The San Francisco call., 1895-11-04
GENERAL MORGAN'S VIEWS
He Believes That the Public
Schools Are the Foundation
of Good.
Each Man Should Have the Right of
Free Thought and Speech, So
He Says.

A large audience listened yesterday
afternoon at Metropolitan Temple to ad-
dresses by General T. G. Morgan and
Donald NJ. Ross. The following pro-
gramme vas rendered:
Organ voluntary, Harry Schuette; opening
of meeting, H. W. Outflow, chairman; "Amer-
ica," Choral Society ana audience; prayer, Rev.
w. II. Latonnet,e; vocal duet, the Misses Ida
and Minnie Tenny; patriotic song; prelude,
Donald NJ. Ross; recitation, 'Liberty Bell,'
Miss Myrtle Hopkins; song, Choral Society and
audience; organ solo; address, Building of
the Nation" General T. G. Morgan; "Battle
Hymn of the Republic" Choral Society and
audience.
Donald NJ. Ross said, in the course of his
remarks on the subject Nearest Our
Hearts:
"Nearest our hearts-there are so many
things that are near to our hearts that that
is the reason we are here. Nearest our
hearts is the little red schoolhouse.' There
is nothing that affects us so nearly as the
American schoolhouse. This is the only
Nation where the people are their own
rulers. The men and women of America,
therefore, require to be educated higher
than in any other nation 1t requires. in
order to perpetuate the Nation, that every
man who wields ballot should do it with
intelligence. 1t requires that the little
red schoolhouse be held above all other
things.
Il wish it would come that law should
be passed that all children from to 10
years of age should be compelled to attend
the public schools until graduation. The
Presidents son should be compelled to go
as well. This would take the conceit out
of him and let him see that even the
humble son of toll is as great, or may be
greater, than he. The National capital
should be very precious to the hearts of
every American, and if we keep this capi-
tai pure and clean we will have good
Government.
General Morgan said in substance:
II am in sympathy with anything that
has for its object good citizenship and
that will introduce into our affairs pure
things-in politics, in religion. i believe
IN the manifest greatness OF this republic.
Let me tell you what this republic stands
for. 1t is for freedom. l believe in the
utmost liberty of every indivldual-so far
as is consistent with the rights of his fell
low-men. Each man has the right of free
thought None shall say | have not the
right to use my powers of thought.
Every generation. whether of philoso-
ply, theology or politics, must be dis
cussed and directed by those who have the
privilege of free thought.
"a mans prerogative ends when he
states his ideas, his belief and others claim
D,
they are in consonance with their own
views they accept them, but if they are
contrary to their views they reject them.
Il believe in the right of public speech.
Certainly in this country we have right
to claim that our greatness is the result of
public discussion. We allow men to stand
on the streets and promulgate their views.
This is not universal. Only recently men
were mobbed in the East because they en-
deavored to spread the doctrines of Jesus
Christ, as they believed it right.
Il believe in the separation of church
and state. The church is divine institu-
ton. God has established it.
"Aristotle has said that man is politi-
cal animal, and men must have a hand in
their own government. The state has the
same right to exist as any other institu-
ton, but it is for specific purposes. 1t is
to protect the citizen. When that is done
the great function of the state is done.
The church is divine institution, but it
deals with mans spiritual nature II
makes it possible for man to look out and
extend his reach. But the church and
state have no connection with each other
The state has no right to tell me to believe
things which l cannot accept and the
church may only outline those things
which | may believe.
81 believe the state has no right to lew
taxes or take public money for the sup
port of the church.
IF any church, whether it be Presby-
terrain, Methodist, Episcopalian or Roman
Catholic, bands itself together and finds
voters and hErls them at this party or that
party, simply to aggrandize themselves
and push their religion to domination.
is menace to our country.
81 believe that the A. p A. and the IN
nlor Order OF Mechanics and the other
ninety different patriotic organizations.
reaching from Portland to Portland again.
have by their sentiment convinced the
Administration that the only way to meet
the present issues should be on the lines
of Americanism.
when the priests of all churches shall
devote themselves to ecclesiastical matters
and not to matters political then we shall
have peace and prosperity throughout the
81 believe in the highest intelligence
among all people. do not believe we can
reach this high ideal of universal educa-
ton except by the realms of the public
school system, not by any private schools.
We want the French, German and
children OF all nations to come and
SIT together and read the same history, re-
cite the same stories, look at the same pic
lures and be taught to venerate the same
names, and then when they go from that
schoolroom they have left behind them
their race prejudices, they have ceased
to be German or French-they are Ameri-
can citizens
II believe that Gods hand is in the
building of the Nation"
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