Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-12
WORK AND INsPIRArIoN,

Senator Dolliver in an address at
Atlantic City, scored sociologists and
declared that the hard knocks of life
are necessary for the development of
character. His doctrine has been quite
generally commented upon favorably
The Portland Oregonian has the fol-
lowing to say along this line:
~. P. Dolliver, United States sena-
tor, must be, in one respect at least,
man after President Roosevelt's
standard. On May % he delivered an
address to the graduating class of the
Packard Commercial Law school, New
York, in which he made plea for the
estate of humble, energetic boyhood In
the country-boyhood Of the sturdy
New England type, that was later en-
grated upon the great west-boyhoo
that believed in doing things and did
things, unmindful of the labor re-
CURED. Again before the Y. M. G. A.
at Atlantic City Sunday afternoon he
spoke in the same strain and inciden-
tally scored sociologists of the class
that would deliver the race from care,
toll, burdens and competition. Becom-
ing almost personal, the senator said:
Those of my acquaintance who have
reached this desired haven are either
deadheads or the wards of government
Institutions And when he added,
The law Of labor, struggle, service and
sacrifice is the mold in which rugged
manhood is made by achievement, he
emphasized the fact, which gave the
world Lincoln, az Washington, a
Franklin, a Grant and others of a
mighty host whose achievement has
become American history.
with the history Of the world an
open book before us, it should not be
necessary to declare that men and ma
tons, become stronger by doing
things The weakling who, through
disappointment or reverses, loses his
grip, is the despair of the pEilanthro-
pist, a curse to his family, drag upon
society; while he who rises above the
disappointing vicissitudes of life and
refuses to let go represents the hope
of the nation. 4 do not pity you,
honor and respect you.' were the words
used by the President in an address
some month ago before a congress of
mothers. The same sentiment is appli-
cable all along the line of labor. The
man or woman who has work to do
and strength and intelligence to do 1t
is not an object of pity. This may be
more truly said of women, whose work
lies within the domain of home, but
even those who must be wage earners
are to. be congratulated when, the nee
essity being upon them, they have
work to do and strength and ability to
do it.
"a struggle is necessary to develop
character. The boy who is carried
through youth by unwise parental care
reaches manhood without the ability to
stand alone-much less to walk. The
boy who -
Early gains the power to pay
His cheerful, self-reliant way
does not pose for pity. He does things.
making for himself ladder and
mounting, round by round, to the
summit In contrast with him is the
boy of Senator Delivers address, who
having been given $4,000 wherewith
to make start, does not start, but
scurls himself UP on the doormat and
sleeps
"The theory of social science that
sees no hope for the race except in
ditions, the first purpose of which is
to eliminate labor to an extent that
will make things easy for everybody,
strikes at the very root of manly en-
deavor by seeking to make individual
endeavor of the strenuous type unnec-
essary. Work is an inspiration, not
clog; strength, not weakness. And
he who works with stout heart and
resolute will is far removed from the
realm of compassion In expounding this
simple gospel to young men, Senator
Dolliver is doing missionary work that
in some quarters is much needed and
| will scarcely fail to bear fruit"
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