Milford chronicle., 1926-07-30

and which is not lrrltated by delays
of some seconds or minutes. Tht
old proverb said that the "patien
waiter is no loser," and it never ap
piled more closely to anything thar
to automobile driving.
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1T is a noticeable fact, that ease
of living and prosperity often bring
discontentment, while adversely
strengthens the character and offers
an incentive to accomplish seeming
ly impossible results. This pheno-
menon is witnessed in both family
and national life. The wealthy in
dividual with all the material things
that should help bring contentment,
is often not satisfied, when his poor
er neighbor who has little of this
worlds goods and has to work hard
for a living, finds peace and happi-
ness.
And so it is with nations and
states. The United States which is
probably the most prosperous coun-
try on the globe, and which has had
the most free and democratic form
of government for $50 years, is con-
stantly attacked by political theor-
lists who would exchange our govern
mental structure for a dangerous
mess of pottage.
When we were struggling for free
dom, necessity forced us to devise
and adopt a constitution which
would protect the individual from
oppressive officialism. In our day of
prosperity and power we listen to
schemes that would undermine our
constitution and detract from the
liberty of the individual.
We have seen North Dakota swing
toward a socialistic form of govern
ment where the state completes with
it's own citizens in business, thus de-
stroying personal opportunity and
initiative. We have seen Iowa en-
couraging paternalistic experiments
which run contrary to the law of
sound economics, and promise to
create a FOOLS paradise by legisla-
tive edict. We have seen the states
of California, Oregon, Washington,
New York, Wisconsin and others, as
well as our national government it
self, flirting with proposals which
would put the government into bus
mess competition with private citi-
zens and taxpayers. So far, the COM
mon sense of the people has gener-
ally repudiated any program which
seemed to undermine constitutional
rights and liberties. But the agita-
ton continues, and wealth and pros
perity have a tendency to breed en-
Wy, jealousy and hatred.
Life insurance records show that
the majority of people who receive
the proceeds from an insurance pol
icy, have lost that money within a
very few years. Lack Of training and
and failure to consider
the future is responsible for that |
sorry state of affairs. AS a nation we
are today like the beneficiary Of a |
large insurance policy-we have the |
cash benefits which have resulted |
from certain economic conditions. In |
other words, the country is prosper
ous. 1t is prosperous because we
have a sound government, because
our money is worth its face value,
because property rights are protect
ed, because our workmen have good
wages and because our nation has
great consumptive power to Offset its
ability to produce.
AS a nation, we should recognize
.hese facts and realize that any pro-
gram, political policy or agitation
which tends to interrupt or discour-
lge sound government and safe bus
ness conditions will destroy our
and our savings just as
urely as unsound investments or
)rofligate living will use up the in
bequest.
On every one Of us rests the re-
for maintaining the hap
" conditions that exist in Our Scum
ry today. We cannot pass the buck
o someone else. We cannot indulge
n visionary political experiments,
ny more than we can. indulge in
Wildcat stock speculations without
aging the fiddler. We have thous-
.nds of years of experience to profit
y, and if we fail to heed the les
ons which are written on the pages
f history, we will have no one but
ourselves to blame for seeking a
ools paradise which exists only in
he rosy brain of some visionary
reamer.
So9
NO MAN ever became strong
through fasting. No store ever in Z
reased it's sales by suspending ad-
ertising. Advertising is like food. It
makes a business grow. And news
amer advertising is the roast beef 1