The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-06-15
R-GDVERNED P[IlPT
What We Want is Less Gover,n
Less Politics, More Houes,v
and More Intelligence.
WHERE THE DANGER 10 AMERICA In,
Not ON the Broad Fertile Pa
Illinois. or In the Wa, q
Patriotism Is Universal. H.. ''
the Great Cities, win.
struSsiins, RestIes. Tbos

Champaign, ILL.,, June IT,
Ter Bird 5. Coler, of New YorL p p
cred the principal address M ~. N''''
mencement of the state un;n.%
and some of his statements cras.'
sensation. He said in part
The birthplace of Our Probe.
The great civic and political ~,
lems OF tins country to-day wers Nv
OF the social conditions that a.;a
the cities, and there the fight for IN "a
intelligence and a higher stand,-s
public honesty must be fouob, "
won. No serious danger to Amsr,.
institutions turks anywhere on ~
broad and fertile prairies of Jll;nsa
or the west, where patriotism i ~
versal, and honesty the inheren, Nm sa'
right of every citizen. But in the a..''
cities of the east and west. with a..
teeming, struggling. restless thoa
sands, who, tasting liberty for the A..
time, are prone to mistake II for 49,
intoxicating license of unreaso,,-
freedom, there are problems that :
quire for their just settlement -.
wisdom and patience of the best AZ;
zenship. w
Corruption I'm GOxerumer.
corruption in state and munic;r,,
government has too long been accsr,
ed in this country as a mater !,
course. There has been a GROWING ta.s
ency upon men VINO were other,,,.
good citizens to shirk public duties
They wanted to keep out of polite,
and public life, but in keeping az,
they made room in both places "a,
men who ought to be in Jail.
The spirit of corrupt commercialisu
has invaded politics and public N,
in this country, and in some Of IL.
larger cities the invasion has for a tim.
overrun the government. By the sni,
it of commercialism IN this connectiO,
! mean that public feeling. far too nrs
valent in this country, that poltic. |,
a business, and those engaged in II arr
entitled to make money out of it.
New SYSTEM of Stealing.
THE old system of stealing from
the public treasuray has passed away
and the safer and more profitable plans
of bartering political influence for
stock in corporations has succeeded
bad political government mty be
tolerated for time, but c. lpt poll
ties and corporate greed IL gombina
lion call for prompt measures for The
protection of the rights of the people
THE rapid development of the vast
resources of this country has been, in
large measure, due to Legitimate
combination of capital, and the man
OF influences who opposes corporations
without reason becomes a mere stun
bling block in the path of progress.
The Time IL Coming.
THE time is coming, however, when
the grant by Z. state government Of
charter conveying to corporation spe
elal powers and privileges, will carry
with it the right to inspect and regu
late the business created or carried
on under that grant. This can not be
hardship upon legitimate business,
and II is no more that a proper ex
tension of the power and duty Of gov
eminent.
"Bue in legislating TO corerct abuses
and to better protect the rights Of the
people as a whole, the greatest wis
dom must be exercised to prevent over.
legislation. We are now the most over.
governed people on earth, and ! fear
that much of the excess is due to the
efforts of educated men who mean
well, but are not practical.
What we want is less government
less politics, more honesty and more
intelligence"
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