Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-29

In contributing series Of articles
to the Times-Republican, on publicity
and life insurance, I have tried to show
that there are silent forces at work to
make men better. I have tried to show
that there is a great awakening OF the
public conscience, and that politics and
business are both tending toward a
higher plane. have also assumed that
1 am not alone in this belief. For this
reason it affords me very great pleas
ure to read an article contributed by
Senator Beveridge of Indiana, to the
Saturday Evening Post, along the same
line of thought. Just how or why the
people of Indiana selected this brainy
young lawyer to represent them in the
senate of the United States instead OF
vulgar moneybags, I do not know.
However, Indiana has not offended ser
iously in this respect. She has sent
great many strong men to the senate.
Corporations for some reason, nave
not exercised the same controlling IN
fluence there as in New York, New
Jersey, Rhode Island, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania, and Wisconsin. The last named
state is now free, owing entirely to the
untiring efforts of Robert LaFollette.
But this is a depression.
Senator Beveridge's statements are
full of meaning. Coming from man
of his class, man Of his
associations, they certainly chal-
lenge our attention. Their ethical
and sociological bearing is far reaching
an tremendous, for not in a generation
has a member Of the United States SEN
ate so defined and limited the privil-
eges of wealth and its relations te
society. Sen. Beveridge in his advice
to Young Men, takes advanced ground
Golden Rule" Jones for preaching pre-
cisely the same doctrine was sneered
| at. execrated, denounced as an enemy
to social order by every selfish, rich
man in this land And yet, so far as
Jones touched upon the obligations OF
wealth he was right. Senator Bever-
+ dge is right, everlastdngly right.
| What he says is true, everiast1ngly
| true, and it always has been true, and
| to make it a text for sermon, in
vitine ten thousand sneers, is one OF
the most courageous things he has
ever done. Listen now to what he says:
"The first thing you have got to do
II this life is to support yourself
The second thing you have got to do
n this life is to support a family. The
third thing you have got to do in this
life is to help other people. When
YOU have done these things you nave
Succeeded After you have read
these fine sentences three or four
times. their full meaning bursts upon
YOU. They are four of the most pres-
nant statements that have ever
Wondered They state new philoso-
phy to most men and to nearly all
rich men. so-called successful" men
They embody in a way Hfe's Whole
duty; its whole philosophy.
ARMY Senator Beveridge's rule to
the men YOU know, and how many
have succeeded"
"The first proposition breaches
the Rooseveltian gospel OF work II
means industry honesty thrift and
health. 1t excludes at once from the
ranks of those who have "succeeded
an the idle rich, and all those who
prey upon others.
The second proposition breaches the
Rooseyeltian gospel Of family. MIND
Won. he doesn't say "the second
thing you have got to dc
in this life is to support
vo,r family. He says 1.-THE second
thing YOU have got to do in this life is
TO support a family" This places
souarely on your shoulders the bur-
den of a family If you care to sue
ceed''
The third proposition breaches the
doctrine of unselfishness of human
brotherhood. human helpfulness, the
doctrine of the Golden Rule.
The second excludes from the ranks
of asuccesful' men, those who have
shirked the obligation of family
whether from selfishness, shiftless-
ness, or from any other unworthy mo-
tive.
The third excludes from the ranks OF
successful" men. the idle rich, tn
vulgar rich. the selfish ri h, the tight
wadp and the man of moderate means
who can help other people but won't
It excludes all those who use wealth
for the purpose of display for pur-
lposes Of selfish indulgence. for purpos-