Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-02-02
THEE GLORY oFuTHEs AMERICAN RE-
ofnHltE ". 80 PJJRTTc f3Io0H
-s.[,s, The Science of Government r
The Hope and Dependence of the Human
Race
." Copyright 1917
BY ORLANDO BELKNAP POND =
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CHAPTER XII.
The Standard of Nations Is Made by Those
Who Direct and Administer the
Affairs of State.

The great and important question of slav
cry was a subject of the colonial and revo
lutionary times, and the times of the in
auguration Of the national government.
Slavery was in their midst. The people by
their own congress had already declared to
the world that all men are created free and
equal. Yet when they were called upon to
act upon their own principles upon their
own declaration upon the rule they anx-
iously desired the world to apply to them
selves they could not extend it to the man
in bondage to the man Of another color, to
another race. It became then a matter that
concerned their personal interests, their own
pockets, matter of dollars and cents,
matter where the principle that call men
are created free and equal' and personal
finances are involved. And where principle
and finance are involved, finance is sure to
control the situation.
Dollars and cents are almost invariably
the master Of principle. Such has been the
case among all civilized people in the past
and such seems to be the case in our own
times and such seems likely to continue to
be the case in all the future
If the world could change this view
which is so strongly impressed upon life's
actions, if it could put principle at the head
in practice as we'll as in sentiment, make it
the first consideration and finance second
ary the conditions of mankind would today
be very much modified and upon much
higher plane Of action, and consequently
much nearer the declaration of equality, and
very different from what we find it now.
However, self interest prevailed and slav-
cry was protected in the American consti-
tuition.
Each individual in measuring the actions
of another, always measures that other by
his own standard Of maa SI1ramont. he cannot
when so measuring rise above his own
standard; and what is true Of individuals is
also true of communities and of nations. No
nation can rise above it's own standard in
it's actions and dealings with it's own
people and with other nations. Hence there
are many standards Of actions among indi-
viduals and among nations. The nation of
a high standard of action cannot be meas
ured by nation of low standard, for the
reason that the low standard of the one
will be the highest measure it can make of
the other The standard Of nations is made
by the standard of the individuals that di-
rect and control the affairs Of state. If the
ablest and best informed men direct and
control the affairs of the nation the stand
ard of the government will be equal to the
standard of such men. If, however, the af
fairs Of the nation are directed and con-
trolled by mediocre men the standard Of
the government will be mediocre.
The standard of the people generally
speaking will be the same as the standard
of the government.
The standard of the individual is made by
his preparation and training, his education
and experience. Then experience becomes
the great leader and guide, and his stand
ard will rise as he advances along these
lines. knowledge, wisdom and experience
create for mankind the highest and the
noblest, and the grandest standard Of act
ion known to the world.
Individuals communities and nations en-
dowed with knowledge and WISDOM learn
by experience and advance their standard
as experience teaches them. Hence indi-
viduals and nations can advance only as far
and in the direction of, their knowledge
wisdom and experience. knowledge and