The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-31

| Let me suppose that the amount a. ianA that
may be held BY farmer for cultivation has
been liked a. IN acres aud suppose that a
has several thousand acres u wishes 10 buy
100 acres or less 81 this land for the purpose
~ making himself home refuses O. sell.
Now believe that the law should bc 40 that
I, can invoke the right Of eminent domain
ana iile his petition. have the ease bfough;
before Jury or before commissioners, who
shall hear the evidence and determine tho
value. and on the payment of the amount
the land shall belong 20 ~ lwonld extend
the same law 20 lots and houses IN cities and
siliagrs--thc object being 20 M our country
with the owners ~ homes 80 that every child
shall have a fircside. every father and moth
or roof. provided they have the nteiil-
gcnce. the energy and the industry 70 ac-
quire the necessary means Tencmcnt- and
Hats and rented lands are. I'm my Judgment.
the enemies ~ civilization They make tho
rich richer and the poor poorer They pnt
few Ia palaces but they put many ia prls-
ons. The home T. the unit ~ civilization. ~
good government: and a. secure homes for
Il great majority ~ our citizens, would be 10
lay the foundation ~ our Government decp-
cr and broader ana stronger than that ofany
nation that has existed among men.
None places higher value upon the FREQ
school than ! 40. Hut much thar u calird
education simply units mon 20 successfully
light the battle ofiif Much valuable timo
T. wasted Ia studying languages that long
ago were dead. ana histories ia which there
j. no truth. The object ~ an education
should be 20 increase the usefulness ~ men.
Every human being should be taught that
his first duty j. to take care of himself. and
that 60 be ~rlf-re~pccting he must hr self
supporting. To live on the labor ~ others.
either BY force which sn~laNe~. or hy cum
ming which rob~. or by borrowing Or beg-
cling. i wholly di~hpn"rahic. Every man
should DC taught some useful art. This
would give feeling of independence. which
L. the firmest foundation ~ honor or ~
character. Every man. knowing that he :
useful admires himself In all the school >
children should be taught - work ia wood
and iron. To understand the construction
and use Of machinery. To understand tho
great forces that do mans work The pres
ent system ~ education teaches names.
nothlngs. II j. a. though we should spend
years In learning the names of cards. with
out playing game The more real cduca-
ton, the less crime and the more homes. tho
fewer prisons. Ignorance. Nth and poverty
are the missionaries Of crime. A. long "a
dishonorable success outranks honest effort
-a- long n society bows and crngcs before
the great thieves there viii be little ones
enough 20 nil the jails. All the penalties. all
the punI>hmcnts are inflicted under "A belief
that man can do right under all cir"nm-
stances-that his conduct l. absolutely under
his control. and that his will l. pilot that can
In spite Of winds and tides, reach any port
desired. All this, in my judgment. we must
take into consideration; the nature Of man
the facts Of mlnd-the power Of tcmpta-
ton. the Limitation 81 the intellect. the force
Of habit the result 81 heredity, the power Of
passion, the domination OF want. the dis
eases " the brain. the tyranny Of appetite,
the cruelty of conditions. the result OF assoc
citation. the effects OF poverty and wealth, Of
and power. our Ignorance
should make us hesitate. our weakness
should make us mercful.
can not more fittlngly close this address
than by noting the PRAYER OF the buddhist:
II pray thee 10 have pity on the vicious,
thou hast already had pity on the virtuous
BY making them ~o.''