The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-10-10
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scholar ought II h. able 10 help " hers
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"llow may W. hcss appoint aur civil VI.
ircrsr" These questions. will, others
relating 10 universal ssHnsr and Tho
anaexasisa u inferior sAecs.
make np Mr. Reid's very sulid aud SCR
ious catalogue.
There IL work enough, legitimate
work, for the Americas scholar. In the
study aud intelligent handbag Of these
questions; but the fact that thsrs y >
considerable number IL American schol-
ars mixed up with every scheme Of In
iqui,y in the country leads Us 10 suspect
that tho country Is not 70 be saved by
scholarship alone There Ars two sides
to tho matter, usthcrc arc to inoss mat-
ters. In our late civil war. Il was West
Point pitscd agains. Wcs. Point. sssh
sido being actuatcd BY in own indsPssd-
ont IDEAS of duty and patriotism. MIL
sary scholarship had . very important
Office to perform in settling the question
between the two sections Of tho coun-
try. but II had to struggle with military
scholarship in order 10 do Il. We =
not know Why We arc not qutts - like
" 10 6nd the scholar on the wrong side
~ on the right side ~ politics Mr..
Bancroft and Mr.. Everett wsre neigh
bors onoc. They represented Tho height
Of scholarly culture, and the two OK
trcmea Of political opinion. They cor
tainly assisted ~ making respectable
whatever WAS bad Ia the party 70 which
thsy respectively belonged, whatever
else they did or failed 10 do. All that ~
wish % my. In dissent from Mr.. Reid.
or rather. In addition 10 him, ID that
scholarship docs not necessarily lead 70
any common gpod conclusion In politics.
and that !. may b., Or may become. -
base ~ any other element.
What wo really want Il gentlemen
IN politics. Il our political mon were
enl, gentlemen. oven II ihes wore NO
more than ordinarily intelligent, ws
should find our political affairs IN :
good condition, and tho g.e.t questions
that stand before us in iair way of
being properly adjusted. \ gentleman
IL person Who knows sometl,ingcf the
world. who possesses digni'y snd stlf-
respect, WIN re .ai1e the rights Of
others and tho .lntir l,c owes to socicsy
III MI his relations. who would ~ soon
commit suicide ~ stain ll,s palm with =
Lribc. aho would not degra..e himsslf
by in,rigncs. There are various types
Of gentleman. ton. aud IT,, higher tho
.ypo iii, better tho Politician. II he
character anil conduct ure bas4l on
SOUND moral prineir ri,---.t he u govern.
OIL BY tho rule Il righ:--that II better
than nero pride u charart.s o. gentle
manly instinct. II. beyond VII, ho i )
man Of faith and rsligion--a Christian
gsnlIeman--hc is the highest type of :
gentleman; and In his hands tho quss-
liona which Mr. Reid has Proposed 70
tho scholar would have the fsiress
handling that men arc capable II CIV
ing thcm. Tho more thu Christian
gentleman knows, tho better politician
hc will make, anl IN him only, will
scholarship come 10 its finest issuss n
politics. W. lo not think that the
worst feature Of our politics is lack d
intelligence IN our politicians Thsss
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