New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-30

discover but the root OF the whole
business is this: That ! believe IN inc
patriotism and energy and initiative OF
the average man. Some men say lne!
believe in il. but when they act they
show that they do not. They snow
that they think the only advice that II
is safe 10 take is their advice. =.
81 was not referring TO any lndl-
vidual. but could give YOU an interest.
ing and a very short list Of group oil
individuals who have that opinion
namely. that il is not safe for the
United States 10 escape from their con
troll. | feel perfectly safe IN the HANDS
of the average body Of my fellow eitl-
zens. You are bound 20 feel safe IN
their hands If they do not believe IN
YOU. you cannot sell anything. II ths!
DO not believe in you, you cannot con
duct your business. Your Vitalt!
comes from them 70 you; 1t does not 80
from YOU 10 them. The theory OF gov
eminent which decline 10 subscribe 70
is that the vitality of the nation comes
out of closeted councils where 1e"
men determine the policy OF the coun-
try. M
$50. gentlemen. feel at home in this
company. not because ] advertise, but
because have got principles that J am
perfectly willing TO expose 20 the pun
lie view. and because ] want TO express
my sympathy with, not only, but my
admiration for. body of men VINO
think il is worth while TO get together
in order 70 tell the truth.
"The only thing that ever set any
man free, the only thing that ever SET
any nation free. is the truth. A man
that is afraid of the truth is afraid OF
tho law Of life. man that does not
love the truth is in the way OF decay
and of failure. and believe that II you
will lust let the vitality that IS IN you
and the enthusiasm that is IN YOU run
beyond the confines OF the businesses
that YOU may be interested in You VIII
presently feel that infinite reward. as II
the red blood of a whole nation came
surging back into your own veins.
Criticism Hurts Nobody.
"Can YOU imagine. my fellow coun-
trymen. a more inspiring thing than TO
belong 10 free nation and make your
way among men every one OF whom mas
the right and the opportunity TO say
what he thinks? Criticism does not
hurt ANYBODY. | heard an old poliu-
clan once say &C. his son: John,
don't bother your head about lies ana
SANDERS; they will take care OF them
selves, but if you ever hear me deny
ing anything you may make up your
mind that il is So And when you see
q man vincing under criticism you may
know that something hit him that was
so. And. therefore, when they are
saving the things that are not true
there is no credit in keeping your head
and not minding it. ! have such an IN
veterate confidence in the ultimate UT
umph Of the truth that ! feel, with Ola
DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes, that the
truth is no invalid and you need not
mind how roughly you handle ner' She
has got q splendid constitution, ana she
u,ill survive every trial and every labor.
81 have come. therefore. as | have
abundantly shown you, not to make
a formal speech-if ! could show you
some Of the things | have been obliged
~ do before | came here YOU would
lnow that | could not possibly make
a speech up-but merely TO show my
profound interest in body OF men
who are not only devoted 70 business,
but devoted 70 ideals.
Business is all right so long as IT
is not sordid, and II cannot be sordld
r. il is shot through with ideals. A
man. no matter how humble his busl-
ness can hold his head up among the
princes Of the world if, as he ought
10 do. he will think Of himself as
the servant Of the people and not as
their master. as one who would serve
and not one who would govern.
81 congratulate you, my fellow citi-
zens. upon the ideals of a profession
which can lower or eXalt business as
Won choose. and which you have chosen
TO employ for its cxaltatlon. ! came
awav from Washington TO look into
"our faces and get some Of the enthu-
siasm which | always get when come
away from oficialdom and touch hand
20 hand with great bodies Of the free
American Deople."