The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03
He Charms a Large Audience
at Davidson College.
His Theme Mas the Cultivation Of individuality
Story Anen' Depew's Resolution to A.
tack Suffrage Amendments.

From all accounts senator AoHts AA
q decided hit at Davidson College
commencement. he is a charming ana
accomplished gentleman, a fine type o.
the best civilization OF the South. Ut.
Howard A. Banks gives the following m
teresting account of the speech.
Senator Money was greeted with great
applause. He is an easy speaker, uslhs
the conversational tone Of voice alto
gether. resorting to few OF the tricks O
the orator. and yet withal a most attrac-
tive talke-. He has a wealth Of learn
ing that covers every domain OF litera-
ture. He quotes With the greatest ease
from classic literature, from history. an
cient and modern, and is at home IN the
field of science. He always speaks with
out notes and has the reputation OF belns
one of the hardest men in the Senate 10
report. While he had not selected ms
topic until he reached Davidson TINS
morning he nevertheless handled it in a
mastery manner and made q speech
worthy Of the atmosphere OF learning
that peryades campus or college halls.
H began by saying that he had long
appreciated North Carolina. Ills 1ather
and the parents of his wife were North
Caroliniars. He had learned that North
Carolina was the most patriotic OF the
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titions to Great Britain. signed: Your
most gracious and puissant majesty.
North Carolina at Charlotte on May 10Th,
IT'S. was declaring independence. He was
glad to be in this section which Corn
wallis found to be a hornets nest. He
recalled the services of Davie, Graham
and Davidson. He recalled the fact that
North Carolina furnished more troops to
the Confederacy than any other State.
and that, through the efforts of Vance,
they were the best clothed and best fed
of any in the army.
The speaker then announced his sub
ject as The Cultivation of Individuality.'
1t was the theme today which should
especially ngage the attention of the
young men. The present day departure
from indiyidualism tends to lower the
standard of our civilization. A nation
rises gradually from barbarism or crude
civilization to enlightenment and then it
is in danger of getting into the conven-
tional period of its existence, from which
it ultimately sinks into decay. Egypt
was such q State and q great part Of its
600 years of existence was of this kind
"a time of busy inertia, SO to speak,
lacking the Wis viva that led ultimately
to its decline. The growth of a nation
is marked by the individual force of its
people. In his opinion the Beers had
reached the highest development Of man
at the present time. They haven't arts
and Inventions and consequent comforts
Of life that We have today: neither have
they the artificial wants Of our up-to-
date civilization. So they have reached
the highest degree Of individualism, when
every man and woman is a man and wo-
man. In spite of an environment of wild
| bp9Stc of a a 90 trihaC of had climate
these people had become absolutely in
dependent. They were not dependent
upon the State, but supported the State.
In America we are in the hot house
period. We have passed far beyond the
day OF millionaires to those of multi
millionaires. We have our splendid
household equipments and comforts and
all our artificial wants are supplied, SO
that we have reached, in our luxury and
wealth, a period of national danger. In
dlvldualism is being sunken, and we are
arrogating to ourselves, too, the idea that
we are able to govern other
| people better than they are able
to govern themselves-a departure
from the principles upon which
the republic was founded and which pre-
vailed when indiyidua1ism was at its
height. The speaker said he didn't be- |
lleVe the good Father of all had ever
made any people that couldn't govern
themselves better than aliens could gov
ern them. (Applause.) lf-government
TO a nation is like learning to swim to |
a boy. 1t is an evolution from within
rather than something imposed from
without.
The speaker then traced the Develop
ment OF the American from the Aryan
and Germanic strains of blood and show
ed that this type Of man even in his
half-barbarous condition had the capacity
for self-government, the great-veneration
Tor women, the privilege of the ballot
If he We're able to carry the sword. 4
high will and q self-sustained purpose.
We Of America have this quality. The
question is, will we keep it?
The speaker thought the present ten
dency to specialize was not a favorable
one. The division of labor TODAY has
resulted IN an economic production that
is Overwhelming the world. The com
fort OF the people has been enhanced nv
lt-even of the poorer people. But it has
hurt Individuality. The illustration of q
shoe factory was taken, in which no man
mace a whole shoe-he didn't know how
put only some part OF it. This process
otilps me WORK OF all trace of intellect
and saps Individuality.
The farmer alone preserves tho biob
est type Of Individuality. He must think
and act for himself. He alone is perfect
~ independent and is made SO b. the re-
qulfements OF his work. He must study
trees, what soil IS adapted to various va
iletles' ne must study the soil itself
the strain Of blood in cattle and horses
lie must think in every direction and
thal IS a man. To cultivate individuaIi-
y one must think all around in a circle.
samuel Adams said the SPEAKER
whom | regard as the father of govern
ileht IN America, wrote to John Ran
dolph that a free government had feen
set up, but he feared the time would
come Wnen we would get rich and prefer
wealth. TO liberty. That time has come"
9aiu VT. money, lmpresslVcely. States
men today are telling US we must keen
the Philippines because of the monav
there is III exolAitin2 ihan Laa