Show pride of country another thanksgiving day has passed the usual perfunctory proclamations were issued by public officials and read by the people thanksgiving should not be limited to one day in this land ot of opportunity and progress are we as proud of 0 our country and as grateful grate tul for the advantages it gives us as we should be it is often stated that californians are greater boos tor for their state and its resources than are the citizens of 0 any other state in this union why localize loca lizs our enthusiasm for our country no state could exist without our united states why should not every citizen of 0 this country be an active booster for a nation which has gone farther than apy any other in tile the world in giving liberty business opportunities home conveniences educational advances and amusements to its people why should not our schools and colleges emphasize to a greater extent the advantages Tan ot of a citizen of this nation under our constitutional form of government berrini ern ment ent until something is proposed which would in a small measure give us protection and advantages equal to those which we now receive we should express greater thanks tor for what we have and be less ready to listen to the thoughtless agitator or professional politician who falling failing to appreciate the advantages which chich surround him seeks to foist impractical theories or visionary experiments experiment s upon a people already blessed with a government better than any other so 90 far devised when you feel like kicking look around you practically every american citizen can own his own home it if lie he so desires he can travel to his work either in an electric car or over a system of highways such as the romans never dreamed ot of in his horne home gas and electricity do wok equal to that done by a score of sr ser ants to former kings and queens tho tha arn alcan telephone system furnishes bishes a communication F service ervice in the linni humblest bIest home beyond the wildest brennis sms ct cf world famous rulers of the past our property is safeguarded our wr iti ki pre re cared tor for and our lives are protected by an insurance system unheard of a hundred years ago and which Is rapidly eliminating the pauper and thedoor the poor house aladdin and his lamp have been made a reality by the radio which in conjunction with wire communication has annihilated distance and as the people of the world become better acquainted quain ted through our modern methods of will eliminate war the homesteader in the mountains can tune in his radio set and listen to the music lecturers and amusement programs of the world our farmers are learning the advantages of applying business methods to agricultural pursuits Our industries are profiting by making their employ es and customers stockholders in their properties gasoline has made individual transportation possible so that vast sections of the country heretofore impossible of settlement on account of distance have been opened up and are today pouring their produce and business in over improved highways to the greatest railroad transportation system in the world what a picture to paint forest mines transportation oil electricity telephone gas r radio adlo modern farm machinery factory buildings finer than the castles of history roads and road building methods such is as the world has never before seen and an educational system which offers the poor mans son advantage which the nobility did not have a tew few generations a ago go think of these things when you hear tho croakers and the knockers dont be thankful just on thanksgiving day learn a lesson from california where the children are taught that the sun san is brighter the sky is bluer ani the advantages greater than any anywhere cherel else in the world let us build up pride in our country not in a boastful or arrogant manner but with a sense ot of appreciation and thanksgiving that we are so fortunate as to live in a land where opportunities and advantages for or the poor and the lowly are greater than the luxuries offered favored and wealthy persons a short century ago |