Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-12
The Once Over
A n FOR 1881
BY H. l. PHILLIPS
(Reprlnted BY Request)

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I believe In the United States Of America.
I believe in the American ability to beat any beat
able set OF circumstances and come UP smiling.
I believe In the ability Of the American citizen to
swim upstream. hit fast ball pitching. break out OF q
half nelson and have a pretty good time In the bar
gain.
I believe that in the long run fair weather over
balances the bad, that all breaks" are subject 20 the
law Of averages. that the expression Good old days"
Is relative and that everything comes out all right in
the wash
7 believe q little optimism never hurt anybody and
can be taken straight.
I believe in the capacity OF the American industrial
leader and in the common sense Of the American
workingman.
/ believe that Uncle sam Is still at the old stand with
a brave heart and a clear head and + do not believe
he is in any danger OF losing his pants. coat. vest or
shirt.
] believe In the total inability OF Russia TO change
the course OF the stars. TO rearrange the general ap-
pearance Of the heavens, to eliminate the c~onstela-
tons, TO discontinue the daily rising Of the sun. 10
subject the rainbow 20 a five year plan or 10 make
the American OF normal backbone jump into a hole
and pull II IN after him.
I believe American railroads are worth considerably
more than a dime a dozen.
believe the United States Steel Corporation. the
American 1elepHouc ana 1tlcbEdpu CoMPhlys VIE
General Electric Corporation and other big industrial
institutions will stay IN business and that none Of
them Is In any danger OF having 70 take on a side
line Of lead pencils or apples.
do not believe there is any danger OF seeing JOHN
Pierpont Morgan. Owen ID. Young, General Atterhurv,
Charlie Schwab or James A. Farrell throwing their
Jobs overheard and deciding to make a living as ferry
boat musicians.
I believe that what the country needs more than
81 oa~o 4 a ~ooto~affop ~ tka <,r~kfru rfor1 for
professional p~essimists. squawkers. calamity howlers
and confirmed grouches.
believe in the ability. instinct, capacity and power
OF the average American 70 fight his way out Of any
difficulty. to scale any reasonable heights. to make
the final payments on the automobile. to put some
thing in the bank and to look adversely IN the face
and tell it to 60 to hell.
I believe the American people will continue to own
and operate automobiles and that there is not a
chinaman's chance that conditions will arise which
will make them decide II Is a good idea to 60 back
to the bicycle and the buggy.
believe the American housewife will continue 70
have an electric ice-box and will never again be salts
fled to spend a half day hopping UP the kitchen after
the visit Of the old-fashioned iceman.
r believe the old fashioned wash-tub has gone for
good and that anybody who thinks the American wife
is going back 10 the old days OF drudgery and incon-
v~eniences Is two-thirds cookoo and one-third army
mule.
I believe three square meals a day viii always be
the American standard but that even II We miss one
or two il won't hurt us.
I believe in common sense and natural vision as
opposed to the "fidgets" and the use Of smoked glasses
when anything goes wrong.
I believe IN the silver lining. the rainbow after the
storm. the plunge through center. the infallihilty
OF the slogan Never lead with your chin" and the
potency OF the cries Block that Kickl" and Hold
EN-, Yalel'
I believe that much Of the world depression IS done
by mirrors"
I believe the worst Is over and that II never was
as bad as L was ADVERTISED.