The sun., 1901-08-11
GOV. ODBLL CaAUfAUQUANS
DTSASTROUs 70 rEAcH TRAr
POLITICS Is DEGRADING.


Our Osvesnmsnt. He sa,y, Can Bs Ne
Purer Than Majority sf I0 Clt1zsns
-Imsranee PrSvsks Dasosutent and
Educated Ignorance Prevekes Anarchy
JAhrEsrowS, N. Y, Aug. iO-Gov. Odell
came to ChautauQua county this morning
breakfasting with Speaker 8. Fred Nixon
at Westned at O'Clock and driving thence
In company with the Speaker and Q few
other political friends TO Chautauqua,
where hs delivered an address before an
audience Of 5000 persons.
After . few complimentary remarks
In regard to the Chautauqua movement
he said:
Our Government can be no purer than
Q majority OF its citizens. When We fnd
those to whom right Of control has been
given actuated by pure impulses in adj
ministration OF their trust. then we find
government by the people In the highest
state OF perfection. But when we Rnd. on
the contrary, parents teaching their chill
dren that politics Ia degrading, that II Ia
disreputable to participate In the opera
tions Of government and that to be known
- politician II to lower ones self In the
estimation Of ones friends. then the seed
Of careless disregard for our institutions
u sown and tho harvest will be disaster
to our Republic.
Our aim should be. through our Chau-
tauqua circles. In our schools and In our
colleges, to teach our youth that tho first
duty Of citizenship Is the exercise Of the
divine right guaranteed by our Constitu-
ton. through active participation in the
selection Of their public servants and In
deciding upon those policies Of govern
ment which shall prevail. Government
cannot be made perfect anv more than the
human mind may attain omnipotence
but az education advances we can Improve
upon old methods, and we can demand
from our public servants honesty and
fidelity. and by the exercise Of the elective
franchise In our primaries and caucuses
secure tho highest standard Of ability.
II, however. a. IL too often the case. the
so-called higher education leads US to
forego this right then we deserve misgov-
eminent and spoliation and the arraying
OF one portion OF our people against the
other.
Ignorance provokes discomfort, and II
may be permitted to use the term, 'edu-
Gated ignorance provokes anarchy and
confusion. Teach our youth that the
principles for which our forefathers fought
are as dear to them as ito those who took
part In that great struggle; teach them
that the great battles which ended in the
emancipation Of the slave are the glory of
our country and we're but another step In
advance in our system Of government
imbue them with respect for our flag. teach
them that our country is really the home
FOR those who love liberty; that II is truly
the refuge for the oppressed, and that It
offers equal opportunities to all
when you have done that you have
given them convictions which no demagogic
utterances can dispel. Train them TO re-
buke extravaganza and criticise official
actions not in harmony with civic honesty
and virtue. and you have educated their
minds In the direction OF good citizenship
and have welded them into this great repub-
lie as a part OF its useful membership. 1t
IL to this work that every loyal citizen
should direct his efforts, and to you upon
whom so much depends, the great pro-
ducers Of our State, the foundation OF all
our industries, the makers Of our commerce,
the appeal falls with the most direct force
May the measure Of success not only Of
the Chautauqua Circles but of all our edu-
cational institutions be beyond expectation
and may education always have as an in
spring theme loyalty to the principles Of
our fathers, devotion to our home, love Of
country and an abiding faith in an al-wise
God. who has been 30 generous in His
blessings to Va.
Gov Odell left Chautauqua this evening
for New York, going on Erie train 10, and
will proceed at once from the city to his
home at Newburgh.