Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-02-11
A Governor With Hearf and Soul.

| A favorable word or sentence fo
our governor does not necessarily i'm
ply that the Tribune is n third tern
advocate any more than that Of {
fourth, fifth, six or seventh term
Governor LaFollett's political sagac
ity, craftsmanship, force Of determi
nation and oratorical abilities are
| conceded in every nook and corner
of this broad land, but how many are
| there who stop to credit him will
| that which is worth more to man
than all else. Where today can you
place your finger on a public man
with "A gentler, "a more sympathetic, a
purer christian spirit, or one possess
ing a finer grade of morality than he.
You may search the halls of con-
gress, the sanctuaries of judges,
priests or prelates but can you find
one? Have you read his address to
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion Of Milwaukee delivered lasr Fri
day evening? II not, you should. We
only regret that we have not the
room for it in full in the Tribune.
However, read the following para
graphs rejecting the true inward
ness of our governor, for it is "a
fixed conviction among all who
know him that he talks only as he
believes and feels:
Within the short span Of one hu-
man life this organization has grown
in numbers and power until it has
carried its message of good words
and good work well over the world.
1t is only sixty years ago that little
band Of twelve young men gathered
in st, Paul's churchyard, and there,
on the. 9th OF June, 1914, was founded
this organization. | do not know
whether any of those who assembled
there on that day are still in this
life; | do not know whether there
came to any Of them wealth and
honor and titles-the pomp and glory
~ this earth for which men struggle
and contend with each other-but |
do know that they gave to the world
"A precious heritage of good which
shall help men to better and more
perfect lives even till the end of time.
"IntN every rank and grade of So
ciety, in the home of wealth and cul-
ture and refinement, along the
wharves and through the alley, in
the dri; and loathsome quarters of
all the great cities, the work begun
on that June day in st. Paul's church
yard is going steadily forward. The
torch lighted there is carried today
y -
to thousands Of wandering, erring
men.
at brings Christ into the lives of
young men. 1t shortens the way to
the church and opens wider its por-
rails. 1t awakens the student spirit,
and lights the lamp of the mind. 1t
places in the eager hands of ambi-
tious youth the keys which unlock
the treasures Of knowledge and the
door Of opportunity. Better than SOC
ial position, better than inherited
wealth, is the practical. very-day
Christianity which this association
teaches.
ut impresses upon each young
man the worth of integrity, of char
acter, and the value OF industrious
application. These once established
in his life makes it's success lasting
and secure. In every field of human
activity they are in ready demand !;
they have a steady market value !;
they lift the man above the control
of his environment, and set him he
You'd the reach Of serious harm.
Every advance made in this his.
tory of man has been made in the
face of opposition. Prejudice and fear
and superstition and hate and greed
and corruption and ignorance and
envy and all the evil brood of base
human passions, have contested ev-
cry inch of the ground. Sometimes it
has beena battle ofidcas; sometimes
"A battle of swords But i'm every
stride forward it has been Gods fight.
Whether il was Socrates proclaim
ing the truth with poisoned cup in
hand, or old lronsides at Marston
Moor, or Abraham Lincoln penning
the proclamation Of freedom, or
Theodore Roosevelt carrying liberty
to Cuba up the heights Of San Juan
hill, or the Meme - of the law in
grim pursuit of corrupt public Off
cills il is and has always been Gods
battle for the right