El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-20

would put in their best men rs legisla-
tors, and that the selection OF the ma
tional rulers would be thus removed
out of their hands. It has been prov
ed in practice that the nearer to the
common people the election comes, the
most cases the whole scheme of pres
idential electors Is farce. That only
proves the rule, that the common PEG
pie must run this government to suit
themselves, and they will.
LAS soop as q man is capable of M ak
ing for himself good contract he has
the making of q good citizen. Men
and women who can take care of tb"m-
selves constitute q true republic.
Those who are not so able to choose
their course and follow it-they form
the groundwork of despOtism.
I'VE can hardly call this good
government, compared with others.
Our government is not economical, it
is not just, it is not digni6ed. But it
is the best for the development of the
truest manhood. England teaches
respect for law. The United States is
deplorably lacking in this direction,
vidual man. The American
common people control. There is
more to them. They respect
themselves. That is the lesson of the
United States.
'sThe United States is sort of labor
atory for trying experiments. We test
all sorts OF things, and we undertake
great experiments with q carelessness
that makes an Englishman gasp. A
large portion Of our people two years
ago were ready to overturn our cur
rency system and try an experiment.
Propose this seriously in England. aud
the country would go to pieces. Eng
land runs more smoothly, perhaps, but
she must run on smooth steel
ssaof The le Tilted and s..ss ssraife IKE
q great homemade farm wagon, goes
humping through the fields and over
rocky roads. It pulls up at it's destina-
ton 6ll right, sometimes rather the
worse for wear, but staunch. The
wagon may turn over and spill some of
the freight, but the same people that
built her will fix her up again, and she
will be stronger for the mishap This
for it is the work of the whole people,
and If anything gave way, the people
that made it could replace it with bet
ter.
"Imsgine Germany, France, Russia,
with all the officials from the kaiser,
the president, the car, down to the Of
6cers of geDdarmes, swept away.
Could any body tell what the govern
ment, the boundaries, the condition of
week? But in this country, Lincoln
was murdered at one of the most criti-
cal periods of our history. Did any
part of our marvellous machinery stop
or falter? Sweep away all our nation
al. state, county, and city governments
would not others just as capable re-
place them2 The people made the
government-theY can replace it.
"No, our government is not good. but
the people learn to take care of them
selves. Now in the case of the Fill
pinos, we propose to take in q people
who can't take care of themselves, and
govern them as badly as
we govern ourselves. It is
not fair to them or to
US, for it inflicts upon them q condition
Of our own government. The Filipinos
cannot learn respect for manhood
They can never realize the possibilities
OF our government, for they belong to
race incapable of attaining to re-
publicanism . highest fruits.
Nov we must strive to make gov
ernment by the people good govern
ment. That is to be our work. We
can not do much for the people now
<AiA VIC OCob WOTk VIC w
our lives We do for the next genera
ton. Therefore to accomplish reforms
and assure growth in the right direc
tiOns we must begin with the children,
the coming generation.
proper instruction, right living,
healthful surroundings, true teaching,
high ideals, truth, liberty, respect for
manhood-let US train the children of
the common people along these lines
and the future of our republic, the
truest democracy, will never be in
doubt"
After the speaker finished he held
an informal reception and many Ell
PasO people availed themselves of the
opportunity OF meeting the visitors.
He leaves on the Southern Pacf-
fic today with his party for his
home.
The Woman's Club of Ell Paso is to
be heartily congratulated upon its
enterprise in securing this noted
lecturer for a most pleasant and prof.
table evenings entertainment.