The Mankato free press., 1915-07-09
Good Government Depends On
individual Citizen; Wealth
And Character; the One
Rule For Success: ''Find
Your Place and Fill H."

Hon. Joseph +. Watson OF Indiana
was the star attrsction at the Man
kato chautauqua yesterday afternoon
The tent was filled to its capacity, and
the large audience showed its entire
approval of the program by frequent
applause. The university girls made
themselves popular at once and their
songs were cleverly given and musi-
cal and catchy. - ..
Mr.. Watson of Indiana delivered his
farewell chautauqua address, his topic
being "Our Ideals-National and In
dividual." Mr.. Watson's talk was con-
vincing and eloquently delivered, and
he made plain the fact that good
government depends upon the in
dividual citizens. Law is q negative
force, and is TO prevent crime. but
you cannot take from any man by law
the results of his own wrong doing.
The speaker contrasted the ideals OF
wealth and character, and said that
hig business was no more corrupt
than little business, II being never the
question of the amount, but the ques-
ton OF character. AS a man thinketh
I'm his heart so he is, Mr.. Watson
showed that the greatest things in Lille
are simple. There are but seven colors
I'm the rainbow, and but eight tones
in the scale of music. There are
but ten divine commandments, and
only three of these are affirmative.
We follow men and not measures.
There is Just one rule for success,
Find your place and fill it," Mr.. Wat
son gave Bryan rap for quitting
President Wilson at a critical mo-
ment.
The Junior Chautsuqua.
Junior chautauqua grows more In
teresting for the young folks each
day. and the session this morning at
nine o'clock was especially interest
ing, and Miss Ada Pemberton's popu-
larity with the juniors Is now well
assured DR.. w. b. Dickinson, sec
retary OF the national play grounds
association of America delivered an
address on Supervised Fairgrounds
at 1890 q. m.. his talk proving con-
clpsively the advantages of a play
ground where the games Of the chill
dren can be properly directed
This afternoon at 2:30 the OrDhean
musical club gave n short concert.
The club is composed of four gentle
men who. when standing i'm row,
would make a very good step ladder.
each man being about half head
taller than the other Their voices
are we'll trained and musical. and
clever stunts add to the pleasure in
their entertainment. Arthur Rachel.
one of the best dramatic readers OF
the present day interpreted The
Melting Pot" in way that c3pti-
waited his audience. The Orphean
musical club will appear again this
evening at eight o'clock and viii give
musical and art program. after
which Congressman Victor Murdock oi
Kansas will deliver an address ON
National Bad Habits"
.Presbyterians play bridge, Metho-
dlsts play pinochle. EpiscCpalians
play 'rummy' and Baptists play eu-
chre.". said Lou. ]. Beauchamp. the
principal speaker al the chautauqua
List evening He waf taking thrusts ut
the good church pedple who had their
card parties and played for prizes,
such as cut glass punch bowls and
the like, and who at other times com
planned TO the mayor of gambling
places down town. where young men
were led astray. and demanded that
such places be put out of business.
Mr.. Beauchamp told OF an expert
ence that he had I'm love affair, and
I'm Il he used n large number of card
rIaying phrases. His hits brought forth
bursts of laughter and he suddenly re-
marked. "How is Il that you good
church people understand those ex-
rressicns so well?"
The speaker sought TO impress the
people with the idea that the real work
OF Christian charity these days was
being done by the Elks and such or
CARNATIONS. and not by the Christian
churches themselves.
He spoke of the vast amount OF
crime In this country and its rapid I'm
crease, He declared that the laws in
this country were not enforced as they
were i'm the European countries, and
he gave figures showing the vast ex-
cess Of murder committed in America
I'm COMPARISON with what occurred in
various European countries. He gave
fiures to shogw how Chicago. cnly one
fourth the size OF the city of Lon
don. had many times the murders. but
| not nearly so many executions. He
spoke OF a certain period when there
were twenty-five murders in Lcndon
Eliminating the insanity cases and the
suicides from these. there were four
teen left, and all OF those fourteen
were hanged. During the same period
of time, there were over three hun
dred murders in Chicago. and out oi
them there were two executions.
He made a plea for better salaries
for ministers and he wished To know
why congregation demanded that
a minister's wife should dress so we'll
when the salary paid the average min
lister was SO wretchedly small. Mr.
Beauchamp incidentally spoke OF his
beginning life all over again without
a dollar at the age of sixty-five. his
worldly belongings being swept out
Of existence during the recent food
at Hamilton. Ohio Yet he was alb
sOlutely happy because his wife had