The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-14
rHE NEWS AND OBSERVER WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY A. 1900

Gated should triumph; and ] have from
tbo+ dow followed ont what / have
thoucht to he right. | have not always
succeeded. But | have hdd ''hc WV
sciousness of duty done.
"I,m Glad to talk to the boys because
vounc men who have life before them
are more open TO CONVICTION Li'''ii l""S'
who are already hedged about b! party
restraints. Also I'm glad TO TAX 10 nv
bovs because they make good misslona
r;ns I can't go all over the country
nraaching The doctrine of good govern
nent. but if l could Just get boys lih'
these TO help me how much lighter my
labors would he. on see III lootins
ONT for nv own interests. I'm selfish
man. / want good government because
I've got TO live in it, | want to leave
TO my children a better government thah
I fo1nd. for this may be all that l can
leave them.
.And lust here I'm reminded Of what
a distinguished Georgian once SAID:
WHO saves has country saves hrm-
self, and all things saved do bless him
who lets his country die, lets all thl1igs
die. dies himself ignobly land all things
dying curse HIM.
This Is our country. Inc ia"S WIZ
he good if we make them good.
II believe as present conditions are
the young man doesn't have the chance
IN this country that he ought 10 have on
that he once had. The opportunities
open for young men now are too narrow
| want them to have something better
TO lock forward to than to beng clerks
of trusts or of corporation attorneys.
want il to be in the future as II was az
the past that when a child is born INTO
the world me will have something 10 I'VE
for-that he can be free and THINK Tree
and act free.
s.If vou hear it said that we are trying
ia array one class against another YOU
can say it is not 50. except, as we are
arrayinc the bees against the drones.
We are not advocating the policy tha1
will yet one mans hand into another
mans pocket. We shall be satisfied If
we can keep every mans hand out OF
everyone's elses' pocket
..You win hear it said that we are try
ing to array class against class Iha'
is not true Rather we are trylng TO
draw the classes together by showing the
relation Of one class to the other classes
There can't he perfect harmony TN one
class treats the other justly. instead
of TRYING to array one class against an
other we are trying to bring them TO-
gether. I've never heard of two heavens
The rich and the poor must go 10 the
same heaven, if they get to heaven AT
all. and I'm simply trying to bring them
together here 50 that they Will not nave
TO he introduced when they get over the
river"
And bows when IA man tells you I'M
neIialjsm is a good thing make him 20
into details. If he says it pays ask VINO
told him So If he says it's Il reilg1ous
duty. ask him where he got his author
ity--where he gets his credentials. II
he says God, ask him the place and the
hour ut which he received the message.
IF he answers YOU think / will be able
to prove an alibi for the Almighty. It's
very easy for a man TO tell YOU God told
him to rob or kill somebody.
.The American idea % government IS
that it is Il thing created by the people
for the people The European idea is
that government is round thing, thir
teen inches in diameter and fired out o.
a cannon. We are East approaching the
Euy pean idea.
"Let me leave with YOU one parting
word. It does not pay Go be wrong. Ii
loes not pay an individual and it does
not pay nation. If | We're to find n
pocket book on the road with 4 mans
name on it. I would not have to think
what to do with il. | would not even
have to stop TO count the money or 10
see who il belonged 10"