The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-08
rur nrMEDY ron OPPRESSION.

] THE REMEDY FOX OtFisiN't'Ns
At the Inauguration Of DR.. Graves af
President of The University Of tnc state
OF Washington. Dr David Starr Jordan
deivcrcd an address in which Doc gave
uttorance 10 this great truth. "lhe
remedy Tor oppression ls 20 hring in men
VINO cannot be oppressed. Tnis SIS the
remedy our fathers sought. We shall find
no other. The problem OF lie is not TO
make life easter. but % make men strong
err. so mat no problem shall be beyond
t their solution
We submit these fow words as nor
vous. forccful. conclusive reply 60 the
modern doctrine Of Populism and Social
ism. The people OF Havcrhill. Mass have
recently Installed fuIl-ncdged Socialist
as mayor OF their city. and IN delivering
MS inaugural address he recommended
that the city buy a farm ON which all
| needy persons might raise their provis-
ions. and that utensils be furnished them
free or charge. that no charge ~ made
Tor rent. ana tnat a fuel yard be- Kept at
whicn any one might obtain fuel from
the city by working for u. that iarse
sum OF money be appropriated TO be eX-
nendod on sunerhuous work, IN order that
employment might be given 70 the people
of tho city VINO were out Of job. In
other words. he proposes that the tax
navcrs OF Haverhnl shall virtually sup
BORT large number OF aD,c-podied men,
VINO seem TO be incapable OF taking care
OF themselves.
We would not have IL understood that
we are opposed 10 puohc charities. We
ps,ieye ia public hospitals asylums for
the insane. almsnouses, ana regular
system or giving to The sick and the dis
tressed VINO are physically or mentally
mcapaoItatea. out We draw the lne &C
/ ablc-bodied men. not simply because we
think II an imposition tnat one man oe
raxeo 10 support another man, who Is
equally able TO work. but FOR the greater
ana higher reason mat paternaism tends
10 destroy manhood.
Many boy has been ruined by too
much coddling at nome. The boy who rs
raised by rich parents with tho idea that
ne need not exert himself because there
IS plenty or money IN the family TO sup
port MIN IN idleness usually turns out
10 be very poor sort OF man, and very
rarely gives any account or himself eX-
capt I'M the BAN room or IN the sporting
world. But the boy who in early lte is
thrown on MS own resources and made
10 understand tnat he must work for his
living. and that n Dee accompishes any
thing IN THIS world 70 must DE through
his own exersions # there be anything
IN him, Will make a man OF himself
The same is true I'm larger sense Of
the government and IT'S people. Given "a
| government which simply undertakes 10
protect IT'S citizens in their personal
property and rights. IN their lire and
liberty. preventing one citizen from tres
passing upon the nights of another, and
giving each citlzcn the same opportunity
with every other citizen 10 earn living
ana accumulate property. but giving as
sistance TO no one, discriminating neither
Tor nor against any particular class OF
citizens. YOU viii IND under such a gov
eminent a vigorous acuve, independent
manly utzensnip. There Will be sharp
Hruega. TO be sure, but 90 struggle
there IS always Development
But given government which under
takes the parental care OF IT'S SUBJECTS
provHung employment and food and
rumcnt for them. you win ind a
nation OF pigmies and mUksOps. The man
VINO does not rely upon himself viii IN
evitaply be d dependent What American
citizen with brain ana muscle, and
WIN The principle or American ndcpen-
dence i4 MS breast. Is willing 20 admit
mat ne cannot take care OF hnusslt. D"t
that ne must I'VE on government papt
we say tnat sucn a ciuzen IS disgrace
TO American manhood
Incrc IS great moral principle iL-
yolved mere. competition was oraaMed
by Cod. ana Tor great purpose.
Nature does not work by calm and SUM
SHINE alone but by storm OF wind and
rain ana ngntning, ana We know mat al
tne great reforms OF history nave o"n
ACCOMPLISHED by revolution. our Lord,
himself. SAID tnat ne came not 20 send
peaco ON earth. but sword iree
agency implies Independence and effort
ana struggle, ana these are employed IN
the providence OF COD 10 develop Chris
tian character. Therefore. IN this pFooa-
tionary state. 10 is Gods purpose mat
there be struggle and development
mere can be no sucn thing as SOCIALISM
,nte side OF heaven.