Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-12
The Once Over
A CREED FoR 1891
BY Fl. l. PHILLIPS


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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.
1 believe In the ability OF the American citizen 10
swim upstream. hit fast ball pitching, break out OF a
half-nelson and have a pretty good time in the bar
gain.
! believe that In the long run fair weather over
balances the bad. that all breaks" are subject TO the
law Of averages. that the expression Good old days"
is relative and that everything comes out all right in
the wash.
I believe a little optimism never hurt anybody and
can be taken straight.
/ believe in the capacity OF the American industrial
leader and in the common sense Of the American
workingman.
I believe that Uncle Sam Is still at the old stand with
a brave heart and a clear head and I do not believe
he is in any danger OF losing his pants. coat. vest or
shirt.
I believe in the total inability Of Russia to change
the course OF the stars, to rearrange the general APP
pearance Of the heavens. to eliminate the c~onstella-
tions, to discontinue the daily rising Of the sun, to
subject the rainbow to a five year plan or to make
the American OF normal backbone jump into a hole
and pull It In after him.
I believe American railroads are worth considerably
more than q dime a dozen.
I believe the United States Steel Corporation, the
American Telephone and Telegraph Company, the
General Electric Corporation and other big industrial
Institutions will stay In business and that none OF
them Is In any danger Of having to take on a side
line or lead pencils or apples.
I do not believe there Is any danger OF seeing John
Pierpont Morgan, Owen D. Young. General Atterbury,
Charlie Schwab or James A. Farrell throwing their
Jobs overheard ard deciding to make a living as ferry
boat musicians.
I believe that what the country needs more than
arvthfro else a. a restoration nf the durkfnr stool for
professional p~essimists. s~quawkers. calamity howlers
and confirmed grouches.
believe in the ability. instinct. capacity and power
OF the average American TO 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 race
and tell it to go to hell.
I believe the American people win 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 10 60 back
to the bicycle and the buggy.
I 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.
believe the old fashioned wash-tub has gone for
good and that anybody who thinks the American wife
IS going back to the old days Of drudgery and incon-
veniences is two-thirds cookoo and one-third army
mule.
I believe three square meals a day will always be
the American standard but that even II we miss one
or two II won't hurt us.
I believe in common sense and natural vision as
opposed to the -fdgets" 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 infalibility
OF the slogan Never lead with your chin" and the
potency Of the cries Block that Kicki" and Hold
EN-, Yalet"
I believe that much Of the world depression Is dome
by mirrors"
7 believe the worst Is over and that It never was
as bad as it was advertised.