New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-27

good life, he said Il put on righteous
ness and it clothed me.''
[ have heard much, as you have all
heard, of the Governor of the State.
Every body said he was wonderfully
popular. He was liked by ali men.
One newspaper said he had political
opponents but no political enemies,
and this man and that man sought to
give reason why he had so grown
into the hearts of the people of this
great State. Someone said it is be-
cause he is q great orator, wonder
full speaker, and another said, no it
cannot be that, because, while he is
entertaining as speaker, he is not
deep, he does not say so much, and
yon know, gentlemen, [ sometimes
think that we make a great mistake
when we go away from a public lecture
and say of the lecturer, we'll he did
well enough, he was interesting, he
was entertaining, but he did rot say
anything. Perhaps he said more than
we thought; perhaps he carried to US
an inspiration that we took away with
us; perhaps we heard the sweet music
OF his voice and were simply surprised
because we failed to see his fingers
touch the keys. It is not always the
academic speaker, the man who deals
in statistics and the man who tells
about historical matters, who gives
the most to his audience. He does the
most who leaves with the people who
listen to him a feeling that there is
something better and brighter in this
world, a feeling that there is some
good work to do, an inspiration to do
one thing better than it has been done
before. That man has done more
than has he who has simply narrated
a story from history's pages or re-
cited beautiful verse from a poets
book. But, others said it was his
magnetism, his charm. He was GER
tainly a most charming gentleman.
We were proud of him, for he was
always courteous and polite. On his
dying bed he was thoughtful enough
to welcome the President of the United
States to Minnesota in a gracious and
kindly message. But people may like
the courteous man and the well-bred
man, but that is not enough to make
man loved; there must be something
beyond all that. And so I might, if
time permitted, call attention to
various other reasons that have been
assigned to his wonderful popularity.
Taking all together it seems to me he
was the best all around man who sat
in the executive chair. Well, perhaps
there is something else after all.
Briefy,-a poor boy, born in most
humble circumstances, at an early age
he began to work for his mothers
support = started out we'll. A man
who lived in small community the
greater part of his life and had the
love and affection of his neighbors
because he was straight, honest and
sincere, a man who entered the larger
field and met the people turnout the
State and was never detected in any
small, petty, dirty trick, was never
known to do dishonorable, disgrace
full, dishonest thing, who lived his life
before all men, simple plainspoken
man, always friendly, always good
natured and kind, man in whom we
all had trust and all had confidence,
good in all the relations of life. MY
friends, this was the secret of that
mans popularity. He put on
righteousness and it clothed him. The
garb, the apparel, often proclaims the
man. He put on Righteousness, he
was square, he was white, there were
no yellow streaks on him. We saw
him and recognized the clothing he
wore, and because he was what he
was, a Straightforward, honest, good,
sincere man, a righteous man, he
attracted the people of this State and
they all loved him, and | am glad that
it is the deep, fundamental, simple
quality and character of the man, that
OF righteousness, that did attract the
people, and I believe we can all, if we
try, initiate him to that extent
Gentlemen, | began saying that my
remarks might be named ''The Foun-
dation of Rock In my rather dis.
jointed wayI have tried to identify
some of the stones and rocks in that
oundation. At the foundation of
government, be it of nation or of a
state, as at the foundation of all
character, there must be a good foun-
dalton, a foundation of rock upon
which the superstructure will stand
That is good in religion, that is good
in morality, that is good in every day
business life. Righteousness paws.
Righteousness is good, righteousness
is nearly divine. We are not building
nations, we are not founding states;
we are building and developing
characters. Let US do as did those
who built we'll in the times past, make
our foundations of rock.
] thank you.
The above'speech was taken by stem
ographer VIM. F. Nellie on the eve
ring il was delivered at the Congre-
gational church. The Review is great
ly 1nuebted TO Mr.. Meile for the copy.
Ed.
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