The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-15
VILLAIN TECUMSEH SHERMAN
HIS NAME FiTLY HONORED


event OF & great war c2c never he
anyth.Lg but the nucleus around
whic:, cur volunteer armies mus,
form themselves. the best army o. IS
size to be found among the nations.
Sc much for our duties ii heeHing
unetalned the honor roll our fathers
made in war. 1t is Of even more IT.
slant 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-
casional; and with a nation as win
a man. the WOrthinesS of life depends:
upon the way in which the everyday
duties are done. The home duties are
the vital duties. The nation is moth
ing but the aggregate Of the families
within its border; and if the averagC
man is not Eard-working, just an(
fearless in lis dealings with thOsC
about him, then our average Of put
lie lfe Will IN the end be low; 70:
the stream can rise no higher than it.
source. But in addition We need tC
remember that a peculiar res DOnSibi
hry rests upon the man in public life
We meet in the capital of the nation,
n the city which owes its existence
10 the fact that it is the seat or tn;
national government. 1t is well 70
Us in this place, and at this time, t
remember that exactly as there arr
certain hOnely qualities the lack
which will prevent the most brillian
man alive from being a useful sol
der to his country. SO there are Ger
tain hCmely qualities for the lack
which in the public servant no shrewd
ness or ability can atone. The great
est leaders. whether in war or i,
peace. must of course show a pecl,
liar quality Of genius: but the mos
redOubtable armies that have ever ex
lsted have been redOubtable because
the average soldier, the average Off
Ger, possessed to a high degree suci
comparatively simple qualitia9 2a
lC"al+-. courage and hardihOod. INC
G. Il most successful gOvernL c1Cs
are those in which the average pub
lie servant possesses that variant OF
loyalty which We call patriotism, to
ether with common sense and hon
sly. We can as nttle afford to tot
T2te & dishonest man in tie public
.aTvlco 8 a coward in the army. The
.}yderer taxes a single life; the cor
cp,i0nisj il public life, whether he
bride gIver or briho take, strikes
It tho heart Of the commonwealth.
I every public service, as in every
an. there will be wrongdoers.
lere VIII occur mjsdeeds. This car
Is be avoided; but vigilant watch
2ust be IleDr. ana as s0o1 as discoy-
III the wr0r gdoing must be stopped
2: the wrolgd0ers punished. Re,
DeAber that in popular government
e must rely OF the people hem
Olives, alike for the punishment ana
he reformation. Those upon whom
u institutions cast the initial duty
: bringing malefactCrs to the bar
justice must be diIigent il: its dis
barge: yet in the last resort the sue
ess Of their efforts to purge the pub
&c service Of corruption must depend
Pea ne attitude Of the courts and
y the jurics drawn from the people.
Leadership Is Of avail only SO far as
mere is wise and resOlute public SEN
-iment behind it.
In the long run, then, it depends
upon us ourselves. upon us the people
rs a whole, whether this government
5 CT is not to stand in the future as
It has stood in tie past; and my faith
that Il will show no falling eff is
based upon my faith in the character
OF our average citizenship The one
supreme duty is to try to keep this
average high To this end it is well
to keep alive the memory of those
men who are fit to serve as examples
Of what is Hottest and best in Ameri-
car citizenship Such a man was
General Sherman. To very few in any
generation it is given to render such