SU5 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Since thinking, reasoning years have come to us we have been much 

 Impressed with the little thought that men and womenkind give to living, 

 to life. The best of all books tells us that life is a warfare, and that every 

 iperson should enter this warfare armed and equipped as a soldier. It 

 •even gives names and use of armor; tells him how to wear it. and urges 

 "Mm to be valient and never to ground arms until the last great foe is 

 •Faaquished. 



We find extremes in individuals One enters this warfare with set 

 teetii, bended TDrow and drawn sword — he takes life hard; makes it hard, 

 mst only for himself, but all he comes in contact with. Another meets it 

 with a careless smile, flippant manner, makes the whole warfare a farce 

 Vty meeting its demands with apatr.y. Oh! this apathy, it is criminal. 

 «s«MEard!y mean, sneaking and despicable. Better any day meet any issue 

 stoa .good, square stand-up fight than in indifference and apathy. Some of 

 '&m greatest wrongs under which vv e suffer today are attributable to this 

 <e®wainaiy apathy; to the indifference in which men meet personal duty. 

 aM responsibility. 



JLife should be neither a pain ncr a pleasure, but serious business 

 -which it is our duty to carry through, no matter what our condition in 

 'life joiay be, and conclude with honor, and he who makes a duty of living, 

 enters lit :as a warfare, enlists for life , swearing allegiance to God, country , 

 lisvme and self ; mikes living his aim and object, striving to better himseif 

 .anfl Ms fellows and leaves the world better than he finds it. By fighting 

 well its battles he will leave behind him a record worthy of the highest 

 praise and emulation. 



There is something grand in life, and a perfect grandeur in living. 

 TMs -world is a beautiful place, the best that you and I have known, and 

 though we are told of another life and higher life, I believe the blessedness 

 of that life depends upon the use that we have made of this. 



There are serious questions that come to us as individuals and also 

 sas^citizens and demand from us serious answers. We ask them to our- 

 4M3igBS sometimes, but let us tonigbt ask them to each other. Upon the 

 answer to these questions, upon the results of life's battles that are always 

 •on, into which you and I must go and help fight to the finish, depends the 

 >-weal or woe of our own lives, our homes and our country. 



No one who is honest with himself can say that a just, honest accu- 

 mulation of property is not right. It is a God given power. Every man 



