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

hostile 20 other citizens OF the re-
,ubl;c that he will secure for those
who elect him, ia one shape or an
other profit az the expense OF othef
ei,izens ~ the republic. II makes
mo difference whether he appeals to
,lass hatred or class interest. 10 re-
Hpiou, ~ anti religious preJhdlce'
The man who makes such an APP
neal should always be Presumed 10
make II for the sake OF furtherlhR
his own interest The very last thing
that an intelligent and sclf.re'pect'
inc member of q democratic commun-
nv should do l. to reward any public
man because that public man says
he will yet the private CITIZEN some
thing to which this private citizen
j. not entitled. or will Crafty some
emotion or animasitv which this PR
vate citizen ought not TO possess. Let
me illustrate this by one aneedote
from my own experience. A number
Of years ago | was engaged IN
cattle.raising on the great plains OF
the western United States. There
we're no fences. The cattle wandered
free. the ownership Of each being de-
termned by the brand; the calves
were branded with the brand Of the
cows they followed. II on the round.
up an animal was passed by. the fol-
lowing year it would appear as an
unbranded yearling, and was then
called q maverick. BY the custom
Of the country these mavericks were
branded with the brand of the man
on whose range they were found.
One day | was riding the range with
n newly hired cowboy, and We came
upon n maverick. We roped and
threw IL; then we built a little fire,
took out cinchriug heated it at
the fire; and the cowboy started 10
put on the brand. ] said to him,
at IL So.and.so's brandt naming
the man on whose range we happened
to be. He answered, "That's all
right. boss; I know my business. ~ Tn
another moment ! said to him, "Hold
on, you are putting on my brandt
TO which he answered. "That's all
right; | always put on the boss IS
brand" I answered. "Oh, very well.
Now YOU 20 straight back to the
ranch and get what is owing TO
you; don't need you any longer
He jumped up and said. "Why,
what's the matter, ! was putting
on your brand" And 7 answered,
'Yes, my friend. and IL 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. II public man tries
to get your vote by saying that he
will do something wrong in your in.
teresr, you can be absolutely certain
that if ever it becomes worth his
while he will do something wrong
against your interest.
How to Be Good Citizen.
80 much for the citizenship of
the individual in his relations to his
family, to his ueighbor, TO the State.
There remain duties Of citizenship
which the state, the aggregation Of
all the individuals, owes in connect.
ion with other states, with other ma.
tons. Let me say Mt once that
am no advocate Of foolish eos.
mopolitanism. ! believe that man
must be good patriot before he
can be, and as the only possible way
of being, n good citizen of the world.
Experience teaches us that the aver.
age man who protests that his In.
ternational feelig swamps his nation.
al feeling, that he does not care
for his country because he cares No
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 citizen of
the world. is in very fact USUALLY
an exceedingly undesirable citizen OF
whatever corner of the world he
happens at the moment to be in. In
the dim future all moral needs and
moral standards may change; but nj
present, IL man can view his own
country and all other countries from,
the same level with tepid indiffer.
ence, It Is wise to distrust him, lust
ms u is wise to distrust the man
who can take the same dispassion.
ate view of his wife and his mother.
However broad and deep man ,
sympathies, however intense his ae.
flvities, he need have no fear that
'hey VIII be cramped by love Of his
native land.
Now. this does NOT mean in the
least that n man should not wish
to do good outside of his native
land. On the CONTRARY, lust AS I
mink that the man who loves his
family is more apt TO be n good
neighbor than the man who does
not, so j think that the most useful
member Of the family of nations il
normally "A strongly patriotic nation,
80 far from patriotism being ineon.
sistent with a proper regard for the
rights Of other nations, / hold thar
the true patriot, who is as jealous
OF the national honor as a gentle.
man of his own honor, will be care.
iul to see that the nation neither
inflicts nor suffers wrong, lust as a
gentleman scorns equally to wrong
others or to suffer Others 10 wrong
him. L do not for one moment admit
that political. morality. is different
from private morality, that a prom.
Use made on the stump differs from
promise mndp in nr;vata ur