The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-26

large heart to conceive and express such
a sentiment was a man worthy not
only of our highest esteem and admir-
alton. but also of the whole civilized
world.
PROPER ATTITUDE OF MAN.
Lastly Burns shows the proper atti-
tude of man to man to be humanity ana
brotherhood he was too shrewd an OBJ
server of human nature not to be aware
of the fact that wealth and not merit
was the true passport to social distinc-
ton. rank and power, and that merit
like honesty must to a considerable eX-
tent in the present condition of things
he content to be its own reward. ana
further he saw that Man when dressed
in a little brief authority played such
pranks before high heaven as MADE
even the very angels weep ana ne ASKS
somewhat Indignantly:
"If I'm designed yon ordlings slave
BY natures law designed,
Why was an Independent wish .
Er planted in my mind"
Now you will observe that the ques-
ton is here alphabetically put, and on
the assumption that it was so designed,
he can find no better answer than that
Man was made to mourn" however
this answer satisfied neither his rea-
son nor his sense of divine justice and
he casts abroad for some other eXpla-
nation and finds it in fact that Man S
inhumanity to man made countless
thousands mourn" 1t would be easy
to furnish more extracts in elucidation
of the idea of Burns, but enough mas
been said to show the healthy tendency
and scope of his teaching, and he would
be a bold man who would say that the
world has not been the better and the
wiser for his teaching. Such was the
y, 4 u
was the poet and Scotland shall ever
hold her proud head high among the
nations of the earth so long as her sons
and daughters remember this teaching
avoid his faults, cultivate his virtues
practice the noble and manly spirit of
self independence and wholesome scorn
of hypocrisy and cant which We're his,
and with their hearts attuned to praise
eVince their love to God, to man and to
the world in singing by turns the
Psalms of David and the songs of
Burns.
Then Miss Grace Winchel recited
Tam O'Shanter" in a most pleasant
way, after which eX-Chief James b.
Skeoch responded to the toast, Scot
land the Land of Our Birth"
MR.. SKEOCH'S RESPONSE.
Honored Chief, Chieftains and Clans
men, Ladies and Gentlemen:
In rising to speak of the land of my
birth and my boyhood, | hardly know
whether | ought to feel flattered over
the honor which the banquet commit
tee has forced upon me or not.
our POSTMASTER has said few fiat
tering things about "auld Scotia and
her bard" but how on earth could he
do anything else. You might as we'll
expect the leopard to change his spots
as the Scotsman to cease to consider
his native land as Gods own chosen
spot among the nations of the earth,
Scotland is a little more than dot
on the face of the earth, in point of
territory. It's area is less than one
third of Pennsylvania, while it's resi-
dent population barely exceeds the
four million mark, yet, at the same
time, they tell us that if ever the north
pole is discovered, Scotsman will be
found sitting on the top of it. Now,
why should a Scotsman be singled out
for this distinction? Guess, and you
won't guess right, probably. To begin
with, the Scotch are citizens of the
world; wherever they go they Identify
themselves with the land of their adop-
tion. and when l tell you the quality
that makes them such you may feel a
tri1e surprised. 1t is "thoroughness." 4"
Let me repeat it and add, thoroughness
of character, thoroughness of system,
and thoroughnesS of purpose, What
ever Scotsman undertakes at home,
he must either do it we'll or get out of
the business. 1t is different here. In
America we find born citizens who are
ready to undertake any one of a half
"A dozen trades, claiming proficiency in
each and all,
In Scotland one trade is enough for
any man. Now, how does he learn that
trade? BY a long apprenticeship. of
five, six or seven years training, during
which time he is bound to his employ
en- who in turn teaches him all he
knows, and does it because he Is sure
that he has the lad for term Of years
and the sooner he can break the APP
prentice into the trade, the better 1t Is
for himself
THEY ARE THOROUGH.
Because of this thoroughness in busi-
ness training, we find Scotsmen are
foremen and managers the world over
Go into your American foundries, ship
yards and factories, ask for the fore
man or superintendent, and in seven
cases out of every ten you'll find they
are Scotch by birth or the sons of
Scotsmen. You doubt me- perhaps
Don't take my word for it; there is no
reason why you should Wen consult
a neutral authority. Take Max O'Rell