The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07

things. the greatest and the best includ-
ed. had beginning. We can safely say
! thiQk that we have passed the expert
mental stage, that We have proved to the
world that a nation can be ruled by a
government OF the people for the people
and by the people The eyes OF the
world are upon US Divine Providence
has entrusted US with a mission, a great
mission to perform for the present and
future welfare Of our common humanity.
| the mission Of giving the world an ex-
ample OF the best possible form of gov
eminent Shall we prove able for the
/ task? Certainly we shall We must, for
1 failure would retard the progress OF hu-
mainly for centuries and centuries. would
fnflict blow upon that higher civiliza-
ton after which we aspire from which
! IL would not recover for ages.
Wherein lies the safety OF our govern
yment? Wherein the power to pe-petuate
it? In being blind followers Of the one
or the other political party? No; FOR as
/ each party has its good so it has its evil.
In following the leadership Of the one or
the other great statesmen? No: for men,
no matter how eminent, may be in error
or change. Men are only great in so far
as the principles for which they stand
are great. and according to the success
with which they advocate these princi-
pies. Men pass away. principles remain
Men are accidentals. principles are the
essentials The safety Of cur republican
form Of government hes in this that we
apply in that government the principles
IF
voter, who is the government. insist By
his vote that this be done. Do this and
you secure our government for the fu-
ture. FalsehoOd. deception. fraud. injus-
tice, dishonesty are wrong in the indi-
vidual, why should they not be wrong In
a nation2 They are wrong and doubly
wrong because nations should have a
higher standard Of morality than the in
dividual Gail these faults good politics.
II you VIII. call them diplomacy-the IL
terua tioual form for Iying-it matters not
So long as they are wrong. they are
wrong. no matter what euphonius title
you apply to them. and 80 long as they
are wrong and in conflict with the
eternal principles az truth ard honesty.
they are dangerous and hurtful 70 our
country. and I. for one. am ol5-fashio7ed
enough % believe that the plain blunt
truth spoken and acted IN straIgh;f7r-
ward manner. as Abraham Lincoln was
wont 20 insist upon Is mere diznIfed,
more becoming ard more beneficial 70 our
country than the Shiny. snesklug. skglIk-
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