The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-07
TRAINED FAMOUS MEN
THE PART OF MOTHERS IN THE
WORLDS HISTORY.
Writer Claims That Justice Has Not
Been Done to "the Hand That Rocks
the cradle"-Truth Of the Napoieonic
Maxim.

We hear much Of the "forefathers"
and far too little Of the "foremothers."
History for the most part has been
written by men. II refers. therefore,
chiefly to masculine interests and to
masculine exploits. The annals OF the
home are not the material Of which
history Is usually composed, yet the
character Of the home and Of Its pre-
siding genius, the wife and mother, are
the controlling factors which fix the
destiny OF men and women distin.
guished for greatness or goodness,
Benjamin West said that q kiss from
his mother made him a painter. Ma
poleon Bonaparte held that the future
good or bad conduct OF child de-
pended entirely On the mother. He
was not, from the viewpoint OF many
persons, credltable representation
OF gentlehome influences. He has been
called the incarnation of slaughter.
Such forcefulness as he possessed he
attributed to the training Ut his moth.
err who, he said, found means by ten.
derhess, severity and justice to make
him love, respect and obey her.
From her learned the virtue Of ODE
diencs."
In the report Of one of the inspec-
tors OF parochial schools in England
published some years ago the signifi-
cant observation was made that the
managers Of certain factory when
about to employ boy made inquiry
respecting the mothers character. "If
that was satisfactory they were toler-
ably certain that her children would
conduct themselves creditably. No at.
tention was paid to the character Of
the father" An English writer, COM
menting upon this, remarks that II the
mother is a woman Of prudence. force
and intelligence the children will be
successful.
Whereas. In cases of the opposite
sort where the mother turns out bad.
ly, no matter how well conducted the
father may be, the instances Of after
success in life on the part of the chill
dren are comparatively rare"
This is a rather startling observa.
ton, but it is probably justified by ex.
on the character of her children dur
ing their formative period is incompar-
ably greater than that of the father
The molding influence Of the mother Is
apparent In the lives of such differing
personalities as Cromwell. wellington
and Washington. 1t Is traceable In
the lives Of the majority Of the men
OF action. Tho biographies Of great
preachers, statesmen, writer's, orators.
famous merchants and men of large
affairs, and the forbidding story Of
crime, establish. 1t is confidently be-
lieved. the justice of the Napoleonic
maxim that the future good or bad
conduct Of child depends chiefly on
the mother.
Great mothers have not secured Jus
tice from the historian, but they are
represented In their illustrious pro-
geny. With few exceptions our states
men and leaders of thought and action
attribute whatever measure Of emil
nence, success or respect they have
reached In the world to the direction
given to their intelligence and ener.
gies by their mothers. It is said to
be the right Of every child to be well
born. Fortunate Is the child who has
q good mother. The loss Of such q
mentor, friend and guide is the most
calamitous event that can happen In
any Observation-Disclosures Ledger.