Evening star., 1898-06-27
Government in Miniature Success
fully Carried Out in Freeville.
IDEA ORIGINATED BY WIN. GEORGE
Meeting in Its Interest at Metro
poIitan M. E. Church.
ESSES Erred

at Freeville, N. Y, an interesting descrip-
ton Of life in this little country, as 1t
were, being given by a former president,
Jacob Smith. The meeting in the interest
of the republic was held at Metropolitan
M. E. Church, where speeches were made
by Representative c. H. Grosvenor OF
Ohio, Representative G. w. Ray of New
York, who represents in Congress the dis
trict in which this secondary republic is
founded, and Rev. E. Lawrence Hunt, who
is assisting in the work of the institution.
Julio Capo, Cuban lad, the first Cuban
American citizen Of the republic was also
present at the meeting and told of his de-
light at being connected with the institu-
ton.
The junior republic is the consummation
or an idea originated by Mr.. William
George, New York evangelist. The re-
public Is made up of boys Of ages ranging
from twelve to nineteen years, who have
been taken from the slums Of New York.
Iaken TO the junior republic. they are
Taught the principles Of self-government
oy practical application of them. Good
citlzens will result, it is believed, and an
eHcrt Is being made to establish more re-
pubncs throughout the country. 1t is in
the effort to secure 1900 members of the
republic association to contribute s5 q wear
that Mr.. Hunt and his young associates
are now touring the larger cities. A num-
per OF Washington members were secured
at the conclusion Of the meeting
Representative Ray opened the exercises
with short history of the republic. The
clizens of the junior republic, he said.
nao Ih !helr eyes set upon the star of truth,
ee. on.e t aomination OF God and faith in the
sreater republic of the United States The
boys are taught the principles of the great
government, self-control confidence in God
ana respect for the star spangled banner.
1Aite Wara they are put practically to work
81 tnat tney may make their own living.
Work of the Republic.
former President Smith, an eighteen
year-oid lad, told most Interestingly and
enthusiastically Of the junior republics
work.
our little republic is modelled after the
great one In which we all lve," he said.
iio Is pased upon the same Constitution.
ailhougn we had to make some amend
Our president is elected for one wear sena.
lots Tor three months and representatives
Tor one month. Then we have an eyacut;ya
a. department, cabinet, a judicial depart.
@ llent ana criminal. civil and supreme
court The republic was founded four
years ago, and since that time we have
mace maly In Lrovements in our form of
lies do, by experience
Inc boys work on the farm and mako =
good deal OF money-our money is tin
ana @ some grow wealthy. Once apples ye, e
bieh biol m,inh mr;na @ .ne limits OF the republic at
go outside where others mig be had.
some SPECTATORS among our citIzenshi,
pald 20 TO go outside. as required by our
law, and bought up lot of apples. These
they brought in and sold at reduced rates
Complt. 1T followed, and 1t all resulted IN
tne legislature passing a protective taliff
OF 70 cents or each dollars worth.
Thers was complaint about the DOLL tax
being the same for the rich and the poor.
ana several efforts ware made to have a
personal property tax bill passed. 1t al
ways passed the house, but was defeated in
the senate. In 1896 the government con-
trolled everything and in conseouence
there was great deal of money in circula-
ton.
Mr. George now owns the hotels and res
taurants, and the boys are working at
farming, carpentering or cobbling. A real
jail is used for lawbreakers 1t has calls
with iron bars, big lock and guard with
a club. In the gang offenders wear striped
suits and are worked hard. There used to
SO many now At first tn, citizens were
constantly going to law, but they have
learned better, and the lawyers soon went
into other business, where they were more
prosperous.
Representative Grosvenor's Address.
Representative Grosvenor spoke next. He
said, in part:
In the first place. I want to point out
how ably this institution has discovered the
question of politics. 1 do not think there
was ever professor Of political economy
who could in the same length of time make
plain to an audience how this question of
political policy arises in the everyday
transac tions of human life. They discov-
cred, among other things. that the Senate
is an obstructing body; that there is such
a fhn rforra
lsarned there were but three Senators 1
thought they might get along even with
unlimited debate. But thought it might
be well for them to bear in mind what an
upon a threadbare question when the ther-
mometer is meandering around in the neigh.
borhood of ninety in the shade
''They discovered in that community that
the man who paid the highest price within
the borders could not compete with the man
who paid small price outside the borders,
unless they put protective tariff on the
business. Thus they have demonstrated
one theory Of politics.
Then there was an extraordinary vol
ume of currency. 1t got above the wants
of trade and became cheap, and until
daddy undertook to redeem it, it was fiat
Money; 1t was not wtrth anything at ALL
until Daddy came to the rescue as the
United 'States treasury comes to our res
cue. the boys found tLeir money was going
down hill all the time. But when they
ASe III ito iSuScDiSI ilFSU, tuGlr currency ILL.,
creased in value.
Practical Demonstration
TT is wonderful how this little experi-
n:ent up there has demonstrated that DO.
Etical theories and questions are inciden-
tai to our lives and the government of a
country. Nov, ladies and gentlemen, what
Is the greatest menace to the growth, pros
perity and development of the American
people? l know that shall not select the
dangers that would he selected by good
many others. Some would take as the
greatest menace corporations and! the ag-
giegatioa of wealth in the hands of a few.
Others would point cut various evils as
they understand them to be. If I were TO
select the danger. that clouds the horizon
of American hopes and possibilities I would
select the danger of bad education. or
rather the training Of our children in the
pathway that leads to crime. wish to
point out to you that the system here
brought into opeI alton, which is a small
cloud at this time, 10 bigger than a mans
hand, is, with it's coadjutors in the institu-
tions of our country that reach down IN
the same direction, of more value and Of
fcrs greater helpfulness for the future ar
America than all other penal and refor-
matory institutions Of the government Of
the state and the United States.