The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-04

ciBes great shrewdness, and II its opponents
courage nothing can avail against the corrupt
Tin New York 1 firmly believe that tho
decent people could comb ne to overt brow the
civic corruption 4. they only would but. as II
matter OF fact. they are 80 apt to fight one
another. 80 apt to quarrel as to exactly how
high tho ideal OF their government shall be.
that they too often throw the victory into the
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also set about their work with tn, practical
ness "YAs i2ne a. good men Az, %rGs mere
much. Or course, they have got to have the
good side Of the Visionary in them or else ,h
lcve In a higher ideal and to endeavor to re-
alze It so far as his own limited powers and
why, he ceases to, BE- useful at all The one
trait which Of all others seems to me the least
admirable in our national character is the ten
dency to deify nero snlartness. mere success.
without regard to whether the success is OBJ
tanned by worthy or unworthy methods o..
treating the successful rogue differently from
the way we treat the unsuccessful rogue. The
bu. who the sss e1 hsa R1t in of
Just SO much more danger to the whole com :
munity But while abhorrng success obtained
always our duty to achieve such results where
possible. We must vote according to our con :
something is wrong with our consciences II
they always teach us to cast our votes in II way
that never has produced and never will pro-
duce the slightest practical result.
Take Abraham l.incolns words when he
said that II he could not get the best, then lie
was going to get the best possible Never be
what Is bad but do not throw away the chance
to get good merely because It Il not the best
that you want to mix with your fellows.
IDEAS OF what is right and proper do not
in all respects square with yourself. So
sr as Sa ssS don h gsd S
ignorant. Try to strike hands In the effort and
instead OF wrccking everything to the profit OF
the worst foes OF both OF you by quarrelling
over the points on which you cannot come to
80 To a body like this do not have to preach
the GOSPEL OF work. have been pretty care
growth Of this republic. and nothing in It hss
impressed me, moro than the tremendous
the saay ss
whose labors was SO largely due the eXtraordi.
| West. as throughout the rest of the country
onward. They scorned a lie OF ease. They
who work Increasingly. and found greater
pleasure IN work thus undcrtakcn with high
ton than they could find in any luxury or soft
ease Of living. II you seek only your own ease
and pleasure you can do no moro In politics
You must work. and work hard. work fear.
lessly. You must STR We. knowing that you
serve that unshaken courage to face failure
and from failure to wrest ultimate triumph
" SO. then. practical politics must be the pol
tics OF decency. but also the politics Of courage
! Of common sense OF hard work. You must have
| high ideals. but you must not follow them Will
| your heads in the air. lind to the practica
methods by which alone they can be even par.
| italy realized on this earth. Your main duties
will even seem commonplace and humdrum.
| The call forgreat heroism In an individual
! or in n nation does not often arise Ifyou wait
| for. heroic days TO come before you exert your.
dol doing yo he s duties So q the Zine that
most for good. Still the need for heroism does
nov and then arise ugst at the momsnt The
heroism mean our attitude in the Philippines
| We Put our pick into the rotten foundation
West Indies We tumbled the building dow
| II as righteous war as was ever undertaken
great nations OF the earth we must see to 1T i
| that the ruins are cleared away and the temple
oflMstice and honesty reared IN their places.
manty II. in the philippines, we retreat before
armed savnRery instead Of organizing suita
| toevery ono and an evHr-incrensna measure, o
| liberty to thos", who show themselves worth,
that the wrong done by the mere sentimental
| Isl Is often OF larger proportions and more
elastic than any other kind OF wrong, and Of
to DO our task thoroughly and well. 1t vii
call for but the merest fraction Of oul
J strength provided only we choose TO exert tina
strength II. however the people let thci
! representatives In Congress hamper the Ad
mnistration as they did last winter, when thel
| refused to put the army on proper footing a
| to size. permanence and organization. then tn,
people have themselves TO thank IL the wa
| fingers. with difficulties and dangers increased
What the people have to do IL to resolve t,
back up the President to the full In seeing tina
| the outburst OF savaRery is repreSRed once 70
| for all TO see that these new tropic islands il
the East and West alike are not left to be tn,
prey OF partisans and spoilsmen. but are gov
erned primarily in the interest OF their in
habtants. and, therefore. ultimately for tn
| honor and renown OF America
! At the conclusion OF the address letter o
regret was read from Vice President Hobart
and then. after the benedicton. the grea
audience gave the Governor another cheer apC
| left the hall Gov. Roosevelt spent the nigh
| with Mr. Hobart at his cottage at Norwood
| He will return to Oyster Bay tomorrow morn