Show LARGE AND SMALL statesmanship is one of the highest spheres in va aich the powers of man can be exercised mere politicians exit in great abundance statesmen are few anti and far between whenever one or of the latter appears he naturally draws upon him the fire df 0 f smaller souls they cannot understand him because he is as 49 far out of the reach of the self t seeker as the ripe scholar Is beyond the corn com of the novice the smaller fry are as easily distinguishable though numerous from the statesman as nearsighted near sighted men are distinguishable from those whose vision is of wider scope commoner minds are always engaged in scrutinizing ts te in close proximity to themselves while the more comprehensive mentality sweeps the horizon so men called to legislate exhibit their calibre by their processes mak ing it i patent that they consider themselves bound to employ moet of their energies in turning every beneficent stream toward the par nicular tic u ar spot of earth from which they happen to hail losing sight eight of the fact that their highest duty is to operate for the benefit of the whole and subordinately aub to protect the proper interests of their own section hence the upward gradations of statesmanship the gerni germ of selfishness is in the lu individual his opera tiona barring the limitations prescribed by the sphere in which he moves will exhibit the extent of his sympathies and manifest the size of the man from the individual it may extend merely to the family if he have one thence to his special circle of friends town county territory forstate or state nation and finally the human race the great mass of men are camped all along the li line Dethe the auml num er reaching the terminus being but a corporals guard indeed there are hosts who practically never leave the threshold of their doors small men have lots of elbowroom because they do not occupy much space laige men are jostled because of these c editions being reversed A statesman in the true sense of the term will stand by what is right and just he meets with abuse he does not recede from his position no matter as to the character of the obstacle his way may be impeded he ac depth of the inevitable braces himself for a stay and waits another inevitable arises if he is on the right track the obstruction in time will vanish and lie ike will resume blis bie march until another impediment for a while awhile insurmountable appears and again lie bides his opportunity which appears and abd onward he goes toward the goal of his purpose while self seekers and satellites linger on the road fluttering fi butteri ng abou arou around nd a limited limi ted area commenA commensurate with their contracted dimensions there Therea are remen men and there are mice |