The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-05-05

from a desire for wealth and fame
These characters sacrificed thell
friends. klnsmen. and their best I'm
pulses Of life to crafty their selfish
desires still we see that they were
brought to retrlbution. This should
be an example to the business man
and politician.
In Julius Caesar we see the end
Of selfish ambition He was great
man, with strong character. and did
n great deal Of good for the Roman
empire. but he was finally ruined
through his thlrsi. for fame. Reason
able ambition Is necessary to make q
successful man. but ambition that
causes person to forget the interest
Of his country to satisfy his desires
destroys both the ambition and It's
subjects. This character should be
warning to the politician who is
striving for recognition In the pollt-
lcal world. The patriotic consplrator
who on account Of his zeal for his
cause becomes fanatic IA represent
ed In the character Of Bruius, who
urged on by the arguments Of the
designing Casslus took the life OF
Rome's ruler. and dipped his hands
In human gore. II is The spirit Of
Brutus and the Influence Of Casslus
that led 10 the assassination OF the I'm
mortal Lincoln. 10 the murder NJ the
maichless Garfield. to the brutal
tragedy Of the lamonted Mckinley.
This spirit is rife In the country
against an who hold position and
serve the people. Even the great Pres
ldent Wilson who 80 silently but
safely steers the great ship Of state
unframed through the troubled wa
tiers of national diplomacy is not et-
ompt from the bllghtlng touch OF
the jealous but mlsled political crit
les Of the time and yet he stands up
right for the national honor and the
national safety.
Henry VII portrays the man of
strong will and personality. His Is
the character of the man who is will
Ing to throw to the four winds Of the
heaven the time wrought moral stan
dards and religious prccodents to
/ further his own selfish interests. lie
denod the Pope Of Rome when he re-
fused to grant him an Illegal divorce
and his desire fer GENERALIZATION
| led him to the statement Of the
doctrine that the king Of England was
equal to the Pope Of Rome, and start
led the world by the establishment Of
new church to be In all respecia
equal to the mother church we find
lust such men in the world today,
who for the furthcrance Of their
plans defy and set all else to naught
In Hamlet we find a picture Of the
"bappy 20 lucky" man. Altho he is
of high birth and station in life he
fla a man with a weak character. and
fla oasily Influenced and guided by
others sucb men should cultivate the
no,ycr Of eelf will and overcome their
weakness
In Cagslus we nnd q very differ
ont character Altbo Brutus seemed to
ntc the lead In the plot against
coosor II was Casslus who urged
him To il lie told Brutus of the evil
ne knew In Caesar and of the great.
r,od decd ho would be- doing In rid
ding Rome of a ruler. who was liable
90 bocomd dangerous to the safety OF
the emplro snch men are found today
in every clv town and oven In the
cpupirv He ig the man who appar.
ortv takes little interest In the af-
/ fnirs of the country. but In reality is
ruling factor lie 90 the shrewd
polltlclan who In a sly underhand