
6rk Al income for the purchase of Govern.
t1mk securities. Save and save some more
81 ~ Argument. That is very good in it's
14V, only we are not looking for stagna-
SIf0H The nation has not only to put all
human factors to work, but 1t has to
< 10 money to work Money works
~ II circulates; it is idle when it does
Il 10 a good thing for a man to take
6art Of everything that passes through
hands and send 1t along directly to the
fesrDsnt till. but it is not patriotic to
the current.
Nj n1re is no money going out of this
1jdntry. We have most of the gold that
Soeo y In the world and we are keeping
me cash the Government borrows 1t
npondlng literally and throwing back
- The channels of trade. There will be
~ - much hard cash in the country
1en the war is over as there was when
1k bsGan. and probably more. But that
21onh will have been used two or three
Sjdonce of which will be in the form of
nfional debt. When a man puts hun.
/ko1 dollars into Government bond. that
Nopdrsd dollars is sure to come back after
Iolng its particular work. When a man
I<lys Z plano he is not committing a crime
last his country. Quite the contrary,
gbe the manufacturer of that piano will
~ profit. but the Government will get
mare. The traitor is the man who eats
1ljces Of wheat bread where one would
~ leaves sugar in the bottom of the
~ cup. There is not going to be any
<<1sAl supply Of luxuries The Govern.
Will take care of the supply OF non
flals. Manufactures who are pro.
m unnecessary things will not he pro.
~ them long. SO the chance to buy
- Will not be here long. No citizen
94 worry because he does not carr,
4oeU on his dimes. The only place hi
9e . paddock is on his stomach.
&horo has not been a time in the his
~ Is the country when profit was more
cd>d than now. Profit that is the result
<pvtfon we have governmental instru
o1t&ss TO take care Of Legitimate
4pflt resulting from vast expansion
~, is an asset on which the Gov.
relies. We need not worry about
q the war In dollars so long e.
~ making dollars at home.
pnght not to be an era of tight
ocpg nations or among men. w.
9ilow the example Of Uncle San
4tage. He is buying what h,
~ needs and passing something
~ % his friends that are in need
Hnoht to buy what they want ant
)ling enough aside to assist IL
q Uncle Sans pockets wher
ST empty.
~ things moving.