Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-05-02

CHICAGO, IRoQUOIS CLUB.
Senator Bayard, Of Delaware, in re-
sponse, after paying compliment to
the city OF Chicago and to the company
assembled. and summarizing the great
ness Of the nation and its resources Il
eloquent strains, said:
Standing thus upon the highlands
of vision and realizing The material
forces placed in our care, how impcr-
tant, how dignifed, become the duties
of each American citizen; how vast
the interests committed TO his charge,
for we caunot disguise the presence nor
lessen the weight upon the members ol
this Democratic Republic of individual
as we'll as collective responsibilities to
administer well and wisely ike affairs
of so grard an Empire, so vast body
of human interests and souls. Our
country is the spirit Of justice and
liberty finding expression under equal
laws. for the preservation of which the
written Constitution of our Union was
ordained and the free institutions OF
our Government founded. Left free
and unfsttered TO proclaim and exert
themselves The intelligence and fac-
ultles of mankind have vindlcated by
their results in this country the wisdom
of non-interference by the Government,
either to assist or obstruct the exercise
of individul effort and faculty under the
regulation of equal laws in just such
mode and direction as the possession OF
conscious powers and inclination by the
individual should instruct. Hence we
have seen in America the children oil
adversely and poverty growing strong
in their contests with circumstances
which elsewhere would have proved an
IN nsuperable bar, but under the equity
of our American system; become guides
and instructors to success-a test ior
growing abilities and encouragements
to high and honorable aspirations. The
enduring greatness Of our country is
founded upon what is really elevated
AID great 10 the minds and hearts ol
our people. Let US never forget thai
we have embarked our hopes upon trus'
aud not upon distrust in human naturei
upon what 1t contains Of strength anc
worth, and not upon its weakness anc
depravity; upon the belief that the In
stinct of selt-preservation lett free tc
recoll from natural and necessary error;
and mistakes will not repeat them, anc
that with free and recurrent opportu'
mites for popular elections, misconduct
IN rulers and mistakes ln public policies
can and will be corrected and remedied
under peaceful, orderly, and effective
forms of law. And can we be mistaken
in the present indications, so manifest
and abundant, that we are soon to be
witnesses in the election OF 1884 OF
splendid and potential proof OF the pop
ular wisdom and power TO redress
grievances. to reform unwlse policies
to rebuke corruption and purify ano
strengthen popular institutions by driv-
, ing out of the temple Of our liberties
mercenary and machine politicians who
bave betrayed the popular trust an6
disgraced and degraded the administra'
lion of our Government Gentlemen,
the era which includes our lifetime is
one of remarkable, almost Incredible,
combinations. The results OF inyen
ton in the production OF materia
wealth and the rapid and facile distri
t button of that wealth bring the whole
r world into such close and Intimate rela'
tlons that all the former conditions o
Ihumon intercourse are changed anC
prOblems bewildering in number and
Importance are presented 10 our view
Time and space are no longer obstruc'
tions to.the worlds intercourse. TIE
telephone has already brought the lip
of New York close against the ear o
Chicago, and to girdle the earth IN fort.
b. minutes would be an unpardonabl'
waste of time. Never in human his
tory was the creation Of material wealth
, so easy and 80 marvellously abundant
Its consolidation under the forms OF in
, corporation creating vast units ofpowel
which result in monopolies and absorb
and withdraw individual and indepen
dent riyalries. Herein are dangers i
will behoove US to greatly contemplate
and consider what forces shall be sum-
moned TO counteract them. Tne great
question which attends this creation o
wealth is, What will you do with it
Are we to be content with making this
land of ours one great wealth factory
Is that the be all and end all Are W
u to travel over the same lowlands Q
: luxury, efTeminacy, corruption and deca
d as the nations aud governments tha
Y have risen and fallen before US on tn
y y plains of history? On what do we bull
e and for what do we build3 What great
lness do We seek O achleYe? To wha