The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-01

stances has been the greatest, ap- parently the only claim to distinction the candidate had and efforts to make good the charge have occasioned me much interest. I have been personally | appealed to, to help a brother man | along on this road to fame by giving some foundation upon which to base such a claim, but have not seen my way clear to pose as the "goat" even to oblige friend.
 The majority of mankind are un- successful, their prejudice, envy and ill will are easily excited by those who appear to champion them in their fail- ure to prosper.
 The facile writer,-the fluent talker. commands their approval and secures their suffrages. The apostle of des- truction becomes their leader, and at & time when constructive ability is most necessary.
 When public clamor shall make the law of the land, popular government will have become failure, anarchy will be lying in wait with it's oppor- tunity close at hand.
 The rule of the mob is unsafe even for the mob, for thereby production ceases and destruction cannot long con tinue for lack of material on which to feed.
 Out of the chaos will come order, the work of the minority, the result of the exhaustion and necessity of the many who must have security at any price and so the same old rule will prevail and the world move on in the same old circles.
 In times of prosperity there is great CT discontent, though less suffering than in times of diversity. The spirit of envy that others have prospered in greater measure produces a condition in mems minds that leads them to easily become the dupes of the de- magogue. Their comparison is not with those who have accomplished less, but always with those who have ac- complished more, We all know who have outstrlpped us in achievement we give but little thought to those left by the wayside our envy is not for those left behind, our eyes are on those who are in the van, and we are prone to excuse ourselves with the thought we have not had square deal, or, some other equally consoling platitude. Those who sing the song of our de- sire, sing sweetly Sympathy is dear to us and lulls suspicion of it's heartless- ness We allow ourselves to be be- gulled, wheedled, and turn deaf ear to the promptngs within which warn of deception. Why? That We may not progress too rapidly in our develop ment, possibly, that the millennium may not come upon us too quickly
 The self constituted champion at such time who can tell us all we know of trouble and conjure up more, who is full of promise but no record ] of performance commands our sym pathy. Sentiment controls us, judg- nent takes back seat and we accept him readily as leader, neglecting to enquire of his past that we may judge of the future, and frequently the destructive instead of the constructive order of statemanship becomes domi-
 
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 When we see reaction coming on | space and it is too late we must set- tie down to period of suffering and privation until the constructive order resumes asccndancy.
 At time when the division between parties is slight this agitation certain ly is proving a blessing to our poli- | ticians in providing them with an issue, and the endeavors of those who have and those who have to get to climb upon the band-wagon would be , ludicrous were it not for the damage | being done the material interests of the country meanwhile While they are ex- | changing their services for what is | much more valuable, the interests that l keep the public crib full are suffering severely and there may come short | age there and it would be disaster in- | deed if value for value came to be ex- acted of them through the law of sup | ply and demand as required of the rest | of us.
 | It is a pity,-a crime, so much energy should be directed to channels that are l so rapidly fighting themselves, where the only danger can come from eontin- ual assault; where business in which we in this section at least. are so | greatly interested, could be so stimu- lated by little attention to our tariff, l to the cultivation of our great and growing neighbor to the north; but a play to the galleries gains more ap- plause and votes count, and statesman ship in these days cannot be exploited without the necessary votes and votes are gained by advertising. The Salva- ton Army and the department store have shown the way to preferment
 The disposition that prompts a child to destroy a watch because he cannot | understand why the wheels go around, that results in death to the goose that lays the golden egg, the impatence that lacks power of analysis, that l seeks to reach results without knowing the causes that produce them,-is so | rampant in our affairs just now we shall surely pay the penalty in a seri- | ous reaction in our prosperity. Our mania for destructiveness apparently cannot be curbed until our losses have become so great a halt will be called only through sheer exhaustion.
 1 Our capacity for doing evil under the guise of fighting wrongs is apparently without limit and unfortunately is in the ascendancy for the time being.
 If our leaders were actuated more by the desire to build up, correct and re- form, than to punish and destroy that which it may be possible only after years to replace; had they more con- structive and less destructive ability, it