The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-01
d. b. HILL, LECTURER.

planning the reason for his appca rance on
the lecture platform. He said he desired
to visit some Western towns and thought
the best way to do Il was to lecture In
them My theme tonight. ladies and gen.
uemeu," he said. us that OF personal lib-
erty In Its broadcast sense. Personal lib
erty IS the opposite of serfdom and
slavery. l only assert a truism when l
say II Is priceless boon TO humanity and
is inseparable from a natural existence.
Liberty has boen regarded as the gift of
tho Almighty to His people, and that Il is
a natural etft rather than one that comes
from social position"
lie quoted Patrick Henry and tho CON
sltuuon with regard to liberty and the
freedom OF The people. The constitutions
OF the different States We're for tho per-
petuaion of blessings Of liberty. lie
quoted from The Wisconsin constitution
ma said that these instances show that
The sole purpose OF modern government
was for the purpose or liberty.
There are many kinds of liberty" CON
unued tho senator. There Ia civil, per-
soh@i, moral and religious liberty. freedom
81 the press and liberty OF conscience
hh2ush hpertN means freedom from re
hueh tnat the restraint must be used some
times In order to protect the people
me Word liberty is used in another
sense when we say that one is taking lib
| Hrty with another OFTEN enough liberty
III TINS case means rudeness. Yet when
IA man takes the liberty 10 propose 10 a
young iRdy anu she accepts him 1t can
hardly be called rudencSs / am speaking
! now, Mr.. Mayor. from observation and
theory only This reference 10 his bache-
/ lor state brought forth a hearty laugh
"Despotisin must always stand in the
| way OF personal liberty" sail the sen
| over the many and will never Obtain liz
! thiS country y mere democracy is not
| PtacilrubIe except for a small community.
/ kule by the people is tho perfection OF
! Cove rnmcnt, because IL gives tho host kind
| oil liberty aud the greatest freedom our
own system RESPECTS the common rights
/ 81 man ana ns nearly approaches perfcc-
| ton AS possible. It is hut fair to state
! mat though these views arc SO plain ana
: elementary, they are by no means CON
c'dei, but are Nigoio usly contended by
some.
Some mon take issue on the question and
say that man has no natural right of lib
crty aud has no rights except those con-
ferred on him by the government Pres
ident Hoffman, Of one OF our American
colleges, says that the right to govern is
not Inherent. He denies the existence Of
the natural right for man 20 govern hint
self and he intimates that only, proper
ton should decide as to government OF "A
community.
rcpudlate all such statements and in
Omalons. ! deny The moral right ~ any
power 10 mhke Rims and then declare
he GOVERNS hy divine riEht. Tncro ar. no
circumstances 20 back up such pscpus-
meni that lie iisiit of MAI. To- ..5vrrn him.
ser .s but an, eishtoeotn century notion
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prb -ipio ana nct "a poloy IL in,oivrd' tint
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I then that lanes Monroe truneiated tho
> doctrine which bears his name, lic fh
tha( leIRer holy nor vi u,'n". .nt'.r.
= ian continent.
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= the ground th2t We nave ~" IlfIs 10 , Az
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