Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-27

Whether conscience Is the result Of
education, or 81 n natural instinct wisely
implanted for mans elevations above the
brute. may be- left for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 60
wrangle over. The uudisputcd point is
that every man is possessed Of con-
science, enlightened IN greater OF luss
degree, and that IL IL it which controls
bis action. The restraining power IL
doubtless of higher development In those
whose early associations have been OF
elcynting character, ana whom such fail
90 exercise II to It's limit they are there
by greater criminals.
When n man aspiring 10 high position
becomes unmindful Of his obligations 10
fidelity, 70 vigilance aud TO common hon.
esty, he Is less man than the untutor.
ed savage who robs his enemy, or takes
only so much Of that which s cry
as Is necessary 20 satisfy his natural
wants. An enlightened conscience is not
always a comfortable ledger Ia the bo-
som of IN aspiring and ambitious man,
for like other conquerors his triumphant
pathway too often must be strewn with
victims and the edidcc his hands rears
be- built upon wrecks which he causes
Mans highest attribute Is courage, not
no much "a courage which enables men
20 meet death at the eanon's mouth
with Il smile upon their faces, as that
courage which Is virtue, virtue In the
sense Of pursuance, quality resultant
from calm consciousness Of right aud
of the line Of duty Its possession not
only strengthens man for hours OF
temptation. but also enables him even in
The torture Of threatened disgrace TO be
true to principle and 20 refuse, az the
risk Of dispensing his best friends 20 do
that which the inner monitor does not
sanction. The veteran was correct who
said to his son, III requires more cour-
nge to say no than 60 face a battery
liz Is men strong In principle who are
great leaders. Recall Oliver Cromwell
and his Ironsides. aud Gustavus Adolf
plus Of Sweden. who at the cost Of his
life Ia the Thirty years war won reli.
gious liberation for Europe These were
men who listened 20 the whisperings OF
conscience rather than the loud-yoiced
adulaton Of courtiers, mer who believed
nothing too precious TO risk in defense Of
the right and who turned a deaf eur ia
all tempters seeking to divert them from
their elected path Of recttudc.
This age has been called the money.
getting period Of the world, In coun
tries where conditions favor specu
iation, and especially in Amer
lea where money atones for The
lack of rank distinction, temptation,
multiply and the danger Of sacrificing
pdrtiple for greed is much enhanced
but in neither Of these Is there pre-
text, or excuse, for yielding to a cow
ardice which can only result \" mora
disaster The Injunction "ro thine owl
self be true" Is as binding on Tie high
est official as ON the humblest scryito
aud no man Is true 60 the real self WHIT
permits betrayal of trust without pro
test or who Is himself les b0trayer How
fur leniency may be exercised Is left {,
the charitable 20 consider, but the poin
20 be emphasized Is that heIther exalte,
position, nor pailiating conditions o.
assailing temptation afford any iustiG
cation for becoming a moral delinquent
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