The record-union., 1898-01-25
A PHILosoPH1C GOVERNOR.


gural address the other day philoso-
phized a good deal, and in practlcai
way told some truths in crisp epigfains
| that sensible people ought to receive,
though some error crept in. He voiced
a truth of economic philosophy when
| he said that no man living or to come
will again be able to buy farm land at
| S5 an acre, and see it go up to $40.
Here are other of his sentences: The
| day of the shop has gone practically,
+! because the factory has supplanted IL,
responding to the need of modern civil
| ization: we are more in need now OF
men who can face facts than those
who can advance theories; changes IL
| civilization cannot be prohibited pS
| law or vetoed by executive disapproFal'
| the producer of an industry that en-
ploys ten men is as helpful to the State
| as the producer of wheat who teads
| them; steam costs per horse power per
annum S100-he who can do no more or
only what the steam engine can, must
/
| islation will grant adequate relief.
The best product of the prairie is not
| corn, but men; the quarter section that
| produces a thinking man full fledged
| in all his powers may be said to have
performed its mission; every child
| should be expected to rise above It's
environments, whatever they may be.
| Many will fail to do so, but not one
should hear the suggestion from par
| ent or teacher, from pulpit or stump.
that be cannot rise; the father who is
! a dispenser of hope in his household
renders better service to the State than
| the mere dispenser of bread; labor.
capital and intelligence are jointly es-
/ sential and are ever interdependent-
| neither can say to the other, II have
no need of thee Each should have
| the fostering care of the State and the
| good viii of every citizen; taxes are
| too high only when expenditure is need
| less or excessive; the expenses of State
/ administration do not decrease simply
| because property is undervalued; aid
| so on at length. That is a philosophlc
| Governor. His thought is thoughtful -
at least. Even if some of his philos-
! ophy is open to criticism, it indicates
/ a hopeful mind, a kindly and benignant
mind. Such are needed in public life
as we'll as the courageous, aggressive
and contending.
| The Vice President of the Yale Alum
nj, in debating the now agitated quas-
| ton of wine at college dinners, said
| that college athletics promote temper
/ ance. When little attention was paid
/ to athletics animal spirits were fired
| by wine and liquor Now it is differ
| ton one must avoid spirits, fermented
or otherwise. Such as go into training
are always prominent men of their col
leges, and always have large follow
| is widespread and great. OF that
| there is no doubt. But the -Presi-
dent should have added that excessive
athletics wreck nearly as surely as does
too great indulgence in wines and lio-
uors. But it is very gratifying to hear
from the Vice-President of the alum
nj, that there is greatly less drinking
/ among class men now than when he
was a student: that undergraduates
have more money saved and in pochet
now than in his days, BECAUSE they
drink ard royster less; and finally, that
| such drinking as there is now is stead
| lily decreasing.
At the January examinations at West
Point before the Academic Board thirty
nine cadets failed and were dismissed.
1t is the largest number on record as
falling. The fact proves either of two
things, perhaps both, that applicants
cram for the occasion, were not origin
ally qualified, or that the examiners ap-
pointed to pass upon applicants in the