Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-26

Remining his hearers that the de
Neiopment OF man Is slow, dependinl
upon education and experience, Mr.
Spiess scored the worthless man VIII,
Is ne'er-do-well, neglecting to pro
vide for himself or those depending
upon him. saying that such q man I.
not good citizen nor a good Chris.
tan.
Continuing, Mr., Spices said in brief.
Now, in this short address am not
going to be able to do much toward
preparing you for the struggles OF
life. ! hope however that | shah be
able To direct your attention to a few
thoughts with reference to rules Of
conduct and right living which will
aid you in successfully taking and
maintaining stand alongside your
fellow man.
First of all, | would advise you to
keep clean, both in body and mind.
In the language of the street, always
present a good front"
Always dress appropriate to the oc-
easion. The great majority of the
people. and very properly 50, viii
form their opinions of your charac-
ter and mental attainments by your
dress If YOU appear at a social fun
ton in a slouchy garb you will be re-
garded u physical slough and pro-
nounced a mental sluggard, No mat
ter what profession or business you
may engage in. you will find that the
world likes a clean man and prefers
to do business with such man.
Do not be too critical of the works
of others. Do not allow yourself to
become hypocrtical You will be
judged by your works, not by your
ability to pick to pieces the works Of
others The man Of constructive abili-
ty, the man who dares, the man who
commences and achieves some great
is the man who really
counts. The constant critic, the fault
finder who by his negative character
md do-nothng life has never made a
mistake simply because he never I'M
lertoOk anything is one of the great
of the body polite. Such
L man discouragos progress and isl
counted an all-round nuisance. He
ives out his miserable and ungener-
rus existence, envious of the success
If his fellows and dissatisfied with
himself. When he dies he is soon
-orgotten, he goes to his grave Union
,red and unsung.
Political Life.
As you 90 along through life and
nave reached more mature age YOU
Viii realize that many of your early |
lreams have been delusions Almost |
very young man believes that the /
ield which offers the most opportun-
ties for fame is a life devoted to pol /
tics. Tam not going TO contend that |
'ou should cschew a political career |
Iteh may be accomplished both for I
'ourself and for your country by fol- |
owing such a career. The pages OF /
he political history Of our country |
re adorned by the names and
of jefferson Clay, Web
ter. Calhoun, Lincoln. Blaine and |
many others. but their great careers
re exceptional, not one out Of ten
thousand men who devote their time
nd energy to politics may nope to
chieve the success which has
rowned the efforts of these great
zen,
II YOU do. however, conclude to
ctively enter politics and become q
ublic servant, maintain your self-re-
pect by always being sincere ana
onest with yourself and your fellow
zen. Do not become one OF thal
lass Of Misunderstanding politicians VINO
lwavs keep their ears to the ground
, ascertain what the people are say
az. Be a leader Of thought, nor
lerely a human weather-cock ana
Ger and turn with public sentiment
: il veers and turns. Some puDilc
zen of our own time are spoken OF as
reat interpreters OF public opinion
nd complimented on the fact that
,ev readily ascertain the condltioh
f public sentiment and just as read
y respond thereto. Such men may
ccome great politicians and great
ote- getters. They are genefaiiS
nown as the available candidates put
,ev are seldom great statesmen 10
Of become the advocate of any polit-
al doctrine because it is popular IN
SIS YOU also honestly believe it to he
ebt. Political heresies, like all other
eresies must be fought and combat
ID In your fight against them you
,ay be hopelessly in the minority but
/, the end the true doctrine will pre-
all and if it should so happen that It
oes not prevail still you will have
1e great satisfaction of knowing
,at Won have been a martyr 10 a
ghteous cause.
Christian Citizenship.
In concluding this address. let me
rieflv call your attention to your
.ligions duties. the duty which You
We Christianity Many men hold the
,inion. and | am one of them, tnat
racticalk all OF our present-day cui-
ire that mans great charity toward
IAN as evidenced by the innumerable
institutions maintained
" the INDECENT and helpless peoples
T all the world BY the generosity oil
few of our citizens. is due to CHRIS
anity.
II is a part of your lifes work to-