The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-13

deviation from le usual privileges &C.
corded the presseneral Harrison said:
81 have prnietary interest In tlcso
lectures. / desi after the course is COM
pleted TO pubiisl them. | do not wish to
vitiate my copyrhts in any manner. l do
not wish stenGaphic report published
now. I shall he short abstracts Of each
lecture preparedor the press. l do not
wish the press tmake their own synopsis,
as in the hurry nd rush of preparation of
COPY for dailInewspaper mistakes in
eyitably occur. do not wish 10 be put in
false or riditlous position by such re-
ports as has be- my misfortune on sew
eraI occasions For this reason L have
nrepared for 81 press an abstract of the
lecture which will deliver to-day. hope
and trust. andin quite confident that the
newspapers San francisco will res ect
nv wishes inhis matter"
Mr.. TibbobGeneral HarrisOn's private
secretary. sted that the abstract of the
lecture had Ien prepared with greatcare
The subiecbf the lecture was enc IN
which the rblic at large was not deeply
interested Id therefore he thought the
abstract as tepared should meet all the
reouiremep of the press.
1--WE do It mean TO be diseourteous to
newspapeunen. but from each one who
enters the all where the lecture is to be
given we sall exact pledge to respect
General RrrisoH's wishes. Students of
the univeIty have been warned to fur
nish no ress reports. and we have en-
deayored onotify all thoie students who
write shetland that no attempt at secur-
ing a repr of the lecture may be made.
1t will nltbe possible to pfevent surrep-
titious reprt of the lectur, If man can
be found iean enough TO neak a report in
defiance General Harrl9n's wishes. but
know tht no newspaper in San Fran
cisco woul care to use a eport obtained
in any uneThanded way
The lectre was delivered 10 the chapel
of the quadrangle. President Jordan in
Produced General Harrisn and made the
public anpuncement: ''he lecture is for
the henef. of the studnts, but General
Harrison eserves all rigfls as to its Dubli-
cation. ami must ask evfy one present to
respect his rights and is wishes in this
matter"
Genera Harrison woe single wild
poppy II the bultonhde OF his Prince
Albert cat. a tribute tcthe States floral
emblem He was ingoodFoice and Kept the
students Of STANFORD Interested for an
even hour as he expiined the develop
ments of the urGritsn constitutions of
the colonies and aitliled the differences
and the growth Law and liberty under
the charters, uner proprietary holdings
and in the royal rovnces.
The following fhA abstract of the lee
,ure authorized publication by General
Harrison:
tits not my rpose to enter into much de-
tall; but it is imfiant TO notice some general
aspects of the ciiers under which the Amer
lean settlement,ere made, and TO outline the
deveiopment Inc colonies of those unwritten
constitutions wh came by use to be treated
though not sGce pted by the English crown
las expressinae fundamental civil rights of
the inhabiiant:
The coIons' demanded All their charter
rights; but mr. accepted these as all their
rights. The eler charters were Chiefly Ia nd
grants for cObPfclai PURPOSES The Paria-
IneDt did not slielpaie. they were made by
companies wndVentured their money but not
their persOBsLater political interests came
To have fullfconsideratio and finaljv RI he
of first impopee There were thrre general
classes of cnies. MASSACHUSETTS,, Conurcfi
cut Rhode and and Virginia until 1904
were char colonies. Large lerislsIiys
mowers wegtyen in most of these 10 tha
coionisrs. Is Interesting 10 note that Con
necIicut al Rhode Island continued their
charters aselr State cunsti'uliOns-the FIRST
until 1854 the latter until 1912.
In tie 10 coloiles representative assem-
blies weresanlztd aud Il large measure of
popular croi assumed, but the crown
through iiovernnrs, had supreme executive
control.
The prietary colonies constituted the