Evening star., 1924-06-12

Inotiou IcStS pU 'uHStI d'i'i' -
him waste is vicious betrayal oi
our country, while thrift is the con-
structive force which assures
stronger future. He seems 10 per
sonify this philosophy. Every mo-
ment OF time. without hurry or con
| fusion, is wisely employed. His mind
has chance TO work because his
| tongue gives il an opportunity. He
/ is marked by fecundity OF ideas and
! frugality of idioms. by prodigality OF
! This picture makes a CONSISTENT
whole. 1t all eventuates in an in
sistent policy of economy in govern
ment expenditures. He believes there
| is urgent necessity the world over
| for actual retrenchment in the use of
| public funds. His inSistence upon tax
| reduction and tax reform illustrate
emphatically the practical applica-
tion OF his sense of thrift.
TAiaks Hard Work Desirable.
! ITO him, life is work. He grew up
with the idea that hard work is the
normal md desirable lot or every
! one. This idea runs back into the
earliest origins Of our history. John
Robinson. the pastor Of the Pilgrims
| IN Holl and, said that the people are
Industrious and frugal These ideas
! were a part of the very marrow OF his
ancestors. Ii was only natural for
| him to direct the senate Of Massa
| chusetts to do the days work. Theo-
| dore Roosevelt placed a stirring en-
phasis upon the strenuous life. His
| eeneration adopted the idea in an al
i most self-conscious way. This man
| simply assumed il. IL would never
| occur to him that work WAS an incl
dent in life or mere corollary TO
! it's main theories. II is an ingrained
! part of his being. He admires Ulysses
! s Grant because he worked he made
| progress. This conception of life is
of government and socixy. Freedom
! demands work. because il is not a
/ gift. but An achievement. He insists
! that there is no substitute for mill
Americans think We can take our
blessings of free government and our
heritage Of noble traditions and en-
! joy them without realizing that eter-
nal vigilance is necessary. lnde-
self-control is arduous, self govern
ment is difficult We must all pay the
price of freedom. Liberty and leisure
are mutually exclusive, just as work
| and life are synonymous. When We
all learn to work in peace as We did
in war. our country's evils Will di-
! minish and our confidence in its ideals
will deepen. Thus he thinks and acts.
He is the perSonification OF work.
I'm the largest sense of the term
he is patient man. He knows that
time will do it's perfect work. He
| does not judge conditions or ciriliza-
tions or government in terms OF d
day, a month or year. He instInc-
| lively takes-the long look. He knows
thoroughly the history Of our country
and understands with keen insight
the principles which we represent.
He calmly writes that the great
forces Of other centuries conversed
in America. They are working out a
new destiny here. 1t is not for US
10 view them with too much i'm
patience.
PHILOSOPHY a Living Reality.
This philosophy of progress and
history Is no mere intellectual con-
it AS a living reality. He makes
calm, unhurried. steady approach TO
the tasks Of life. No one can throw
him into panic. for he sees life
steadily and sees 1t whole. fernaps
this helps one to understand one of
mis- most appealing qualities. ANY
man in the turmoil of practical
politics must deal with many con
fiictinE forces He cannot please
time. become hostile and critical.
Thi. condition is inevitable in the
life OF any administrator. This man,
in very remarkable way. taxes ms
punishment quietly and silently. AT
to some as an unqualified good, be-
cause he recognizes his temporary
benefits and sees in the distant
future that it must work An evll 70
society. Through all such experl.
ences he walks with the spirit OF
human understanding. He knows that
time will heal the hurt. His sense OF
time explains the thoroughness OF
superficiality. He must have the
facts At first hand and will not base
decisions on A partial knowledge of
the situation. He will not be hur-
ried. He avoids extremes and Ioves
proportion Life does not consist or
detached unrelented events. 1t is
unity welded together by the alchemy
of time. He knows how to wait and
not be tired by waiting. when ne
acts YOU know he will not be i'm
petuous. because he takes time to
think to the soul of things. Demo-
cracy, in her careless laundering
confidence, is in dire need Of such
Has he a sense Of humor" En-
phatically yes. 1t is not the type
that wastes time in recounting Incl
dents of ever-increasing triteness;
There is an elertness about his mind
and nimbleness OF MS spirit when
are very attractive. These qualities
do not express themselves in just
the ordinary forms. At times YOU
might imagine he had not even
heard what was being ssld. lheh ne
drops remark which makes you
realize, that he has taken several
steps in advance and has put his
finger on the real point. He is not
given to hiIarity. His humor is dry
and delightful. and it's expression as
rule is just as sententious as mis-
more serious utterances.
Views Religion n Essential.
Beneath the characteristics we
have mentioned lies something which
one naturally he<itates to drag out
into the light. There are some things
too sacred for public parade. even
though man belongs to the people.
When you find a man. however. with
qualities such as we have sketehed'
What is the dynamic back of this
moral fiber. this bitter self-control,
| this sense of the value Of things, this
| Instructive understanding of work,
| this quiet patience with the ages?
Kit is his sense Of the spiritual. No
one can read his speeches without
realizing that to him religion is es-
sential to life. / am speaking in the
broadcast and most comprehensive
terms. L am not discussing theology,
few great fundamental spiritual real
tiles which are the common posses
sion Of men. He firmly believes reli-
gion to be necessary to the ideals of
America. He asserts that most OF
all there is need OF religion. From
that source alone came freedom.
Nothing else touches the soul OF man.
Nothing else justifies faith in the
people federation in religion is
among our most notable achieve
ments in this country. The vital
realities Of religion alone can satisfy
the deepest needs or the human spirit.
1t il reassuring to know that this
man believes in personal power
greater than man; in emergencies
with Warrington and Lincoln, he will
know that the issue lies in another
hand.
Links MateeAal and Spiritual.
| His religious convictions center
| about few great words-humility