The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-31

TO meet the problems Of the twentieth
century in the spirit which was ac-
countable for the successful solution
OF the problems of Llncoln's time
Indebtedness to Lincoln.
OF that generation of men. to whom
we owe so much. the man to whom
we owe the most Is, of course. Lin
coin art of our debt TO HIM is se-
cause he forecast our present struggle
and saw the way out He said;
/ hold that while man exists il is
his duty TO improve not only his own
condition, but to assist In ameliorating
mankind" And again. Labor is prior
TO and Independent of capital; capital
Is only the fruit of labor. and could
never have existed but for labor. La.
Dor is the superior of capital and de-
serves much the higher consideration.
Capital has It's rights, which are as
worthy of protection as any other
rights Nor should this lead
to war upon the owners of property
Property Is the fruit II labor; property
is desirable; IS a positive good in the
world Let not him who is houseless
pull down the house of another. but
let him work diligently and build one
for himself. thus by example showing
that his own shall be safe from VIC
lenCe when built" It seems TO me
that In those words Lincoln took SUBJ
stantially the attitude tha, we ought
to take: he showed the proper sense
OF proportion In his relative estimates
OF capital and labor of human rights
and property rights. Above all in
this speech. as in many others. he
taught lesson in wise kindliness and
charity an Indispensable lesson 10
us of today. But this wise klndliness
and charity never weakened HIS arm
OF numbed his heart We cannot af-
ford weakly Ia blind ourselves TO the
actual conflict -wrsiun faces US today.
The issue is joined and we must fight
or fail
Equality Of Opportunity.
In every wise struggle for human
betterment one of the main objects,
and often the only object, has been to
achieve In larger measure equadty of
opportunity In the struggle for this
great end nations rise from bnrbarism
10 civilization. and through IL peoples
press forward from one stage OF en-
lightenmept to the next One of the
chief factors in progress Is the de.
struction of special privilege. Tho
essence Of any struggle for healthy
liberty has always been and must al
ways be to take from some one man
or class of men the right to enjoy
power, or wealth, or position. or i'm
munity. which has not been earned
by the service of his or their fellows
At many stages in the advance Of
hIIm nf hot k.
men who possess more than they have
earned and the men who have earned
more than they possess is the central
condition of progress. In our dav It
appears as the struggle of free men
to gain and hold the right OF selfgov-
ernment as against the special Inter
tests. who twist the methods Of a
free government into machinery for
defeating the popular Will. At every
stage and under all circumstances the
essence OF the struggle is to equalize
opportunity, destroy privilege. and
give TO the life and citizenship of
every individual the highest possible
value both TO himself and to the COM
monwealth.
Practical equality of opportunity for
all citizens, when we achieve it, VIII
huFs Two great results flTSt. every
man will have fair chance to make
OF himself all that in him lies. to
reach the highest point to which his
capacities. unassisted by special priv !.
lege Of his own and unhampcred by
the special privileges OF others. can
carry him. and to get for himself and
his family substantially what he has
earned Second. equality of opportu-
| nifty means that the commonwealth
will get from every citizen the
| highest service OF which he is capa-
/ BILE. No man who carries the burden
! Of special privileges Of another can
! give to the commonwealth that sery-
Ice to which 1t is fairly entitled.
J stand for the sauare, deal Rnt