The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-10

Senator Caffery spoke TO the toast
The duty OF public man TO himself.
TO his district or state. and TO his coun-
try. In part. he said DUTY ana
truth are synonymous In the sense that
Shakespeare uses them. Every man
erects an ideal standard TO be his guide
I'm the affairs OF this world. When he
is true 10 that standard, he IS tru,. IN
himself II he is true TO himself. true
10 the standard OF duty, he cannot he
raise TO private trust, or to a pubIic
obligation. our simple minded an
cestors left the shores OF the old world
win the set purpose of living In a new
world OF freedom. They builded In
the course of time. government whose
corner stone rests upon The consent OF
the governed They have into everv
state government erected beneath tho
folds OF their starry banner. incorpo-
rated this living principle OF self-gov-
ernmcnt. They have widened their
borders so as TO embrace a vast extent
OF practically coterminous territory and !
erected IL into sovereign states. where |
this self-governing principle is recog- |
nized and enforced.
Not until the fires of liberty cease IN |
burn; not until our race foreets its
inheritance Of freedom not until that
eternal vigilance, which is its price
Sleeps on Its post, bedrugged with inn
periahsm and expansion and all the
parasites and crawling things of tyran-
ny ana empire, will this energfzing es
sential principle leave our breasts and
cease to be governing principle of our
republic.
"hen that time comes, Mr.. Chair
man let the destiny that overtakes the
degenerate. the power-loving. the vor-
fmppers or Mammon, the followers OF
Moioch' oVertake us. as surely IL will
oVertake us The principle of self gov
ernment is our coliseum-whiIe II
stands our republic shall stand: when
1t fails, liberty shall perish from the
earth
IL is left. sir. in the closing hours of
the nineteenth century. to clothe tvran- !
ny and criminal aggression in the Gas,
on clothes Of Asiatic and Egyptian ia
talisln. Are we TO take for the pt,ido
or our national life the enlightened fac
tor OF living. human conscience. or tho
dark counsel OF dead fatalism? Shall
nature and free viii both be bound in
the chain OF destiny% All. sir. the star
OF empires has lured conouerors and
states TO ruin. 1t is not TOO late IN
repair the wrong of the treaty of Paris
Ihe better sense OF the American peo-
pie, not the promoters. the tobbers the
franchise hunters. the place men. tho
after glory. may come 10 the
rescue OF our imperilled institutions
5od grant they may come soon.
The duty Of the legislator 10 his
state and to his country consists. first ,
n squaring every act and vote with tbo :
constitution. which he is sworn To sup- z
'ort; second. in performing every act 2
ma giving every vote, in all constitu- I
lonal legislation. under the sanction q
ma approval OF an honest conviction
II right. Neither flattery nor threats.
'or censure, must sway him from the
lght His party may condemn. con-
'entions and meeting may censure 4.
riends and enemies alike try 10 per- =
'uade. but conscience and judgment :
lust rule. N
The curse OF any free country is "
norai cowarcico in it's representatives. =
sign Of evil portent on the part of =
ne constituencies. ruled by machines -
nd bosses. is disposition TO make
meats and hypocrites OF their repre-
entatives. instead Of striking out
oldly FOR principle aud right. many
asely p6nder Co error and false doc 81
'ine for place and pclf The power N
the machine Is smothering the voice OF
the people, and claiming the repre- "
TO the chariot OF the boss n
: 2 slave To do his bidding. al
Not long can representative hold
)sition against the public disapproval
his views. The remedy Is I'm tho
lnds Of the constituency An honest
viii have an honest rep pl
sentative. His duty 10 them and fc no