The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-01

face OF the earth. There may he those
who would prefer living In Russia, hut
you may have noticed they stick around
mighty close to the protection afford
ID them by the Stars and Stripes just
The same. These fellows make 1t their
business to find fault with others
always others. Their own honesty Of
course must not be questioned. They
don't like this government. our laws,
would scrap our constitution, think
-. flag Is not an emblem OF freedom.
point with pride to what has been done
for the common people" In Russia.
doing their darndest all the time to
arouse unrest, distrust, ill-feeling and
class-hatred, and then glory in the
suffering they cause others.
Ever see one Of these professional
agitntOrs out to refOrm-always the
other fellow, mind you-whO was
success In any line OF endeavOr save
agitating? II you know OF one who
has been IL success just grab him for
he IL rare bird indeed.
II they have any time left on their
hands after finding fault with others,
with what others are doing, they en-
plOy that spare time in showing how
all the Ills of mankind can be cured
through legislation from changing the
constitution to suit their fancy to load
ng the statute books with remedial
avs. Take the fellow who is going to
reform banking. for instance-evcr no
iice him? Never had Il bank account
in his life, doesn't know the difference
between II check and Il penwiper, yet
lie knows just what Is wrong with our
banking system, and he knows just
how tO make the correction. Take
banking out of the hnnds OF private
capital and trained men and put 1t in
to the hands Of the state with un-
lrained men, that's his remedy. He
Informs US how this will make money
plentiful, every fellow can run into
the bank, slip the cashier a signed
note and haul the coin away In .
wheelbarrOw.
These kind Of refOrners and agitat-
ors grabbed the government Of North
Dakota a few years agO and tried
their scheme. But 1t didn't work. The
men who have been running the bank
discovered they could not coin money.
True, a lot Of personal friends and pO-
litical followers got mOney-mOney the
taxpayers will have to dig up to ~
plenish the funds from which this
pOney was illegally taken. The state
got In such an awful financial mess
that the people arose In their right
eous indignation and forcing recall
election sent the governor, the attOr-
ney general and the commissioner Of
agriculture and labor back TO private
life.
This idea Of legislating more money.
more prosperity, better crops, less ex.
Iense, more happiness and more hon
esty, IL like twisting IL mules tail to
make him trot. II simply won't work.
The twistee gets the worst Of 1t.
This i,lca Of legislnting good times
and prosperity for every one through
not new. The North Dakota expert
ment was the sixteenth tried In this
country. They have all proven fall
ures und with the possible exception
of the Bank Of North Dakota, they
were all run by trained men.
Too many people have fallen into
the hnbit. unconsciOusly. Of finding
fault with others. II 1t isn't the bank
er then 1t Is the merchant. the lumber
dealer. the public utility, the trnnspor.
tntion company, the editor. the manu-
fncturcr-the reason for their troubles
always IL To be found In the acts Of
the other fellow. They never are to
blame. Most people do not know Just
why they are finding fault-seems to
he sOrt of fashionable. It's IL mighty
bad habit and breeds In one II dispOsl-
lion that. In the end, brings harm To
him.
There Isn't II thing wrong with this
country. Its constitution, Its laws. Its
business system, Its people. but there Is
II whole lot wrong with some Of the
people-'thOse who hold they have II
monopoly on MI the virtues while the
other follow holds II monopoly on all
the Vices
Might II not be II good iten for NIL of
us to give u little time TO personal an.
alysis. nnd not so much time to den.
nOuncing others? Before we charge
some one else with wrong doing, might
II not be II good Iden 10 ascertain the
truth Of the thing upon which we lay
our charges? The fact is that nine out
of ten charges when run to the earth
prove unfOunieti. We all get sore
when some one bnses charge against
us on something TINT In false.
II one wants to make himself happy,
successful. content. prosperous: II he
wants to bc regarded ns n desirable
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