The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-05-16

8 Stanwooa look back over
Menken our history and
consider how we
nave met great problems-such as
slavery, by great war; tariff, by
iourteen bills and like number OF
panics; conservation, currency, bnnk
ing, antitrust and railroad questions.
ny making the same matters of poli.
tics-it may he doubted whether wa
are quite as great as we think we are.
III considering how we exercise our
judgment, we should remember the
extent to which we have devoted our.
selves to the education Of the young
ana the large sums we have spent at
all times for public schools and for
colleges. When we look back and see
the mistakes we have made, It would
almost appear as II we had failed to
apply much that had been taught us In
school and college, or that perhaps the
schOOl and college had not taught us
now to solve great political measures
1hen, again. the thought comes to US
or whether or not we have not had
false leaders. and have not clung to
false gods.
Corporation Wrongs.
We all remember the outcry against
vested interests Of the capitalists
Ihere have been great wrongs done
ny many cOrpOratiOns-some OF their
franchises have been obtained by cor.
ruption and theft and great INJURIES
have often been done to the rights of
the people; and so. when we found
fimnc IN ri
we nave vented our anger upon cor
porations and upon the capitalists who
controlled them. In many cases we
allowed ourselves to become angry
with class or with certain individ.
uals and expended our strength on
our temper, rather than upon study
or the cure OF the conditions about
which we complained; and In many
Instances we punished corpora tIons
for the wrongs OF their predecessors
In ownership, much as sins Of parents
are visited upon their children.
DemagOgues, knowing the public
mood. appealed to prejudice and ig-
norance I'm discussing public matters
and made issues like curren@, anti
trust laws and the railroads political
footballs. just as II the question OF
whether money could be saved by
Joining together companies and pro-
vidinG for economy In purchases and
sales was political. or course Il was
a matter of economies (Which Is the
science Of cOmmerce). Such matters
call for conference between repre-
sentatives OF farmers, laborers, SCI
entifc students Of world conditions,
and manufacturers and purchasers OF
goods. to consider and determine how
goods cnn be produced with fair
wage to the employee. . fair profit to
the employer and the maximum bene-
At to the public.
Future Probisma
In Europe they have taken these
questions up in this careful way and
the result has been Of great benefit.
Now, and In the future, America will
have to deal with countries that are
short Of resources through the exhaus-
tiOn of war and have. Of necessity, to
get down to roca-bottOm. The thilfty,
intelligent, Industrious European is
apt to bS good merchant, and We are
going to have a hard time competing
with him for commerce and for world
position, so we must consider all OF
our problems mere carefully than ever
before and cast side those men who
attempt to lead us away from a
thoughtful. dispa ssionate view Of great
questions.
Graft and neglect in local cOmmuni.
ties Of political duties by the average
citizen are responsible for the misgov-
ernment that breeds disrespect. where
We should have pride because Of the
efficiency Of our people. The first con.
cern Of the citizen in every community
must be to see that II is governed In
way that will assure the approval
Of clean thinking men and women.
The mechanics governing a city re-.
quire the same kind Of clear thought
and careful work as that given to
shop work or farm planning, and every
good American must feel that at this
time there IL nothing more worth
while.
II we do these things we'll, we will
not have to worry about the foreign
born loving America, because living
conditions here will be 30 excellent
that they simply cannot help II. espe.
cially when they are given not alon.
good government and healthy condi.
tiOns surrounding homo and work
shop, but also education, opportunity
and charter Of liberties which will
mean happiness to them. IL We Der.