The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-11-14

very many years after the close OF
the civil war. Mr., Andrew n White.
who enjoyed an immense reputation
not only for his er0diti0n but strength
OF character, had been selected to rep
resent our government at the court of
Berlin
Just before his departure the new
plenip0teRtiary was given banquet
by the New York chamber OF com,
Mercs,, and he was eNpSc,C6 - ~
spond to the toast, ~Ceameyce and
niplomacy--twin guardians q The
world Peace and Prosperity"
In the coarse OF his REMARKS tue
new diplomat had quite considerable
10 SAY OF con merco and diplomacy,
He dia not believe that anyone would
dispute the fact that commerce had
become a leading ageaey SMoOg men
in the maintenance az peace, These
interests have become So Interviewer
that = war now between nations AT
fectS 70 a more or less degree all 9th
er nations, close and remote, As
these facts were So SelS.evident the
great man did not think il necessary
TO dwell upon them. but he said that
ill-eonSidered legislation, even more
than wars, have dealt fearful blows 70
commerce, In our general govern
ment, and in all our forty legislatures,
there are measures frequently propoS-
ed striking at the very vitals of com
mercial interests. financial interests
and vested rights, He went on fur
theS to say that the injury wrought
upon this country in its national les
islature and in its multitude OF state
legislatures by want OF knowledge was
sin ply enormous, That was before
the days of pop0lism, II was before
the introduction Of the primary. the
initiative, the referendum and recall,
What is the state of the country to-
day. Every great business enter |
prise stands in awe aud trepidation,
The railroads OF the country great !,
colossal enterpriseS-are rapidly so,
ing into the hands oS receivers, Mr.,
James ], HIM. the greatest railroad
man Of modern tines, says that the
country is ''waterloSged" with bonds,
They are a drag on the market, Men
sarteited with capital. booking for in.
vestmeats, are afraid 0f them -eeWe@
are inviting panies by vicious legisla>
ton, not because the men themselves
are vieio0Ss, and desire 70 bring about
this condition OF affairs. but because
OF their want OF knowledge and train,
Ing in the grave and responsible d0-
ties Of law,making,
Mr., White believed that the instita.
lions of higher learning in this coun.
try ought to have y chair for the
of men for the higher duties
Of citizenship and especially for prae'
teal leadership.
In the course OF his remarks he
said that any man worthy of the
name. leaving his country for long
residence outside of it's borders, could
but feel more and more impressed
with what is needed to improve Il. lie
said that II he were called upon TO
solemnly declare his conviction as 70
what best could be done by men bless
ca with wealth in this republic OF ours
he would name the very thinS to
which he had alluded. He said that
that branch of study had been too
long deferred: that our colleges aud |
have rs a rule only the I
means to give general literary and
scientific education. with very little
instruction fitting men directly for
public affairs. He said that the raw
ings of Dennis Kearuey. the sand
lots" orator of California. aud other
events occurring in the previous few
years, showed conclusively that We
must begin to prepare the natural
leaders of the people for the work be-
fore them. and by something more
than q little primary instruction IN
political economy aud the elements
of history in the term of a four years
course.
The complexity of public affairs. he
said, is daily becoming greater. and
more and more il is necessary that
men be trained for them. Not that
practical men. trained practically in
public affairs will not always be want
ed, but that he wanted more and more
a judicious admixture OF men trained
in the best thought which has been
developed through the ages on all the
great questions of government, and so
ciety,