Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-11-22
Ma. AsnAs S. IIewrrr ISL gentleman

MR. ABHAx S. IIEwIrr Is gentleman
who thinks To- some fIose, and talks
only when he has sumething 10 cay
M ahler man has herl, elected TO tie
Forty eight G 'ngrers, and no more in.
Huential Democrat had n seat in The
Forty -seventh. llis - eeches we're
listened to with attention. and hi
views were evrry where received as those
Of practical slntesmsn, n Ioliiica'
phtlosOphsr aud n man Of ailalIs. Mr.
Hewitt hn. Just completed four months
tour ~ Europe, DUNG which hc waited
France, T. tRIand. Germany, Italy, Greece
aud luikry. HIS account Of what he
saw aud the conclusion he has been
a"le to draw from his observation OF for
eign politics i. interesting TO Il drgrrc-
tut, more Than interesting, 1t is highly
instructive. II come back, says Mr
Hewitt, mot only proud 1f my country
tut conscious more than ever Of the
duGy which rests upon every one Of lts
citizens TO preserve Constitutional GOV.
rrument aud according TO the -pIuI Of
r,a conception aud organization" Mr..
Hewitt adds
We are not democratic mob like
the ancient democracy oi A hrn-. W.
re not pure democracy Huvu a. the
- T.
.-stabIIshrd, tu wnIch tne rcpunIlc va
uuril uu th" :, eri,cue oi tguorauce aud
i,asriun. Bat We hay- IrdrtalIun pi
iudcpcudrut dchUrfaci. rGpies-iug
,hrir wlll aud uIalutaIuIuR their Iutri.
.st-, not only IN proportion 10 tnrIf
nuuhrrH a. reprrrrutcd IA the l. t"ei
ll"u-S oi Cuusf"r-. tut ~ Iue perrr uI
EACH Other 10 the Senate, aud iu each.
tud ~ the EkrCuIy- department, wr
are regulated aud umI,ed ~ IflhuuaI
shus' Jud sment must stand the ordeal
pi pubuc opinion aud conform to the
fr"URuiL'.d principles oi Ju-tIcr aud l'w.
NJ other C"uLtTy has suCH q IVefn.
u"nt, hui just aS th"y approach to th"
.'rincIl.lr ui free representative gny"TE-
u~ut, which we have secured, de- bud
hr people at uihrr countries ApprAr'tu
.". ptu.ltcruus aud cOu. ented.
But lhrr- 10 a great danger m"nacIug
nr pruRrrss OF uDertj In Euro,e. A
ave .sii. IN France popular will r1
,ttr-sc- Itrrll practically without check.
Ia l. ErRIaud the chrcks wuIcn hay-
,~irtpiurr cxI.trd ate beng rapids
ir-tro, ed The House ut l. 'r'i- IL
.rund TO 60. lne House Ol Commons
sili then br thu sole register Oi lhr I.ul-
iisr vii, without the rtetraIuluR iuiu
nee OF hody choseu T., srI,Ata.-
n.ihod. or hN an rEs~'utIVr srl'cird u
,,i h.rrut rrn ui iii r ihau that wuicr
assigned To- the tsn Legislative tO.ile-.
lu our system u req ivrrr Fix year e"
-utupirt- HuS Ch tngr "a the GJsrtn-
urut. tud"r the progressive Ii-as
yulch hud IN ul'"Fatl 81 abruai, such
rneugr may '''. IA 'dr 40 y sIuRir y~rI
al at one rlrCtuu. There {. Rira
ttug"r 40 such ate If thiuEs, zud ia.
.emt-fy has been turRr-i'-t Tor u bu'
Iutvrr.al .ducAiipn. NV, We all know
h q mere edu Atttu l- tot -uthcirut tu
.reats. sound judgment. aul..s IA -urn'
say Eutols-Hu uAiluur can ITuvrfir
lsl-m hS hich ruilIc oIduIou rG tr,-s--
aui eniarce-- tt-.lt thf"Ugh srrlr-
I Nrsrs. Hs ~ dH"s hrrs, progress to-
wards cummuuI-n. which UIil pracl G.
lily limit the irr'dom "i individual &C
ton, mI-t he. vrry r-pii. aud tnc strange
prct,cIo all be- prrs"utei "t srl-iocrst.
a. governments having tailed To srCufr
to" rights Of properly, wbiie ia the
r'e-i government ~ the world the III
-"rVs'lvr I'tIuc'pIe IL respected AMI pre-
,"rycI.
Americans are willing enough TO lis
ten to frreignrrs talking about America.
II will he just rs we'll " they viii also
tax" heed ui what country N IN ha- TO