Newark post., 1916-01-19


ex-senator from Ohio, lectured in
the Delaware College Oratory,
last Thursday, before tn students
of Delaware College. A cordial
invitation had been extended to the
citizens of Newark by President
Mitchell, and many availed them
selves of the opportunity to hear
the distinguished Ohioan, on the
subject 'The Public Man and the
People" Governor Miller presid-
ed at the meeting.
The speaker introduced his dis
course with remarks addressed to
the student body. "The rainbow
of promise" the speaker declared,
"spans for you young men, broad
err arch than ever before in our
nations history. You are some
times told by men of affairs who
come to talk to you, that your
student days are the happiest days
of your life. | come to tell you it is
not so. The joy of action, the JOY
of doing something with all the
opportunity afforded in American
life, is greater far. There are
happier days of achievement be-
fore you. My experience of two
years as tutor leads me to urge
you to be systematic, to cling to
one thing. Do not be discursive.
There never was time when a
jack-of all l-trades was so complete
ly out of fashion. Again let me
urge you to get your data and de-
eide promptly. If there iS one
characteristic of success, as illu-
strated in the lives of our success
full men, it is the habit of deciding
promptly. Take care of your
health. 1t is one of the prerequi-
stiles of usefulness" Mr.. Burton
also urged the students to begin to
write early, declaring Reading
maketh full man; writing an
exact man."
But if there is anything of
which | wish to be an apostle, the
speaker said "it is to enjoin upon
the young men and young women
a greater interest in public af-
fairs. | do not say we as nation
have failed, but | do say that
sometimes we have come near
failure because of the Indifference
and lassitude of the people. And
this condition is not an unnatural
result. When one considers the
wonderful financial gains in other
spheres, compared to the Difficult
ties and fckleness that one en-
counters in political life, it i!
small wonder that men give thei1
undivided attention TO business
But all this is selfish. We mus
rather, if we would preserve ou
integrity as nation, think nation
al thoughts, and get away fror
the dust heaps of selfishness an
narrow localities"
The speaker referred, at thi
point, to a personal experienc
when chairman of an importar
committee to do with appTopris
tions. The matter under consider
alton related to his own HON
city. Representative from thu
city came to him, saying all tn
other sixteen members Of the con
mittee had agreed to the approl
ration. They were willing to SUI
port the measure which Woul
mean a great sum of money fC
the city. But the measure was NJ
fair to my larger constituency
the whole country and | refuse,
Senator Burton said at was cas-
of forcing the issue, one to /
never yet heard one murmur {
disapproval from Ohio because {
my action. They wanted me
take a broad and comprehensiy
view of these important matters.
81 believe | am addressing" tn
speaker said, "many of the youn
men who will, before many year
fill the positions of trust in Dels
ware. Many of you will merit tn
term, public men. l would urg
you to be affahle, and kind, br
don't be a hypocrite-don't slot
ber over men. When | see a ma
slapping every other man on tn
back and implying eternal frienc
ship, l feel into what small mole
hills his friendship must be div
ded anyway.
Again, in public life, it is e,
ceedingly necessary for a publ
man to have the saving grace Q
humor. That's part of life" Th
speaker referred to Lincoln's hs
bit of giving vent through storie!
and related q number which ha
been repeated to him by the one