The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-26

law asserted that the breeding OF fine
aorses did not depend upon gambling,
and he said that three years Of en-
forcement OF the law had demon
strated that they were right. that
moro fine horses nave been raised
sinc. the law went into effect in Mis-
sourI than when gambling on race
horses was licensed. but he said:
However that may be, IT is more
important to breed men than 1t Is TO
breed horses, and all the horses In
tho world are not worth the ruined life
OF one young man. The public con-
science has ended this form OF
gambling in our state, and II Is assail-
inp it In New York and In all otner
states where 1t Is still permitted"
Governor Folk had few words to
say regarding patriotism. Patriot
ism" he said. had become mean
ineless word. a synonym for war In
eight years this has been changed. We
have learned that there is patriotism
of peace as well as a patriotism OF
to the welfare of our country. Pa
triotism was once counted a service TO
ones country In time Of war. We still
have men who arc willing to die Tor
their country on the battlefield Of war
but who are not willing to live for
their country in time of peace. We
want the pacrict now VINO will live
for his country and FOR his country
men. True greatness is ~ serv.c:.: 4.
is as important for the private citizen
TO give this service as II is for the
lnan in power and authority C"rr:ip-
t;oa is due 10 :1e malicious activity
o. .be vicious minority A :na,,rity
e .ke people are good an mean we'll
Fcllowine are some terse sentences
t1sel at random from the address:
The public conscience says that
there is an embezzlement Of power as
well as an embeZzlement Of money,
and the public official who does not
live up to his duty and fulfill his OBJ
legations Is as much an embezzler as
the man who msappropriates the
funds entrusted to his keeping"
"The prisons may be filed with
corruptionists, and If the people arc
Indifferent corruption will continue,
AS between penitentiary punishment
without publicity and publicity with
out penitentiary punishment | believe
the latter is preferable
The downfall Of republics is not
| due to lack of money, but to lack
of morals"
do not fear to fight It is better
| to go down with right than 10 go
up with wrong"
Reforms sometimes die. but rev
olutions never go backward, Out OF
the darkness of night the world is
rolling into light"
Some Of the greatest men OF our
nation have never held public Office;
some OF the smallest have"
In closing his lecture Governor Folk
declared that under the influence OF
this era of conscience the world is
becoming better every dav. "The ex
posure of wrong doing" he said. "in
business and social life do not SHOW
a moral degeneration, but a moral re-
| generation. Even now wealth, regard
less Of its source. is not worshipped
with the same devotion 1t used to be
The question now is. not how much
one mas but how did he acquire what
he has. A new standard has been es
tahlished
| lin this era of conscience-the most
important in the history of our ma
tion-let us maintain inviolatc tho
principle of popular self-government
and recognize the largest liberty o
the individual citizen consistent wit,
lazy and order; unite In enforcing the
lays and In counteracting any al
tempt to defy them. Let us not array
one class against the other, but pre-
serve the rights of all by causing
each to respect the rights of the
otner. Let us not seek as remed!
for existing evils less democracy, bu
more manhood; not more cunning
but more conscience"