Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-12-30
BLIND YOUTHS AIM,
George Clark Wants to Make
1 Politics His Life Work.
NOT HANDICAPPED, He SAYS.

Chicago University Graduate Would
Regulate Trusts-Is Opposed to Mu-
nicipaI Ownership and Socialism.
Deems College Education Best Thing
Possible For Blind Men.
George Rex Clark, the blind boy
who recently graduated from the Uni
versity of Chicago after an eventful
college career, wants to make politics
his life work, says the Chicago Trib-
une. He made q special study Of poll
tics in college and intends soon to take
an active part In the affairs of his
ward, the Seventh. He'aspires first TO
become an alderman, but hopes to
climb high in the political ladder.
His blindness Is in no way q handi-
cap, he believes. On the other hand, ne
SAYS that 1t may I've an advantage In
that 1, will give him more time TO
think . the solutions of the citys
and nations problems. If he goes into
the arena, he expects to give all MS
time toward working out his ideas.
II have not made up my mind den-
nitely as to what l shall do" said
Clark. 81 should like most assuredly
to go into politics. In a way special-
ized In the study of political parties
and civic problems when | was IN the
university. From close observation IN
the newspapers and periodicals 1 nave
come to few conclusions.
politics, L believe, makes a great
field for blind men, and l am sur
prised that more Of them are not In It.
There is no doubt that the blind man
could be n good and efficient politician
II he would. Blindness In itself should
not be a great handicap. On the con-
trary. It might aid. 1t might give one
more time for reflection and consider
alton of the problems Of state.
II presume l shall go into politics
soon. IL L do would like exceedingly
10 be an alderman. l should certainty
try to carry out the wishes of the peo-
ple who might elect me. / would
stand on my own platform and see IL
carried into effect. This would be
much more than many aldermen are
doing today.
Naturally IL got into politics and
ever should be elected to the city coun-
ell and made n success of my work l
would keep right on going. / would
like to climb the ladder just as high as
possible. am Republicans Roose-
yelt social reformer, If you will. NO
municipal ownership, no socialism FOR
me.
81 believe in trusts-that is to say, l
believe in them If regulated. or course
these giant monopolles must be regu-
lated, and therein is one of the PROB
lens in which am most interested. l
believe trusts are only the natural out
come Of the evolution Of business
Where there is great business there
must be trusts. The Sherman act,
however, should be repealed because
It Is being violated too much"
Speaking of the benefits of his col
lege education, he said:
college education is n questionable
luxury. 1t has been question to me
whether the four years time man
puts In is worth while. In one way 1t
isn't worth 1t. But for blind man a
college education is the best thing pos
sible. If n blind man has money his
college education will undoubtedly give
him an appearance and prestige which
are Of great Importance. On the other
hand, If q blind man hasn't money 1t
is even better.
II believe that every state ought to
set aside $4,000 a year for fund to
send each blind man who wants to go
to college to q university. The state
should furnish each one-I believe
there would not be more than a half
dozen-with $1,000 year"
Clark has n library of 100 volumes of
the raised letter kind. His collection
includes mostly text books in Greek,
Latin, French, mathematics and the
sciences, but also contains volumes OF
Shakespeare and literature in general.
He expects to add many volumes of
fiction to 1t now that he has received
his college degree and has more time
TO read.
Remarking Canadian Boundary.
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