Arizona republican., 1922-04-26

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ana is-Wlly have the citizens of this
gdNernment, backed up by its tre-
mendous wealth. failed, refused and
neglected to provide themselves with
a kreat system Of interstate and ma
tidnal highways. modernly constructs
ed and modernly maintained? In
the early history of the government
thu power was granted by the people
ins their constitution to congress- 10
provide ways and means for the con-
stfuction and maintenance of post
roAds. and vet we have INDUCED IN
almost every kind of extravaganza
ana waste, refusing to provide our
selves with the greatest religious,
educational. agricultural, Industrial
ana moral asset possible, viz: A ma
tional system of hard surfaced high-
wavs. er-connecting all the capl-
tafs1of the several states and prln-
cipaI towns of the union with the
national capital at Washington, anu
with the principal harbors along our
sastern and western seacoasts, so
shat our natural, agricultural ana
manufactured resources can be easily
distributed to all the marts of the
world.
We have had enough talk about the
f,ndamental principles of govern
,oenf what we need in this hour Is
j practical application Of the rules
~ government to the needs OF the
governed. The way to proceed is 10
proceed. The way to do things is 70
do them. 'Impossibility lies in the
book of fools.
The taxpayers of the nation stand
ready. able and willing to cooperate
and pay for the necessary modern
road construction. In the language
of the American doughboy IN france,
"let's GO Garry on"
If public opinion is worth any
thing (and after all it is the most
tremendous power extanD, the tax
payers of the United States. nave
made up their minds to eliminate the
mud tax. which is estimated to be
costing the citizens $504,OO0,OOO an.
We have sufficient funds to build
a. great modern system of interstate
and national highways trayersins
tbe entire nation from New YORK 10
San Francisco and from Maine 70
Miami. Fla. besides two seaboaru
highways along the entire coast OF
the Atlantic and Pacific.
Saint and sinner alike agree that
the judgment pronounced by the
Master against the barren fig tree
was but a Just sentence. Hhe great
auestion for the people of the UnIleu
States is not whether we have iron,
Gold. coal. silver, copper, oil, phos-
nhafe. sulphur. mineral resources OF
al kinds. unexcelled climatic corfdi-
lions besides unlimited undevelopeu
electrical horsepower; the question
Is not whether our soil will produce
ALI kinds of grain, fruits and tobacco,
TO say nothing of our fishlng anu
mining industries and water trans
portation facilities; these queslioais
we're settled by God IN the iohs aso
when he made the eartn: on lie
other hand, the question ior US -
whether. or not we have the vision,
the spiritual and moral couIase a.S'
intelIuctuaI power and dynamic ener-
gy to realize 100 per cent on eheNo
God-given inheritances-
u. S. Wealthy Nation
The wealth of the United StateS
is rackoned at more than S2oO,Ooes-
am ooO We have more gold than
All the combined powers of the Wofiu.
We have piled up in Washington
ooId reserve of over three and one
half billion dollars.
The United States contains per
cent of the worlds population, per
cent of the worlds land area, anu 1,1
more than one-third OF the Worios
accumulated wealth. a,,o;,,v
The United States Is prouuci,ls
one-half of the worlds coal ana eoNo.
one-half of its iron and steel' eS .SrpsA
s-,,+ If tha worlds petroleum, three-
ro,,rt1S of the worlds sulphur, 80 per
cent IF fhe worlds naval stores. the
h,,Il~ of the worlds phosphate, % per
cent of the worlds supply OF coIlol'
so nor cent of the grain ana iNe-
s,t,slr nroduces one-han or tHe
.to,,diug timber. three-fourths OF the
s,inl71Ir 80 per cent of the minerals.
r. ro~sesses As per cent Oh lhe
worlds gold supply and 40 per cent
of the worlds railroad mileage.
Win all these tremendous natural
.,7,-a,,taqas let us recognize our
selves 81 as trustees, and use these un-
limited resources to promote the Wel-
fare peace and prosperity OF our
nresent day and geenrauon, anu
transmit the uBborn posterlty lle
blessings we have received lroilI ous
sires. thereby weaving tnIeaus ~.
happiness and sunshine IN the pau
wav of our feIlowmen. ana aou -
The sl1m total of the glory OF 1ou
as weu as the Individual must rec
ognize that it holds this wealth as
> tT71stee for the furtherance and al
v.ancement of its citizenship and hu-
nanity. -.
It undoubtedly may appear cheaper
"a neglect the education OF our chli
dl,sen and the building of good ROADS,
- forget to prepare means or COM
ounicatfon with our neighbors. Dut
the man who does it is accursed OF
cod and the Nation that permits II,
is certain of destruction. There are
people on the face OF the eartn VINO
take no care of the weak and lnllrhl'
who care naught for their children
who neglect the means of commnhl-
cation, transportation ana dlslrlDu-
ton, and provide only for the gratlll-
cation of their own desires. however,
these people neither wear clothes, nor
dweII in houses. They leave God out
Of their consideration in their estl-
mate of life and are known 10 US as
sayages.
early governors. in 1910 stated =
thank Cod there are no free schools,
no printing presses, no roads IN the
colony of Virginia, and l hope we
shall not have them for hundred
wears. for learning has brought dls-
obedience into the ~orld-printing
deerades. and good roads foster revo-
lution-God keep US from these.
Nevertheless, Americas answer to
Sir William Berkeley was Yorktown
and Independence.
The advocates of good roads, like
the apostles of every good cause,
must expect opposition and criticism,
still the world progresses. In 1S42
we had our first bathtub in Cincin-
natl. The press opposed the intro
duction of bathtubs as a public
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