Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-20

they don't court danger; they don't
shoot if it is not necessary. They are
the kind of men that keep the peace.
They are necessary men and they make
good officers.
"A reckless man is not always the
hravest man. He is usually very
dangerous ore. He does more harm
than good. He rushes into danger and
either makes or invites a pistol play
where there isn't any necessity for
it. Courage and recklessness are not
the same thing by any means.
"A reckless man shows bravery be-
cause he doesn't appreciate the danger
of his situation; brave man like Mas
terson or Garrett shows discretion as
we'll as courage; he keeps cool; he
realizes the necessity of the occasion;
he does not act hastily. although he
doesn't make the fatal mistake of be-
ing too slow.
Approves of Appointment
"The appointment of Masterson is a
good one and it will tend to discourage
crime in New York. People will kick,
of course to use a common phrase,
they will knock him. But Mastersor
knows that; he is a man of positive
convictions and positive actions, as
all brave men are. and such men al
ways have enemies.
mo man who amounts to anything
is without enemies or knockers. If
the Savior should come back to earth
today he couldn't please everybody
somebody would be knocking him
within twenty-four hours.
"Masterson has the kind of courage
that exists in thousands of people but
is discovered in few. There are mer-
! chants and lawyers and other business
men in st. Louis by the score who are
just as brave as he is, but most of
them will go to their graves without
the fact ever being known. Because
! the occasion which would bring it out
will never materialize.
Il am reminded of an instance which
! illustrates in a way what l mean:
1T was during one of the sharp fights
| in Western Missouri, with us on one
side popping away at the Yankees and
the Yankees on the other side popping
away at us. There was piece ol
cleared field between US, but we were
not far apart at that.
suddenly there appeared in tho
field rabbit, running as fast as il
could go. 1t headed for the Yankees
when it got close to them it found
they were there and turned and headed
back toward us. Then it wildly dashed
from one side to the other, trying
vainy to find way to escape
Great guns, amt that rabbit
scared cried "A reckless young fellow
who didn't seem to know there was
any danger.
"Bdhde this fellow was man whC
did know the danger, but was stand
ing up to it grimly. He looked scOrn'
fully at the first speaker,
That rabbit amt half as scared
as would be If 1 didn't have reputa'
tion to maintain he said. And ther
he shot another Yankee.
"That rabbit being reckless go
closer TO the Yankees lndl ulu lu'
reckless fellow, who knew little more
and the reckless fellow, not having al
great realization of danger, WASH
as scared as was his comrades. bu
the comrade was braver than eithe
the rabbit or the reckless fellow an'
kept cool at his work.
Likes Country Life
"a brave mana really brave man
always keeps cool That's what Mas
terson and Garrett do. They are al
ways in perfect control of themselves
They are not boasters But bere's on,
thing l would say: Boosters are no
always towards. Generally they are
but some men whom | have known
men who boasted and 'blOwed' abou
what they could and would do-woul,
actually do IL when the time came
These men get into trouble, however
great deal oftener than do men VIII
don't boast.
"'fhe most dangerous man on eartl
is the one who loses control Of himself
the man who flares into a temper OF
slight provocation Such men are no
really brave, but they commit most 0
the murders and do most Of the dam
lsse that is done in the world, Me-