Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-23

what about the rich tax-dodger, the big |
 law breaker and the corrupter of gov
 ernment9 The soul that is warmed by divine fire will be satisfied with nothing less than the complete performance of
 duty; it must cry aloud and spare not,
 to the end that the creed of the Christ
 may be exemplified in the life of the na.
 ton.
 Not only does the soul question pre-
 sent itself to individuals but it presents
 itself to groups of individuals as well.
 Let us consider the party. A polit- ical party cannot be greater than its
 ideal; in fact, it is good in proportion
 as its ideal is worthy and its place in history is determined by its adherence
 to high purpose. The party is made for its members, not the members for
 the party; and party is useful, there fore, only as it is means through
 which one may protect his rights, guard his interests and promote the general welfare. The best service that man
 can render his party is to raise it's ideals. He basely betrays his par tvs hopes and is recreant to his duty to his party associates who seeks to
 barter away a noble party purpose for
 temporary advantages or for the spoils
 of office It would be reflection upon
 the intelligence and patriotism of the
 people to assert or eevn to assume, that
 lasting benefit could be secured for a
 party by the lowering of its standards
 He serves his party most loyally who
 serves his country most faithfully; it is fatal error to suppose that party
 can be permanently benefited by a be- trayal of the nations interests.
 The patriot must desire the triumph of that which is right above the tri- umph of that which he may think to be right if he is, in fact, mistaken; and so the partisan, if he be an intelli-
 gent partisan, must be prepared to re- ioice in his party's defeat if by that ] defeat his country is the gainer. This is not an unselfish doctrine, for if my !, opponent can frame for me and for my children better government than l can, he is not my enemy, but my friend. The activities of politics center about the election of candidates to office, and ! the official, which under our system, rep resents both the party to which he be- longs and the whole body of his constit- uency. He has two temptations to with stand, first, the temptation to substitute - his own judgment for the benefit of his constituents, and second, the temptation ' to put his pecuniary interests above the interests for whom he acts. According l to the aristocratic idea, the representa- tive thinks for his constituents. A rep r resentative has no right to defeat the wishes of those who elect him, if he knows their wishes.
 But a representative is not liable to - knowingly misrepresent his constituents e unless he has pecuniary interests ad- t verse to theirs. This is the temptation 1 to be resisted This. is the sin to be t avoided The official who uses his pos sition to secure a pecuniary advantage
 at the expense of those for whom he e acts is an embezzler of power-and an : embezzler of power is as guilty of moral ! turpitude as the embezzler of money. There is no better motto for the public I official than that given by Solomon: " A = good name is rather to be chosen than | great riches, and loving favor rather : than silver and gold.' And there is no better rule for the public official to fellow than this-to do nothing that he would not be willing to have printed in the morning paper next day.
 One who exercises authority conferred e upon him by the suffrages of his fel ]. lows ought to be fortified in his integri $ ty by the consciousness of the fact that 5 betrayal of his trust is hurtful to the party which honors him and unjust to i, the people whom he serves, as we'll as r injurious to himself. Nothing that he q hn vhnl T can compensate him for the loss that he suffers in the surrender of high ideal of public duty.
 : Permit me, in conclusion, to say that the nation, as well as the individual and the party, must be measured by its purpose, its ideals and it's service. "Let him who would be chiefest among s you, be the servant of all, ' was intend
 ed for nations as well as for citizens Our nation is the greatest in the world and the greatest of all time, because it g has rendered larger service than any nation is rendering or has rendered. It is giving the world ideals in education, 1, in social life, in government and in re- . ligion. It is the teacher of nations, it
 is the world s torch bearer. Here the l people are more free than elsewhere r to "try all things and hold fast that which IS good;" "to know the truth" !, and to find freedom in that knowledge. No material considerations should blind us to our nation s mission, or turn us aside from the accomplishment of the l great work which has been reserved for } us. Our fields bring forth abundantly } and the products of our farms furnish food for many in the Old World. Our 3 mills and looms supply an increasing export, but these are not our greatest asset. Our most fertile soil is to be { found in the minds and the hearts of our people, and our most important !; manufacturing plants are not our fac tories, with their smoking chimneys, l but our schools, our colleges and our churches, which take in priceless raw material and turn out the most valuable finished product that the world has known.
 , We enjoy by inheritance, or by , choice, the blessings of American citi-