The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-15
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I, We cannot afford to lose the vir-
tues which made the men Of '61 to
,66 great in war. No man is war
ranted in feeling pride in the deeds of
the army and navy of the past if he
does not back up the army and navy
or the present. If we are far-sighted
in our patriotism, there will be no let
up In the work of building, and Of
keeping at the highest point of eff
cheney, navy suited to the part the
United States must hereafter play in
the world, and of making and keep
ing our small regular army, which,
IN the event Of a great war; can never
1pe anything but a nucleus around
Whlch our volunteer armies must form
TO pe round among the nations.
The Duties of Peace.
so much for our duties in keeping
unStalned the honor roll our fathers
made in war. It is Of even more in
stant need that, we should show their
spirit of patriotism in the affairs of
peace. The duties Of peace are with
us always; those of war are but oc-,
caslonal; and with a nation as with
man, the worthiness Of life de-
pends upon the way in which the
everyday duties are done. The home
duties are the vital duties. The ma
tlon is nothing but the aggregate of
the families within it's border; and
II the average man is not hard-work-
ing, just and fearless in his dealings
With those. about him, then our aver
age of public life will in the end be
low; for the stream can rise no
higher than its source. But in addi-
tlon we need to@remember that a ne
culiar responsibility rests uponG.the
man in public life. We meet in the
capital; of the nation, in the city
which owes it's existence to the fact
that 1t Is the seat Of national govern
ment. It is we'll for us in this place
and at this time,l to remember that
exactly as there are certain honaelv
qualities the lack Of which will pre-
vent the most brilliant man alive
from being a useful soldier to his
country, So there are certain homely
qualities for lack of which in the
public servant no shrewdness or abil-
lty can atone. The greatest leaders.
Whether In war or::in peace, must of
course, show a peculiar quality of
genius; but the most redoubtable
armies that have ever existed have
peen redoubtable because the average
soldler, the average officer, possessed
10 a nigh degree such COMPARATIVELY
simple qualities as loyalty courage
ana hard1hood. And SO the most sue.
cessIul governments are those in
Whlch the average public servant
possesses that variant ~ of lovaItv
,Which WIS We call patriotismj together
WITH common sense and honesty.
dishonest Men Must Go. - -
we can as little afford to tolerate q
olsnonest man in the public service as
d coward IN the army. The murderer
lahes single life; the ,corruptionist in
puplc lie, whether he be bribe giver
or br1ke taker, strikes at the heart Of
llle commonwealth. In every. public
service, as in every army, there will he
Wrongdoers, there will occur ,nisdeeds
Inns can not be avoided: but vigilant
Walch must be kept, and as soon as
ulscoVereu the Wrongdoing must be
Remember that in popular government
we we must rely on the people themselves.
anke Tor the punishment and the
reformation. Those upon whom orr
institutions cast the. initial duty of
bringing malfactors to the bar, OF ms
tlce must be diligent in it's discharge.
yee IN Ihe last resort the success of !
of corruption must denen5
upon " the attitude of the courts and Of
Inc ]urles drawn from the neon1a
leadership is Of avail only so far as
mere is wise and resolute public sen-
Elment behind it.
,heep the Average High.
In the long run, then, it denends
upon us ourselves, upon us the neon1e
as whole, whether this government
IS IS or Is not to stand in the future as
e mas stood in the past; and nv faith
mat 1t will show no falling off is based
upon my faith in the character Of our
average citizenship. The one supreme
1uty IS to try to keep this average
n1gh. To this end it is we'll to keen
awe the memory Of those mon who
Ire NJ TO serve as examples of what |
s loftlest and best in American citi- |
se sseenshlp. Such man was General
sherman. To very few in any gener-
atlonE is it given to render such serv-
ces as he rendered; but each of us in !
us degree can try to show something
u those qualities Of character upon
Nhlch, In their sum, the high worth |
y Sherman rested-his courage, his
his clean and simple liy-
ng, his; sturdy good sense, his manli- |
less and. tenderness in the intimate
citations of life, and finally, his in
1exible rectitude Of soul and his low I
llty to all that in this free republic |
s hallowed and symbolized by the
national flag,