Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-06-07
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S. Stanwood iooA oacA over
Menken our history and
consider how we
nave met great problems as
slavery, by a great war; tariff, by
fourteen bills and q like number of
pan1cs; conservation, currency, bank
ing, antitrust and railroad questions
py making the same matters of poll
t1cs-it may be doubted whether we
are quite as great as we think we are
In considering how we exercise our
judgment, We should remember the
extent to which we have devoted our
serves 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 if 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
how to solve great political measures.
Then, again, the thought comes to us
OF 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.
There have been great wrongs done
by many OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 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
times hard and things going wrong.
we have vented our anger uron cor
poraticns and upon the capitalists who
controlled them. In many cases we
allowed ourselves to become angry
with a class or with certain indiyid.
uals and expended our strength on
our temper, rather than upon a study
OF the cure of the conditions about
which we complained; and in many
instances we punished corporations
Tor 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 in discussing public matters
and made issues like currency. anti
trust laws and the railroads political
FOOTBALLS. just as if the question of
whether money could be saved by
Joining together companies and pro.
vidins for economy in purchases and
sales was political Of course it was
a matter of economics (Which ia the
science of commerce). Such matters
call for conference between repre-
sentatives of farmers, laborers. SCI
entitic students of world conditions.
and manufacturers and purchasers of
goods, to consider and determine how
goods can be produced with q fair
wage to the employee, a fair profit to
the employer and the maximum bene-
1it to the public.
Future Problems.
In Europe they have taken these
questions up in this careful wae and
the result has been of great benefit
Now, and in the future, America will
nave to deal with countries that GRO
short of resources through the exhaus.
ton of war and have, of necessity. to
get down to rock-bottom. The thrifty
intelligent, Industrious European is
apt to be good merchant, and we ara
gong to have hard time competinp
with him for commerce and for world
posltlon, so we must consider all NJ
our problems more carefully than evor
before and cast aside those mon wbo
attempt to lead us away from a
tnoughtful, dispassionate view of greet
questions.
Graft and neglect In local commun,.
ues OF political duties by the avera 90
cltlzen are responsible for the mispov.
eminent that breeds disrespect whoro
we shoulo nave pride because of the
e1hclency of our people. The first con.
Germ OF the citizen in every community
must De to see that it is governed IN
way that will assure the apnrovo,
OF clean thinking men and woman
Inc mechanics governing a civ "a.
quire tne same kind of clear thouoh,
ana careful work as that p;yon -
snop work or farm planning. and oror,
gooo American must feel that At th,s
time there is nothing more worth
while. "orth
II we do these things we'll We w,u
not nave to worry about rho foro,.
porn loving America, because lir;na
coholtlons here will be so exoon
tnat they simply cannot help # asna
ciaiiy when they are given not alnn.
soou government and healthy cond;
.,"ns surrounding home and ~.
s sa out also education, opportunitr
49, a enarter OF liberties which viii
eas an happiness to them, If, we nor,
'"s'a our duties "a citizens.