Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-27

VINO oppose Us could nave their way
the men who would suffer most from 1t
would be their own children And grand
children when they had come to man
hood.
/ wtah to soc the mel who are most
fortunate In this worlds goods realize
that 1t - a matter Of honorable obliga-
ton upon them each one to remember
that be IL his brothers keeper, each to
remember that this country will not
continue to be a good place for any n
to live IN unless we make 1t a pretty
good place for every one. Applause.
And I wish the men to whom fortune
has been kind to take the lead in the
movement for Justice, because I want
them to mako II evident that they DO
1t because 1t 10 right and not because
they are afraid not to DO it. There is
all the difference In the world, first,
between a movement for Justice head
ed by men who wish to see II because
1t is Just and q movement which grants
Justice g~rudgtnsly, only because those
who grant It are afraid longer to deny
1t, and I want to see the men who have
been fortunate take the lead In this
movement for justice.
Not Promising Millennium.
Now, friends, I do not want you to
misunderstood me-, and I do not think
you will. There are a great many poo
pie who make believe to misunderstood
me, but there arS not nearly as many
that actually do mtsunderatand me.
Now, I am not promising you the mil
lenn1um, The millennium IL 4 good
way of from us still, but l am saying
that II we set soberly to work IN q
spirit Of kindltness, not Of vindictive-
ness, In a spirit Of kindness to sscur
better Justice, a fhirsr deal all around,
fair play, that We can make things
m~sasurabiy bstter, that We can make
things more even, that we can give a
nearer approximation to equality Of op-
portunIty for each man to show the
stuff that there IL In him; q better
chance for every man to work IN
helped Of privilege himself, unhampcr-
cd by privilege in others. In the same
way, friends, I do not want you to
think I believe for a moment that any
law or system or laws will take the
place Of the mans private character.
II the man has not got tho right stuff
in him you cannot get 1t out Of him.
[Applause.] 1t is with the private cit-
zen as 1t 10 with the soldier. II would
be a cruel thing to send our soldiers in
the event Of war against any compe-
tent enemy unless they were we'll dis
ciplined and we'll armed, but I know
msn, and l guess each Of You know
men, to any one of whom you could
give the best rife that ever was In
vented and when be had 1t I'd beat
him with a club. Applause. Now, It
is the same thing In private life. l
would be the first to say that a mans
private character. his strength, his SO
briefly, his power Of self control, his
| willingness to work, his intelligence
that IS, his character composed Of all
those ettributes-is OF the first impor.
lance in his success. II he Is shiftless.
II b. Is vicious, If he Is idle, If he Is
foolish, no law can make him succeed.
I know that. But If we have bad laws
and a bad system no character will en-
able the man to succeed. And under
good laws, under the right type Of sys-
tenn, not only the governmental system
being right. but the public attitude of
mind, which partly produces the gov
ornamental action and which is so pow,
erful In forming it-this attitude, the
pubic attitude Of mind being right, If
we had the right laws. the right sys.
tenn, there is a much better chance for
the nan Of the right type Of character
to make I success, to be able to keeI
himself and the children dependent
upon him in such shape ~ a self re
spscting American citizen ought to be
kept.