Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-29
POLITICAL LIBERTY.
DR, WOODROW WILSON DISCUSSES
IT'S PHILOSOPHY.
SPEAKS TO 4 CROWDED HALL,
4 Mastery Exposition of the Theory
and Practice of Political Liberty
Lecture Monday Night.

The second OF DIR. woodrow Wilson's
series Of lectures on constitutional Gov
eminent In the United States" attracted
larger audience TO the chapel at Rich
mond College last night than did the
lecture Of Thursday night, and the ad-
dress seemed TO be even more enjoyed.
The hall was crowded almost 10 its
utmost capacity. the aisles being filled.
and the stairs at the rear Of the hall
occupied by eager listeners. When Presi-
dent Boatwright introduced DR.. Wilson
there were thunders of applause, and
throughout his ADDRESS he compelled the
yociferous appreciation OF his audience.
POLITICAL LIBERTY"
DIR. Wilson's theme was political
Liberty: Its Nature and Exercise" lie
began with an eloquent apostrophe to
liberty, so often In the history Of the
world the cause of wars and tumults-
a thing for which men had given their
fortunes and their lives without murmur-
ing.
The nations which have thought most
about liberty in the terms OF abstract
political thought have enjoyed liberty the
least. America has obtained it's best
ideas Of political liberty from the French
MOntcsquieu has given TO the world the
clearest ideas Of political liberty as an
abstraction. You must not study liberty
too closely. You must not study too
closely the character Of your friend. His
faults will eventually appear glaring and
magniiied. The greatest foe to your
friendship is too close a study Of each
others character. Think your friend suits
you. that you love him and like 10 be
with him, and do not ask yourself why.
So the people that think their insti-
tutiOns please them without too minutely
questioning themselves as to why they
please are most apt to have stable insti-
tutions. and if they have liberty are the
less likely TO use il. If man does not
love the liberty Of another man, he does
not love political liberty. which is the
liberty Of man. as man without reference
to his condition.
A THING OF INSTITUTIONS.
Man does not want to be pent up with
in himself An English wit was right
when ne said bachelor is an amateur in
life There is underlying marriage deep
| philosOphy-the philosophy of eXpending
! yourself on interests not wholly your own.
| Liberty is a thing Of institutions, not
| philosophy. Institutions are ways of do
ing things.
The Frenchman was the first to find out
| the philosophy Of liberty. but he has never
| been able TO attain freedom. The Anglo
| Saxon was the first 10 find freedom
| though he could not discover the phioso-
! ply of it, The only way you can get AT
| liberty is from the end Of experience, not
| OF theory. Men want freedom Of speech
| and thought. not physical freedom for
] despot hardly ever tries TO abridge that
POLITICAL LIBERTY DEFINED.
Perfect political liberty is the perfect
! balance between the separate powers OF
/ the individual and the united powers OF
| government Constitutions say there
| shall be liberty OF the press, yet as an
/ English writer has said. man can print
| only that which twelve average men in
/ a furv-DOX will agree YOU can print. a
! great principle OF liberty is That every
| body must be treated as everybody else.
/ Uniform and swift injustice is better than
! lax Justice Liberty consists i'm the least
possible restraint Of the individual.
| The Socialist wants new organization
| Of society, so that il may teach new
| habits Of life But these are not taught
| by Institutions institutions are begotten
| bv habits of life When every man ieels
| as proud TO carry a pick as a musket;
! when manual labor is as much respected
/ as intellectual labor; when man had as
| soon work for his neighbor as for himself
! then will we have the altruism for when
| the Socialist longs.
There is only one law of liberty-the law
| to be great i'm that cooperation Whefe an
men are restrained yet all united.
RECEPTION IN LIBRARY HALL.
After he lecture, which lasted Few
! minutes over an hour DR.. Wilson met a
! large number Of ladies and gentlemen
| I'm the library hall and an hour or more
| was spent in social converse.
| DR.. Wilson will lecture Monday night
ON written Constitutions There are
three more Of these lectures, and from
the interest which is being manifested
I'm the course it is evident that the con-
| clusion Of the course will be very gene