The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-02-03

A governments last duty is rul-
ing a people, its chief duty then is
to educate its people. Therefore
education is an essential for 10y
al citizen. In a nation such as
ours where the people rule, it is of
the greatest Importance that they
know how and use their rights.
A loyal citizen is not "a reed
shaken by the wind" but rather
wind to shake the reed" great
deal of contention was stirred up
during this great world war among
the ignorant working classes. These
people who did not know what
their government stood for or of
their rights in it, consequently they
were blindly led by leaders who had
their own selfish end to gain.
In the busy life that fills our
world today our work should be of
positive nature. Do not be con-
tent with being simply good,-be
good for something. We may shu.
ourselves up in a monastery or live
on a lonely island as did Robinson
Crusoe, spend our time in doing
good, at the end though the world
would be none the worse for our
having lived in it, it would be none
the better. Would this content
you and me? 1t is in our relation
ship to others that our best citizen
ship will be shown, for a citizen Is
member of a community of per-
sons and his mode of living does
not only affect his life, but also the
lives of his associates.
1t is not the great men of a ma
ton who help it most, it is the
character of all the men and women
who lift a nation to higher
plane. 1t is the daily lives you
and l live, it is the way we do our
work, the way we enjoy our plea
sures, it is above all the way we
take our responsibilities and &C
cept our duties that will make us
DGlleI anu al uOOiCi PCORAC-
All the reforms that are brought
about for the good of the nation
should receive the unselfish help
and interest of every loyal citizen.
How it ought to make young
mans heart swell with pride when
he realizes that he is a part of the !
greatest nation on earth and how
anxious he should be to do his
part as citizen as it comes to
him day by day.
The same applies to the state that
applied to the nation. A loyal cit
izen will see to it that he does not
break any of the laws which have
been enacted by his state.
The town or the community or
the place in which we live is the
very best place to show the stuff of
which we are made. If we are
loyal citizen, our fellow towns peo-
pie will soon find it out and we
will be spoken of according to our
actions. whether good or bad.
The more interest a person takes
in civic life, the better he becomes
informed on political subjects and I
he more he feels the responsibility
hat has been placed upon him.
In all American history you can |
cunt the traitors among our SOL
Tiers and sailors on one hand.
What is it makes these men so 10y
IL? Is it the responsibility that Is (
placed upon them? Their service is !
dedicated to their country and they I
would die II it ever became neces-
airy for them to do so. All of us :
all to mind instances of some wild I
Dung fellow elected to public Of c
ice; everyone expected him to go z
frong, but he turned out an eff
lent officer. 1t is responsibility that c
lade thechange. We cannot all I
cid responsible positions or be pub !
c afflcers, but we can show that q
-e sense our responsibility to our S
ity or community by not breaking d
s laws. II was Christ who said u
nat to be a good master person +,
lust have first been a good servant. s.
low can man who cannot con-
'ol his own desires and appetites d
yer hope to become the master or =,
,ader of men? C
1t is most generally the person S
no is out of tune with his town D
fairs who is the disloyal citizen. ~
his being the case, let's all see to al
that our little part of this towns in
fairs is done as thoroughly as we B
e able to do it.
If this is a government by the
sople there are none of us who
IN shake any duty if we are to r
sep this a government by the peo- y