The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-01-29

lieved and declared that this was "a
government of the people, by the peo-
Pile and for the people, This doctrine
is the corner stone of successful poll
tics. 1t is the foundation, and should
be the faith and the guiding star of the
politician. The true politician must
set his face with unyielding hostility
to every attempt which may be con-
strued into bossism. Leadership he
should seek and desire, because true
leadership acts for and in behalf of the
people. Bossism means the subjuga-
tion of the peoples will and wish. al
ways receiving the stamp of condem-
nation.
What higher career can any young
man have than TO be successful poll
tician, which means a successful and
great statesman? 1t brings, of
course. its defeats, temporarily it's dis
appointments; but these are necessary
TO perfect and round and make the
perfect politician. The end can only
be success. pleasure and enjoyment.
because it must bring happiness and
prosperity to the people.
All great movements must have their
leaders, and the study of the science
of government of free people is the
highest plane for man in the con-
duct of earthly affairs.
The young man entering upon the
| career of politics must expect defeat,
censure and temporary unpopularity.
because he is in the lead of public
opinion; but the great body of the
people mean to be just and right, and
in i. the end always come to just and
right conclusions. He must expect to
have opponents and enemies, but this
will bring to him loyal adherents,
firm and answering friends. No
truer or more lasting friendships are
made in this life than those which
bind men together in a common cause
for the uplifting of their race, and for
the lasting peace and prosperity Of
their country.
What examples the young men in
this country have before them for en-
tering upon and espousing career of
politics! What an inspiration should
be the life, character and career of
Hamilton, of Jefferson. of Clay, of
Webster, of Lincoln, to the young men
of this day to strive to become in the
best and purest and highest sense
politicians!
In a speech made on the Sd of Octo-
! ber, 1884, about / O'clock in the morn
| ing in Cincinnati, to body of young
| men who rendered a serenade to that
| political leader and true politician,
that noble man, James G. Blaine, he
said, addressing these young men who
| had come to cheer him in his great
contest: you are in the morning Of
! life. The day is before you, and your
| strength is equal to it. You will haYe
the fashioning of the republic, it's
strength, it's prestige, it's destiny, long
after the generation to which ] belong
shall have passed away. See to it that
| it is kept in your power, and that your
hands, clean, pure and strong, shall
build up the ark of the covenant
| bid you good morning. Turn to the
duties of new day with its respon-
sibilities and with it's rewards"
Inasmuch as the destiny of this re-
public is in the hands of the young
men, it is their duty, their highest
duty, to enter the career of politics,
and become, not intriguers, not fac
tionists, but politicians, giving to the
study and the cause of politics the best
efforts of their lives always acting
| from unselfish motives, never losing
sight of the fact that probity, honor,
square dealing always bring success.
Caring nothing for temporary criticism
or applause, looking only to the grand
consummation of life's work, then
with their hands clean, pure and
| strong, they cannot fail to build up
the ark Of the covenant