Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-04-28
THE MODEL STA TESIMAN.

THE MODEL STA TE,SlMAN.
A LECTURE BY hon. ]. PROCTOR KNOTT
OF DULUTH FAME. t...
On Monday night Hon. j. Proctor
Knott who made himself famous in Con
: gress few years ago by his speech OF
Duluth" /" delivered a lecture in Phila
delphia on the "Model Statesman, 'fron
which the following extracts show tha
Mr.. Knott is not only a humorist but .
keen observer OF men and things, wht
appreciates the present tendency Of poll
tics. After analyziDg the character 0
various rulers of the world and review
ing the political systems Of antiquity
Mr.. Knott said
With the modern model statesman
the great leading object in life, the on,
which concentrates all the energies o.
( his intellect, and influences every sen
! timent and emotion of his soul, tn,
; one, in fact, upon which his very cxis
teKce seems to be hinged, is TO get into
Office. Yet, paradoxical as Il may ap
, pear, his modesty is frequently so ex
cessive, so utterly and completely over
powering, especially in our own coun
try, that he uses every possible precau
. ton to avoid betraying the slightest
evidence of such an inclination, con
stantly and almost irresistibly impellec
by an all controlling impulse TO ex
change the quiet enjoyment Of thos,
soothing and refining pleasures of pri
vate life which he loves so well and fol
which he is so eminently fitted by ma
turc for the cares and responsibilities
and perplexitics of the public service
like the timid maiden who feeds in
secret the delicious yet devouling flame
of her hearts first fond affection, he
letis "concealmcnt, like worm / the
bud, gnaw on his damask check until
some covert enemy or over-zcalous
friend, without his knowledge or con
sent, ruthlessly drags his blushing mer-
its before the public gaze in florid
culogy published in some newspaper
over the signature of "Vox Populi,n
Many voters, ""Tho Laboring Masses, .
or some such suggestive name, indicat-
ing that dow -trodden and long suffer
ing pcopling have fixed their eyes upon
him as their last hope IN their diro OK
.-e.~;.3-, %, res'haps, -~.ii eone CON
vcntion, which he had no agency what
ever in packing, puts him forward as
the gallant standard bearer Of his party
and the champion Of the untutorcd
sons of toll; or, peradvcnture, until
some immaculate State Legislature so
pure that the very demon Of malice
itself would acquit it of the slightest
suspicion of corruption, thrusts him
against his will into seat in the SEN
ate there to toll for six long years un-
der grievous load of public care
supcradded TO the crushing weight of
hisown ponderous intellect. And then,
when he is finally called TO fill some
position for which his very soul has
yearned for years, which has been the
constant burden of his thoughts by
day and the inspiration of his dreams
by night, what n spirit of humility and
selfsacriiicc he exhibits How re-
luctant he seems TO assume the respon-
saD sn,,a,.d T." wi" honn,s - and on,oIrppon,s Ip ~ y,
,sss s~ nagornJ sTo T OiooaI How s;nnaro,,.
and profoundly he regrets that one
more worthy than himself could not
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