The Columbus journal., 1910-09-28
SENATOR BURKETT BEGINS
CAMPAIGN.

SENATOR BURKETT BEGINS
CAMPAIGN.
Senator Burkett began his speech
making tour September IA, speaking
at a Modern Woodmen picnic in
Fontanelle.
The senator gave utterance to the
doctrine that good men were more
desirable and necessary than smart
men, and that the best and biggest
things that had been done were not
done by the smartest men of the time.
He referred to the great bo:anists,
whose names had come down to Us rs
the smartest men of their class, but
none of them took the seed out Of the
orange. He spoke Of the flying
machine, and told how all the wise
men of the ages, school teachers anil
scientists, had scOffed at Darius Green
when two men unknown to scholastic
fame, just common boys, came out of
Ohio and upset the smart men Of all
the ages with q 'heavier than air"
flying machine. "Abraham Lincoln
was not looked upon as a great states
man before he became president, and
the smart men admitted il" said the
senator. Some of them were in
great distress of mind because the
great responsibilities of his high Office
and the destinies Of the republic should
be placed in So ignorant hands. But
Lincoln had ideals Of eternal justice,
he walked and talked with God, and
communed with the great masses Of
the people; and the greatest things
come not from the smartest men but
from the best men.
"The good legislation that We get
from our congress and from our state
legislature does not originate usually
with the wise men, but comes from the
Toms and Dicks and Johns and Bills,
just ordinary men as fame goes all
over the country. Its the great heart
throb of the people and not the brain
Vaccination of great men that brings
great reforms. 1t is necessary there
fore to have the peoples hearts right,
their ideals must be high, their pur.
poses must be noble, their visions must
be clear and their motives pure, their
souls must not be congested with sci.
fishness and greed, their outlook must
not be cloudcd with disappointment
and despair and disloyalty. We talk
about getting better men in public
life. but first We must have good men
in private life. Barring accidents 81
our election system men in Office reflect
the character Of the constituency that
elect them. If we would relieve our.
selves of the rascals in office we must
weed out the notions in private life
that public office is a private snap.
The man who will blackmail man in
public life either for financial purposes
or because he did not get an appoint'
ment should be scorned just As would
the man who would graft the public
in Office. A man who will pettifog
with facts and mislead the people OF
who will pretend to be what he is not
to get into Office will be dishonest after
he is elected. The people ought not
to tolerate dirty practices by candi-
dates for Office if they do not expect to
endorse the same kind Of methods
after such persons have been elected.
these great fraternal orders are
doing a magnificent work in civic
Righteousness. They are elevating the
standards of men and deserve to be
classed along with the churches and
the schools. They are helping to weed
out the vagabonds and disreputable
men in our social and industrial life.
The Modern Woodmen of America
has become the most stupendous thing
of its kind in all the world. 1t COM
mands our attention because of its
immensely, but it commands our
esteem because of the good it is doing
for society. 1t is helping and saving
and elevating men. for it teaches the
higher ideals and nobler purposes
of life"
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