Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-16

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the ordinary course Of events. We were
glad to be deceived; that the bubble Of in
sincerity and hypocrisy is filled with such
fascinating irridoscence that we have not
the courage TO prick il until it bursts OF
its own accord. with many Of us the say
holds good
Faith, fantastic faith, once welded fast
To some dear falsehood. hugs it to the
last"
AS a nation we are such lovers Of peace
that we often allow the control Of our ar
fairs 70 lapse into the hands Of men who
by no means represent the best elements
in the community; men who in great crises
would be the last to offer any active aid
or effective solution.
1t probably takes just as much, or even
more. courage and self-denial for an intel
ligent man 10 make w his mind to take
part in the battles Of peace as it docs for
him to 20 into the battles Of war. They
are thankless and inglorious, and under the
system Of what is commonly called "prae-
teal politics" generally prevailing in this
country, often lead to little else than in
dtvidual disappointment and personal dis
gust. There is little chance FOR reaching
those SUBMITS OF glory and fame which
through accident. self-assurance, physical
bravery, and less often through really
worthy deeds Of conspicuous merit, . come
suddenly TO the soldier on the battle field,
You cannot enter the field OF politics with
any hope Of accomplishing more than your
personal ends, with that spirit OF careless
bravado or with IA lurking feeling that You
are about to embark on a strenuous holiday
which sometimes characterizes the soldier
as he goes to war. Il you really are TO
accomplish anything in the end. you must
go into politics with the same spirit Of i'm
personal and wholly unselfish patriotism
that inspired the men Of the revolution
and the civil war, who did what they did
from a real conviction that they were
fighting for a Just and holy cause. and
never thought Of Dragging over their vic
tories. 1t is a grim, upsociable and often
unpleasant task-simply hard work against
serious and sometimes overwhelming odds
But It is by no means a work which con-
scientious and energetic men. with sound
principles and right ideas. should shun, nor
il II a work which II 9ersevercd in. win
not accomplish great results. It is, in
deed. not difficult TO succeed in It IL you
are willing to adopt the advice Of those
temporizing and urbane people who are
ready 20 compromise and eQuivocate when
any really vital principle IS involved. / am
reminded, in This connection. Of II very
clever passage in the works Of a man who
was particularly successful in this kind Of
politics.
There are some additional qualificat
tons. he SAYS. 'necess&y in the practical
part Of politics which may deserve some
consideration in your leisure moments. such
as absolute command OF your temper so
as not to be provoked to passion. on any
account; patience to hear frivolous. imper-
tinont and Unreasonable applications. with
address enough to refuse. without offend
ing. or. by your manner Of granting to
double the obligation; dexteritv enough to
conceal a truth without telling a lie: sa-
gacity enough to read other peoples coun-
tcnances; and serenity enough not to let
them discover anything by yours; a seem
ing frankness and a real reserve. These
are the rudiments Of the politician. the
world must he your grammar . . II you
would particularly gain the friendship OF
particular men. endeavor to find out their
predominant cNcelloncy, II they have one.
and their prevailing weakness, which every
body has. and do justice to the one and
something more than justice to the other
While this kind Of diplomacy may be ad-
yisable for the politician, I do not think
that by adopting it you can nowadays &C
compllsh a great deal or secure tho respect
or the confidence ~ the people, who, though
slow to perceive hypocrisy, are pretty Ger
tain to ultimately resent it. Nor is the
bull-dozing method of action any suror to
prove effective in the end. however well
concealed under the veil Of frankness and
sincerity for in tho long run the American
neonle resent the autocrat as much as they
do the fraud.
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