Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-02
Briefs Of modsrnizod Chouaht
by
5rederic De Witte StureiS, Ph.D.
Copyright by Frederic DeSae 5tir3sJ
1916. by Frederic Dewite stlrsls)

men of his class, and deliberately
turned from them. In a fine and
large sense, Daniel felt himself at
east too proud for some things They
challenged not his health, nor his sue
cess, nor his standing; they chal-
longed his self-respect, and he was too
proud to lose that And back of his
sclf-rcspect stood his conscience.
These are the days that demand
true greatness. The country, the so
ciety of the country, the oppurtuni-
ties which the times afford, call for
men of Daniels rugged and uncom-
promising straightforwardness of
character and action. And for the
critical days to come after the war.
we shall more than ever have need
of men especially those in control Of
our national policies-of whom it may
be said: "A Daniel come to judg-
ment." God give us men like that
Men not too proud to fight but
too proud To put safety first when
the honor and the welfare Of the ma
tion hangs in the balance. Men not
too proud to soil their hands at any
honest task. but always too proud
to soil their souls for any personal
triumph, Men not too proud to dig a
ditch, but too proud to touch dis
honest dollar. Not too proud to mix
in the CRIME and dust Of life, but too
proud to mix in the chicaneries and
iniquities of corruption, in political or
commercial or professional life.
While the average level OF political
life in our land is higher than per-
haps II has ever been. IL is stll true
that the most dangerous men in pub
lie life today are those who care
for something else more than their
self-respect, who will dcfile them
selves and outrage their conscience
until IL has ceased to be a real power
in their lives. When delegation
called ON Macaulay during the cam
paign for parliament with prOpo-
sition which he could not approve, he
said: "Gentlemcn, it is not at all es-
sential that | go to parliament. but
il is absolutely essential that ] main
tain my self-rcspect." Have we not
suffered grievously in the past from
men who have reversed that dictum
For them the attaining of ends has
the boss place, keeping The party in
power, increasing the dividends for
favored concerns has been essential.
Self-respect has been sacrificed for 1t
Conscience has been outraged and
even silcnced, and all public interest
has been imperiled by it. Far better
for the future Of the race that men
be in power who have little intellect
and a sensitive conscience than men
who have great intellect and no CON
science. But best of all. when men
are in power hose intellect is under
control of conscience.
When l say that in conscience lies
he hope OF continued idealism / but
affirm a well attested truth. What |
,ver vague indefiniteness il may have |
lad whatever it may have meant In
speculative philosophy, for us COM
non men ii is the word Of our high |
'st manhood. Your idealist is always !
esuess with things as they are, yet |
ne is always patient with them be-
'ause he has n great assurance that !
he thing as il ought To- be will yet |
'ome. He measures life by its ideal. |
lie takes his next step, not because !
lie must and not as though it were |
he final one. but as the next step |
n n path which may be long, but |
whose end he never doubts. If he