The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-06
Must Give Just Value.

Must Give Just Value.
Capital and labor should go
hand in hand. each striving to do
its utmost for the other, while al
the same time taking care each of
It's own interests by requiring the
giving and receiving on the part of
each of just value and compensation
for money paid and service rem
dered.
The principle OF live and let live
should prevail all along the line, on
both sides. A government of the
people, by the people. and for the
people should make il a matter Of
prime Importance to know what its
employees should be paid in order
to enable them to live and rear
their children in decency and NOR
altty. and so educate them as to
make good citizens Of such char
acter, capacity, and intelligence as
to best serve their own and our
country's interests mutually in
their several stations of life, such
as IL may fall to their future to fill.
and to be enabled to rise to higher
positions Of Importance, usefulness.
and influence as opportunity may
present, and natural aptitude. intel
hgence and preparation may enable
each and every one to avail himself
or herself CT. Thus. due recompense,
recognition and reward will accrue
70 all who approaching opportunity
for advancement may attain il by
industry. effort honesty. seIf-reli-
ance. and il necessary, sclf-denial,
so giving a square deal and afford
ing all 4 fair opportunity for ad-
vancement along legitimate lines
in legitimate way. and doing away
with that Hunnish. heathenish.
heartless idea OF Shoemaker, stick
TO your last" II the shoemaker
wants to leave the last and take to
the law. let him do It. That is the
true spirit Of democracy. and the
orthodox democratic doctrine. II
man wants to stop ile-drivinC and
go to preaching. let him do it!
Never try to keep any one down.
but rather help all to rise to higher
things. and make proper progress
along the legitimate line for which
he feels himself to bo best fitted:
no position is too high. or too good
for the person VIII has the capacity
TO get there, and character and fit
ness to stay and make good.
Hereditary Rights Vain.
The time for any one TO hold po-
sitiOn by accident Of birth rather
than by reason of capacity and fit
ness is fast passing away, the
hereditary right to rule as born
sovereign is properly becoming a
thing Of the past, and the sooner
such Anticipated custom comes to an
end the world over, the better for
the whole world. Let real merit he
the absolute and only test, and sole
standard. That is the only true.
sure and safe measure of the man
or woman, and let the person who
does not stand the test of merit
give place to the person who does.
Let everyone give and get value in
fair exchange Of equivalents in all
the vocations and transactions of
life: give no one more or less than
his or her real worth. that is. Civ
Ing intrinsic value. No properly
constituted, we'll balanced person
can reasonably require or expect
more With such a scale or adjust
ment there can be no cause or ex-
cuse for strikes, or contentious Of
any character our courts cannot
euuitably and satisfactorily settle
when the affairs Of the world are
on such basis, all will have an equal
chance and real merit must and
VIII decide all issues; then. too.
disarmament may be in order and
the move for the same may be car
ried unanimously by the vote ~ tho
world. the universal verdict Of civil
lization.
Tn such matters the will of .
we'll Informed we'll 70 10 s,.g.sts
prosperous people must be reflect.
ed in government which must tal,a
the lead. The people will willingly
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