Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-16
EDITORIAL.

Peoples bHs Dug 1tiNaEb-
EDITORIAL.
WHIlr the Georgia legislature
thus far has done little but fur
nish material for just criticism, the
action Of the house highways com
mittee in promptly reaching an ad-
verse report on all the bills before
it seeking to disrupt the present state
highway department and road build
ing program is to be commended.
But the danger is not past. Other
bills Of similar purpose are pending
before Agricultural Committee No. 2
of the house 1t is to be hoped that
this committee will prove as far-see-
ing and interested in the welfare of
the state as a whole as the highways
committee, and disapprove the ruin
GUS highway measures before it.
ONE of the strangest things in ma
ture-something that determines
whether you arc to be a success or a
failure-is reported by a man just
back from fishing trip in Canada.
He saw a school of thousands of
baby salmon trout, about half as long
as pins, swimming in military forma-
ton, following a leader.
"That leader looked just like all
the rest" says the fisherman. what
made him take charge of all the
others? And what made the others
follow him as naturally as the rear
wheels of a jitney follow the front
wheels?"
If you can fathom that problem,
you have The secret Of success-and
the whole science of government.
The fisherman took ninnow net
and caught the trout leader I'M
mediately another baby trout took
the leaders, place and the school
swan or without an instants pause.
Is that just instinct? Human be-
ings do the same.
m**
I'm Chicago, 100 unemployed ne
groes thou ght they'd found a way
to escape rent Along the tracks of
the Illinois Central railroad, they
built dugouty like those back of the
lines in France during the war
The failroad is evicting them.
The important news in the incident
is that those 100 men had found it
impossible to live together without
establishing a well organized govern
ment. They had their own city coun-
ell, mayor, Judge, a police force
and a quartermaster's department.
You can't get away from this thing
called government.
If you were shipvzrecked on
South Sea island with two friends,
it wouldn't be 10 mimi ties until one
of you three would become ruler
step forward as leader, begin to
give orders and take the initiative in
hunting food, building shelter and
selecting location for beacon fire
to attract passing ships.
y Il y
WILD geese fly in wedge forma-
T" ton. Shoot their leader and the
formation will close up without stop
ping, new leader taking the for
mer's place.
Shoot the leader of wild ducks and
the flock is confused. They head for
the nearest marsh, and, after much
quacking, soar up again with new
leader. Do they elect him? Indians
say, yes.
Even the timber wolves, hermits
by nature, run in packs during the
winter, IS combination for war,
for acquiring food
In parts of China, men live with
out religion.
In ancient Sparta, they lived with
out the family institution.
But wherever men congregate, that
organization called government is in
epitabIe, It's a natural law-to have
a leader.
The end Of a perfect day, these
days, is a cool night.
EE-President Wilson is writing &
book. Bet it begins, "May Not
Ose os the eternal mysteries j.
bow your neighbor can afford bet
ter car
Ex-Kaisef Bill wears his uniforp
o?ly at dinner Maybe he attack
bis food
Three hundred bandits captured,
says 9 headline. Don't cheer; it hap
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