Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-02-09
WORK OF TWENTIETH CENTURY.

The twentieth century will be siren
uous, complex. and democratic. Siren
uous, it must be, as we can all see, ana
we have to thank our young man of
the twentieth century who gave us the
watchword of The Strenuous Life
Our century has a host OF things to do.
bold things. noble things. tedious
things. difficult things. enduring things.
More than any of the. others. The
twentieth century viii be democratic.
The greatest discovery OF the nine
tcanth century was that of the reality
Of external things That of the twen-
tieth century will be this axiom in
geometry: The straightest line is the
shortest distance between two points"
If something needs doing do it. The
more plainly, directly, the better.
Democracy does not mean equality
Just the reverse of this. 1t means in
dividual responsibility, equality before
the law, Of course, equality OF oppor-
tunity, but no other equality save that
Won by faithful service. That social
system that bids men rise must also
let them fail if they cannot maintain
themselves. To choose the right man
means the dismissal OF the wrong.
The weak, the incompetent, the I'M
trained, the dissipated find no growing
welcome in the century which is COM
ing 1t will nave no place for the I'M
skilled laborers. a bucket of water
and q basket OF coal will do all that
the unsllilled laborer can do if we have
skilled men for their direction. The
unskilled laborer is no product of de-
lnOcracy. He exists in spite of de-
mooracy.
The lawyers OF the future will not be
pleaders before juriss. They will save
their clients from need of judge or
jury. In every civilized nation the
lawyers must be the lawgivers. The
sword has given place to the green bag.
The demand o. the twentieth century
will be that the statutes coincide with
equity. This condition educated law
yers can bring about
In politics the demand for serious
service must grow. AS we have to do
with wise men and clean men. states
men. instead of vote manipulat0rs we
shall demand not only men who can
lead in action, but men who can pre-
vent unwise action. Often the policy
which seems NEST attractive 10 the ma
jority is full of danger for the future.
We need men who can face popular
opinion and if need be to face it down.
The need of the teacher viii not grow
less as the century goes on. The his
tory Of the future is written in the
schools of today. ana the reform which
gives us better schools is the greatest
OF reforms. Free should the scholar
be-free and brave. and to such as
theze the twentieth century viii bring
the reward of the scholar.
The twentieth century will mark an
epoch in the history Of religion. Some
say idly that religion is losing her hold
in these strenuous days. But she is
rot. she is simply changing her grip.
The religion of this century viii be
mere practical, more real. 1t will deal
with the days OF the week as we'll as
With the Sabbath. 1t viii be as potent
in the markets of trade as in the walls
OF cathedral. Tor mans religion is his
working hypothesis of life, not of life
in Some future world. but Of life right
here today, the only day we have in
which to build n life.-David Starr Jor-
dan, President CT Stanford University.