Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-15

to be that II was necessary to support
him in order to keep Judge PFou4y out
Of congress, and whatever may be the
opinion Of any one concegntng Judge
Prouty even such an argument loses
something OF its effectiveness after be-
ing used many times. Time and again
we have espoused his cause at what
appeared to US to be critical moments
and 1t is our fair judgment that we
have rendered to him more valuable
political services than we have ever
rendered to anyone else. save possibly
once when Shaw's first candidacy Tor
governor was In the formative stage
We should like to feel pride In EMls
career and sorrow in his disaster: but
we do not He has had most eIcep-
tional opportunities; but he has not
Identified himself in the public mind
nor to a discriminating Judgment win
the framing Of vital public policies. HIS
thought manisestly has been TO GRIT
with the crowd. get such local gratis
as he could, and hold onto his Job Such
a SEPARATION Is not inspiring. We should
not want to be responsible for Prouty 8
nomination; but we do feel chat HUI
has gotten what has been coming 20
him for a long time.
BACCALAUREATE FROM PRESS.
1.-THE Grinnell Register.1
In accordance with custom imme-
mortal the president OF college al
WAYS takes his text from the IN
spired word As the "deytf' is a much
moro common accessory OF a prinsihs
orice. an aphoris1n from his horn BOOK
VIII be used Instead.
Dear members of the graduating
class, the aphorism used as text is
the old sheer. thrown in the face OF
the world years ago, Every man
has his price" You don't believe
that now Don't misunderstood the
statement That does not mean that
every man is willing to close Wia'
the devil for the price offered. but
1t does mean that he will nave a
chance to take the bargain Il he
wishes so to do.
And the price of a college man or
woman. in Mamnon's great conn er-
ciai agency, IS pretty high. the
bids. even for comparatively raw re-
cruits. runs up pretty nigh some
times. And some Of you will spurn
every offer that Is made: and alas'
some of you win begin to coInpro-
mise.
| Oh these are great times that we
| are living in The world is on the
threshold of a great forward or nack-
ward movement. The only trouble
with college life is that people &c
! not really have sense enough TO &c
| TO college until after their chiidfea
1 are graduated II we coufd only senc
our middle aged men and women &C
! college and teach them the mooeEl
discoveries in political economy, SO
/ GEOLOGY and psychology. But that Il
wandering from the subject
! You are about to leave the shell
tered college life imeued with sons
| thing that you like to call the Grin
ner shirt. Some think that that If
upon the wane. It was never more
| IN need than today You have lis
! tened for years to professors "he
4 have tried 10 teach you, sometimes
/ in spite OF written protests whici
piled high upon their desks. wha'
! they believed to be the truth.
/ Now you are going out into the
wilderness. Some OF you Will &c,
hungry. Some OF you will get gooe
ana hungry You will be minister:
then a portion Of you, with farnihe'
to support. Some day when things
are not looking the best In tna
world something win suggest u
YOU how web a certain ciassnat'
| OF yours is doing. OF no better anii.
ity than yourselg he has spienoie
congregation In a big city church ans
gets along as smoothly as oil spii
on marble floor" He never runs
against any Of the pillars of the
church. The trustees never find an!
| Of his views unsafe. Why is II: a
man with a family must live. Thoss
professors back there at Gsinnei
were idea1ists. anyhow. A psactca-
man of the world must know best
Better compromise a little. Shade
some of your views a little. Heavei
help YOU, 1t Is hard place to be In
And then the lawyers They won
have to wait long for their BID ,fh'
thing that is, can not afford to los'
YOUR services to the thing that might
for the better, take its place. Juds'
Lindsay can tell you how much show
YOU have got If you question TN
powers that rule the financial worfo
and when you have fought desper
ate fight only to be beaten the pric'
looks awfully big.
II one could only get to be col
llege professor. OF course that Is
subject that must be treated witt
becoming awe, yet there are rumor
that they have their troubles too.
Does all this read very pessiKnisti'
cally ? The bald fact is that coneg
and theological seiainaries are teach
ing a new code which does not jib
with the one in practice in ever.
day life in the wilderness. Whel
you pass from one TO the other 20,
must either readjust your Ideas, sur
render or fight.
II the great reformation which tn
enthusiasts dream about is coming
som ebody must furnish batch
nartyrs. Reformations come that way
BUSINESS At LEADING POINTS.
Sentiment Tends Toward Optimism. j.
Large PART of Trade.
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