Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-10-22
M'ADOOS ADDRESS
At STATE UNIVERSITY
Secretary Of Treasury Makes Splendid
impression On Students and
Town Folk
(From u. of n. SagcH:ush)

proclaimed today wnen II was learned
that Secretary of the Treasury W q.
| McAdoo was TO be the guest of honor
at the University assembly. The Uni.
versity battalion i'll full uniform acted
as escort TO the party. consisting OF
Mr.. ana Mrs. McAdOo, Assistant Sec.
retary Of the Treasury Newton and
Mr.. Cookson, the treasurers private
secretary. From the Riverside MOTEL.
where the party stopped. To the Uni.
versity the cadet battalion accompa.
MED the guest of honor
President Hendrick Governor
Boyle and Senator Key Pittman acted
as reception committee at the as.
sembly meeting in the gym. The main
floor and galleries were packed and
the talk rendered by Mr.. McAdoo rc.
ceived close attention. President
HendricK introduced Governor EN-
met d. Boyle. who in turn introduced
Secretary McAdoo.
The following are excerpts OF his
speech taken at random:
Mr.. NcAdoo addressed himself par
ticularly TO the young men and
touched upon the evidences OF the
military training given at the Uni
versity. saying i'll part:
Naturally this is time when we
can AFFORD TO exult the American
spirit and put America first of all.
In eNul:ing the national spirit and
preserving the national conscience we
should at the same time make those
sensible preparations to secure the
safety OF this country that every in
telligent country makes for itself.
Military training not only makes of
you able more intelligently to respond
to your country's safety. IT is cx-
tremely remote that We shall be
called upon To defend this great coun-
try by arms. But civilization has
fallen down very greatly in some
parts Of the world and enormous
tragedies are being enacted today.
We are wondering if it is wise TO
pursue the laissez-faire policy-but
if we should not so prepare and equip
ourselves to be able to look any ma.
ton in the face and tell them to go
to-somewhere. if they aggress on
our rights.
81 dOn't believe in hysteria: | don't
believe in appealing a question TO
hysteria | don't believe i'm policy
of courage; and a policy of patriotism
and policy of intelligence
If we act with courage. and with pa
triotism. then il will follow naturally
that we will act with intelligence.
"When / left college and went out
into the world TO make my way | re-
ceivcd my first shock and this shock
was TO my ideals; | found that high
ideals were not looked upon as neccs-
sary in practical life. that men in
private life too often compromised
their high ideals for cXpediency. This
should be avoided. This country has
developed a new conference.-the best
of men in public as we'll as private
life can act in accordance with the
higher conscience and succeed 3" :
When a nation preserves its ideals
and conscience il will be great. and
on the young men and young wom-
en- depends the future Of this Coun.
try, and if you will preserve untarn-
ished YOUR ideals and finer conscience
then will the future of the country
be safe.
Anything you undertake to do. do
better than any one ever did before:
do not do a thing fairly well ana
draw your pay; after you have de.
termined the task you will do. do It
better than any one else has done and
you will make n mark for yourself
and will lift civilization in the scale.
Do not be drowned by the ordinary act
but go one better and do the thing
we'll.
"DO you have debating society
here? In n democracy like ours there
should be no man who cannot speak
OH his feet, because II you can eX.
press prcGG yourself we'll on your feet
you may be able TO render very great
service 10 your community. your slate
or the nation. II will be an Increase
OF power If you can express your feet
and there Is nothing to develop this
ability like college debating society.
My wife and l cordially and sincerely
appreciate your warm welcome and
feel like staying in the great west
the spirit OF which We both love nj d
admire"
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