Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-30

W mas Tue rRnN KIND or men To lead.
Unless tho enlisted man has tho right
stun IN him It stands "a reason that no
oiiicer can get " out OF him because
II Is not there to get out So i'm civil
life, II all our leaders were Washing
tons and Lincolns they could, neVerth.-
less, make no permanent Improvement
In our citizenship unless tho average
citizen had In him the capacity for such
Improvement. In the last analysts II
Is the man behind the ballot who
counts most in civil life, Just as 1t IL
me man behind the gun who counts
most in military life,
MEN BEHIND LEADERS.
We can not TOO highly honor the
memory OF the leaders in the civil war
of Grant and Lee Of sherman aud
Johnston, of Stonewall Jackson aud
sheridan, OF Farragut and OF tho
captains who fought under and againrt
MIN. But after all the man upon whom
the chief credit must rest was the plain
man IN the ranks, the man in blue or IN
gray who went IN to see the wnr
through, and who did see II throulh.
lie had the courage TO stand without
ninchlug the pickering OF the Skin
mishes and the hamu,ering of thu
great fights, he had the stcadfast on
durance TO bear with accomplishing
resolution the hunger and the heat and
the cold the scorchug days and the
freezing nights. the grinding heart
breaking fatigue Of Tho marches, the
Wcarisome monotony of the camps. and
the slow suffering OF the field hospitals
THE ENLISTED MAN.
So In the arnv and the navy today
IN the last analysts We must depend
upon having this right stuff ia the en-.
listed man ana then upon having that
stun put into proper shape. So again
| In our republic as whole Il Is Just -
true IN peace now as II was s. years
ago u war that 1t IL the character OF
| the average man that must he the dc.
4 tormning factor in achieving national
| success or going down "a national lis
/ aster, Leadership Ia necessary IN 1r-
/ der that we may get really good re-
/ suits out OF a high average Of indivil-
! nal chracter. but without the high
/ character IN the average individual
/ the leadership by itself can await but
/ llttlc,
PEOPLE AND POLITICIANS.
Now It is easy TO say this IN words
{ which shall imply merely nattery OF
I tho average voter or Of the average
/ enlisted man. ! certainly do not in
tend my words to be so taken. II is a
sure sign Of weakness in any man II ne
| is always wanting TO be battered. and
especially n he lets his head be turned
1 by hauery. The average voter needs To
learn and to keep steadily IN mind the
fact that If in the last resort the real
/ power IL his, so in the last resort tl;,
real sponsibility is his. He anno,
cast off on anyone else the responsible
ty for our governmental short comln.s
Nothing Is cheaper than to say
that the people are all right but that
F the politicians are an wrong As a
matter Of fact politics and therefore
politicians, viii IN the long run repre,
sent faithfully either the wishes or the
indifference Of the people and II the
people are Indifferent the results are
just about as bad as II they deliberate.
ly choose to go wrong.
SOLDIERS DUTY.
So It is with the enlisted man. When
J call attention to the high place he
holds, ANA must ever hold In the es.
TEEN Of every sensible man. I do il
less with the intention ~ emphasizins
the respect due him by outsiders than
with the intention uf making him rea
lie the burden OF honorable obligation
resting upon his shoulders BY I'M
Wearled effort he must learn To do his
DUTY. whether that ,autN lies afIuat on
ashore. whether IL les IN The cavalry
or the Infantry In the Cup turret or in
the engine room. He must be able to
handle himself and 10 handle the for.
mdable ana delicate mechanism I'm.
tlLsted 10 his care in such manner that
II ever u becomes his fortune To take
pan I'm battle for the flag another page
shall be added To the many which go to
make mp the long honor roll Of Amer.
I can history.
WORK AT SAN FRANCISCO.
In closing ask your attention to
thu fact that our soldiers and sailors,
are able to do their duty I'm great emer-
sencies even other than those Of war.
l'ccently the most appalling disaster
. That mas ever befallen any city
+ IN our country. the moist
appalling disaster that has befallen
. any city Of the same size for q century
past bafell the great and beautiful
city of san Francisco. In the midst Of
their horror and pity ana sympathy the
rest OF our people We're rendered proud
ana glad by the courage the sef-reli-
( ance, the self-Command shown by the
men and women II san Francisco
themselves under tn. sudden aud aw-
tu calamity which had befallen them.
1 We ilbd YET anothef source of pride i'm
the fact that the first American out
| side the city who We're able to extend
I relief and help We're the officers and
/ enlisted men of The garrison aud the
ships IN the immediate neighborhood Of
san Francisco, The alertness. the IN
slant response 10 the demand made
upon them, the miXturee OF self-re-
/ liant initiative with orderly obedience
/ and conference Of action. the high per-
. Sonal ralor and the steady endurance
and strength shown by the soldiers and
sailors of the regular army and navy
I'm coping with this disaster. were as
great as II shown I'm time of battle.
Such a record should make every true
American proud Of the army and navy
and should make every thus American
resolute TO scee that through our nation
al authorities at Washington we make
such provision by law for the main
tenaucc, the support, and the training
Of the army and tho navy that they
shall ever stand I'm the forefront Of
their respective professions.
When the president had concluded
! his address, a procession was formed
/ to the cemetery adjoining where he
] unveiled the beautiful shaft erected bv
/ the Army and Navy union.
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