Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1910-04-27

fundamental virtues. the greatest IL
the races power To- perpetuate the
race.
Charactc- must show itself in tho
mans performance and Of the duty
he owes the state The mans fore.
most duty is owed ~ himself and his
family: and he can 10 this duty only
by earning money, by providing what
is essential 10 material well being; IL
is only after this has been done that
he can hope to build a higher super
structure on the solid material foun
dalton; IL il only after this has been
done that he can help in movements
for general we'll being. He must pull
his own weight first and only after
this can his Surplus strength be Of
use TO the general public. II is not
good TO excite that bitter laughter
which expresses contempt and con.
tempt is what We feel for the being
whose enthusiasm TO benefit mankind
IL such that he IL. a burden 60 those
nearest him; who wishes 20. do greater
things for huoanity in the abstract,
but who cannot keep his wife in com.
fort or educate his children
Discusses Wealth.
Nevertheless, while. laying all stress
on this point, while not. merely sck.
nowledging hut insisting upon the
fact that there must be basis OF
material well being FOR the individ.
ual rs for the aation, let as with
equal emphasis insist that this ma
terial well being represents nothing
but the foundation, and chat the
foundation, though indispensable. is
worthless unless upon Il is. raised the
superstructure Of y higher life. That
10 why ! decline to recognize the
mere multi millionaire, the man Of
mere wealth, - asset ef value to
ANY country; and especially as not an
asset TO my own country, il he
has earned or uses his wealth in n
way that makes him OF real benefit.
Of real use-an such is often the
case why, then. he does become an
asset Of worth. But IL il the way
il which 70 has been earned or used
and not the mere fact Of wealth,
that entities him to the credit. There
10 need in business. as in most other
forms Of human activity, OF The great
guiding intelligences. Their places
cannot be supplied by any number Of
lesser intelligence II is q recog.
milton, ample reward. But we must
not transfer our admiration To the
reward instead Of TO the deed re.
warded; and il what should be the
reward exists without the service hav.
ing been rendered, then admiration
will come only from those who are
mean Of soul, The truth is that,
after a certain measure of tangible
material success or reward has been
aahiayaH kA nn~.t.u -
ing II becomes of constantly less
importance compared TO other things
that can he done in life. N IL a
bad thing far nation TO raise
and 10 admirc.a false standard Of
success; aud there can be no falser
standard than thai Nt by the delft.
cation Of material welbbeing in
and for itself. The man who, for
any cause for which he is himself nc,
eountable, has failed to suppore him
SELF and those for whom be Is es.
ponsible, ought to feel that he has
fallen lamsnIatiy short in his prime
aufy. But the man who. having far
surpassed the limit Of providing for
The wants, botA Of body and mind.
of himself and 81 those depending
upon him, then piles up a great for.
tune. for the sequisition or retention
OF which he sotufhs no corresponding
benefit 20 the nation AS whole,
should himself ~ made TO feel that.
30 far from icing a desirable, he is
an unworthy. citizen Of the comnu.
mty; that he is to be neither ad.
mired nor envied; that his right.think.
Ing fellow -cowntrymen put him low
in the scale Of citizsnship, and leav.
aim TO be eonsoied by. the admiration
OF those whose level n of purpose is
cvcn lower than his own.
Ia, fact. il is essential to good
citizenship clearly to understood that
there are certain. qualities which we
IN democracy are prone To admire
IN and Of themselves, which ought by
rights to he judged admirable or the
reverse solely from the standpoint on
the nse made Of them. Foremost
among these l should include two
very distinct gifts the gift Of money.
making and the gift Of oratory. |
Money'making. the money touch, ii
have spoken of above. 1t is a quail. |
ity which in a moderate degree is
developed 10 very great degree,
IS essential. " may be- useful when
developed to a very great degree. but
ohiy ~ accompanied and controlled
by other qualities; and without such
control the possessor tends 10 dew.
clop into, one of the least attractive
types produced by modern indus.
trial democracy So IL il with the !
orator. IL is highly desirable that
leader of opinion in democracy
should he able to state his views
clearly and convineingly. But all
that the orator can do Of value to
the community IN to enable the man
thus 10 explain himself; il IL enables
the orator 10 persuade his hearers
TO put false values on things, Il
merely makes him power for mis-.
chief. Some excellent public serv.
ants have not the gift at all, and
must rely upon their deeds to speak
for them; and unless the oratory
does represent genuine conviction,
based on good common sense and able
TO be translated into efficient per. |