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Show ON GETTING A HEARING. The man with a grievance is a nuisance. The man with a plan is welcome. Grievances annoy other people, but fail to interest them. The tone of voice has a faint wail in it. Some public reformers make the same mistake as the man w,th a grievance. The faults they point out are worth noting. The men they snipe are fair game. The failure of these earnest critics lies in the unfailing gloom they carry and spread. They leave all the good tunes to the sinners. They get no fun out of their fights. We do not need a prophet to tell us that some of the conditions condi-tions of life are sour and hard. Human affairs are more of a quick lunch than a banquet. This earth is an imperfect sphere, slightly flattened at the poles. And in celestial terms it is a third-rate planet, at best. But we are on it and cannot get off it. We are in it and cannot can-not get out of it. In suggesting amendments to the common lot, iherc is needed a genial and hearty note. Best of all, let the reformers bring a plan imrtead of a griev-ance. griev-ance. Ex. |