The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-06


Ing truths which are OF no value to
mankind until II rediscovers them for
itself. No man OF trained reasoning
power could fail to see that the Gold.
en- Rule is not piece OF visionary al
truism. but sound principle OF prac.
teal self-interest Or. could anything
be clearer. to one who takes the trou-
BILE really to think about IL. than that
he who advances himself at the ex-
pense OF his fellow men does not ad-
vance but sinks down into the class
Of murderers for gain, thieves. and
all those who seek TO advance them.
selves by injustice? Yet, so feeble
Is mans reason, so near to the brute
is he. so,under the rule OF brute appe-
titles, that he cannot think beyond the
Immediate apparent good. beyond to.
days meal
once said to Scarborough: Poll
ties is the science and art OF fooling
the people"
THAT is true, as far as II goes"
he said. III that were all, Justice,
which Is only another name for com.
mon sense, would soon be established
But, unfortunately. politics Is the art
Of playing upon cupidity. the art Of
foollng the people into thinking they
are helping to despoil the other fol.
low and will get share Of the swag"
And he was right. II is by subtle
appeals TO the secret and shamefaced,
but controlling. appetites OF men that
the clever manipulate them. To get
man 10 vote for the right you must
show him that he is voting for the
personally profitable. And very slow
he is TO believe that what is right
can be practically profitable Have
not the preachers been preaching the
reverse all these years: have they not
been insisting that 10 do right means
treasure in heaven only?
II was in my second term as sena.
tor. toward the middle OF II. ! was
speaking one afternoon. In defense OF
measure for the big contributors,
which the party was forcing through
the senate In face OF fire from the
whole country. Personally. 4 did not
approve the measure. II was front
nj attack upon public opinion. and
frontal attacks are As unwise and as
unnecessary In politics as I'm war. But
the party leaders In the nation In
sisted. and. as the move would weak.
en- their hold upon the party and so
improve my own chances. was not
deeply aggrieved that my advice had
been rejected. Toward the end OF
my speech. aroused by applause from
the visitors gallery. forgot myself
and began 10 look up there as talk.
I'D. instead Of addressing myself 10
my fellow senators. The eyes Of .
speaker always wander over his au-
dience In search OF eyes that respond.
My glance wandered. unconsciously.
until Il found an answering glance
that fixed II.
This answering glance was not re-
sponsiye. nor even approving. twas
the reverse-and. In spite OF me. Il
held me. At first II was Just a pair
OF eyes. In the shadow Of the brim
OF woman's hat. ths rest OF the face.
the rest Of the woman. hid by those
In front and on either side. There
was n movement among them. and the
whole face appeared--and stopped
short In my speech. I saw only the
face. really only the mouth and the
eyea-the lips and the eyes Of Eliza
beth Crosby-an expression Of pain
and Of pity.
drank from the glass OF water on
turod TO look up there again. the face
was gone. Had seen OF imagined
Was II she OF was Il only memory
suddenly awakening and silhouetting
her upon that background OF massed
humanity tried 10 convince myself
that ! had only Imagined. but knew
that had seen.
Within me-and. ] suppose. within
every one else-there In n dual per.
sonaiity: not n good and n bad. AZ
is No often shallowiy said: but one
that does. and another that watches.
ne aoet seems 10 me 70 DC myself
ene'' nc VINO stands' nke an
,u''' ~ me raii OF a bridge. careless
". even indifferentiy. observing the
aue .. m, thought and action that
noNs oonea'h-~ho is heI ! do not
NOV. bu. = 90 Know that have no
oon,ro' over him-over his cynical
smile. or MS hp curling In goodna'
'ured contempt OF me. OF his shrug at
seheheuse' OF ms moods ~hen ne
s'Aies down ~ 'he iretuns stream
Win Ioos OF WEAKNESS no profound
thA' u Tragic. " was ne VINO