WANTED, a stalwart man!

The man who, when he knows the Right,

The same pursues against all Might;

The man who dares to stand alone

For Conscience' sake when Hope is gone;

Who dares to leave a beaten path,

And live within the light he hath,

Nor shrinks to strike a deadly blow

At Error found in friend or foe:

This is the stalwart man.

Wanted, an honest man!

A man may live within the laws,

Or 'scape their grasp through flimsy flaws,

But he who scorns an action mean,

Is honest where he is not seen,

Nor dares advance at others' cost,

Counts all ill-gotten wealth as lost,

Ne'er grudges each his fullest due,

Whose word as is his oath is true:

This is the honest man.

Wanted, a noble man!

Not one who from a favored place

Claims kindred with a worn-out race;

Whose empty titles, ancient name,

Are all his wealth, are all his fame;

But one whose usefulness men see,

Though humble may his station be;

For such will bless on every hand

His friend, his home, his native land:

This is the noble man.

Wanted, the broader man!

Untrammelled by a narrow creed

That loves to make its doubters bleed;

The man who learns from nature's plan

That man should love his fellowman;

The man whose soul, so deep and true,

Embraces all as brothers too;

The man whom none may buy with pelf,

The man delivered from himself:

Such is the needed man.