large/11171/garfield_2_1609_librivox_64kb_mp3/story_garfield_18_rutherford_64kb_7
large/11171/garfield_2_1609_librivox_64kb_mp3/story_garfield_18_rutherford_64kb
English
11171
There was one man, he used to say, from whose company he could never escape. He must eat, walk, work, and sleep with him; and no matter whom he disappointed besides, he was bound to gain and keep the respect of that one individual, who was himself. THERE WAS ONE MAN HE USED TO SAY FROM WHOSE COMPANY HE COULD NEVER ESCAPE HE MUST EAT WALK WORK AND SLEEP WITH HIM AND NO MATTER WHOM HE DISAPPOINTED BESIDES HE WAS BOUND TO GAIN AND KEEP THE RESPECT OF THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS HIMSELF
 ages of eighteen and forty-five to be enrolled. Garfield's party favoured the former plan. Garfield himself approved the latter. He said that, in such times as these, only the most worthless men would want to be bought, the best would feel it a duty to serve their country, and his vote was given in favour of compulsory enlistment. It was a step that required courage, for it placed him in opposition to the whole of his friends and supporters. But he said, "I must vote according to conscience. My constituents may refuse to elect me again, but for fear of that, I cannot trample on my convictions." By his eloquence he was able to carry the law calling out half a million of men, and it was not long before he convinced the whole country, as he had convinced Congress, of the wisdom of his advice. Garfield had long ago discovered that it was almost as dangerous to refuse his friends as to oppose his foes. But the straight and simple line he had marked out for himself was his sufficient guide. ODIED MAN BETWEEN THE AGES OF EIGHTEEN AND FORTY FIVE TO BE ENROLLED GARFIELD'S PARTY FAVORED THE FORMER PLAN GARFIELD HIMSELF APPROVED THE LATTER HE SAID THAT IN SUCH TIMES AS THESE ONLY THE MOST WORTHLESS MEN WOULD WANT TO BE BOUGHT AND THE BEST WOULD FEEL IT A DUTY TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY AND HIS VOTE WAS GIVEN IN FAVOR OF COMPULSORY ENLISTMENT IT WAS A STEP THAT REQUIRED COURAGE FOR IT PLACED HIM IN OPPOSITION TO THE WHOLE OF HIS FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS BUT HE SAID I MUST VOTE ACCORDING TO CONSCIENCE MY CONSTITUENTS MAY REFUSE TO ELECT ME AGAIN BUT FOR FEAR OF THAT I CANNOT TRAMPLE ON MY CONVICTIONS BY HIS ELOQUENCE HE WAS ABLE TO CARRY THE LAW CALLING OUT HALF A MILLION OF MEN AND IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE HE CONVINCED THE WHOLE COUNTRY AS HE HAD CONVINCED CONGRESS OF THE WISDOM OF HIS ADVICE GARFIELD HAD LONG AGO DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS ALMOST AS DANGEROUS TO REFUSE HIS FRIENDS AS TO OPPOSE HIS FOES BUT THE STRAIGHT AND SIMPLE LINE HE HAD MARKED OUT FOR HIMSELF WAS HIS SUFFICIENT GUIDE
large/11171/garfield_2_1609_librivox_64kb_mp3/story_garfield_18_rutherford_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/11171/garfield_2_1609_librivox_64kb_mp3/story_garfield_18_rutherford_64kb.flac