Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-01
GOVERNMENT
tOf the People, by the People, for the People

throughout the land, will not only fail
to accomplish any permanent improve
ment in the education of our people, but
it will assist in affecting so great a
revolution in our American form OF gov
eminent as one day to endanger its per-
petuity. The major portion of any APP
preparation that may be made will GER
tainly be swallowed up in meeting the
cost of doing i'll that which should not
be done at all. Bureaucrats and experts
will speedily take the life out of even
the best schools and reduce them to dried
and mounted specimens of pedagogic
family
P~aternalism Destroys Initiative.
Some of the dangers Of paternalism
are illustrated by the effects of the
so-called efficiency expert" in his at
tempted control and direction Of indus
try and labor under efficiency methods.
With coldly observing eyes, these Eek
perts," armed with stop watches, elab-
crate theoretical tables and limitless self
assurance. for a time held sway. The
steps of the operator were counted as
well as each motion he made, and a
attempt was made to have the men stop
thinking for themselves and become anil
mated automatons. What did this ac-
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suits were staguation of the individual,
loss OF constant improvement in methods.
followed by decreased production and in
creased costs Of operation. The men
were forbidden to exert initiative and
there was no incentive for them to forge
ahead. The intentions were good but
the spirit was wrong and in opposition
to all economic laws. The system failed
because the American citizen refuses to
stop thinking for himself. He refuses
TO give up his independence. 1t was
this quality of initiative which won the
World War and demonstrated for all
time the weakness of paternalism. Let
us encourage initiative in our schools
our homes, our industries and in every
phase Of our daily living and so stamp
out the evils Of p~aternalism wherever
1t may attempt to enter into our lives.
America was founded on individualism
prospered and developed beyond all
precedent because of II. and stands to
day as the greatest. best and strongest
country In the world as a result Of 1t.
Shall we discard all this, lower our
standard to that Of middle Europe and
Russia and sacrifice all that has been
bequeathed to US at so great a cost OF
life blood and treasure spent fy our fore
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going at tremendous speed and the only
power that can stop us and avert tho
danger lies in the individual citizen.
Every American under the provisions Of
the Constitution has inherited well de
fined, inalienable rights. To safeguard
these constitutional ~prerogatives in his
duty. The power to meet the constant at
tacks against these rights made by the
bureaucrat and the paternalistic is in
proportion to the individual citizens de
sire to get a true understanding OF the
underlying motives and ultimate purpose
IN the minds Of the men backing various
political moves. The development Of this
habit Of analysis and n refusal to act
hlindly Will cause the votes to he cast
for principle and not for party. and this
awakening viii mark the downfall Of
paternalism and the growth Of Ameri-
canlsm.
VIII you stand for your rights as m
American and aid in stamping out pa
ternallsm In our State and national Gov
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