The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-06

forth In the world and md the allotted
task. and then as righteous warrior
to meet the common enemy Of the
race. He did his work with enthuSi-
aSm, not for gain, but because 1t was
part Of the plan.
Never Stained by Shame.
He did not murmur nor lose faith
in man. lie too heard the hum OF
the loom weaVin the web OF love and
hope and hate, and he Jaw the face
OF time, and tho future was wondrous
fair, but he would not live in dIshOn-
or, and he refused to become Vicious.
He was patient when men ignored
him. and calm and unspOIled when
they brought him their praise. He
| did his best, the RublimeBt thing In
the world, and went onward without
q chance Of purpose He knew he
could not dream his country into lib
erfy, and that to compromise with
/ tyranny was 10 enBlave posterIty. b6"
caUBe nothing can never be political
~ right that Is morally wrong So 1t
Toll TO him to lead the van, and what
is greater yet, when the golden gate
closed on his career, not to have
stained his name In shame, but to
die as he had lived. an unseltSh.
trusting spirit. embAImed In the af-
rections and indelibly stamped on tile
Will OF the whole Irish race. After
he had done what he was Intended TO
accomplish. after he had stolen forth
and done mis- beautiful work. he was
willing to go into tho shade, and
great enough 10 seek the repGs6 Of
the SILENCE. In life Robert Emmett
WAS obedicnt TO the beckonIng An
ger. and he struck his c0IOrs only to
eternity.
What geo ter measure of peace can
come 10 any man. than to be content
with his share ana his part In the com
mon hope. and then steal away hon
orAbly and mOdestly and be romem-
bered lovingly for what he has done?
And how different with Napoleon on
tho barren shores OF st. Helena. He
had lO3t his faith In common chances.
He found not satisfaction in his vic
tories, or in his belief that the bat
ties story justified tho cruelty and
the carnage OF war. He had lacked
the moral strength to fling away am
bitiOH, and too late he learned that
his creed. might makes right" could
never bless the memory in the sight
OF God and man. And so he died re-
membered for the evil he had done
the good was inferred with his bones.
Courage is not synonym OF leader
ship, though necessary to It, Learn
Ing, eloquence. courage, talent ana
genius altogether do not make a
leader. There Is great and glorious
courage found least In those admired
for bravery, and Robert Emmett had
1t to u superlAtlve degree. 1t is the
courage that dares to do right in the
face Of sGOrn= rather than violate a
duty or surrender conviction. 1t IL
the courage OF the soul, which was
80 conspicu0usly emphasized in his
last speech. one OF tho few great ora
lions Of tho World.. II was majestic,
enuabla, coherent, and persuaslvely
defiant. Why was 1t great, and why
does 1t last7 1t was great because II
came from heart overhowing with
eloquent truth. 1t lasts because II
says with power the things that touch
his hearers and will always move
his readers. Eloquent as 1t is, 1t did
not and could not express all that he
felt. The spirit which on that occa-
sion attuned his heart and anointed
his tongue with the grace of speech
is lneffable.
Type Makes for Democracy.
1t is worth great deal in this life
to catch such voices as Emmet's call
Ing from the past. and to hear the
thunder OF the unknown sea. His i'm
perishable spirit and influence tells
us that n nation Is not worthy to be
saved II, in the hour of its travail,
1t cannot gather up the Jewels of It's
manhood and go down Into the con-
fllct. however bloody and doubtful,
resolved on measureless ruin or COM
plete success Charles Sumner said:
The true Grandeur Of nations Is in
those qualities which constitute the
true greatness of the individual"
Rober Emmett was the kind OF man
with which to make state. He was
a man with a single face, slngla
eye. and single tongue. He did not
praise In the morning and curse at
night. He did not shout God save
the king" on the highway, and then
conspire for home rule in the closet.
He could stand still and take the
storm. He was afraid to kill, but
not to die. A man who has no pa
triotlsm can never be good citizen.
He Is Just so much flesh, and his
heart a muscle. He has no past for
reverence, no future for reliance. The
mon who call hard names and resort
to threats. who stab in the secret with
tonge or pen, are not the men to
make q state. Emmett was made of
the stuff that makes democracy and
was trained with the discipline that
shall preserve It. There was some
thing about him. either his splendid
intellect or his indomitable will, that
fascinated men and bound them to
him. He was greater than patriot
he was genius consecrated to a
purpose, and he will stand in history
iron memory by the side OF the
worlds seers 30 long as personality
asserts It's charm and the human
soul is in sympathy with It's own. His
memory Is secure-a grateful pos
terity will always cherish his name.
He came to the rescue in great
crisis and started the impulse that
made n nation. What he did was
transacted on stage Of which all
the world was spectator; what he
said was transmitted In echoes that
will never cease. What he was has
an immortality that nothing can de-
stroy.
On the morning Of September 90,