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

righ; Of mankind individually to a per-
feet liberty. And this liberty was at
tanned not at once. In no form was u
demonstrated at once. IL required CEN
turtles. centuries of struggle. to lemon
strate the capacity OF men TO enjoy
personal liberty. 1t required centuries
of time to emancipate the human mlnd
from the supers;itions which men had
affixed to all the forms Of religious pc
lief. And conscientious liberty sun
struggles with the superstttious sentl-
ments yet remaining In the bosoms OF
our race. IL seems as yet almost Inn
possible to lift men up to the simple
truth which was spoken in the ears OF
mankind 1900 years ago. II the divine
mind exhibiting the true law ana con-
dition OF human happiness, II II was
divine. il marked out for US 1900 years
ago the only pathway to human happl-
ness. Two things were made requisite.
one was an acknowledgement OF u
common father. n the other was the
practice OF that fraternity which re-
carded an men as our brothers entitled
10 equal privileges. held to equal re-
sponsihilities. Charitably treated by
those who attained any eminence IN
any other department Of life. Although
this was spoken 10y the divine MIND lSpo
years ago, the power OF government
the power Of schools. the power Of phil
osophies and human economy still tell
us errors OF freedom. that we are not
capable Of enjoying the higher forms Of
liberty.
Economical Liberty.
IF in our country we have secured
political liberty IL is only in the last
three decades of time. The star-span-
gled banner displayed here before you
when IL was coined was given to a ma
-. .-A4.l A.1a gv,hEa.F % TIN nnPflpn
block seven millions Of men and wom-
en-. To have attempted to carry out the
COMMON principle Of a brotherhood, to
have attempted to establish a frateTnal
system in the presence Of human slaN-
cry sustained beneath our nag. would
have been impossible. Blu while we are
to-day heirs Of personal liberty. s"-
cured to US by the struggles of the hu-
man race. the fruitaEe of the men who
died at the pass OF Thermopyla". and
all part of the continuous struggle OF
the Anglo-SaNon and Celtic races
while we have that. and while We nave
| conscientious liberty. 50 far as the mere
worship of the divine person il con-
~cerned-while we are permitted to en-
10Y these plains Of life which have been
worked out and are placed under strict
guard in the constitution and at the
basis of human goNcrnmenf-Me are
still unable to enjoy that liberty which
to-day appears TO have been 10 the
minds of men To have been the very
first liberty that man hould have
achieved. and that is an economical
liberty or a right TO have and To enjoy
the fruits Of ones labor CApplause)
To one who will separate himself from
the trend I'm which we march. who viii
calmly and complacently fold his arms
in the presence of these centers OF
God. asking himself. asking the divin"
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NAL rights. il would seem that the first
thing that would be spoken into his
ear would be from the voice OF the
Father. speaking thrOugh his MIND
NV son. you shall "A w that which you
coined and earned here upon the land
which have given you tApplause)
Gift of God.
But so strong has been the force Of
habit, so powerful is the fashion OF pa
ganism. so prone are men To rest IN q
civilization which simply gives them
/, life and a quantum of liberty or MN
liberties. that IL is to-day almost I'M
possible to hear either from the churct
= or from the schools or from the philos'
opher that man u entitled To economic
liberty: that IL is a gift Of the dlNl1,
mind to individual man; That IL should
, stand up IN a par with ana be re'oE'
niZfd along beside Of other forms OF
b liberty. Your bAeedDl mere l'-hdN II
seen i'm every quarter OF the world. You
men here upOn the mountains have
demonstrated for the first time In al
the history Of human life that 1t II
possible and profitable to maintain Z
fraternaI system which VIII guarantee
to sobriety and industry the independ
ence Of the home. CApplause) So tha
YOU have attained here upon the top
If these beautiful mountains. You havI
/, attained the hope Of the most advanced
teachers and philosophers of all on
. race for all time. 1t was inspiring to
day to see your labor suhdivided int
= crafts. your power of good, OF produc
ton. Of contributing To mankind, en-
. HANGED tenfold by the division of you
men into different trade and callincs
and subdivisions of employment In eaC'
: calling. II was inspiring to see yo
: drawn up in all the independence posi-
u BILE to human beings. marching proudly
Z yes. defiantly, past the churches whlC
: thus far have c|ontented themselve
u with preaching a meek and submissiv
: spirit: preaching that you should rath
er endure the ills whi,n men have pu
= upon you. with no right whatever. tina
thai you should disturb by your dis
cussion or our acts the condition G
a economical slavery which perVades al
most all of our entire earth. 1Cheers,
And 1t was Inspiring To see your line
walk in reverence by that greatest c
teachers, the public sChoOlhous
-tchcers)-looking with loving eye
upon an institution which taught yo
knowledge without enforcing upon yo
n superstitious. taught you knowledE
II with which to endure II and perpetual
IL for unborn races Of mankinu
/ lCheers.)
: 1T was inspiring to see your long, d.
II fant lines pass what was once Gale
the free press of the world-tapplaus'
lie to-day caught and entanEled in u
economies which neCessitated their 81
ar %istence: to be. except in your particl
TO lar quarter here, almost entirely silel
m of the demands Of the enlightened ii
n telliCence Of the world FOR a broad,
Se and better and holier and more a,
is vanCed liberty than man has ever y
is enjoyed. (Cheers.D Your lines pass.
W along among residences and palaces