Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-31

| ~ 'ss tht amy tHt navy tOQH
h TN the last analysis We must depen
e upon having the right stuf- In tn
enlisted man and then upon bayin
e that stun put into proper shape. S
I again In our republic as whole 1t
Just as true In peace now as IL was A
years ago in war tht It Is the characte
: OF the verage man that must be tn
determining factor In achieving ma
uonal success or going down to ma
tional disaster. Leadership IL neces
sary IN order that we may get reall
good results out OF high average o
individual character. but without tn,
high character In the average indI
yidual the leadership by itself car
avail but little.
Now 1t Is ensy to say this in words
which shall imply merely fattery oil
, the average voter or OF the average
enlisted man. | certainly do not In.
tend my words to he so taken. 1t Is
a sure sign OF weakness In any man
| II he is always wanting to be latter.
cd, and especially II he lets his head
be turned by nattery. The average
voter needs to learn that II In the last
ssort the real power Is nis. SO In
the last resort the real responsibility
Is his. He can not cast of on anyone
else the responsibility for our gov.
ernmental shortcomings. Nothing is
cheaper than to say that the peoplc
are all right but that the politicians
are all wrong. As matter OF fact
politics, and therefore politicians.
VIII In the long run represent faith.
fully either the wishes or the indifYer
ence OF the people; and II the people
are Indifferent the results are I,,s,
about as bad as II they deliberately
choose to go wrong. SO II is with the
enlisted man. When | call attention
to the high place ne holds and must
ever hold in the esteem of every sen
sible man. | do II less with the In
tentIon of emphasizing the respect
due him by outsiders than with the
intention of making him realize the
burden Of honorable Obligation res.
Ing upon his shoulders. BY unwear.
led EFFORT he must learn to 40 his duty
whether that duty lies afioat or
ashore, whether 1t lies in the cavalry
or the infantry, in the gun turret OF
In the engine room. He must be able
to handle himself and to handle tne
formidable and delicate mechanism
intrusted to his care In such manner
tnat II ever 1t becomes his fortune to
take part In battle for the flag snoth-
er page shall be added to the many
which go to make up the long honor
roll of American history
In closing | ask yoar attention 10
the fact that our soldiers and sailors
are able to do their duty In grem
ffssaaS aaSsepctesss. eYen etaer than those;
city In our country. the most appaIl-
ing disaster that has befallen any
city Of the same size for century
past. befell the great and beautiful
city of San Francisco. In the midst
OF their horror and pity and sympathy
the rest of our people were rendered
proud and glad by the courage. the
self-reliance, the self-command shown
by the men and women OF San Fran
CISCO themselves under the sudden
and awfsl calamity which had behl-
len then. We had yet ansther source
of pride In the fact that the first
Americans outside the atty wac weNe
able to extend relief and felp were
the officers and enlisted men Of the
garrison and tile ships in the lnme
date neighborhood OF San Francico.
The alertpess. the inHnnt respbnse
to the demand made upon them, the
mixture OF selfreliant Initiative with
orderly obedience and conference OF
action. the nigh personal valor and
the steady endurance and Strength
shown by the soldiers and sailors oil
| the regular army and navy In coping
with the disaster, were as great as II
| shown in time of battle. Such rec
| ord should make every true American
| proud Of the army and the navy and
should make every true American
| resolute to see that through our ia
tional authorities at Washington We
make sucn provision by law for the
maintenance, the support, and the
training Of the army and tne nav,
that they shall ever stand In the fore
front OF their respective professions
BERLIN, May 30.-The meat dis
closures In America have Aroused
great interest. The beef trust u
roundly denounced editorially. Tn
Morgen POST calls the packers mui
desers. The Tagebhtt says: Euro
pean purchasers OF American mea
now understand that death turks 4
/ every can OF meat imported
The vossessich ZcHng says. tn
disclosures are proof that the Who'll
American commercial life is permea
, ed with dishonesty. corruption an
crime"
The Reichbote says: THE be'
trust shows frivolous disregard fc
q the health and lives OF millions OF PEE
! pie"
D The Vorwaerts says: "The Amer
n can meat trust Is synonymous with
c gang Of murderers and criminals.
d The Neuste Nachrichten says
n America has unblushingly adopff