The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-07
A JOB FOR ALL AMERICANS.

"This is orr country-yours and mine. We fought for it, now
let's work for it"-.A Rotary poster.
Ttcrt q . many evidences that prosperity is Just round the
corner" in this country OF ours. but we need not delude ourselves
by thinking that some fine day it is going to jump out and attack
us, completely Overwhelming us.
1t isn't going to work that way. If we want the good times
TO come out from behld the corner. well have to go after 'en
in a fighting mood, and that is the job confronting all of us at
the present moment.
In 1917 the American people took on a hard job, the job Of
hopping up on an interruptions military power that had stepped
on their rights. This is our c~ountry-yours and mine"-that
is what we said, and we sailed into the fray to fight for it. 1t
wasn't an easy or a pleasant job but we did it, fighting it out
on the home front as well as on foreign fields, standing shoulder
to shoulder and making all needful sacrifices. We didn't waste
time or impair our powers by fighting among ourselves; we were
too sensible, too patriotic, too mindful OF our own interests. to
be guilty Of folly Of that sort.
Now we have a different sort Of job on our hands. 1t is still
"our country-yours and mine" Essentially. the Job is to repair
the ravages Of war. That is what must be done before our coun-
try can get back into the normal ways which must come before we
can be prosperous. Today there is none of the thrill provoked by
the sound Of martial music or the sight of flying banner borne at
the head OF marching columns OF men in uniform, but our country
is calling to us just the same: 1--WE fought for it, now let's work
for it."
That is the spirit we must have and the method we must use
ii prosperity is to be brought from lust round the corner" 1t
calls Tor patriotism OF the same sort that made us a mighty fight
ing people in l9l7-lS. 1t calls for the same sort of courageous
hearts; the spirit that doesn't shrink from hardships. sacrifice or
any effort no matter how much it taxes our energies. 1t i "our
country and the welfare and prosperity of every man of us is
bound up with its welfare. To have faith in our country, to be.
lieve in its possibilities and powers to conquer all difficulties, is
just as necessary now as it was in the days OF war.
The big job is being done. President Harding has well said
This people Of Washington and Jefferson are conquering the
difficult problems of today no less worthly and with the faith and
confidence which they bequeathed to us. We are sure to find the
ways to restore prosperity and o. mode of happiness" How
rapidly we shall progress with the tasks we have on hand will
be determined by the extent to which we bring to bear all
Our powers as a people. 1t is a job for the business man, the
workxHIn!gman and every other man. The spirit Of l917-1s will do it.
This is our country-yours and mine. We fought for it, now
let's work for it." 1t is for our country-"yours and minen-and
for ourselves that we must work, if we would be true to our own
interests. We must have faith, hope and confidence in our country
and win, go aheadF" 1t is a job for all Americans, your
country and mine, your job and mine" 1t can be done and we
are gong to do it, and there will be rewards for all who do their
full duty.