The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-30

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Words said hirabsau. ""oros aio
things A..
Aware of that fact, those who serve tne
money power by speech and pen are "ont
10 dub those who entertain sentiments
adverse to government by money az an.
archists, socialists. and cunmunis,s. pu'
he mt haunted I'm this contest ny epi-
thets. The very combination OF epithe's
will show that they are WORDS, hothins
more. An anarchist Is one VINO " OPP
posed to all government. lie Is the ~
plus ultra OF individualism. society has
nothing TO fear from the rev huhoIeu
,hrnngbout the Union protesting that
faith.
Al the very opposite pole are the com
,,unists who believe in government TOT
everything; in the community OF GOODS
TIT system failed under the Apostles
themselves. who gave II a trial, and II
ls not likely to be tried with any success
again while poor human nature remains
what IL is. Between those two opposite
nolIs anarchism or no government on the
one hand. and communism or government,
I'm everything az the other. lies soolain>m'
Every civilized government Is to a large
extent. and almost in proportion 10 It's
degree OF civilization, socialistlc.
The original conception was a pollce-
man with a big stick 10 prevent or pun
ish murder and violence, theft, and oth-
er crimes, go that property ana person
might be secure. But we have become
far more socialistic than that crude ne
ginning. When taxes were lald on the
property and persons of all, whether nav
ing children or not, ana not III pIopoi'lo"
10 the number of children in order TO ed-
ucate other peoples children. a most UNI
uistakable stride towards socialism was
taken. vet our public schools are now
our pride, and justly. too. Soclals'lc,
too. is the levy OF public taxes TO DE ussu
for hospitals for the sick. the poor 'ne
insane. the blind. and the deaf and DUMB.
So is the postohice itself, for what con-
| nection is there between government III
lite original function OF preserving peace
and order and the distribution OF inter
ligence. In like manner municipal OWL
| ership of lights, water and street cars.
oduirablo AZ il Is and admirably as II
has operated for the public goods es-
sentiaIly socialistic. j would not be mis-
understood as opposing any or THESE
measures because they are socialistlc.
nor as advocating further steps IN tlat
direction. That Is not my purpose Dh'
To call TO your minds that Vhether u
measure Is to be adopted or not Shoulu
| dorend upon whether il Will serve the
nublic welfare-and 1T is not u De re-
| iected if tho only objection thal can
he urged is that some one thiaiS II Is So
| c~iallstic. seeing that SO large a part Vi
the better portion of government IS az
! ready Of like nature. we heed 10 pe
of,en reminded. indeed we should never
Sorcet mar government exists To- the
neonIe and not the people fo- the gov
eminent. II was your W great states
n,,p Thomas jefferson who Tor nam
tanning this sentiment In the opening OK
the century. brought down upon MS hean
tina wrath of those who believed IN gov
| eminent by the few.
THE CUBAN AND THE CRETAN.
The brsezes that sweep from the South
across the dark and bloody trocl'a, from
the orange groves OF the Queen OF the
| Antilles. bear to US the ~desparlnS cry
OF Cuba lbre" from men whose souls are
| stirred by the same sacred IRE that hhrn-
ed i'm the bosom OF the heroes ot 20
| and already Maceo has ttllen the war
rem OF this new struggle for liberty. End
from across the deep waters. bofnc hy
| Tho harnessed lightning. from Fplrote
valleys and Thessalian plain comes the
| clash OF arms where the descendants or
| E~naminondas and Miltiades ale sttu2-
| cling In the fists with the mvrmtions CT
| the modern Xerxes. our hearts so out
| IN Cuban ana TO Cretan. 10 Epirotes ana
the men of Macedonia, and our hands
might go too II our government reaUy
EXPRESSED the feelings OF our people. But
are we sure that John Randolph. " foa-
noke was not right when he sad sirs.
the Greeks are at our doors. III seek
ing the salvation OF others. IRE we cure
OF our own. While sympathizl1g win
tho struggle for self-government else
where. are we certain that we
| have IL ourselves? Is there no whisper
of the lobby that at times Is moro po-
tent than the voice OF the people! Is
,here never behind the Executive a
power greater than the Executive IL
| self?
When NAPOLEON B~onaparte was an un-
known Lieutenant OF artillery, some one
asked Able Raynal why ne spent so
much time talking with him. Because, ~
said the Able. there is so much future
in him" 1t is always pleasant To talk
TO Young men-there Is SO mucn future
in them. but my young friends. I will
claim YOUR attention no longer. ] might
have spoken to you OF matters connected
with your own great profession and the
wonderful almost miraculous advances
il has made in recent years. but in doing
so | should have deserved the fate OF
him who carried Goals TO Newcastle. l
might have spoken to you of nay W pro-
fession; this would have interested me.
but would have been dull TO you. might
have interested you by praises of the
beauty and Projections of the lovely sex
which honors us with its present to-
night. but TO do so would have been a
vain attempt to paint the lily or gid
refined gold" L might ave referred
to the glorious past of this grand old
Commonwealth. the mother of statesmen
and of states, but the eager youth OF to-
day think not of the past. III lave
their faces turned towards tire glorious
morn whose opening gates size gllmpces
of the golden corruscations o, the cav n.
The future Is theirs, all theirs and ii Will
be what they shall make it. 1 have there
fore met you on that platform where al
citizens OF the Republic stand together.
In which all "a an equal in-crest !
have told you of the great AMI just m
rest i'm the public mind n tic disslL-
isfaction at present conditions. | ta.'
called your attention TO the i'd rat
the vital and inevitable issue diversified
owing all others Is whether the govern
ing power shall reside in manhood or In
money. | have e~ndeavored 10 b-.eiiy call
your attention to the consequences OF
victory for either side and 10 some of the
remedies suggested. and now | again re-
peat that the disposal of the Victory Is
with your generation, for you snail tear
in your hands the issues Of life and death
for the last great experiment OF free
government With you 1t shall rest
whether the silent centuries are all ready
10 close over the tomb in whicl shall
rest the last hope of humanity On your
capitol grounds stands the COLOSSAL stat