Arizona republican., 1910-04-24

? his own interest. The very last thing
 member of democratic community should do is to reward any public man
 because that public man on the ground that he is hostile to other citizens of the republic. It makes no difference whether he appeals to class
 hatred or class prejudice, to religious . or anti-religious prejudice. The man
 who makes such an appeal should al- , ways be presumed to make IL for the sake of furthcring his own interest. The very last thing that an intelligent and sclf-respccting member of a dcn- 1 ocratic community should do Is to reward any public man because that , public man says he will get the pri-
 vatc citizen something to which this private citizen is not entitled, or will gratify some emotion or Inimosity which this private citizen ought not , to possess. Let me Illustrate this by 1 an anecdotc from my own experience. X number of years ago l was engaged 1 in cattle ri.nchinE on the great plains of the western United States. There were no fences The cattle wandered ! free. the ownership of each being de- tcrmincd by the brand; the calves were branded with the brand of the cows they followed. If on the round- , up an animal was passed by. the fol- | lowing year it would appear as an
 unbranded yearing and was then called a maverick. By the custom of
 the country these mavericks were branded with the brand of the man I n,
 day I was riding the range with q newly hired cowboy, and VIC came
 upon q maverick. We ropcd and ', ibrcw it. then built q little fire. took l out q cinch ring. heated il in the fire, and the cowboy started to put on the brand. I said to him. 'lt is So-and Sos brand" naming the man on , whose range we happened 10 be. He answered.: That's. all right. boss:
 know my business" In another mo- mcnt I said to him: Hold on. you are putting on my brand," To which he answered: That's all right: always put on the bosss brand. l answered.; "Ob.vcry well. Now you gu straight back to the ranch and get what is
 owing to you: l don't need you any longer" He jumped up and said. Why. what's the matter? l was put ting on your brand" And I answered. "Yes. my friend, and if you will steal for me you will steal from me.
 Now. the same principle which ap- plies in private life applies also in public life. If public man tries {" get your vote by saying that he will
 do something wrong in your interest. you can be absolutely certain that if
 ever it becomes worth his while he will do something against your inter- est
 So much for the citizenship of the individual in his relations to his fam. ily. to his neighbor. to the state There remain duties of citizenship
 which the state. the aggregation Of all the individuals, owes in connection with other states. with other nations.
 Let me say at once that am no ad~ vocate of foolish cosmopolitanism.
 I believe that q man must be good patriot he can be, and as the only
 possible way of being. a good citizen of the world. Experience teaches US that the average man who proests his international feeling swamps his na : tional feeling, that he does not care for his country because he cares so much for mankind. in actual practice proves himself the foe of mankind: that the man who says that he does not care to be citizen of any one country. because he is a citizen of the world is in very fi ct usually an cX- ever corner of the world he happens to ever corner of the world hehappens to
 be in. In the dim future all moral needs and moral standards may change. but at present. if d man can
 view his own country and all other
 countries from the same level with
 tepid indifference, it is wise to dis
 trust him. just as it is wise to dis
 trust the man who can take the same
 dispassionate view of his wife and his
 mother However broad and deep a
 mans sympathics. however intense his
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 activities. he need have no fear that
 they will bc crampcd by love of his
 native land.
 Now. this does no: mean in the
 least that man should not wish to
 do good outside of his native land.
 On the contrary. just as I think that
 the man who loves his family is more