The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-06

as they supposed. In the captives of
other nations chained TO their chariot
wheels. Seeking territorial aggrandizo-
ment, modern vtctors. like Napoleon,
nave produced states. destroyed COM
munities and added them TO a system
both OF religion and ethics. To which
they were unknown. No procession has
ever had the power TO show TO the eyes
Of the whole world in every department
Of industry the practicability Of the fra
ternalism which was lifted up before
the vision OF the world 10y the trades
unionists and organized labor of the
world. (Applause).
There was a significance that our
Risen Master. who to-day Is the north
star of all thought. chose TO be His dis
ciples the toiIing fishermen. Those who
were gifted either intellectually, or
those who had a large amount OF human
power in any department OF life, lie
permitted To carry on their own ethlcs
i'm their own way. Perhaps a long-con-
tinued process and living under a GER
7 tain light OF a certain theory, wrong
and unjust in Itself. units men OF the
highest culture to become the true lead
ers If the principle divinely planted ~
the human race. IL may have lookeu
! like a sarcasm upon the conditions. upon
the power. upon the intellect Of all the
world that the Divine chose the usher
man. But you men of Montana, you
have indicated the choice Of the Mas
ter. for you have first demonstrated the
fraternity whrh He taught. APP
plause.) This fraternity which you now
enjoy is not the result OF the schools
OF economy. IL is not the result OF con-
stitutions granting liberty, ii is not the
result Of the influence Of religion. II Is
not the result Of "A process discovered
by some imperial mind and pointed out
To man.
Government by Conscience.
But IL is the result of the common
labor common effort and the common
men NJ this locality. showing how by
! organization the common mind Is wiser
! than the inspired mind. tApplause). II
was the perception that common sense
was the true criterion in all things Wn.ch
led our fathers 10 the establishment OF
this government. A conception that the
many were wiser than the Few caused
them 10 dare take up the experiment OF
William Penn. William Penn was
laughed at by church and state when
he said in England that he would found
a ppople who should be governed by
that power resting within the breast OF
every man which he called conscience;
that there was a power Wlthin lhe
brFast OF every man better adapted TO
direct him in all the affairs OF lie, ana
as well in the practical affairs as IN
those of mere sentiment. Mankin did
not believe IL. But less than :wo GEN.
turtles have passed since he promulgated
hat idea. In less than one century from
the time he promulgated II our falhels
founded this republic upon the princi-
pie that there is within the breast Of
every man a power or more enlighten-
ment. of greater directive force than
any human teacher or human leader.
Acting upOn that principle, We have de-
veloped the political liberty Of these
United States, which is I'm elect nut
the aggregate vote and voice OF the
c1nsciences Of IS. 900. 900 of freemen. Its
power to correctly direct us in national
affairs has been vindicated by the eX-
traordinary progress of the American
pcople since the formation Of our con-
stitution. We were the first government
i'm all the history of the world that was
organized with the intent and aim TO
develop and to protect human industry.
.tnarrs.J our progress in the develop
ment Of that industry is so apparent
hat our late war ended in so days,
urged against a power that stood nlSh
up in the rank Of nations. All Of ner
u0wf- was humbled, all of her prestige
beaten down, all Of her allies subdued,
by the American people as a national
pastime. not a war. We have now ar
rived at a plane where we are compelled
To choose our course. Happily fer man
Kind that you have demonstrated the
possibility Of fraternity.
Political Economics.
The nations of the world are all
practicinr what is called the mercan-
tile-political economy. That false po-
Ntica1 economy makes wealth n
money identical. believes that the ma
ton is the most prosperous which has
] the largest amount of money in its pos
r session. The nations of the world to-
day are bred and have been bred since
p the lith century upon mat principe.
Locke taught England in 1900 that IN
a country not possessed Of mines there
r were but two ways Of growing rlCh,
and that was either by tongues or 10y
h England has always pur-
! sued that theory. II was in a belief Of
70 the s%oundness of that fiscal economy
,, that she seized upon the fleets of Hol-
land and Of France and of Spain and
$ became the mistress Of the ocean,
g planting upon all the coasts her col
onies. which the mercantile economists
I hold are simply assets to be worked
n fer the good OF the mother country
expecting one day to pull all the ma
( tives of the earth within the graspinf
= power of those political economists
who still believe hat the happiness ol
s trade is better than the happiness anf
f prosperity Of the individuals of thu
@ national life. tCheers) The policy oi
$ the mercantile economists has beer
n the policy Of our American people il
u their national character. The man
g nerisms of that policy were to put higl
e tariffs upon the industries Of other ma
4 tions, to offer bounties for the crea
ton Of industries within theiE own. &
put restrictions as far as possible upol
a the export Of the precious metals. civ
y ing care and protection alone to tn
10 manufacturing industry which afordei
n denser population and a greater out
put i'm a national sense; striving con
- .az,a =. -IFaF, III I.Ha,a, - tEaI
: i'm our favor as against the struggle O
~ England To obtain the balance Of trad
!, I'm her favor. and Of rance and Ger
=, many and Russia or any of the othe
"A great nations of the world.
If hut a new poN,i unPel','N'u Fl"