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■ rmiMniiMU.^t.iinrtRibiMSOU BT 08UGOSTS £VOmnCK£i. _ .-■■-■ ■ ■■ r '■,r ■» «■ -**'*** ■■ ■OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.Monday, August 11, 1913.THE CITY'S NEEDSa(My Member City Administration.)V . Not Ion0 ago one William Allen White diagnosed the state of Kansas. Under the caption “What Is the Mat-• ter with Kansas, he stirred the na* . tton and made a reputation for him-. dell that flnaily placed him high in the ' councils of the nation. He pointed •. out the faults of hla native state and better yet. showed the remedy. In a Binall'way It is often well to do the aatne with a city or other leaser com-f-'mnnlty./Srith this by way of preface may we not ask ourserves, What Is the Matter with Manitowoc? The answer prompted by recent progress can and must Je Not Much, yet here ’ and ' there are to be found little malignant growths aud excrescences upon our mate^a) body polltlo that are well to treat'knd cure.' AbOve all the town needs and has needed more In the past than it does toflay*sa Bplrlt of social and economic Solidarity. • Cities that have grown and become great have done so because all classes of citizens have seen ‘ that their Interests wore common and tht each should Btrlve to do his part In the general uplift. Here for many there wa9 too apt to be abroad thif Idea that a few men favored of - fortune were, as one might say, given the sacred and divine right to direct thftrpity's future and to bear all of the V of adVaucing ItH fortunes. Tn fact ie great body of citlsens felt that pny good resulting therefrom wonla never filtrate down to their level of, economic existence. Feeling that way they made no efforts “to boost the game. As a result nothing WM done that ever led to much In the way of material progress or civic growth. Manitowoc howover has shared In the awakening of tho social and Ijconomlc consciousness . of the great masses of ordinary citizenship, that has .marked the whole American nation of late. The new participation In government has been felt here and the hands of that government even locally have been more widely distributed among different hitherto politically quiescent factor. Only from such !...-participation, only from the absolute getting fway from the principle of gggggjpent by the Influential few, can civic progress spring. At least this ^bP.pakl of any civic progress that I'Ke at all enduring.So much has been Manitowoc’s gain as a part of this general movement. T(il* again has led to a feeling of responsibility by the people In the cityMuch more progross could be made in this direction without running the risk of becoming either faddish or Puritanical.But above all there must he Inculcated Into the minds of younger Manitowoc the spirit of brotherhood and social helpfulness. Mauy an older man, self-centered, brought up In an age of selfishness wherein he attributed all of his success to his own crusty efforts, forgetful of the part His neighbors had in that success by their very presenco In tho community-many of these men we repeat can never bo taught to see the light of the newly discovered interdependence. They will go down to their gruves miniature examples of the ancient ray iticlsm 1 Am That I Am. But with the young It la different. They can be led to see that all in a community must be united by the Ue or common Interest. They can be Inculcated with the Idea of necessity of united action where progress is desired. in this thought then there Is much hope for the future of Manitowoc. The new generation is approaching lls dutleu with a clear understanding of the new responsibilities and the result Is bouud to be a bigger and better city.orhotu:SuthaetokiTcBtlrl\hoancaiIcitBoutoiMQTHE C0UN1Y fAIRUltv8tcct€thr. iiiThe County Fair timePreparations are fast he'—the exhibition”andthe paprlncouufaithrealthingIt rethatcouldthe Iand tformTog.ilrstross ’andprovtgreal«iUHtlbleiPitofcwD*ne*‘ij-t k'overdmont and a desire to have that government represent more or their Vital being. Thus the idea of owning*, 25 ,■V and operating our public utilities formany years combatted by those then /■ In control of the city’s policy Anally- secured for Itself fruition through coa-Btant effort and alert planning. Spring£: tag from that pofisesBlon Is bound toS;s‘^VkMlH'9rlde In civic works and the••-doy:‘ta-*ucceaaful ownership which is^•5 iBAiSBP ** 1011(16 M slroog ta a com--- it is with an Individual.'§ taunlty as it is with an • Though the element of proflt were en-t, -for this aim aloue the Well worth the struggle. ; Sfc-VijS'. p\y prtde thus born leads to ad-$'■§ ran cement along moral and social pines. Tilings that have beeu tolerated j become eyesores and reform, quiet dig |nified, helpful reform and uot the In-M*e-'meaudertags of an unsettled mind, seeking merely for a change— begins to take place almost uncou-l A city cannot become great If It neglects its own back caiinot raise the level of util It removes all source^ from the youth about into that cliixen* Ik) In Manitowoc much haa Men vttetter* aaoltattap, a more'flm pleas' M UttlWk top.«|*#* ahlldren’s gam..», .. . . ...Au, moBt11 owes ter b take grow tag.Wta tings If tolt; withe sprou sand, cuttlt half, prote of th. week, If i not I soon starti hoaet throw den loam toliai NW baita
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Manitowoc Daily Herald
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
Mon, Aug 11, 1913
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