The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-04
THE PIoUs PAST AND THE WICKED PRESENT.

one were sufficiently curious and had the time make
panstakng search OF history and the literature OF ages
he would discover that every period since the flight OF time
began crises such frequently headed in the affairs
OF the world today and per which threatened wipe out with
ceremony all the precious products OF civilization were
quite in the past they The fact is that
the paedy and pey OF the good old times which loom up
large prospective percepbe the vision OF the
pie then living II only eyes blurred by the m OF
and centuries that the picture OF the past assumes the beautiful
the poets mind envsions could get the closeup which
the people the had of their times the ugness which dis
an vision discern would appear and the beauty which
dominates The picture as we see 1t would shrink to smaller pro-
portions.
Unquestonab plenty of evils in the world large
and country today and there serious problems
pertaining to poca economic social and moral matters all OF
which pressing hard for solution and constantly
the earnest attention OF all who are concerned with the welfare
of mankind The first step toward the solution OF problem
knowledge OF facts to the end that there be
clear thinking but clear thinking possible without the proper
perspective and hence profitable always to know the past
in any period but that have clearer apprehension of the
of present problems There critics who tell that
OF various sorts were never before SO rampant and never before
did many dangers confront civilization but read the
pages OF history and literature we shall find that similar walls
went up iron the woeu all ages Centuries before the advent
of the CHRISTIAN the pemsic old Hebrew prophet Jeremiah
penned hp Lamentations thoroughly convinced that everything
had gone the bowwows then and his every sube
ageand evcy country have painted pictures equally as
dark In the literature Of Greece and Rome well the writ
of the erenas OF the middle and of the modern
you read painful regrets the passing OF the good old
times and deep despair conditions which existed the time
OF every Jeremiah 1t doesn't mitigate present evils to know that
these Others equally have existed every age but
does tend to keep from yielding despair and also conduces
to the hopeful view which nspres and stimulates
the clear thinking which essential the discovery and application
of remedies for dealing with existing conditions.
ing Of patriotism in our day NAV p US to remember that Of
the 100000 fighting in the British colonies in America at
time Washngton nearly broken he brave
y struggling against overwhelming odds to win freedom for his
country there only 10000 ragged hastarved soldiers in
his army Dissenson dsloya differences opinion among the
the people rampant Compare this condition with the whole
hearted loyal unanm which prevailed in America when it be-
for to take up against foreign foe in
with that of the colonial period?
Were those rebel against the restrictions placed upon
them by law and government lacking the colonial days Read
the story of Says rebellion New England the Whskey
Rebellion later Pennsylvania Agtators and anarchists were
thicker than leaves in vaombroa those days. far
t they today 1t declared by good historians that vast
NJ rs of the people Of America in those times actually hated
the constitution and the laws Of their country Was political
rupton unknown Read the the proteeng contracts
bribery pracced by the read in the later history Of the
country how in the early history of the of Georgia every
member Of the legislature except one accepted be for putting
through land bill? Is anything to be found poll
tca life today Was dmagoguery and political cowarce lack
ing among revered orefaers Read the story Of how old
John Hancock who immortal fame courageous patriot
by afixng his name the bodes letters to the Declaration of
Independence afraid Of public sentiment that
of Massachusetts, he had be almost dragged from his office to
get him take stand the adoption of the constitution There
mary politicians racticng their arts in the
accepted way then there
Are the morals of the people much today than they
in the good old tines OF long go Harvard college
founded and maintained by of the strongest religious
ons and the sernest type of pety but there werecog
nzed custom of having whole weeks community holiday for
older generation living doesn't remember when
regarded disgrace for be drunkard when the
lawyer the doctor might be intoxicated in public day
without losing his pactce Read the oucries of Jonathan Ed
wards and other great preachers of the early days and hear them
decam against the depth Of sin and nquty that prevailed
careful investigation would probably show that higher standard
Of public and Individual morals than before exists today
There lots of things wrong country plenty of pers
to pressing problems solve but need be dis
earened by the prospect We may well take courage when
the progress that has been made for better things
wade into job with minds unmpaed by pessmism and with
he strong resolution to keep pressing forward conscious that
country the future will be much better than today
Is it is better today than it in the past.
Now that the employers perfectng the wireless type I
writer the stenogaphers will need the eless employer
Washington Post.