Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-06
KIDDING OURSELVES.

1t often claimed that the American people are the most
gulbc on earth The late F. r. Banum worked on tins theory
and demonstrated soundess OF his theory until the day OF ms
death The guibity OF the pop1lace evidenced by the
necessity OF passing the blue sky laws IN this and ether states to
prevent possible their inhabitants from separating them
selves their hard earned dollars invest all kinds OF wildcat
schemes that exploited by smoothtongued promoter
Every sound financial advisers urging people to hod ONO
their liberty bonds rather than m part with them to invest IN indus
trial other promotion schemes that glib advertisement or sleek
advance will them will pay fabulous rates OF interest
And the line OF illustration might be continued almost hdt
ntely bad enough fall for the other fellows stuff but why
The FREE TRADER JOURNAL was taken to task because
had the enery to call the fact few days that
the fixed level the pool be created by the proposed dam at
Starved Rock higher many people knew imagined and
to additional that would be good idea to get rid OF
the notion so frequently advanced and held by many that Ottawa
going be handed the deep waterway without any cost what
direct OF indirect We even accused OF knocking the
project because attention called to the above Nothing could
be further the This paper has boosted far possible
in feeble way the project for years and will continue to do so
Not that attitude would c much ice any event The deep
waterway will ultimately go through and newspaper other talk
stop We may share the popular idea that is only
of year that the $2ooooooo bond issue VIII
pay it, But knocking the proposition to call attention.
the truth regarding With the present attitude OF the people
which government toward inland and water
power the funds will be found complete the job after te
$2ooooooo in sight used up, and will be built But
why kid ourselves with the idea that we are gong to get something
for nothing
eighteenth amendment attention called the fact that
the law being violated in Ottawa and soft drink propreors are
known to be cheating" almost openly We might assure the
people that had bonedy That would tickle but
would not make better conditions. We might claim
we have police earth but that wouldn't round up
Oawas reug stop the frequent bugares or acts OF
vandalism which much in evidence
Years ago bunch Of kers persuaded the people Of the Illinois
VALLEY drainage dtcthc Chicago drainage canal those
daysWas going Of nesnae value the inhabitants along
the river that all damaged lands would be quickly and gladly paid
meeting i'll the old house the bait held out
that the increase in flow OF the river would bring
Mississippi door The few who prophesied the
pollution of the the killing Of the fish and general nantary
conditions almost ostraced from decent society because
they refused kid themselves be kdded by the eXpOrs OF
the scheme And suits for damages still pending or havc
been settled for ptancc because the claimants out
by delays.
do harm tell the truth and look they
inevitably be- 1t the only which conditions
be with intelligence and provision made for the future
But the sies thing earth for kid ourselves and dre
gard facts because they unpleasant may be cXcsae under
circumstances kid the other fellow, but WhoI
deliberately kids himself needs guardian