Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-06-11

lieu every HdllOlldl practice Ut ltdul-
ton. He soon found himself out Of
harmony with many of the leaders Of
his party, but they dared not oppose
his policies as he had the sympathies
of the whole nation behind him. The
people believed in him and knew he
was working for the right. When he
found any body of citizens or corpora
tions attempting 10 defraud or cOerce
others he welded the big stick" When
the pennsylvania coal operators had
reduced the wages of their miners be-
low a reasonable living and the min
ers in retaliation had struck and were
destroying property, he used all his
great influence as president and com
PEELED the adjustment of differences.
During his administration the doc
trines of equality and righteousness
came nearer being universally recog
nized and practiced than in decades
before in our national history. As a
recognition of the esteem in which a
man who stands for and practices the
principles that he does, ne has been
received with greater Difference and
honor by Europeans than any other
American who ever before visited
those countries. In a recent address
Governor Folk said, The doctrine of
equal rights should be made a living,
vital and controlling force in the gov
eminent
THE examples set by men of the
moral courage OF Roosevelt, Folk and
Hughes are acting as leaven on the
body polite, for now everywhere peo-
pie are frowning on impurity in cleo
tiOns and are demanding by their votes
that corrupt office holders shall be
relegated to the junk heap. In near
ly every city Of the Union the corrupt
ward politician is being defeated for
election and in the majority of cases
only the men who are known to be
clean are chosen to fill responsible pO-
sitions. The day of the rule of the po-
litical boss is passing. Just recently.
Senator Aldrich, the dictator Of the
United states senate, has announced
that he will not again try for election,
and Speaker Cannon of the house OF
representatives has had much of his
power taken from him by the insurrec-
ton of members who dared say they
would no longer be the tools of a cor
rupt and unamerican political system.
AS result OF ltllS movement party
lines are being obliterated and electors
are learning To vote, not at the com
mand of party leaders. but as con-
and right dictate. The intelligent
democrat no longer votes for his party
candidate just because he is a demo-
crat, if he has nothing else to recon-
mend him, and the republican has
learned that democrat is a fellow
American and is entitled TO his own
opinion. The federation for the opin-
ions Of every man and the growth OF
national conscience are two Of the best
signs for the perpetuity of our coun-
try. Notwithstanding our rapid ad-
vancement toward civic righteousness
and acknowledgement of the brother
hood of men we still have room for a
great deal of Improvement
This can be accomplished only
through the education of the people
along these lines. Judge Lindsay of
Denver. in his great desire to help
erring boys. first learned for himself
and then taught to all of the nation
that an incOrrigible boy can through
kindness and encouragement be made
to see the great drawbacks of a sin
full life. rather than through punish
ment through confinement in prison |
Once boy is incarcerated in prison, |
he almost invariably comes out as a |
hardened criminal. Under the new or |
der the man or boy who has made a |
is given chance to again be- |
come useful citizen. The old rule of |
AN eye for an eye is becoming obso- |
lete and the popular one is the Golden |
Rule promulgated so long ago by the |
Worlds Master. Whatsoever We would |
that men should do to you. do We even |
so to them
The schools of the nation are the |
most potent factor in the teaching of |
civic righteousness. The old time |
school master would have scoffed a. |
the idea of teaching the youth the |
rights of the individuals in society. the |
i'll effects of alcohol on the human /
system and kindred subjects. But now
the legislatures of nearly all the states |
Of the Union have placed enactments |
on the statute books compelling the |
teaching and training of the youth in |
these lines. The result OF this wise /
legislation and teaching has been that |
there is less drinking than formerly /
to battle with the problems
of state than were their fathers They
are bound to improve the moral tone
Of the country by being able to rec
DgniZe and stamp out the evils prac-
tlced by the trusts and other tend
encies toward national degeneracy.
we as Americans should congratu-
late ourselves that throughout our ma I
tional existence we have always had
great men who have been bold enough
to stand against any growing national
evil and call a halt and about face, and
hat our ideas on education have
Education is not alone the
filling of the minds with book knowl-
edge, but il extends farther: il is the
making of good citizens. Good citizens
rines of the fathers of our country
hat all men are born equal Not,
however, the socialist idea of equality,
which breaches that the indOlent or
'iciOus man should be supported by
he labor and frugality of his more in
iustrious neighbor. but rather the idea
hat. while the Creator did not make
Ill men with equal abilities and OPP
He did intend that each
should have the very best chance to
levelop to the utmost limit his capa-
,ilities
Our fathers God. from out whose hand
The centuries fall like grains of sand,