Bisbee daily review., 1910-06-04


Let me discuss these two things
briefly. and II it is possible for me
70 so impress them on your young
minds so that you viii rmember
and practice them. then indeed my
coming here win prove blessing.
otherwise it would be just as well
had | remained at home.
AS stated, the Spirit Of our
Educational system is to iii us TO
carry on intelligently. the work Of
our government
The great thing that is menacing
our institutions just now is dis
honesty in our public officials. We
cannot pick up a daily paper. or a
monthly magazine without reading of
the horrible exposures of graft. Of
eXtortion o. dishonerty in some form
or other. OF those occupying high
official positions. not only in our
cities, our counties. our states. but
in the Federal branch OF the govern
ment itself We find congressman and
senators representing personal
clients. or special interests. instead
Of representing the mass OF the
people In whose interests they are in
Washington as representatives.
Perhaps our parents and orr teach
ers are partially guilty for this in
tolerable condition. This seems a
serious rebuke, but let us examine
and see If it is not partially at
least true.
A parent, mother or father, gets
on a street car. with their child who
is seven or eight years old. and the
child well knows its own age. The
conductor tells the parent in the
presence OF the child. thar children
over five years OF age must pay fun
fare. The parent protests in the pre-
sence OF the child that he is not yet
old enough to have to pay. TO save a
five cent piece that parent has begun
to inculcate into the childs mind that
deceit is proper when it is neees
sary to save money.
A father at his dinner table, and
in the presence of his children tells
his wife of how he beat the tax
collector. and got his taxes reduced
She innocently inquiries if the value
of his property has decreased. and
he tells her that the facts are to the
contrary. but that he succeeded in
saving some money by mIsrepresenta-
ton 70 other chicanery praeticed
upon the assessor. Again the parent
has taught his shildren that grafr
is legitimate, if money can be saved
Tor obtained by it
Have you read of Frank Heney's
graft exposures in San Francisco.
Have YOU read OF Judge Lindsay S
exposures OF graft in Denver. Have
YOU followed the graft prosecutions
in Chicago. in Philadelphia, in Pitts
burg. in New York. and III the Senate
and Cabinet officials of the United
States?
Can these .thirgs continue. and our
government stll continue to exist
Honesty in political matters is
essential to the preservation Of our
nation. Our public schools are main
tained at public expense. so that the
coming generations shah be fitted &c
preserve the Government. The first
essential for such preservation is
honesty. Do our schools sufficiently
impress the necessity of honesty on
these coming generations. J claim
they do motor otherwise they
could not make such dismal failures
Graft san be eliminated from oui
Government in one generation. Lei
me explain how. Treason is almos
an unheard of crime. Il consists il
betraying our country in times o
war or in peace. Benedict Arnold and
Aroon Burr viii be held up TO tbs
scorn and hatred of all mankind fol
all times because they were guilt
/ thereof. A man who commits thi
unforgivable and unforgetab'e crim'
: has no friends. He is expelled from
the clubs.-women viii not ALLOW
& his presence in their drawing rooms
{ 10 one will grasp his hand.
And why IS this? Because on
schools teach the horror attached e
( the crime of treason. Every litti
child in the third and fourth grad
are taught to despise Benedic
Arnold. These children viii hardl
emulate mis- example.
Let us teach our children that
man who betrays a public Office b
extortion. by graft. by making
private gain. by representing an
other than the public Interest ha
( been guilty OF a crime as serious a
treason. Indeed it is the same a
( treason. Let Us despise and hate sue
( one. Let us see TO it that he there
after sneaks down the back alley
/ if he wanders about our cities Il
no respectable citizen grasp hi
hand or call him friend. Let him .
an outcast as the skunk and tn
COYOTE Of our plains are outcasts. D
! this. and the great evil OF our govern
! ment win be eliminated in on
! generation.
We blush with shame to know ths
the CRATER just now is looked uDo
with respect. He has stolen SD
ficient moneys from the Cover
ment 10 make him independent
rich. He is accepted at the clubs
friends rush 10 go his bail, u
women receive him in their home
And thus again. the young and con
! ing generation. is taught by exampl
lii not by preeept, that the object {
life is to make money.-to made
honestly If possible. bnt to make
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