The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-05
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Productions In Connection With
i.ase Celebration.
NOTABLE GRAFTON AND POEM,

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Sasilee iIrewer Discusses the Prob
lem Of Popular Governments, TOHGh
lnw Upon the Prevailing Tendenel
Toward consolidation ana eOReen
trHtion-stedman's Commemorative,
ode 10 YHie.
Among The most notable productions
at the recent bteentennlal celebration
Of Ynle university were The eemIHem
Arntlve hddresa by Justice brewer OIL
the supreme court OF The United Rtates
and the poem by Edmund Clarence
Btedihan entitled "Niater G0ronata,"
Touching upon the problem OF pepu'
lar government, Justice brewer saidI
"TlieHtruettre or popular government
In this republic towers above The hopi-
son Of the world great ana stP0ng, and
yet the question OF ls pepmanenee Ia
not settled, fts possibilities OF coed
are greAter thnn ever bef0rei yet 10
lives under new conditions and faces
new dangers.
"Tliese various eatises are operating
IN our midst 10 produce wealth, eonsOIs
idatioh, Capitalization, ahe lWpidity
and multitude OF mercantile tpansae-
tlons are seen In colossal fortunes, In
gigantic undertakings, In enormous
financial consultations and e0ppea
spending organizations OF laboP, LEGAL
self control Ia giving way before the
pressure for centralized power The
town meeting IN su@pplanted by the
state legislature, while the latter In its
turn IL yielding to the expanding pow.
ar or congress. Political parties are
largely Under the management OF boss
es, ana the whole great fefees OF Indus
try, business and politics seem passing
under the dominance OF single central
control.
us this eentrallzlhg tendency ans
%tagohlstle or helpful TO the republieP
Is II consistent with popular govern
inentY Apparently IL IN %antageAistie
against the republican thought of
equality OF rights eaeh lAah a ruler and
equally sharing the responsibilities and
powers OF governments. FERNS may
not DO changed. Power seldom cares
about forms, II seeks the substance Of
control, Many and insidious are the
temptations which attend the efforts
OF power to Gehtpallae and establish
Itself, wealth and lts offer OF luSv.
rles, sweetness OF 0ltieeh0lding, popu.
lar applause, even though mAnHfaps
tufed ana purchased, lie Who stands
In tho center Inns these AHd a thousand
other strings reaching 10 every side OF
tho surrounding circle,
"f0u ehlllot stay this movement to-
ward consolidation and Capitalization,
II IN n natural evolution, The oommeP'
clal spirit Nv taking advantage Of lac
wonderful facilities given by steam
anu electricity lAlNAelion agalRst
strikers VIII not Stop III Legislation
against trusts will net Attempting to
stay tho movement of Inv chariot
wheels by injunction or statute II lur
macy compared with which Dame
Effort To hl0p HE Atlantic
Will II mop Was supreme wisdom, Apr
must no taken 10 The great court
VI public opinion, whose DEGREES are
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u suhsepVe the higher tbaHght
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