The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-03
THE OLD HOME towns.



stand stlll because a lcw men ialh
constantly Of the natural advantages
Of the place but never taxi advantage
Of those natural advantages to make
the place busy happy and euntenled
+ There Is as mueh competition Among
cities to-day for Industrial progress aH
there IL between the business concerns
of any one losu or locality Cities
( that have ma chamber Of commerce are
no longer considered by large corpora
/ iious when they expand or seek nea
I iaCatiuns Note the advertisements 81
+ the live progressive towns, bidding fof
rev business concerns to locate in the
"old home toWp' In which they portray
lis natural advantages.
/ What is this thing ae call our town
What is ii that makes Il different from
other towns Why is one toRn friendly
and cordial. pulsing with life, ~ people
happy aud contented. the stranger With
In It's gates quickly made welcome and
al home. while another toVu seems
selfish aud cold backward aud dts
contentpd. its people wpngling aud
unprogressiye. the stranger received
with Suspicion aud a greeting that
ehlls2
What Ia a town? II Is not the streets,
or the houses. or the schools, ar the
churches. moi eyeH the great railroads,
az pipelines All Of these 10 varying
degree, each ipWu posspsaes llut they
are not the town.
What IL a hoIuc7 You can take wood
aHd stone. glass aud plaster, aud yeu
eau make a house bat it takes men
aud women aud little children to make
home
what makes the difference Tn!
families Why la one does lbo spirit
of love aud Contentment srem ever 10
dwell. while In another there Is mis-
trust and faulthudbug2 10 visit one
brings wonderful sense nf JOS aud
prace. feN moment spent in the
other brings unrest and discomfort
What makes this difference
Why is one neighborhood q place
where life brings a deep joy Of CON.
radeship. while another Is constantly
In a turmoil II hlekerlaF ana siisputa
Why this difference Ia homes, in neigh
borhoods. IN tosng. ia cities
lust this the spirit Ia The hearts 81
mea rhe succesH of home of a
business house or Of a town depends
absolutely, not upon natural adsaa-
tages, not upoH wealth, Hot upon luck.
bat upou tn, spirits la the hearts OF
ita men
This spirit Is only tho spirit Of the /
team. II is the spirit that boys are
putting must pat into their games
1T ball II II the spirit nl lhe class. Of /
the fraternity, Of The college II is The /
spirtt which leads maH 80 sink his /
oWu Individual d,mrea ambitions aad /
interests beneath ia. need ii the cou
mon welfare,
when Vc learn hoW Ca work together 4
aud uot against each other, when Wo
IeafH that Tee huft Of Que lis the /
damage ol all, aad that profit is ue /
profit that does not profit every one /
and causes loss to Ha aHe, WheH u"
awake to the glory and beauty Of that /
slogan OF democracy Each for all and /
all for each. then wc shall enter The /
charmed circle Of the golden years
Thr spirit of the home town is ever
present IN every hamlet in ali the land 1
Too often this spirit Is smolhercd ip a I
sea Of petty ieaiousrs. brat the spirit |
lives iInR Waclly IL flames up and 1
how warm its blaze when two men
from the same town meet by chance I
in distant places The petty and /
miserable luuds and factions are for
gotten as these meu clasp hands m i
that great fraternity of tho home /
town"
This spirit Is the only foundation
upon which successful towns can b. F.
built This muat be- cultivated Men
must hc taught "a think ia community f
terms. learn 10 play the game ~ give +
and take without expecting the other
fnltoR ga do al the giving
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