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(|iialiti('s of honesty, coiirajiic and coinmon sense. But not all 

 the resi:)()nsihility lies with tlie new Government. Our own 

 responsibility did not end with the seleetion of a set of new 

 officials. To those whom we have selected we owe our hearty 

 support of their jMoper jKMformanee of the affairs with which 

 we have chart;ed them. And it is our further ol)lioation to 

 protest if they piove guilty of narrow vision oi- mismanagement 

 of public affairs. Because when we cast oui- ballots on No- 

 vember 2d last we voted not for a man or a set of men but 

 for certain policies the fulfilment of which was promised 

 in the platforms of our respective political parties, it is in- 

 cumbent on ever\' American citizen to stand steadfastly for 

 those policies throughout the new Administration. 



Apathy on the part of the citizemy is the forerunner of 

 incompetence and corruption in the government. And surely 

 the charge is just that we have ])een, as a nation, inexplicably 

 apathetic toward the problems and emergencies that have 

 been crowding upon us for the past few years. 



For the new year and the new Administration let us make 

 personal application of Roosevelt's rule. Let us have the 

 honesty to face public issues squarely; the courage to cherish 

 ideals and formulate opinions: and the common sense to 

 make our ideals and opinions effective. 



Limited in his nature, unbounded in his aspirations, ma?} 

 is a fallen God who is ever mindfid of his divine origin. 



Lamartixe. 



