"money And Morals."

"MONEY AND MORALS"

Colonel Waterson, the silver tongued orator of the Louisville Courier-Journal, in his great speech in Detroit Thursday night, on "Money and Morals," said that he is constantly growing prouder of this glorious country. In his opening he said: "Take the map of North America and see what an empire! Not Alexander nor Napoleon, in their wildest fancies, ever dreamed of such a domain." Again he asked: Is there anything to mar the prospect, to darken the scene or dim the light? Then speaking of money he said:

"Men go into banks all grace and come out all gold. Money is the first great material thing in life - the piston rod that drives all else; the one thing universally used and abused; the one thing universally coveted and reviled. 'Put money in your purse' seems to have become the motto of the United States. Honorable poverty has become one of the lost arts. Already is costs a million dollars to put a presidential ticket in the field. How long will it be before the presidential chair becomes a mere commodity to be struck off to the highest bidder? However, when any political organization in this country thinks it has the world in a sling it is kicked out by public opinion."

In spite of his clear vision of the dangers which lower, he manifests the optimism of the American generally in holding that our people will yet surmount these difficulties which beset them and rise to a higher and better civilization in which right shall be a larger factor and money more closely restricted to its legitimate function.

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School teachers appear to be about the only people in public employ who have no political pull and consequently they are the first and the last people to have their wages cut when there is any shrinkage in funds. Unfortunately for them the great majority of them do not vote and consequently whenever a board of estimates desires to do some cheese paring it is commenced with the public school teachers. They are the most conscientious of public servants but they have little part in politics and are not in position to strike back and consequently the politicians make prey of them. If their merit and faithful work counted they would be the last to be hit with a reduction of wages.