Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-28

ability. without which real character
cannot exist; namely, the fundamental
gife Of common sense"
Character. Colonel Roosevelt said.
must outrank genius and intellect. In
tcllcct was q useful servant bur an
cVil master unless itself mastered by
character. This was true Of lndi-
viduals and In larRor sense true OF
nations American republics north
and south, had shown ia tho mast,
again and nRn n. n curious forgetful-
moss OF this pecept a republic could
prosper although thea vorago man
were not brilliant; q republic could
not prosper N Us average man became
inhrm Of mind and soul, IL he feared
hard Labor, n ne sought To- rise by
ways that represent wrong 90 his
weaker brethren.
History had written large the truth
that only the nation with character
endured, Colonel Roosevelt continued
When moral fibre became soft when
the leaders led lives Of sclf-indulg-
cnce and yiciousness. the nation de-
cayed and declined.
we cltlzons Of the various COM
monwcalths Of tho New World are
engaged la double task, Colonel
Roosevelt; said I'VE are endeavoring
To retain without loss the cultural civ-
illaation Inherited through our fore
fathers who came hithcr from the ola
World. We are also ondoayuring so
20 develop and adapt this old World
civilization as 10 purge " of whatever
~ evil Is mixed with tho good therein,
10 bring forth new good aud To nt
and adjust &c 10 the peculiar needs
and opportunities yielded By the
western hemisphere. Both sides Of
tho task present grave difficulties.
THE work OF cOnqucring new
continent Is one OF incredible hard
ship The men OF greatest cultivation
arc rarely 40 for the task. only men
Of rugged win ana bold and ndVcutur-
Gus temper can undertake g. The
strain on the pioneers engaged IN the
feat Is such that under n they tend 10
lose something OF the culture their
ancestors beyond the seas had
through the long ages slowly hcauir-
ed. II is therefore our duty to cNcr-
else an uncoaslng Vatohfulncss In or
der not 60 lose auy part of our heri-
do lose anything, promptly 10 recover
49, Furthermore there Ia no small
amount of wrong which our forefath-
ers IA the old World handed down 10
US and for tlls 10 ~ our duty 90 de-
wise remedies
Moreover. the circumstances Of
our lives undcr the new conditions
yielded by life on new continents not
only oner geat opportunities which
our ola World kinsmen do not enjoy,
but also expose az TO temptations
which our old world klnsmen do not
share. nj least 10 anything like the
same degree.
FINALLY. there are peculiar needs T.
~ our own. which Il In necessary that |
wo must meet In new fashion
These needs may often be Of dlmctric- |
nlly opposite character. The need OF /
one class. or OF one period, may be !
wholly different from the need OF am
other class, or OF an classes at am
other time. For instance, IL Is cur |
Ious fact that IN our New World the 1
strain OF overheard conditions during /
The pioneer days Is apt TO be succeed
ad by the even mole dangerous strain |
Of ovor-ensy conditions when once |
Inc pioneer days have been passed |
The danger TO the sons Is the opposite |
NJ that which men0ced tho fathersi |
aud yet the one danger IL almost ns
as tho other
I'm the same fashion, IN every one