Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-18

4 lnant trait of a man when you ob-
serve his eagcrness TO be at the front
and his cagerness to be seen and
! heard The greatest men are un-
aware of any superiority. and conse-
| quently never extensively put them
selves in evidence II you pound oil
| an empty barrel you Will get more
| noise than you Will to pound on full
one.
II want to also warn you against the
present tendencies of society To strait
fy on various lines This principle is
working a great deal of Jealousy and
Ill feeling I'm every strata below the
one that Is above it. Educated men
should not be clannish but become Il
part OF the general mixture of society.
and radiatc from their superior intel
lisencc an atmosphere that is health
ful and uplifting
The masses by continual contact
with this influence can easily be In
fluenced along the lines of good And
what one good. staunch character can
do for the general good. even though
he may stand alone, may be Illustrated
by taking a few drops Of carmine and
dropping them into II barrel of clear
water. A very few drops distinctly
color the whole mass. and SO 1t may
be with good example.
UNIVERSITY CLUBS.
Il do not regard university clubs as
being advantageous to society for Ii is
the evidence of the stratifcation of So
clety of which l have spoken, the less
fortunate and the less educated 10 ,le
upon thom with jealousy, and regard
them as something apart from them
and consequently something inimical
to their welfare. These men should
get down and associate with the
masses. and use their superior intelll-
gence in favor of an uplift of the
whole rather than source OF Sratifica-
ton and pleasure in association with
those who do not so much need an
uplift.
1T should be remembered that all
the great battles have been fought. not
on the mountains and in the clouds.
but In the plains, which have resulted
in turning the course OF the world into
better channels. / mean by this that
n sane and conservative view should be
cultivated in regard to the affairs of
life and follow the practical and do
not frittcr away your energies on The
hlmy and shadowy ideal.
NO nation can be called prosperous
or happy where all classes do not par
take OF the general good. and any
class left out of the general reckoning
is n nest for breeding anarchy
EMPTY TITLES
"The silly American greed for titles
is Il thing for intelligent men to frown
upon Our tendency to dub men with
the titles OF professor OF colonel, ls but
IN exhibition of what We would do If
We could only have "a titled aristocracy,
hat is. we would draw hard and fast
ines between the different classes of
Cat down N tho level those
whom you may think lowly and you
Will be surprised at the number of
.ough diamonds that are concealed be-
leath the rubbish of poverty and dis
ress. Make distressed man feel that
you are OF the same mould as he. and
AN feel for him and tighten his heart
20 that he may better be able TO carry
MS burden A strong feeling is grow
ng among the submerged. that the
mics. and this feeling makes itself
manifest In bomb throwing and othc-
disregard OF human rights and of law
ind order If our free institutions nre
o survive we must avoid all those in
iuences that give any class just
you, l say. just cause
or discomfort Every American should |
make himself familiar with the causes
hat brought about the downfall of |
caches u.s. for many of these causes |
ire at work among US and must be |
checked.
"Under every condition in life pre-
serve and cultivate high standard OF |
ldelIty to our government. the princi-
lies of which are the best on the
.arth. For unless a good govern
nent Is sustained by the faith and vir-
ue of its best citizens II will soon be
a., uaf4 e ha 40 iGt
trIfe- breeder, and then goodbye TO
lome, virtue. justice and morality.
When the time OF peril comes. above
else. the principles of good
government must be sustained. Law
md aorder must be upheld at all costs.
And IL there are any wrongs. they
must be riehted by peaceable discus
ion. and not by resort to brute force.
md at such times demagogy must be
lvoidcd.
VALUABLE EXPERIENCES.
You Will not escape trials and dis
ress. some of you. at least They
ire for your good. They Will strength
m your character II you rightly bear
hem. and when enduring them, re-
member that you are not alone In |
hese matters. for the history of all
nen is a history of trial and struggle,
IND when l say all men, / mean all
nen of superior worth.
"As for myself. ] prize the mem
'ry of the poverty and distress of my
'arly life as among my most valuable
experiences, though possibly may not
lave learned all the lessons from
HON that I should have done.
Now let me close by quoting what
makes Cardinal Wolsey
Jay TO Cromwell:
Let all the ends thou aimcst at be
or thy God. thy country. and truth A."