The border vidette., 1924-11-29
PRIDE OF COUNTRY.

Another Thanksgiving day has
passed. The usual perfunctory
proclamations were issued by
public officials and read by the
people. Thanksgiving should
not be limited to one day in this
land of opportunity and progress.
Are we as proud of our coun
try and as grateful for the ad
vantages it gives US we should
be? 1t is often stated that Cali
fornians are greater boosters for
their state and it's resources than
are citizens of any other state in
this Union.
Why localiZe our enthusiasm
for our country? No state could
exist without our United States.
Why should not every citizen of
this country be an active booster
for a nation which has gone far
ther than any other in the world
in giving liberty, property rights,
business opportunities, home con.
veniences, educa tional advant
ages and amusements to it's peo
pie? Why should not our schools
and colleges emphasize to a
greater extent the advantages of
a citizen Of this nation under our
constitutional form of govern
ment?
Until something is proposed
which would in a small measure
give US protection and advant
ages equal to those which we
now receive, we should express
greater thanks for what we have
and be less ready to listen to the
thoughtless agitator or. profes-
sional politician who, failing to
appreciate the advantages which
surround him, seeks to foist i'm
practical theories or visionary
experiments upon a people al
ready blessed with a government
better than any other so far de
vised?
When you feel like kicking,
look around you. Pra ctically
every American citizen can own
his own home if be so desires.
He can travel to his work either
in an electric car or over a sys
tenn of highways such as the
Romans never dreamed of.
In his home, gas and electri.
city do work equal to that done
by a score of servants to former
kings and queens. The Ameri
can telephone system furnishes
a communication service in the
humblest home beyond the wild
est dreams of world famous rul.
ers of the past.
Our property is safeguarded,
our workmen are cared for and
our lives are protected by our
insurance system unheard of
hundred years ago and which is
rapidly eliminating the pauper
ana Cne poor mouse.
Aladdin and his lamp have
been made a reality Ly the radio
which, in conjunction with wire
communication, has annihilated
distance and, as the people of
the world become better &C
quainted through our modern
methods of communication, will
eliminate war. The homestead.
er in the mountains can tune in
his radio set and listen to the
music, lectures and amusement
programs of the world.
Our farmers are learning the
advantages of applying business
methods to agricultural pursuits.
Our industries are profiting by
making their employees and Gus.
toners stockholders in their
properties. Gasoline has made
individual transportation possi
BILE so that vast sections of the
country heretofore impossible of
settlement on account OF dis.
tance, have been opened up and
are today pouring their produce
and business in over improved
highways to the greatest rail.
road transportation system in
the world.
What a picture to paint! For.
ests, mines, transportation, oil,
electricity, telephone. gas, radio,
modern farm machinery, factory
buildings finer than the castles
of history, roads and road build
ing methods SUCH as the world
has never before seen, and an
educational system which offers
the poor mans son advantages
which the nobility did not have