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Howe [ owe About : The Conservative SideWaterloo Side SideWaterloo WaterlooIdealism Waterloo Idealism IdealismBy By ED IoWE HOWE HOWEI HOWEKNOW OWE OWEUKNOW KNOW a widow who has long been beenpoor beenpoor beenpoor I UKNOW IKNOW poor , and very bitter and unfair unfairIn unfairin unfairIn In denunciations dcnunclations of the wrongs of the thepoor thepoor thepoor poor At tlie the last election a farmer farmercandidate farmercandidate .andidate andidate candidate < . for a n little office ( but still stillbig stillbig stillbig big enough to provide a dishonest dishonestsnlT dishonestsalary dishonestsalary snlT salary : } and appropriation appropriatlon for an nn asslst- asslst assist- assist assistant asslst1nt asslst-int asslst int - 1nt ant ' ) promised promiced ; her the deput deputyslilp deputyslilpShe deputishipShe shIp shIpShe She at once plunged Into the cam C.tm- C.tm cam- C.tmplllgu campaign campaign . - paign plllgu anrl and noel did dill her best to rob roh the poor poorbecau poorbecause poorbecause becau because < : ; e she site expected c\.pected c.pected c .pected pected ' \ . to shaie shale In the therll ther'ibbery therubbery rll r'ibbery ribbery ' lJery . 'Iht ' ' Ill 'Ih Ih 'iii iii \ it \t t Is the trouble even the poor poorthe , the " ttomen "omen omen women , the farmers farmtrs the worhlng working worhlngmen workingmen workingmen men are milling willing \ HUng to enaoC enae entage , . ! , ; . ; In the spe- spe spechi spectrl spe-clil spe clil - - chi ctrl rohbely rohhelY rohbeiy of the people agninst against againstwhich againsttthlch 1\ 1 ' \ 1hlch which hlch n \ we \ e h'1\ h'1 h1 hati Ime h'1e ' \ e a must most cause cau < : ; e of com corn comphlnt cornplaint cornpliint phlnt plaint , , If g\en g en g\cn cn giten ! : \ 't t a ' i chince ch'1nce ch1nce chance ' to shire sh'1.re sh1.re sh1re share ' . 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John D KocLcfeller Hocl.efeller Hoclefeller Itockefeller . should write writeand writeand writeand and publish his own blo biography raph'V raphV ' ; no noghost noghost ghost host " writer "rlter rlter cin C'1n C1n can ' equil equ'11 equ11 equal ' him In the thetruU thetruth thetruth truU\ truU truth truUand \ and candor a task tasle of this hind kind hindrequhes kindrequires kindrequlies requhes requires requhesJe'tn requiresJean i iJenn Jenn Je'tn Jetn Jean ' Jicnues J'lcques Jlcques Jacques ' Rousseau ga\e ga e gage ga \ e such suchapolo suchapolorv suchapology apolo apolorv v as there is for the radical ; I Ishould Ishould Ishould should 1I1 like e to hear he3r . , v\ith v ith with \ \ Ith equil equ'1l equ1l equal ' c'lndor clndor candor c'lndordlspll candordispiI3ed cindordlsplied ' dlspll dispiI3ed ; ed from tlie the wOll wolld's wollds woild's woilds 's s ' gre'1test gre1test greatest gre'1testbu.lne greatestbusiness greatestbu ' business bu.lne bulne . Ine < : ; < ; man and conservatIveThe conservativeThe conservative conservativeThe The conscrvathe conservnthe conservatite side of the argu argumt'llt argumerit argument mt'llt mtllt merit ' Ins h'1S h1S has ' n never ( > ver been bcen adequately pre pre- presented pre- pre presented presented - - sented It should be , we specially specmlly need needsUth needsuch needsuch sUth such i 1 a ' book now non no " , not only for our own ownuse ownuse ownuse use but for the use of future gener generatlOns generations generaliens atlOns ations ationse e . e . e . The TIle grcit gre'tt grett great ' Napoleon Napolcon suffered sutrered intense intenseIy intensely Intensely Iy ly at Waterloo ; ruin was never more morehumiliating morehumiliating morehumiliating humiliating or complete But millions millionsof of less noted suffer the anguish of ot a aWaterloo aWaterloo aWaterloo Waterloo ; ; I rarely pick up a newspa newspaper newspaper newspaper per without reading readmg of ot a Waterloo Waterloofor Waterloofor Waterloofor for some poor devIlWaterloo devilWaterloo devil devilWaterloo Waterloo Is a good word to remem rememI remember remember rememher I ber ; : pel peihaps perhaps baps It Is fortunate we so ire fre irequently frequently frequently quently see It In print printI . . I beg vou YOU to remember Its slgnlfl signifl slgnlflcanco signifldancewhich signlflcance canco- canco cancohieb dance-which dance which - - " which hieb Is to avoid ayoid such a fate fatewhen fatewhen fatewhen fatewhenou when 'c c \ ' \ou ou 'ou ou have lived only halt half your yourlIfe yourlife yourlife lIfe and nnd ha\ ha hate hae have \ e equipment to wine win e . e * . eEvery e * . Every Ever Bver ; one who belie\ belie believes beliees \ es In a Cause Causesupports Causesupports Causesupports supports It fanatlcilly fanatIc'111y fanatIc111y fanatically ' ; no one Is ex exactly exactly exactly actly just In his advocacy of , or oppo oppo- opposition oppo- oppo opposition opposition - - sition to , the great controversIes controversIeswhich controversieswhich controversieswhich which make mal.e male . up life . . I am a afanatic afanatic afanatic fanatic , , too , but on the side of con consen consertatism consenatism sertatism sen atIsm , , of safety satety , of c-iutlon c iutlon c'1utlon c1utlon caution ' - ; of oflookIng oflooking oflooking lookIng longer before we leap . * . . Writers are doing unusually bold boldthings boldthings boldthings things now ; I note that one mahes makes mahesfun makesfun makesfun fun of thit th'1t th1t that ' old sob about what a boy boylearns boylearns boylearns learns at his mother's mothers ' knee hnee That Tbat Is Isone isone Isone one of the sob stories I have always alwaysrespected alwaysrespected alwaysrespected respected . e . . Most men , and all women , say Uleal Ideal UlealIsm Idealism MealIsm Ism Is the first standard by which men menmay menmay menmay may judge their action and enterprIse enterprIseThis enterpriseThis enterpriseThis This Is pleasint pleas'1ot pleas1ot pleasant ' sounding soundmg , but actually actuallyfooUsh actuallyfoolish actuallyfoolish fooUsh foolish Idealism means visionary ; the opposite of realism reallsm The worst worstmIstakes worstmistakes worstmistakes mIstakes of men ha\e ha e have \ been due to toneglecting toneglecting toneglecting neglecting the good that may be ac accompllshed accompllshed accompllshed compllshed In attempting good far tar be- be beyond beyond be beyond - - yond their po powers " ers . . Our first stand standard standand standard ard and of endeavor should be Intelllgent intelligent Intelllgentrealism intelligentrealism Intelligentrealism realism ' ' . selection of the best of ot two twoev11s twoevils twoevils ev11s evils , and training tralnmg and harnessing it itto itto Itto to do God's Gods ' work . e . e . eI I have lately hid h'ld hld had ' occislon occ'1slon occ1slon occasion ' to visit visitI visittwo visittwo I two neighboring towns In both ot of otthem ofthem ofthem them are being built school houses houces ; pa- pa palatial palatial pa palatial - latial and unnecessary . Both Include IncludethC'lters includetheaters Includetheaters thC'lters thClters theaters ' , restaurants , athletic athletfc fields fieldsmusic fieldsmusic fieldsmusic music departments , . etc otc , that would wouldI wouldbe wouldbe wouldbe I be an outrage on common sense In Ingood ingood Ingood good times but are specially outrage outrage- outrageous outrageous outrageous - - ous In the midst of the greatest de de- depression de- de depression depression - - l del pression lnhlstory InOhistory * . . . Have you younot younot younot not noted that lately Indi Indignation naUon in- in includes In Includes - . cludes eludes extravagant and unnecessary unnecessarywaste unnecessarywaste unnecessarywaste waste In education educatfon ? England has bas nev nev- never never never - er been half halt as wasteful In this respect respectas as we are , but has bas called a halt . . S . e * . . People usually tell lies not because becausethey becausethey becausethey they are mistaken mlstahen , but because they theyare theyare theyare are overpraising an nn old watch , house house.automobile houseautomobile . , automobile or doctrine they arc are tryln trying tryingto to trade or raffle ratrle . . What we need needIs needis needIs Is not more belief In Christ . , , but more moreapprecIatlon moreappreciation moreappreciation apprecIatlon appreciation of the simple truth , at attested . tested by long tong experience cxperlence , that we weshould weshould weshould should be more truthful , honorable honorablepolite , poUte polite , economical and Industrious for forour forour forour our own sakes sahes It happens every day daythat daythat daythat that a man can go out and nnd get gct a athing athing athing thing he needs and Is entitled to "hlle hlle while "hllepraying whilepraying " whilepraying praying for It , , or arguing he Is entitled entitledto to It It . , . . . . , Some say sny that one who would ae ac aequIre acquire acquire quIre the art of ot writing should read readAddIson readAddison readAddlson AddIson . . . I 1 think Macaulav Macaulava a better bettcr teacher . Addl Addlsou Addisota ou < > wrote ot of ottrl oftrifling oftrifling trl trifling lng things too much , whereas Ma- Ma Macaulay Ma-caulay Ma caulay - . caulay wrote of ot the ' French I'rench Irench revolution re'Volution ' ; of the trial of Lord I.ord Iord . HasUngs-ot HasUngs ot Hastings-of Hastings of HasUngsotevents Hastingsofevents Hastings - - ofevents events of ot first Importance Importnnce In reading readingone readingone readingono one should get education as well as asentertalnmcnt asentertainment asentertainment entertalnmcnt entertainment out of ot it It . . S . e . . Everyone admires children chlldreD who arc are arcrespectful arerespectful arcrespectful respectful to parents . . . And it itmay itmay Itmay may be added that parents to whom whomsuch whomsuch whomsuch such respect Is shown sho\\n sho n \ \ have rnuih mUl.h mUlh much . to todo todo todo do with It ; children are always Impa Impatient . tient tlent with weak parents parcnts . . e . ePeople People Pcople have ' eo so many natural trou troubles - bles tles tiles ) thev they cannot possibly get rid ofII1'lt ofdiet of oflilt II1'lt II1lt diet lilt ' the greatc&t greatct greatest rE.lte rElte ' . & t crime crlmf > Is a congresi congress congresihnlo congressImposing congressimposing : hnlo Imposing ) < : ; ln troubles on them totally un unrec unriecNE unriecpsi- unriecpsi unriecpsiIF rec recr riecNE , ( > ' ! [ - - trs trse \ IF \r r } > e 1933 1:133 1133 1333 : Bell nett Syndlca.te-WNU Syndlca.teWNU Syndlca.te Syndlcate WNU Syndlcate-WNU Syndicate . . . - WNU Scrvic Sentc Service . * . . |