The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-17

much evil god also greatly abounds,
and if wrong grows, SO In even
greater measure grows the stem
sense of right before which wrong
must eevntrally yield. 1t would be
both unmanly and unwarranted to
become faint hearted or dtspaiting
about the nations future. Clear-eyed
and farslghted men who are both
brave of heart and cool of head,
while not for q moment refusing to
see and acknowledge the many evils
fident assurance that in the struggle
we shall win and not lose, that the
century that has just opened will see
great triumph for cur people.
Must Combat Evil.
But the surest way to achieve this
triumph is, while never losing hope
and belief in our progress, yet at
the same time refuse to bind orr
selves to what Is evil in the complex
play of the many forces working
through, and with, and against one
another, in the upbuilding of our so
cial structure There is much that
tends toward evil as well as much
that tends toward good; and the true
patriot is that man who, without los
ing faith in the good, does his best
where that is possible, and at least
to minimize its results. Prosperity
such as ours, necessary though it
be as the material basis of national
greatness inevitably tends to undue
exaltation of the merely material side
of the national character; aud we
must largely rely on the efforts of
such men and women us those | am |
addressing to build up the spiritual
life without which the material life |
amounts to nothing. AS geenration
succeeds generation the prob ems
change In their. external shape; old
needs vanish and new needs arise; |
but it remains as true as ever that |
in the last analysis national great |
ness, national success, depend upon
the character of the individual man
and individual woman. We need
good laws; we need to have these
laws honestly and fearlcssly admins
tered; We need wealth; we need
science and art and all the kindred
activities that spring from the clever
brain and the deft hand But most /
Of all we need the essential qualities
that In their sum make up the good
man and the good woman; most of
all we need that fine and healthy
any seemin material prosperity but a
sham.
Average Man and Woman.
II the average man is brave and
and clean living, If thel
average woman has the qualities
which make good mother, il each
mas selfrespcet and If each realizes
hat the greatest thing in life is the
nance to do service-why, then the
uture of the Nation Is secure We
IAN not stand up for what is good in
and womanhood without
what is evil. We must
condemn the man who is either brutal
md vicious. or weak and cowardly;
he man who fails to do his duty by |
he public, who is bad nPighbor, an |
dler. an incOnsiderate and selfish |
a neglectful father, So a.
20 we must condemn the woman \
Who, whether from selfish love OF
'ase or from lack of all true woman {
y quality, refuses to do Alright her S
;reat and all-essential dut es of wife {
Iood and motherhood. We admire c
FOOD man; hut We admire a good
more. We believe in her
more. All honor is due the man who
loes his full duty I'm peace. who as
soldier does his full duty in war; I
mt even more honor is due the +
mother: for the birth pangs make n
III men the debtors of all women No ,
luman being has a greater title to I
aspect than the mother who does :
Ter full duty, who bears and rears ,
'lenty of healthy children, so that
here shall be national growth and (,
lot national decadence. so that in
quality and in quantity our people
hall increase. The measure of our
elief in and respect for the good
nan and the good woman must b.
he measure of our condemnation Of
he man and the woman who, whe-
her from viciousness or selfishness
IT from vapid folly, fails to do each
lis or her duty in his or her special
phere. Courage. unselfishness. com.
non sense, devotion to high ideals,
proper care for the things of the
pirit. and yet also for the things of
he bcdy-these are what we most
eed to see in our people; these are {
he qualities that make up the right ;
ype of family life; and these are the 4
Qualities that by preeept and by ev |
mple you here whom | am ad J
ressing. are bound to do oil in your 6
over to make the typical qualities
( American citizenship.