Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-19

from Europe and brought with them
their ideas, customs andtheir furni.
ture. Many of Gus institutions arc
European, we do many things nm
the European plan. We have schools
that are as autocratic as any in
Germany; we have names galore thai
SAVIOR of the trappings of royalty and
pomp."
Deploring the fact that the war
brought out no great leaders, DR.. or,
declared that we have none because
we teach in our schools everythinv
else but leadership. We have M
books on the subject; research ba,
shown that our colleges have No
courses in democracy: that we have
not even vocabulary of democracv
Contrasting autocracy and demo.
crazy, DR.. OFT represented the tue
forms of government by two pvr..
mids. The one representing autocr.
cy, he explained, is inverted and
rests on one life, one pair of sho,,,.
ders as its foundation. When this
REORGANIZATION is removed tbn
whole superstructure crumbles. Apto
cracy, he said, has caused most ..
the bloodshed in history, The nvro
mid of democracy rests on a found.
ton broad enough to withstand what
ever storms break against il ~,
matter what may happen, il remains
firm and stable.
Nevertheless this pyramid has q.
apex" said DIR. OFT, cor every co,.
eminent must have a head" and he
proceeded to take a delightful eina
at our presidential election. cbaraa
terizing it as our great nafiono,
sporting event." when we get togo,h
er and take off our apex. often onI,,
to put it back on again.
= Examining the parts that mako -,
our superstructure. DIR. OFT asserted
that no nation in history has ave-,
mad SO much company as We and -.
didn't send out any invitations =.
ther. But they all stayed to dnnor
and when they saw how mucb ~.
mad to do, turned to and helned "a.
Oh these who have come are somo
VINO cannot accept our hospita,i,v
but must get off and criticise and ~.
70 tell us now to conduct ourselves
lie then told of the destructive act;
Vltles of radicals through the w.
and of the army of organizers NJ ho.s
VINO. are now actively enp,goa
packed by unlimited money pivo,
them by parlor bolshevists.
we have had some disillusior
ments." said DR.. OFT land il ba.
started our temper a bit. We baus
begun to see that we must have
reception committee to discrim;no,o
between these unlimited guests of
ours" e"'s's oi
america" he declared as the on.
portunity to live your life and show
now perfect you can be; to see how
many OF us can get along without he.
ing watched. We have a ruling mas
sion Tor fair play. We are a nation
OF good sports and we are the onh,
people who could have invented tho
game of baseball and written tho
rules" '''
The distinguishing characteristic
OF an American which sets him apar,
all over the world, is the fact that
that ne has a self-starter according
10 Dr. OFT. Democracy is based on
that divine something that leads I'M
10 do things without being told This
is the thing that makes orr affairs
succeed and prosper. We do THINGS
because we have the energy to do
tnem. If Edison had been born in
europe we wouldn't have had eIer.
trlc hghts yet! Interest. curiosity
MS self-starter are responsible for
what he has done for the world
Progress is not made by passinp
laws and resolutions nor bv preach.
ing isms; progress comes by way Of
inspired individual genius that sets
ltseif at work with the will to create
and succeed.
one great trouble with us is that
we are losing our self respect. With
IL we are losing our respect for our
JOBS; we are selling ourselves too
cheaply and that is why living costs
are hlSh. Learn to value yourself
ana don't lend your time and ability
TO a useless and incompetent insti-
tuition"
Or. Otis lecture was listened to
with profound interest and he was
with frequent and hearty
applause. At times he was intensely
dramatic and at others intensely mat
ter-ot-fact. He is an orator of pow
en- out he speaks without the flowery
embellishments that are usually asso-
GATED with oratory. His speech is
direct' forceful and alive. His en-
easement in this city Friday evening
is ms only appearance in New Eng
iand this season and those who heard
MN were fortunate indeed.
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