The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28

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Individual Citizenship.
uday. | shall speak to you on the
| subject Of individual citizenship. the
one subject OF vital Importance to
you, my hearers, and to me and my
cOunlrymcn, because you and we are
citizens of great democratic republics
a democratic republic such as each
OF ours-an effort 10 realize in its full
sense, government by, of and for the
proplc-rcpresontS the most gigantic
OF all possible social experiments. the
one fruuEht with the greatest posi-.
btlIties alike for good and for evil.
Tho success OF republicans like yours
and like ours means the glory. and
our failure the despair. OF mankind,
and for you and for us the question
Of the quality Of the Individual Cit.
bon Is supreme,
Lauds CALAMITY Of French.
Franc" has taught many lessons to
other notions, surely ono of the most
important is the lesson he whole his.
tory teaches thai high artistic and
literary development is compatible
with notable leadership in arms and
statpCrsfl Tho brilliant gallantry OF
the French soldier has for many con.
turtles been proycrbial: and during
these sam" centuries at every court
IN Europe the "Trec Masons of Fash.
ion have treated the French tongue
ms their common speech, whilc every
artist and man Of letters. and every
man Of science ablo TO appreciate that
marvellous instrument Of precision.
French prose. has turned towards
France for aid and inspiration. How
long the leadership in arms and Let.
torg has lasted Is curiously illustrat.
ed by the fact that the earliest man.
tcrpicco in modern tongue Is the SPLEEN
did French epic which tells Of Ro-
lands doom and the vengeance OF
Charlomague whom tho lords Of the
FrankIsh host were stricken ct Ron.
ccsvellcs.
Mans Force and Courage.
Let those VINO have. keep, let those
who have not, strive to attain a high
standard Of cultivation aud scholar.
ship Yet. lot us remember that these
stand second to certain other things
There Is need of n sound body. and
cycn more need Of sound mind. But
above mind and above body stands
the sum of those qualities
which we mean when we sneak of a
mans force and courage Of his good
faith and sense OF honor. believe in
of the body. always provided
that we keep In mind that physical
development Is means and not an
end, | bellcFc. OF course, In giving 10
all the people a good education. But
the education must contain much be.
sides book learning Ia order 10 be
really good. We must ever remem.
Der that no kecnness, and subtleness
IF intelligence, no polish. no clever.
ness in any way make up for the lack
Of the great solid qualities. Self re.
itraint, self mastery. common sense, |
he power of accepting individual re. |
'ponsibility and yet. OF acting in con. |
junction with others, courage and res.
,lution these are the qualities which
make n masterful people. Without |
hem no people can contol Itself, or
ave itself, from being controlled from
he outside. | speak to a brilliant as.
! speak In a great univer.
'ity which represents the flower of
he highest intellectual development:
pay all homage to intellect and to
Elaborate and specialize training of
he intellect: and yet know | shall
lave the assent Of all you present
when | add that more important still
re the common plans, everyday quail.
les and virtues.
'ls Right to PrevaI?"
In the next place. the good man
hould be both a strong and brave
nan; that is. he should be able to
ght, he should be able to serve his
ountry as soldier II the need arises.
here are well meaning philosophers
no declaim against the unrighteous.
ess OF war They are right, only
hey lay all their emphasis upon tho
righteousness. War Is dreadful |
ling. and unjust war Is crime |
satnst humanity. But 1t is such n :
'ime because 1t is unjust, not because I
is war. The choice must ever be in /
IVor OF righteousness, and this wheth. 7
the alternative be peace or wheth- '
the alternative be war. The cues. [
on must be, is the right to prevail? O
Finally, even more important than v
to work, even more important than 7
'ility to fight at need, is to remember a
at the chief OF blessings for any ma I,
On Is that II shall leave its seed to n
herit the land. II was the crown OF 81
essings in Biblican times; and II Is Il
crown of blessing now. The n
eatest OF all curses, is the curse of N
srility, and the severest OF all con. W
should be that visited 81
on wilful sterility. Tho first essen. n,
]. In any civilization is that the IN
IN and woman shall be father and Y
ther of healthy children. so that the We
% shall increase and no decrease. m
this be not so, II through no fault eli