The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-28

raging; and Whosoever is deceived
thereby is not wise. Proverbs 2O:1.
There is a way that seemeth right /
unto a man, but the end Thereof are
the ways of death. Proverbs 1925.
He who undertakes to please every
body will, in the long run, fail to |
please anybody.
If you do your full duty as the
Master taught-the only true guide
and practice will be roundly /
abused by every crook IN town
The higher you climb in moral
truth and practice, the longer the
number will be, who will shy rocks at
you.
As long as men are governed by
greed, so long will the greedy attack
honest dealing.
A man who does not believe in pro-
gression, will always be talking about
crooked work being done by men IN
public office. He assumes crooks are
always in Office, and it is the honest
mems business to knock. Guard your
More force you have the larger
number of rivals you will have to
pass, and the more you will be lied
about.
I presume you have learned that
where you come out best some one
else must come out worse, and one
more will be added to the knocker-
chorus.
When you are doing your full du-
ty-the weaklings, knock-kneed, good
for-nothings will object-the more
you will be talked about and the more
you will be lied about.
1t is easy to change an opinion but
hard to alter a conviction, but if you
do not have fighting courage, your
convictions will do little more than
to make you miserable.
Your ideals control your ideas.
Even when trying to be fair we will
form our judgment from our personal
viewpoints. We cannot always see
what you do, therefore do not be too
severe upon US for your eyes may be
stronger, you know, and your vision
may be longer.
/
! No eye is ever correct when it has
No eye is ever corerct when it has
! to look through greed and prejudice
to get the range of vision. But if
| you are honestly sincere and your
real duty is clear stand pat and fight
for peace.
If you have started for the top, if
/ the purple mountains of success are
calling to you, malice is cycling you.
You are creating trouble. Any per-
son climbing for the top makes trou-
| bic, but keeps on climbing.
If you cannot control your tongue
/ if abuse and threats unsettle your
mental poise; if opposition stops you
IN your general course, you may put
/ It down you were not made to lead
great undertakings.
!
When you commence to fight bat
ties for the people you may rest as
| sured, the classes will oppose you.
| The ruling class cannot, will not rec
ognize that anything of value can
come from the people. So the peo-
pie have had to fight.
Time is the only thing of value.
What are you doing with it?
If you have a gift, anybody has,
do not give it away. l want you to
know you are of the same blood as
the man who controls your coming
and going Ny advise to you is to be
boss awhile. Try it; you more than
likely will grow bigger. Growth, you
know, depends upon what you feed.
1 have seen men accept knock
downs for knock-outs. Stop being 9
fool for bruises are not mortal
wounds.
life without paying the best in hin
for it, is a social dead beat, and is
not truly worthy. of recognition.
I noticed some of you thought yor
would garden-do not stop because
the start tired you. You must gel
: used to tired muscles. These garden
growers must keep on hoeing in spite
of blisters. Blisters develop into
work long enought and hard enough
Keeping on is the whole trick II
growing gardens or in doing anything
else successfully.
I admire the sixty-five boys Of
Hays, who are getting into the Biz
World Game. They have accepted TIT
challenge, and when they come home
we will be ready to give them leader
ship. Men who can work in team
are capable of leading teams. Th'
world has always trusted and crowned
doors, but has despised "slackers.
Slackers are always talking abou
their phyical infirmities and
they are not able TO find physical de
fects they become mama's little dar
lings', or will assume 'I-did-not-raise
my-boy-to -be-a-soldier" attitude,
Since we are having a world burn
ing, Russia has brought her ag
old crown and cast it on the fire: Eng
: land has virtually pushed her Eni
! to one side, and is depending upol
Lloyd George, for leadership: France
is bringing her left over oryalty tina
has tainted the Republic: Servia ha
ceased to exist: Belgium has gon'
into bondage, a bondage worse thar
the children of Israel had to endur,
In EQvT1f. Turkey will soon ha .