The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-24
ny THEODORE ROOSEVELT

the best that
III to do it in the way We HAVE FOUNDED
OUR REPUBLIC UPON THE THEORY THAT THE
AVERAGE MAN WILL, AS RULE, DO THE RIGHT THING;
that the long the majority will decide for what is and
wholesome mistaken in that theory the
becomes occasionally but persstentha the
people do what unwhoesome what then the
public stand how good its laws not what
marvellous mechanism its constitution embody Back OF the
laws administration of the system of government
lies the lies the manhood of people, and In the long
going down accordingly as the average
standard Of citizenship growth and
REQUISITE OF CITIZENSHIP
SHALL THE HoMELY, EVERYDAY HuMDRuM DUTIES
WELL
man is good citizen how lofty his thoughts
citizenship abstract if in the his actions do
bear them does make much difference how high his
aspirations for mankind large be- he does not behave well
his family those aspirations do not bear visible fruit He must
be beadwnner he take Of his wife and his children
he be neghbor whom his neghbo trust he
sqare his business relations he do all these everyday ord
nary duties first he good citizen But he must do
this country average citizen devote good deal
Of thought and the affairs the whole those affairs
will backward and he devote that thought and time steadily
and intellgently.
ANY ONE QUALITY THAT DESIRABLE,
WHETHER IN NATION AN INDIVIDUAL 1T MYSTERIES,
EITHER IN RELIGION OR ANYTHING ELSE
The who makes days Indifference duty
eleventh morbid about that duty of
the world Now, the of possible decline
go through ordinary duties citizenship for long space of time
suddenly and feel angry about something
somebody clearly Defined and demand reform
substance to be handed out forthwith.
good laws Of the laws and
afford be contented with less but MORE THAN
AUGHT ELSE WE NEED THAT THE AVERAGE NAN
SHALL HAVE IN HIM THE ROOT OF RIGHTEOUS IV-i
ING average shall have in him the feeling that will
make him ashamed wrong submit wrong and that will
make him feel his bounen duty help that weaker help
those especially that dependent him and while
any way losing power of individual initiative cultivate with
ceasig power acting combination with his fell
lows common uplifting good government
One word life the that each of
should for great mistakeoh such great mistake
merely by that which gters from without
speak of in terms which will mslead those about us
There must of be for certain material basis
should think i'll Of who did not wish to leave his children
little better and little off materially than he and
doing duty by hem and IF HE
CANNOT DO HIS DUTY BY HIS OWN CHILDREN HE is
NOT GOING TO DO HIS DUTY BY ANY ONE ELSE.
But after that of material prosperity has been
gained then the things that really the things of the
soul rather than the things of money and that each of
he will really think of what that made him happy of what
made him respect his neghbors will agree with
Look back lives what the things that you
proude of look back and will almost every and
every occasion find that those of pride associated
with days of but with of effort the day when you had
do all that you worthy end and the woes of
all worthy ends make those that and
wife and children and those youhappy and
that alive after that has been be able ham
die yourself that you feel the that the WHOLE
community fellow little better off, and not
little worse off because you have lived.
Treat each according worth Don't hold for
against him that he either poor BUT IF HE IS RICH
AND CROOKED, HOLD IT AGAINST HIM; IF NOT RICH,
BUT CROOKED, THEN HOLD IT AGAINST HIM BUT IF
HE is A SQUARE MAN STAND BY HIM. Disrust all who
would have any class placed before any other.
OTHER REPUBLICS HAVE FALLEN BECAUSE
scRuPuLous RICH OR THE uNscRuPuLous WHO GAINED
AscENDENcY, SUBSTITUTED LOYALTY CLASS
Atty TO THE PEOPLE A
Abolish the noence and the rich who look down
upon the poor they lost their wealth they would be ssady
plumber the rich The INSCRIPTIONS who becomes would
Cypress the poor The who ultimately righteous
and the who will steal for you will steal from you.
Let seadast for the right but the side of
crosby rather than the side of vndvness toward those who
differ from the method of attaining the right Let
forget duty to help uplifting the lowy shield from wrong
the humbe and let likewise spirit of the broadcast and