The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-20
A CONTRAST.

only part OF H. Again, We are too
superficial TO get at the real meat OF
thing. and thereby lose the best par.
Of them. The rind OF the apple MAJ
appear most beautiful, and at the
same time cover very rotten inter
lor: while on the other hand. II may
appear rough and scaley. while the
heart may be perfectly sound, The
bark OF the tree iB not the wood: IL
may cover the strong. vigorous. health.
full fiber. or decayed center Sc
We always Judge from outward ap
pearance We must 90 deeper to aS-
certain the truth-approach the sub
jcct from all points OF the compass.
and from above and beneath-the real
truth. And the most salient truth Is
often discovered By comparison OF Two
objects apparently In the same rela-
tive position
wish. in this article, 10 draw a
comparison OF two liyes-not Yet all
spent-both In the same relative posi-
ton. both presumed 10 be striving for
the same end and TO the same pur
pose-the welfare of the people.
The one. beginning life without j
dollar. without education. With moth
ing but his two hands. and a deter
minatIOa TO succeed and be OF some
use In the world. not only 10 himself
bat 10 his fcllowmen as we'll. We
sec him make the start 10 secure
that which the force Of circumstances
had deprived his early boyhoOd Of
an education Having made rapid
PROCESS In this. he decided to take
up the Law rs his profession. With
n dterudnation born Of necessity for
he. had but little money!. he took his
course 10 law. and was admitted to
the bar Al the end Of sixteen weeks
n thing almost unheard of-and be
gan the practice OF law. IL did not
require n great length of time for
him 10 discover many irregularities;
whereupon he Immediately took steps
TO correct them. Seeing In him a
friend OF tho people. he was urged
for the position of district attorney.
which position he secured after i
hammer and tongs" fight with the
powers that be" Hls career as dis
trict attorney was a most brilliant
one. and one which led TO greater
achievements: but not without most
bitter opposition. Next, after tempest
uous. rough and tumble fight, be was
sent TO congress where he did Splen-
did service for the people. Being By
this time recognized as a straightfor-
ward. honest refoTmer. he was wanted
by the people Tor their governor He
therefore tired for the nomination on
the ticket of his party, aRd WAS de-
icated by the machine" Defeated
did ] say No. not defeated. for
he does not know the meaning OF the
word; only delayed. The next time
be was nominated and elected only
10 wake up TO the fact that his and
The peoples enemies had tied his
hands by clecting an opposition leg
iSllturc. Two years later he was re
Elected, together with a legislature
which was favorable TO the roformers
uhich he had been advocating and
which It's state stood so badly in need
OF. and "a a result his state stands
today p1e-eminently above almost all
other states I'm the regulation of the
Interests At this time there was
q vacancy I'm the United States SEN
ate; and as the toga was offered 10
him he finally decided TO take 1t:
and there Is where yen Will find him
today. doing yeOman service for his
people. and the whole people. and
while he is so few In numbers. and
ran do but little apparently. vet he
keeps the wrong doors on the grid
die most OF the time which In Itself
Is something worth while Who Is
this man? You could have heard him
speak few nights ago in the Weber
Academy II YOU had gone there; his
name Is Robert Marion La Toilette.
The other Is a man some older than
La Toilette but has climbed the lad
der Of fame Ia much the same man
ner. and from about the same start.
Ing point. and with much the same
fighting qualities and determination.
but manlfestug itself in a different
way and pursuing a different course.
This man began In his own city coun-
Gil, where were given away about all
the street franchises there were Later
we find him in his state legislature,
and history says he served two terms.
but of any good thing that he ever did.
the record Is as silent as the tomb.
Next we find him I'm the United States
senate, where he has and is making
for himself an uncnviable record that
will outllve the children OF today. He
Is the master OF the senate today and
has been for these many years past,
he is the father Of all OF the obnoN-
ious thrift legislation ot the last TWEEN
ty years, although those bills have
borne the names OF others: he has
been ever at the beck and call of
special Interests" such as oil. gas
coal railroads, banks. etc. he has sue
ceeded, by every despicable means OF
which a fertile and brilliant brain Is
capable. In delivering the rightful be.
longngS OF the common people into
the hands Of the favored few; and at
the same time enrlchinC himself II
Is not OF record that In council OF leg.
islature. he ever did aueht OF public
good Who is thls man2 Can YOU
guess His name Is Nelson WIlmarth
Aldrich.
Hero arc two men sharp shrewd
capable. Tho one broad-minded. the
c-7er uiggnrily. Tre one publlc-spIrlt-
cd, tho other selfish. The one stand.
Ing with the people tho other fight.
ing them; the one holding the inter.
csts Of the commonwealth pre-emi.
gently above all else: the other mac
ing The dollar on tho pedestal OF fame
III ono pOor as a church mouse. the
other reyelins In wealth: the one max
ing ior himself a name that will 1.-Two
IN the hearts OF his constituents and
DC reVened by their childrens' chill
oFen the other TO be a hiss and by
"ofu on the tongues OF the common
people Tor generations vet unborn.
Inese men arc only representatives,
OF 'ypes The one broad. chiyalous.
magnanImous. tho other narrow doc.
picnble selfish Tho o,, ,.,,,,,t,... -.