Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-06

that II has right 10 ask that the debt
be paid IN some other and IN a more
acceptable way. In full settlement OF
the obligation We are willing 10 ac-
cept, purer, better, Drawer citizenship
eve will cancel the debt and consider
we have value receivd II as rsult OF
all that has been expended We shall
have 4 nobler, broader patriotism OF
this sort OF patriotism q true home and
a good school are the nurseries The
fireside Is the native land In embryo.
In the family circle the child should be
taught love of country and It's flag,
obedience TO its laws respect for It's
institutions, Interest In Its history.
But all parents are not thought
full and consistent In imparting
these lessons, And thus II devolves
upon the teacher not only TO implant,
but In more fortunate cases, to supple
ment, the instruction referred 10. To
neglect this duty Is little short OF
crime.
CANNOT ENTER THE HOME.
"The state cannot enter the home and
exact the penalty for the offense, but II
demands that there be no such omis-
sion In the public schools. II requires
that in It's educational institutions en-
phasis be laid upon the matter OF NOR
ais and manners and public spirit. II
Insists that its future citizens be in
structed In that responsibility which
applies not only TO individual con-
Germs but TO the welfare Of the body
polite. II wants them taught unselflsh-
ness as we'll as self-reliance, the bene-
NJ and comfort OF their fellow-men as
well as their own personal advance
ment II realizes, In a word, that its
own perpetuity and happiness depend
upon its own people and therefore de-
sires that these be OF the best and
highest type. Only under such condi-
lions can our form of government en-
dure and remain glorious. The republic
Is only the best form when II is peo-
pied by the best citizens. Figs and
grapes cannot be gathered from thorns
and thistles, nor can any fruit, how
ever pleasing to the eye, stand the
test Of close scrutiny and satisfy the
taste unless absolutely sound and
healthy at the core.
TEACHING OF PATRIOTISM.
In the schools must of necessity i'm
ply the idea OF that which we call poll
tics. The word may have an ominous
sound, yet In the sense In which wish
II understood II need not cause alarm.
We could all rejoice, believe, II every
patriot were a politician and every
politician q patriot. Unfortunately the
situation at present does not afford
this pleasure. Our public men are too
often addicted TO selfish ambition, and
the Advancement OF personal ends and
political adherents regardless OF the
welfare Of the whole people. There is
for office, greed for main
tenance at public expense. disregard
OF that which promotes the general
welfare.
A REMEDY FOR ALL EVILS,
but there Is no evil for which there
is nor remedy; and the first step in
the cure IL to discover the case
and the cause. [ need not dwell upon
the evils OF partlsanship m the schools.
OF Ill people, the school teacher should
be the FIRST to recognize and shun these
dangers, AS between the claims OF
factions during heated
he must IN all his conduct
and conversation steer skillfully like
the mariner of old, between Scylla and
Charybdis. But ignorance Is not bliss
where Il Is public duty TO be wise.
Every American IL a politician to a
certain extent. The masses OF the citi-
zens are the makers of their own des-
tiny The nations fortunes the admin
istration OF affairs, the prosperity Of
and persons-th0se all rest
with the people. II they shall be pros
NOTED by a policy which an honest man
can endorse, and by methods which he
can approve, there Is safety ahead, FOR
one and all. II they are given over to
greed and place seeking, II
Is tim efor the danger signals TO be
thrown out for peril attends each sue
ceeding stop.
PLEA FOR PURE POLITICS.
THE plea for pure politics Is one
which the best men and women Of the
landshould take up and carry forward,
National lie depends upon IL. With the
laid In the hearts Of the
interrupted az they are, and
free from the prejudice and contamina-
ton that will later threaten them, our
icstiny IL securely fastened to that
which viii prove the shoot anchor of
the republic II times Of trouble aud adj
verslty shall come,
II conceive this great duty TO be one
OF the noblest and worthiest which can
engage the attention OF the teacher. lie
ought 10 live In an atmosphere UNI
disturbed by the fierce winds ~ fac
tlona strife, His surroundings are
supposed to promote calmnesa dis
passionate study and the constant |
search for the truest and the best, His |
deals should be the purest and the |
oftlest His Judgment ana example |
should be beyond criticism, II sue
successful IN his chosen profession, he |
wins place IN the confidence and af- !
lection OF his scholars which many |
a parent may well envy Ills words, |
his bearing, his odmonitions can
never be eifaced from the minds of |
hose whose respect he has deserved |
10 them In after years be appears o. |
be the personihcatIon Of kindness ana |
wisdom They treasure bis counsels. |
hey recall his sincerity, they are en-
outraged by his example, Herein |
'OiheA Ms great rrhlohtihllll1' Atf nun |
Ook 10 a that these precious vessels
'nirusted 20 him are not marfed nor |
sighted u they leave bis hands q |
lean, pure. finished product prepared |
Tor The sigugglo Of NE and niled with |
be- desire 80 advance sop1 citizenship |
Ma iUNard IA alnplo ana sure ne has !
NOD only dome ha duty hy ,hem he |
las alau done that which ihe state /
.ltlmg iuam him m ihR roH1eet ana /
la4 tilted thpm NJ uaN the last ana I
lnN obligation when iho slate p
lulrea from lhom
GnoWs WITH lNrWLl0ENcn
Aa lniUlhNNun TuNa Hn should /
lfnR purity N pulllla Wnh greater !
.llhnlaafa ul NlWuh shoNi 0an0 /
nulp rhtliea patriotism Me He ul