The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-31

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mao "pu",e . - 80, =
this theme ana IN preparing 'nls 40
dress. Nay hrst oesfe WIS w ga,
courage fefoFHtTs anu my 50 "''u
was 10 stimulate 70 activity 'h"SN
who have not heretofore been inter
ested in reforms. But the WORD re
form is not used III any narrow or
restricted sense. Il IS not confined to
political reforms, Reform Is change
for the better and = reformer r.
ono who is trying 10 improve CODdi-
ttons. There are, in fact, bat three
s,laesse Of people who are not re
formers. and II wonfd he q reflection
upnn ven to assume that YOU are in
nnv nne nf the three classes
The frs, class contains those who
lack trteINcence- do not know
"a +hcre 40 wrongs IA he r{ehted
ar5 abuses 10 he removed In the sec
ara claes will be found those " no
arrc,v tha+ rnfo~r,, Fs ,esejbIe hut who
So go hara hearted and indifferent
- arc welfare ~ their fellows that
,ba,- 40 mo- desire the reforms secured.
Tbc ,bt-d ard last class ts made M
81 thoso Who have - Dorurlarv interest
in existing sbuses--vho have their
hands in other peoples pockets and
do NOT want liz he disturbed
The rcforrner has many difficulties
20 encounter. but shall only mention
two at this tl1ne. Tho first is the dif-
ference in the degree OF interest which
people feel IN reforms R"formers
are all the. way from just above freez-
ing up 70 boiling point when q re-
former IS jast above freezing he must
he handled very tenderly, for, with
little drop sn the temperature, n" rs
out ~ the class; but when he Is at
boiling point he Is at work. one of
~ Oh Of f,f
forms Is IN raise the temperature and
put the reformer to work among his
fellows II Is easier to increase the
zeal of one who believes in a reform
than Il Is 10 convert ono to a reform
who is really against it-Just as in
political cam paigns il Is easter to get
out the vote than il is to convert men
10 the party
The second difficulty IL even greater
viz the difficulty in securing co-op-
Grafton between reformers. If | were
to select from the audience ten per
sons. recommended TO me as tho most
advanced reforrners Of your commun-
Sty and found alpon inquiry that the
ten agreed upon the desirahility of ten
reformers not half of them would
aprAe as to which reform IL most i'm
p0rtant and nroba,hly no two would
agree as ia the relative Importance of
tbe ten reforuers Because a reform
ia hGY T.,
ara hecausc ne Il c~gnscloua that he is
aisipfnrestaa ne ia nor prone TO com
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60 refar-,ors hecop1e So IN
,.~a.ted ~ dne reforrn that thew will
pc.s rsr,fninate In the securing of
n,ysrNs~u rtr, tbart regard of less i'm =
$1,000 80 sc,,e honest people.
~. -, r.. ana what thev regard
raranca MOI only refuse to aid
s.rn bringing IF other reforms but
- ,beir reform ia rejected, desire
enna.ttons N becoaue worse and worse
ars S.orse--and even help To make
tba,, eworse--iry tho hope that the
Y@eaT,le v,iu AT Ifvzt In desperation ac-
sant u,hs, they row reject / am not
n,,f1iay ia eudore.A this philosophy.
ar7 mt Wiling II, help 10 make any
ronaftion worse 10 matter how sure
7 rnay he that ora OF that worst con-
alton good may finally come HUI
mar Judgment Is. not sufficiently un~
erring To unable as to measure with
certainty the rcssllt OF the acts ot
others ~ even the result or our own
actions / am restrained ny Inc rear
thar If ] help to- make condltlnh
worse ! may not rafterwaras ne "hle
to make It better nave put my
theory into the for1n OF AZ nus Il
-Tnfl; II l ever gel u lhto my "eaN ~"
can raise a man ii0ih wy "."N'
$hah nov N-4i ' - IN 49,, !,
pertinent WIN MN ei"'i 'S -
upon dead man
Eut ann not s''nh ~ @nN"' ~
particular reform. As slaS.u 49, W.,
beginning, my puFFsfS" ~ /" "Vn"i =,
reforms ana 10 af""s" t'' mum -
10 activity Ana rFHs'fineIH h''u ',i r
couTaeehiehi' -" ~ ~ oi'' -, a., .a,
clearly he wonders Way an 90 nov Fe'
il. when ne mas rtnneuy ma n'V .','
sufficient he "ohdef@*"hy an "o ~"
aeceH IL. AS great reforms toii'
SLOWLY II is not sifahEef lhht ,i,oSe Nv
labor earnestly should sometimes ne