The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-29

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Of either. believe such
ID 10 ; certain extent lssiti-
mate q nseessAgy. They cann0t often
s.css. th'i, .ishss in 2 other ~. Dus
them Ill. shs liberty q ths individual
should be held aaorsd. When W have de-
psived the Individual Of bis liberty w have
taken from him the deareat and most a.
Grad right no possessen; and moro. w are
sapping The very foundAtions upon which
: .s,.a 'u H. :;ae s.n',.i = ana n labor each az hs y,
rights which ths other ssss AZ ~ timss TO
usspiss and iRaore. They have mutual
trusts and common interests, TO attack
which 10 TO sngags In ths work OF self
We have bsen for many years
suffering from an invasion Of alions greater
who swept over southern Europe and over
whelmed Rome. Coming from Europe and
China they threaten rs with q peril Of
serious nature. @.
1.-THE prsssnes Of 4 large soclnlistio Gle
ment in our large cities II dangerous. Dss-
POSTS" o. on y, me o a,s.r hand s.o ana Ss. .oai.l.
lam in Europe. and here in Amer
lea 10 havs . despotism that u mot
political md q discomfort which DOES not
spring from hunger. We have an i'm
ported socialism that IL taking root and IL
making 2 vigorous growth. We have a
radical typs that would overthrow all exist.
ing Institutions. They would do nwny with
private property, authority, tho state, tho
family and religion. This form of social
Ism. 10 Overcoming oil existing institutions,
would destroy the liberty We possess.
There u . Christian socialism which IL
nnits worth OF the individual. Since he
Gave forth the question: What shat! it
profit q man though he gain the whole
world and lose himself there has boon a
constant and irresistible tendency to indi-
viduslism. This has bean one of tho great
ideas flowing down through tho Christian
centuries: ouizos ,sys that tn. prime
10 the energy of individual life, the force of
personal existence In those old empires
which cast their shadows over Asin. Afrioa
n Europe the masses existed for
The state. the individual wss moth
ing. Christianity sxalts the individ-
n.i: bot !. place: Mn n IN psop.r
The state. and oil political and religious In
vas not made for them. This idea, the
worth Of the individual. which W might cay
ID tho keynote Of Christianity, has leavsnsd
and tsansformsd society. Underlying ths
great struggles Of nearly ntnetssn centuries
vidual. II has emanoipatsd slaves. II has
elevated women, II has cared for the widow
and orphan, IL has freed peoples from the
curse OF dsspotism. it has overthrow CON
stituttons, 1t has swept away privileRes, II
has abolished caste. II 10 bearing the old
world ON to popular government. Some
times II leads men to excessive demands
the pendulum swings too far, and We have
. contempt for authority which forRsts that
duties are cosxtsnsivs with rights, and
must b. II socisty and the state shall be
permanent.
And let me ray in the presence Of this
body OF men who took part in that great
s'aassss .s Sa ais, y al i s si%s fos .h sse e. sas
Of freedom, that our greatest danger comes
from Kutopeln emigration. believe We
have q right to restrict immigration.
We have here an a~malRamation of races,
the most wonderful Of all times. One OF
our perils 10 class legislation. There IL a
class OF aliens urging the deportation Of
the Chinese who are nc loss dangerous TO
our liberties than the Chinese. ! have
made pleas for John Chinaman before, and
] DO mot fear. nor am I ashamed to do II
again. / recognize him % q very important
factor In our American civilization, not %
much because he Ia = barbarian Is that he
gives us suoh splendid opportunities for
showing our barbarian. A young China
man graduated with distinction from one
Of sur leading American colleges. He stood
a short time ago ON the platform of Coope,
union in Now York City and said: 1--WE
bog the American people to whose protec-
ton We committed ourselves when We came
hers. not to permit this wrong and insult
to be done to our race" He stood upon a
platform whore stood William Lloyd Gar
fison. Wendell Phillips, Chas. Sumner and
we're nehting for liberty. He re-sohoed
The United State. esvernmsns eou dlf1 moi
carry out the spirit OF the Geary law with.
out doing a great injustice to itself. Thai
It should deal thus with a heathsn docs moi
make the treatment less heathenish. The
results of such legislation il more in har-
mony with Oriental despotism Than OF
American jurisprudence.
Our hope 10 a free, united and intelligent
people, possessing In all things a Christian
spirit. The great teacher of men
gave us the true principle OF liberty when
he said: IT 70 continue in my word, then
are 20 my followers indeed, and 70 shall
know the truth and the truth shall make
you Free Whittier VIZ ts before the war:
And grant. o Father, that the time
Vt Earth's deliverance may be near;
WEon every land and tongue and cline
The message OF thy truth shall hear.
When, smitten As with fire from heaven,
The captive's chains shall sink in dust,
And to his ransomed soul be given
The glorious freedom of the Just.