Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1920 — THE “MATTER WITH AMERICA” [ARTICLE]

THE “MATTER WITH AMERICA”

( Fargo, S. D. Forum). “What’s the matter with America these days?” Too many diamonds, not enough alarm clocks. . Too many silk shirts, not enough blue flannel ones. Too many pointed-toed shoes, and not enough squared-toed ones. Too many serge suits and not enough overalls. Too much decollete and not enough aprons. Too many satin upholstered limousines and not enough cows. Too many consumers and not enough producers. Too much oil stock and not enough saving accounts. Too much envy of the results of hard work and too little desire to emulate it. Too mamy desiring short cuts to wealth and too few willing to pay the price. Too much of the spirit of “get while the getting is good” and not enough of the old-fashioned Christianity. Too much discontent that vents itself in mere complaining and too little real effort to remedy conditions. Too much class consciousness and ■toolittle common democracy and love of humanity.