Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-04
MR. MeApOO's OrP0RTUNITY.

We are taught in early youth. says
The American Press. that opportunity
knocks at least once al the door Of
every man. Many Of as may remain
dear 10 the sound. and TO others the
tapping seems so light il fails to at
tract particular attention But In the
case cf the Secretary Of the Treasury,
MIR McAdoo, there can be no mistake
rs 10 the sound. nor can he very well
sIumber through the din. The recon-
mendation for a departure from gov
eminent graft methods to government
methods of solid business, as advocat-
ed BIZ the publishers OF country news
papers. Is not a gentle tapping at my
chamber door" by any means. II Is
pounding so loud and 50 persistent
that Il must be reckoned with. OPP
portunIty comes 70 man usually in
proportion to the position IN life and
business in which he moves. Rarely
II ever is the average citizen permit
ted 10 be of powerfully constructive
value to his country. When he Is and
gfasps the chance. he rises, phoeniX-
like, from the ashes OF the great UNI
washed and finds his page in the his
tory OF his time But such case Is
unusual almost unique. Indeed, il is
rarely opportunity for such effective
public service as confronts Mr. Nc
Adoo comes even to men occupying
the exalted position of Secretary OF
the Treasury Usually his work Is
confined to the routine of national
finance. and II his boat drifts down
the stream and lands safely at It's
destination the Secretary passes in
and out OF office in tranquility, does
nobody very much good and nobody
very much harm and merges himself
into the great mass of men forgotten
But the war is with us. Problems
confront the country that daze the
mind. and il is vital TO our welfare
that the thinking power of the peo-
pie should be clarified and clarified
RAPIDLY. A nation is powerful and
great only in proportion to the
thought of its people. In the selling
of these liberty bonds the Secretary
of the Treasury has a duty to per
form that transcends in Importance
the mere peddling of government Sc
curities. He has the vital task OF
awakening the people to the realities
OF war as il is today. He must teach
them what finance means. They must
learn that government is no strong
or than they make it; that life ana
love and happiness are measured by
self-sacrifce and by reasonable thrift
and proper participation. in govern
ment. II may be an easy task for MT
McAdoo TO sell the next issue of the
liberty soan without advertising II, but
he can't sell il properly without adj
vertising it. He cannot sell it con-
structively for the nation without car
rying with the sale the education OF
the HUilOH ne NtAAtAN WINS AAA~
than the sale OF the bonds. II wants
absorbed with the securities knowl-
edge which means an inspiration TO
do and which is the bedrock of our
republic.
The road is not one of danger or of
experiment. The lights are clear,
marking the path of safety The few
miserable dollars involved in blazing
the trail mean little TO the publish
ers Of newspapers and even less TO the
government
But constructive leadership viii
mean much to both; the recognition
of the principle of justice will mean
much 10 both: the awakening of the
people will mean much TO both, and 1t
will mean much too. to the pioneer.
There's a knocking at the door, Mr.
AicAdoo Better wake up
afTI &c nE nAII APPS