The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-29
SEATTLE. FRIDAY. MAY 60
THE HorE OF TnE NATION.

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THE HOPE OF THE NATION.
Commencement DAY was celebrated yss-
ssrday n me university BIZ sorsovrszss
sxeresssa me young women and young
men VINO have eonpiesed the esrrssusurn
yrcsfv~i their diplomas and ths students
Als,srsed 20 their honss- The occasion
~ss made no. cniy interesting bat notable
hy an sddreAs delivered by Judge BsrkA
II vas . very sspretsnsioas address.
eus after the nrsf few wsrds the speaker
had secured the sttsnfisn Of the stu
dents and held u 20 tina elsse- IL ~ss
susxesfiys ard for many reasons most
ehrssiy. The theme wxs the dnty Of stu
aerss ~ csfixsns. ard It's aspiration -
fatty A. a~~srxbis 20 the students In waat
judge Burke called ,has greater universe
fy-the world.
He cited Holmes who. replying TO . cpss-
sson as 70 when the edseatson Of q ehisd
should bexir. said Fifty years before It
- born" The work Of hfs proceeds
through generations TO which each eontrs-
bafss Part Of the vork accomplished 10
in tbs sysssm Of government IN the Unit
ed States. which IL based upen the best
principles known 20 man The eonstitu-
ton IL he'6 by most statesmen Of al ma
Sons 10 he the grandsst scheme ~ liberty
~sshsus license ever drafted Whatever
faults there may b are not due TO the
Instrument. bus 10 fhess who Weld II.
The governments Of this country win Be
what ths young men snt the young wo-
men Of successive generations make H.
Judge Burke used tao Illustrations Of
his idea. n. he sai6. . man foand that
the pais came through the roof 20 the
damage Of his rvup~ssy he would not tear
dowa no house; he woaid take ladder.
remove the fpw hroken shingles and sssH-
ssfsuss sUnnd ores. In life. a. In IN or
char6. eood and evfl grow side by side
often snssrtwinsd: all weeds grew spaos
aionxssds the Fruit trses. But he would
- . vary impradens man who cut down
ME trees ana rsowsd over the land anew
instead - shocking out the weeds.
The lesson Of the address could not -
mistaken: ana the students showed their
ready appreciation by their absorbed at
tsnt'on ara hearty applause Such doc
trsps ~ this wsi make good citizens. ard
good citizens WI make good government.
n the constitution Of The United States.
n the scheme OF this republic IS erroneous.
then self-xovcrnment IS q failure. The
government n no. q code Of unrhanxeahis
laws: iss nfe r. ir the hearts blood Of the
people. There h no tyranny except the
tyranny Of crror~-no oppr~ssor who doe.
rot owe his power to IN. people them
ssives. Error viii be vsnanlshsi by truth.
wrong viii he riShtea ~ the might OF self.
interest. and irequities will be adjusted by
TIRE Inevitable Justice Of the ration.
The genius OF seifaovernment. "a Judge
rurte ssid. s-erss 70 res, In N. Anr.o-
esxon race. fortified ss u 4. with Rers.
blood: and the consras, presented between
the erorts % sens other races 10 govern
themselves wtts the accomplishment. o,
ore hundred years IN the uniiee States Is
safncien, proof tina; there IS a vast ar
ference.
There IL no neei ~ revolution or blood.
she'd where a free halo, - tn every man.
fcvrrssgn hand. He may make mistake. II,
rs estimate 81 men and measures. ~lu, NJ,
intelligence ans courage wir rec,lfy them
Tho Ercs, nasion 90 the fntar, /. on.
which q - be bull, np sns sustained ~
The brains OF TIRE people ara no, by ~,
bloody soree ~ arms I, 8. oniv when IN.
rich, 70 ruls is withheld from a people sna,
rerolntscn - aeetcs-s-f .sen Y is ouis
needed n pun down tire ols ara 70, q
construct Tho rev. We have 20 syrs-, q
overthrow. We hsv. oniy ourselves % gov
err ny ourselves Ana IRIS is work o.
construction. ret o, ssx,ruessos.
judge Burke. patriotic word. VII - .,
fertile sees In a faiiow SOL. TIE voun.
men ana young woman who have over
cor'e slsrouits--. solved problems. ssrax
E,ss With obstacles 10 thesr progress. n.
lone to tire race ~ those NNa hnls NJ p.
form. i-srrove-ne, 70 those who destroy
ruin ara retrcsrsae TAesr weapons araln-
wrong wiii ~ Tire vo,es sni pen. INSPIRED
by inteiiigrrce; 10; ,h- sa-hasi, sho.xu,
charged wlth destructive powder.