Arizona republican., 1913-10-28

only in commercialism, in business achievement: a kind of intellectual power which is absolutely necessary to either individual or national sue cess under present day conditions, and indeed under all proper condi- tions, but which becomes a curse instead of a blessing if treated as in itself an end instead of the care fully regulated means to an end.
 Tn some other countries the in tellectuaI manifestations, instead of being subordinated to materialistic achievement, are turned almost wholly into artistic, literary, or phi losophicaI channels Here again, there must be such intellectual devel opment if the nation is to make a high and lasting impress on history; and yet there must also be far more than such development if the na- ton to accomplish all that it's intel feet warrants. From the standpoint of national greatness neither the in teIect which finds it's expression in achievement, can permanently avail unless based on a foundation of character.
 This is the lesson taught by the careers of three of the most famous peoples of antiquity In the third century before our era the civilized world was under the divided sway of the Romans, the Greeks and the Phoenician dWellers in Carthage. The Greeks were beyond question the most brilliant people that ever lived, and from that day to this all poets, artists. philosophers and historians have bowed to them as masters. They developed to the highest point to which it has ever been devel- oped the cultural side of the intel Iect on the other hand, the to- tally different form of intellect which finds it's expression in purely commercial success has never been more highly developed than in the rich mercantile oligarchy which ruled Carthage as similar oligarchies had once ruled Sidon and Tyre. .-.
 Michael Angelo, Rafael. Dante, Cervantes and CamOens, and all the scholars and philosophers of the most famous mediaeval universities, were the spiritual heirs of the Helle- nic republics and Hellenistic king doms; and all the achievements of the modern lords of finance and captains of industry. when we con sider the relative means with which the ancients worked. do not surpass those of the marvellous masters of commerce whose keels furrowed the waters of unknown oceans in or der to swell the princely wealth of the Mediterranean merchant cities Yet the Greek and Carthaginian alike were struck down by the iron Roman: because, although the RO- man had neither the fine culture of the one nor the commercial genius of the other he possessed what both of them lacked. the grim strength Of character which showed itself in scOrn of mere luxury, in sense of duty to the commonwealth. in power to command and to obey, and in the unshaken fortitude and endurance which enabled him to wrest ulti- mate triumph out of immediate dis aster.
 Under present day conditions, character needs to show itself in diff ferent fashion. Nevertheless, it is as vitalIy necessary as ever to the well being of a nation If the men of wealth and social standing grow idle and luxurious, if they shirk the per formance of the duty to the whole people which their position ought to entail, if they lose their sense of patriotism and; whether at home or
 in some alien city, lead lives de- voted to soft or vicious self-indul- gence-Why, if such is the case, no cultivation of mind. no adroitness in financial transactions, will avail to save them from the contempt of all those whose respect is best worth having.
 Of course corruption in any form, whether in the world of politics or in the world of business. represents an offense against the community of so grave a character that the of fender should be hunted down as a criminal: and the greater his ability and success the greater is the wrong he has committed. and the heavier should be his punishment. The sneering indifference to or con nivance at corruption is almost bad as corruption itself. Honesty, rigid honesty, is a root virtue; and if not present no other virtue can atone for it's lack. But we cannot afford to be satisfied with the negative virtue of not being corrupt. We need the virile, positive virtues. These all-essential virtues ought not to be, and in a. thoroughly healthy community are not, of exceptional type.
 "A republic can prosper although the average man is not intellectually brilliant. But it cannot prosper if the average man becomes infirm of mind and soul, if he fears hard work, and cares only for the easy avoidance of whatever is rough or unpleasant or if, although of mas terful temperament he seeks to rise in ways that represent unscrupu- lous wrong to his weaker and less fortunate fellow. Only that man is a good citizen who fears no honest