Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-02-22
IDEALS OF
CITIZENSHIP
By THEODORE ROOSEVELT
From the Presidents Latest Book. "A square Deal"

N KANKIND goes ahead slowly goes mainly
through each of trying do the best that him and
IVD do it in the sanest way. WE HAVE FOUNDED
OUR REPUBLIC UPON THE THEORY THAT THE
AVERAGE MAN WILL, AS A RULE, DO THE RIGHT THING;
that long majority
wholesome fathers mistaken in theory, If the
times becomes uchnot occasionally but persten the
of the people do what is unwhoesome what wrong then the
public stand how good its laws what
marvellous mechanism its constitution embody Back of the
laws back of the administration back of the system government
lies the lies the manhood of people, and in the long
run we are going to go up down accordingly the average
standard of citizenship does does not growth and
FIRST REQUISITE CITIZENSHIP
SHALL EVERYDAY, HuMpRuM
WELL
good citizen lofty his thoughts
about citizenship the abstract in the his actions do
not bear them out and does not make much difference how his
aspirations for mankind large be- he does behave well
his family those aspirations do bear visible fruit He
be good beadwnner he take his wife and his children,
he must be nebor whom his neghbo trust he must act
square his business relations he do all these everyday ord
nary duties first he good citizen But do
In this country of the citizen devote good deal
of thought and time to the affairs the whole those affairs
will backward and he devote that thought and time steadily
and nteligently.
If THERE QUALITY THAT IS NOT DESIRABLE
WHETHER IN NATION OR IN INDIVIDUAL MYSTERIES
EITHER IN RELIGION OR ANYTHING
The man who makes days Indifference duty
eleventh day morbid repentance duty
through all ordinary duties of citizenship long space
and then suddenly get and feel angry about something
crete substance to be handed out forthwith.
We need good laws need honest laws
cannot afford to be contented with less but MORE THAN
AUGHT ELSE WE NEED THAT THE AVERAGE MAN
SHALL HAVE IN HIM THE ROOT OF RIGHTEOUS LIV-
ING that the shall have in him the feeling that will
make him ashamed to do wrong submit wrong and that will
make him feel his bounden duty help weaker help
those especially that dependent upon while not
way losing his power of individual initiative to cultivate with
out ceasng the further of acting in combination with his
lows for end of social uplifting and of good government
One word upon @ upon the that each us
should strive for 1t great makeoh great mistae-o
merely By that which gers from without or to
speak of it in terms which will mislead those about us -
There must of course be for material basis
should think i'll of who did wish children
little better and not little off materially than was
should not feel that he doing his duty by them IF
CANNOT DO HIS DUTY BY HIS OWN CHILDREN HE IS 4
NOT GOING TO DO HIS DUTY BY ANY ONE ELSE
But after that certain prosperity has been
gained then the things that most are the things of the
soul rather than the things money that each of you
he will really think of what it that happy of what
it that made him respect his neghbors agree with me
Look back e what things are that you are
poudes of look back almost every case and
not with days OF but with days of effort the day you had
do all that for worthy the wohes of
all worthy ends make those nearest to
wife and children and those and not
that alive and been done to be able to
yourself that feel when the that the whole
your community your fellow men are little bette Of a 49,
little worse offs because you have lived.
Treat each according as man. Don't hold for
against him that he either rich poor BUT HE rs RICH
AND CROOKED HOLD 1T AGAINST HIM; IF NOT RICH, i
BUT CROOKED, THEN HOLD IT AGAINST HIM BIT IF \
he Is A SQUARE MAN STAND BY HIM. Dstrus all who 4
would have any one class placed before any other.
OTHER REPUBLICS FALLEN BECAUSE OF THE I'm
scRuPuLous RICH OR THE uNscRuPuLous WHO GAINED
AscENoENcY WHO SUBSTITUTED TO CLASS FOR Tow
Atty TO THE PEOPLE AS WHOLE
Abolish the nsolence and of who look down
pon the they lost their wealth they would be ready to
under the rich The INSCRIPTIONS becomes rich wud
pPre the poor The man who is ultimately righteous
md the man who viii steal for you viii from you
Let seadfast