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Editorial
April 7, 1883
Southern Standard
Mcminnville, Warren County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
An editorial letter praises working men as the foundation of national wealth and honor, emphasizing the misery of aimless life, the nobility of labor blessed by God, and the need to strive for a civilized society without inhumanity.
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Whom Should We Honor.
To the Standard.
We should honor our working men, for he who has no definite aim in view must be a miserable being, feeling not the importance of life, knowing not its purpose, and therefore failing to appreciate its present enjoyments. He has but an empty soul, his mind is one vast blank, no beautiful vision meets his gaze, he hears no music in the winds or the waves, nature to him is a closed book. Let us honor our working men. The noblest types of men are those who work to live; they furnish the rich man the comforts of his home. The wealth of the nation is in her working men. It is toil that over nature gives man his proud control. The great Almighty builder who fashioned out this earth has stamped His seal of honor on labor from her birth. We should all strive for that higher place in civilization wherein may be found no man's inhumanity to man. Take then some object for which to strive, and act, act in the living present, heart within, and God overhead.
C. B. C.
To the Standard.
We should honor our working men, for he who has no definite aim in view must be a miserable being, feeling not the importance of life, knowing not its purpose, and therefore failing to appreciate its present enjoyments. He has but an empty soul, his mind is one vast blank, no beautiful vision meets his gaze, he hears no music in the winds or the waves, nature to him is a closed book. Let us honor our working men. The noblest types of men are those who work to live; they furnish the rich man the comforts of his home. The wealth of the nation is in her working men. It is toil that over nature gives man his proud control. The great Almighty builder who fashioned out this earth has stamped His seal of honor on labor from her birth. We should all strive for that higher place in civilization wherein may be found no man's inhumanity to man. Take then some object for which to strive, and act, act in the living present, heart within, and God overhead.
C. B. C.
What sub-type of article is it?
Labor
Social Reform
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Working Men
Honor Labor
National Wealth
Toil
Inhumanity To Man
Civilization
What entities or persons were involved?
Working Men
Rich Man
Almighty Builder
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Honoring Working Men And The Value Of Labor
Stance / Tone
Exhortative Praise Of Labor
Key Figures
Working Men
Rich Man
Almighty Builder
Key Arguments
Aimless Life Leads To Misery And Emptiness
Working Men Provide Comforts And National Wealth
Labor Gives Man Control Over Nature
God Has Honored Labor From Creation
Strive For Civilization Without Inhumanity To Man
Act In The Present With Heart And Faith