The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-08-19
DELAYING PROSPERITY

Salt Lake Tribune: Turmoil is in
the air. In Europe there Is threat
ened a break between the French and
the English. Different factions of
the Germans are at each others
throats. The smaller countries are
in a state Of unrest and clashes in
ireland are frequent. Foreign on-
ditions are not r~eassuring. At home
we have our railroad strike and our
coal strike. The d~isgraceful affair
Of Herrin. ILL.,, still is fresh in our
minds and we have had railroad dis
asters hat were appalling.
In the face of this actual state of
affairs, a great political campaign is
beginning. The exaggerations COM
mon with political orators generally
do not tend to a peaceful elaboration
and solution Of great problems. In
dications are that the state Of unrest
that prevails throughout the country
will not be quieted during the next
few months by political speeches.
II there ever was a time when this
country needed quiet. thinking and
working conservative citizens. they
certainly are needed now. Men and
women who will listen and consider
are needed to handle affairs. Mob
rule must be done away with and the
sober judgment of thinking men and
women substituted. Reason must
keep radicalism down.
Through all of the chaos. those are
to be desired who work along con-
structive lines, who strive to build.
even though their work seems to
bring but little in the way OF results.
The steady plodding of good Ameri-
cans will bring results, and good re-
suits. The spell-binders are short
lived. They sway a crowd or even a
mob for an hour. and then are for
gottenA When they go their work
vanishes, except that the debris must
be cleaned up and new structures be-
gun where they tore others down.
We are not apprehensive as to the
safety OF America. Our country is
too large, too strong and too substan-
tial to be destroyed by violence. The
institutions and patriotic spirit OF
America will not die or even be
crushed to any great extent by the
work OF unthinking people or even
by the scheming spreader OF propa-
ganda. Americans are not a demon
strative people. They do not cry pa
triotism from the %housetops; but,
when emergencies have arisen, they
always have been equal to the occa-
sion. and there is no reason to doubt
that they would do the same under
any and all circumstances.
The men who went to Europe and
served In the world war are with US.
Some of them talk with radical lam
guage that would shock a b~olshevik.
They speak about letting somebody
else fight the next war. of demanding
things from the Government and of
not getting a square deal. Let any
one speak in disparaging terms of
the flag or the country In their pres
esnce. however. and the American
spirit will assert itself in no nee
tain terms. The boys who fought for
us In Europe are good Americans to
the man, and their training should
serve us well in any emergency.
As already stated. we do not fear
for the actual safety of this republic;
but we are worried by the delay in
our progress that may be occasioned
by SO much discord and pulling apart.
Good citizens should think, and
think. Independently and seriously.
and then work and act with absolute
fearlessness. In this way we will
sooner right the ship of state and
completely recover from the results
of the world war. This is the day
for good. conservative and construc-
tive America.