The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1913-01-03

on II the names OF the hooseNelV
electors. knowledge never comes
amiss. Moreover AS most ot you
know Mr.. Roosevelt but recently
returned from hunting TIP In Al
RIGA. There are some who THINK
he should have stayed there OF
else! On his way nome
he spoke to the English at Caro-
Moses old town, and told them
their duty to the Egyptians, lie
came up to Paris and spoke at the
Sarbonne, the Oldest OF the modern
universities, founded in 1852. lie
spoke in pure FrenchFand they I'M
derstood what be said. He went a
little to the North and spoke IL
Berlin at the National University OF
the German Empire, to their nine
thousand Students. He spoke III
nure German and they UNDERSTOOD
him. He crossed the English chan
mel and spoke to the Oxford cons
at Wesley's old college de dlo
there more than some of us do-he
spoke in pure English and they un-
derstood what he said! He deIlv-
cred an address on Biological Ana
lopies a subject about which he was
snnposed to know absolutely MOTH
inp vet he astonished his hearers at
tn marvellous grasp of the situation.
Had he spoken in Madrid before
the University of Spain he would
have spoken in Spanish and they
vopld have understood him or had
he spoken at St, Petersburg before
the National school of the russians
he would have spoken in the Russl-
an language and they would nave
understood him. He is remark
able man because he has had re-
markable preparation. So 1t Is
with every man in in public HE 10
dav or almost so. William Jen-
nings BRYAN is a graduate OF small
COLLEGE in Illinois; Woo!row VIII
son is a graduate ct Princeton, "''' !
William howard 1att i 'r1onc'
of Yale. 1t is quite sale to say '"a,
never again will man occupy the
Presidential chair who is not COL
lege man.
Now, / am not saying that give
your bow an education and he will
become president Of the United
States, a member OF the Senate or
nerhaps a Governor: and that to
educate your girl and she will be-
come the first lady Of the land OF
the wife of a Senator or Governor
but I am saving their opportunities
t for such will be greatly enhanced
The chances are that most folks VII
continue to be ordinary people al
9 YOU and I are today. There must
i Of course be something to begil
with. You cannot put sharp edg
u on not metal and lead will not hol'
q edge, But the people of this South
y ern mountain region are not lack
l. ing in the material and the capacl
y tv-it is in the sharpening process
Is that they are deficient. The appes
~ ~ that I am making to you Is tina
:. :. YOU give your children the chanc
+ to become great men and women
" Won do not know whether or nc
thew have the ability until you sc
- them tried. The chances are thu
most of them have. why not CIV
~ them a chance? Let your boys an
' girls know the day they start
- school that you are back OF the
NC through the Grammar school an
y then through the High School al
- then through the College and tina
a. " through the University itsel
, ~ Give them to understand that
~ they do not amount to somethir
u above the common herd of huma
~ ity the fault is theirs and notyoar
= T believe that such spirit as tn
=, with the parents would help MAJ
oo fellow.
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