Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-14

bif bAibrfcd ihht night ~ the hallohal
congress OF mothers, President Ro9ss.
veil made the following address
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In our modern Industrial csyiiiza.
tion there are many and grave dan.
gers 10 countcrbalanee the splenaors
and the triamphs. II u not a good
thing 10 SEQ cities grow AZ dispgopor.
tionale speed relatively 70 the coun'
try for the smalI land owners. the
men who own their little homes. and
therefore 10 q very large extent tho
men who tnl farms, the men Of the
soil have hitherto made the iounda.
ton Of lasting national iife in every
state. and, N the foundation becomes
either too weak or TOO narrow. the su.
pcrslsuctBre, no matter how attrac.
tive. ss In imminent danger OF falling.
But FAR more important than the
question 81 the occupation OF cur cit.
teens Is the question Of how their
family life Ia conducted. No matter
what that occupation may be-. ~ long
as there In a real home and as long
as those Who make up that home do
their duty 10 n another. 10 their
neaghboFR and to the state. 1t w Of
niinor consequence whether the mans
trade IL piled In the country or the
city, whether II calls for the work Of
the hands or for the work OF the head
faas the nation is IN a baA way If
there fl no real home, II the family
10 not of the right kind II the man
IL n a good husband and father, II
he IL brutal or cowsrdly or selfish, II
the woman has lost her Of duty.
II she is sank In vapia aesf indulgence
or has let her nature be twisted so
that she prefers a sterile pseudointel.
ieciuality 70 that great and beautiful
development of character which
comes only to those whose l..ta
know lhe fullness Of duty done. oi
effort made and self sacrifice under
gone.
In Inc last analysis The welfare oi
the state depends absolutely upos,
whether or not The average family,
tho averag. niAn and woman and
their children. represent the Kind nf
citizenship III for the foundation ol
u great nation and II we fail to mp
preciaie this VIC fail TO appreciate the
root morality upon which all healthy
civilization IL fased.
No pileA.np wealth. no splendor Of
material growth, nn hriliiance Of artis'
TIC development, alll permanently
avail any people unless rs home life
II healthy, unless the average man
pesscsSe4 honesty. courage, eurnmon
seuss, and deconcy. unless he works
hard aud II willing at need 10 fight
hard and uDless the average woman
il u good wife. a good mother, able
and willing 10 perform the first and
greatest duty OF Nousnhoad able aud
willing 10 bear. and 70 bring up as
they should b. brought up. healthy
ehildreu. sound IN body. mind. and
character, ana enough -
that the race shall increase md not
decrease
There are certain oll truths which
all Aa tyaa a. long az this soriG
eraurps. and which no amount 90
progress can alter one ~ these is
the truth that Tbs PRIMARY dufY a ,he
husband Is Ia b. the home maker the
bryadwinaer for his site and children.
and the primary auty az the woman
ia Ia te tire Aelp mett. ,he housew H.
and mother The woman should have
ample educational ads agaeet bnt
save ID ,1cgpjlena8 cas She man
must o.. AMI se aet4 uot be ana
generals mueb, m q h# trained Ter
q Hte&ana career 'he family oFe
vinnw sad therefore after 8 Ger
tain paint rs fnlnlnv to- TAO
uigst norfaai1y e different beeause
she duties ~ the fwo art norually
iIaerenf 1his ant meeu .ae
patty q function bat t. ioss Hea
n9rmalts there nast 3lssius.
81 function on tBt Nhele
the duty Of she woman tas
important tbe uafs d1nicu3
g honorable ~ he TIVE
aAoie ] respect the womsn
IN her daty even pore than
nIil l. man Who his