Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-26
SUZZALLO MAKES
FINE ADDRESS To
LARGE AUDIENCE
Weaknesses and Strength of
Our Democracy Is Theme
Mrs. Margaret Hill MCCarter
Thrills Her Audience.

1t was another extraordinary adj
dress that Dr. SuZzallo made to the
teachers yesterday afternoon. 1t again
dealt with the weaknesses and
strength of our democracy. 1t was a
timely message and it will bear fruit
in the school rooms throughout the
state during the coming months. His
theme was leadership and team work
in a democracy He made the point
ed statement that Il is not economic
conditions, or ability, or any other
cause that divides people into classes
in a democracy but that it is matter
of aesthetics.
There are able and good men who
are rich. and able and good men who
are poor; leaders arise from the
wealthy people and they come out of
the poor people; but the man who
eats with fork does not habitually
dine with the man who eats with the
knife; the man who keeps his body
clean does not habitually associate
with the man who lacks clearly
habits: the man who has learned to
appreciate good picture. good music,
who believes in refinement, naturally
associates with those of his kind,
whether poor or rich.
Plea for Leadership.
The speaker therefore made plea
for intellectual leadership and a plea
for its appreciation. In Il republic
like this there are 100000 kings
and it is not always easy for the
masses to be followers when each man
wants to be leader but these must be
acknowledged leadership and one of
the weaknesses of democracy is that it
does not appreciate good leaders.
DR.. Suzzallo made further plea
for self-restraint and reiterated that
oppression by the many--the majority
lis just as distasteful as tyranny of
the few. There must be fusion OF
the will of each to the common pur-
pose of al IN the idea! democracy,
There is no virtue or vice in a crowo.
Democracy is good in correct
ing evils but it often fails in pre-
venting evils. 1t builds ar castles in
economic aid social life; among the
multitude the wish thinkers" pre-
vail.
Dent Do Much Thinking.
."We do not do much thinking any,
way ne declared THE gifted men
of America will not go into a politi-
cal campaign to be suspected, reviled
and maligned. Fellowship is as inn
portant as leadership. The average
American is afraid 20 be a gentleman
bur you cannot take refinement out
of life without debasing it and MAX
ing it inefficient We must bring
back to the democratic heart the love
of beauty We must also touch hui
mility and get away from habitual
cocksureness. We do not want to be
nation of buffers and of braggards. !
We must learn to appreciate expert
service and must rely on leadership
of those who know-not one leader
but an alternate leadership. We are
always tearing down things and put
ting nothing in their place. We must
learn to borrow the brains of others.
1t is not free speech we want so
much as fair discussion"
OF the large number of industrial
disputes DR.. Suzzallo was called upon
to arbitrate during the war, the fail
ures were mostly due to free speech,
the intolerance of the man who want
ed the privilege Of the coyote to howl.
Vanity Destroys Intellect.
eff you cant respect the other fell
low, do the next best thing be court
eous to him. Vanity has destroyed