The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-02
FIGHTING THROUGH THE
DEPRESSION

Lets Tough It Out" is the slogan sound
ed to the people Of this section, IN reference
to economic conditions, by DIR. j. G. K. Nc
Clure. editor of The Farmers Federation
News. The foregoing slogan, or economic
battle-cry, is the caption of an article IN
the last issue of The News, III which Dr.
Mcclure says:
Instead of looking to outside agencies and to
the government to pull US through this depression
let's tough it out ourselves. We have already stood
three years of it and history backs US up in show
ing that depressions do not last forever. One OF
the ancient Greeks said 'for strength look within
myself" The rebuilding of this country depends
on how many farmers manage their own affairs
successfully how many merchants manage their
affairs successfully and how many families manage
their affairs successfully. Whenever the average
individual in this country can manage his own at
fairs so that he lives within his income and saves
q little money each year we will be on the way to
national prosperity Individuals living in this sue
cessful way Will be like small springs all over the
country, all contributing to swell the rivers of
progress
eve must insist on economy in government. If
our pubic officials continue to spend money in the
way they do the country will either go bankrupt
or the currency will have to be debased. Let US
insist on cutting down the cost of government in
stead of looking to the government to save us
and, further, let each man look within himself for
the strength and resourcefulness and initiative and
restraint which has made this great country of
ours"
DIR. Mcclure give the people of this sec
ton sound advice. Bad as conditions are
in the mountain country of North Carolina,
they are, on the whole, much better than
in many other sections of the country; and
the practical, common-sense plan for our
people is that suggested by the head of the
Farmers FederatiOn-we must work thru
with our own problems, We must Tough
1t Out"
Dr.. Mcclure takes a highly Individual
istic view of conditions and the course to
recovery; and this individualism must be
made the basis of recovery and of future
success and prosperity. Every individual
must do his part, must successfully manage
his own affairs, must succeed with his bust
ness or his farming or his industry. At the
same time DR.. Mcclure realizes, as all in
telfigent citizens do, that our people must
stand ready to cooperate when co-opera-
ton is necessary. He is not preaching the
doctrine of every man for himself and the
devil take the man who cannot keep up
with the procession.
The greatness of this country is to be
attributed to the character, stamina and
courage of its citizens-to their individual
istic characteristics, to every mans ability
to take care of himself, to achieve his own
success, to Tough It Out" for himself.
That is the most solid, substantial and en-
during foundation for the greatness of &
country; and this country will weaken and
disintegrate as we lose this courage and
individualistic strength and become ma
ton of people who must look to govern
ment to coddle and care for us, solve all
our problems and lead us around like a
multitude of immature children.
With natural conditions as favorable
and natural resources as great as can be
found anywhere in the United States, the
people of Western North Carolina should
be ashamed to throw up their hands and
quit. In fact, very few of them have done
so; and the big majority has no such in
tention. The people of this section are
going to conquer their own difficulties,