The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-24

raised the snperstructnre OF higher ne
that 10 Why decline To recognize the mere
mnhimiPlonAire. the mAA oi mere NeAA'h:
~ an aAset OF value to any COUNTRY. ana
especially a. not an asset 10 my own cOuh-
Try. II he mas eArHed or uses me- weANn
N var that makes MIN OF rear dement, OF
real use-ann SUCH - otten the cas-
then ne does become an ASST OF Sorth'
hut y the way N Nhl1h " nae O~sn c1I ~
~ 49, s... ~ 10 no. ''s s.,,
IL IL a bad thing for a nation to raise and
| to admire q false standard OF success: and
there can be no fAlser standard than that
ct by the dedication Of material well being
| IN and for itself The man who. having
ar surpassed the limiG Of providing for
the wants both OF body and mind OF
himself and Of those depending upon him,
then piles up a great fortune. for the ar
auisition or retention Of which he returns
| 40 corresponding benefit to the nation "a .
| Nhole should himself be made to feel that.
90 far from being q desiFAble, he u an Un-
worthy citizen Of the community. that ne
| % to be neither admired nor envied. that his
right thinking fellow eountPymen put him
low IN the scale Of cieixership and Leave him
20 he oonsoIsd by the admiration Of those
uho.e level OF purpose - even lower than his
own
Nv po.ittor a. regards the moneyed
in,eresss can he nut IN q few words In
every civtltzed society property rights
must be carefully safexuarCisd Orct-
nartly and In q great majority Of cases
human rights and property rights are
! FUNDAMENTALLY and in the long run Iden-
teal. but when IL clearly appears that
80. 80 IN 80. -, $50 80
nroonr,y bsIonEs to man and mot man 20
property.
rux mod CITIZEN.
that he ought % poaseas two .ess OF qualities
And that neither ayaila without the other
| Ne muat have those qualities which make
FOR efacteney. ana he nuss also have those
| auaIitien which direct the .faeiency into
rhannela for the public good He Ii useless
| n he n inefhct.nt But L a mans efficiency
| |. not GUIDED and regulated BY a moral
,enss then the more efficient he IL the worse
n. 1. ,h~ rnors dan 1~rou. IN the l,oav noli,,c
P,rhapa the moas important thing the
ordinary CITIZEN. and above Ali the leader
a. orTs,nsrv citI,~0. Ia. "a rememhev m
nolitis,al ltfe IA that he mus, not be a sheer
doc,rin..Ye The impractIeabl. yisionary /.
,.r I... os,.n ,ke g,,Ide and precursor thar
| ~ 4. IN. smhs,,e r~d So- Of the real reforuer
| ~ che nan mo wl,h s,um hlinx. and shor,
co,n,n.. zee 49,. IN .om. .hao. m pT,c,Icai
! t..A,on rive c1ecs "a he hoo~. and d~.ires
| - 49, a. .,riva for H.,,er ,hin~. Nc.
N nhFANg
/ ia.aIi~a Who inatead of making ready Tbs.
| -vnn,d sor ,he mar AZ action rurns ar.in.,
| N. ,yNsn he .no~~r. ana hmrnp~r, hiTn "a 10
| 49, tAe worki
| The speaker discalMasd az length the
| Aorsxinn ~ human su,,altev Ha coo-
A.~,y,~A ~. $4,000, ~ ,.,,,aI,tv wh~ro
- - p-s.I n 1891 -.
nonS I~V
ouSy OF IS So@e@ ny s@s"k
We are bound IA honor TO refuse 70 Iisten
\ TO those men who would make us dealst
! from the effort TO do away With the me-
| onaljty which nsana tntustsoe. the Inequality
! Of right OF opportunity. Of privilege There
( sh,sId g fsY - possible - sausIisy Of
opportuniey 70 render service: but tuat so
/ lonR as thsre n inequality Of service there
| should and must be inequality Of reward
| Ne nav be eorry for the general. tbs painter
| the arttpt the worker IN any profession or
az anv Mind whoaa misSortune rather than
! whoae fault IL IA that he does nj. work
4 m But the reward mtst 20 to the man
! vho dos his work we'll. for any other
course IL 10 create a new kind % privGs=e
ne pr'Vnss ,a % 'o,' .na An S.,. ~nu
form IL takes To say that the thriftless,
the lazy. the vicious. the Incapable. ough;
~ have the reward given 20 ihose who are
What y not true and canno, b. true
| Let 10 then take into account the actual
facts Of life. and not 10 misled into follow
ing any proposal for achieving the millen-
MUM. for recr~atinG rhe golden age. until
we have subjected u 20 hard headed exami-
| nation On the Other hand " Ia foolish
20 reject a proposal merely beoAus. 1t is Ad-
vanced by visionaries II q given scheme
- proposed look at II on it, merits. and IN
Considering u disregard formulas II does
not matter in the least who PROPOSE It
or Why II Il seems good try II II u
proves good accept u: otherwise reject u.
There are plenty Of men calling them
selves Socialists with whom up TO q GER
rain point 70 IL quite possible 20 work II
the mex, step IL one which both and
they wish 20 take why Of course take H.
without regard 20 the fact that our views
a. to the tenth step may differ
The good citizen wtl demand liberty
for himself and a. a matter Of pride he
will see 10 II that others receive the liberty
which he thus claims a. his own Prob
ably the bes, test 81 true love NJ liberty In
any country u the way In witch minortties
are treated in that country