The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-29
MR.. MONEYS SPEECH
He Charms a Large Audience
at Davidson College.
His Theme Was the Cultivation of Individuality.
Story Anent Depew's Resolution to A.
lack Suffrage Amencmsnts.

a decided "hit'' at Davidson College
accomplished gentleman, fine type of
the best civilization of the South. Mr.
Howard A. Banks gives the following in
teresting account of the speech:
Senator Money was greeted with great
applause. He is an easy speaker, using
the conversational tone of voice alto
gether. resortink to few of the tricks of
the orator, and yet withal most attrac-
tive talker. 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 being
one of the hardest men in the Senate to
report. While he had not selected his
topic until he reached Davidson this
morning, he nevertheless handled it in
mastery manner and made a speech
worthy of the atmosphere of learning
that pervades campus or college halls.
HE began by saying that he had long
appreciated North Carolina His father
and the parents of his wife were North
Carolinians. He had learned that North
Carolina was the most patriotic of the
colonies. When others were sending pc
titions to Great Britain, signed: Your
NEST gracious and pussant majesty"
North Carolina at Charlotte on May GOTH
1915, was declaring independence. He was
glad to be in this section which Corn
wallis found n he a Ha
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 engage the attention of the
young men. The present day departure
from individualism 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 a State and great part of its
1000 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 it's
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 man and wo-
man. In spite of an environment Of wild
beasts, of savage tribes, of bad 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, period of national danger In
dividualism 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 individualism was at it's
height The speaker said he didn't be-
lieve the good Father of all had ever
made any people that couldn't govern
themselves betterthan aliens could gov
ern them. (Applause) Self-government
to a nation is like learning to swim to
d 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
cd that this type of man even in his
half-barbarous condition had the capacity
for self-goyernment, the INSTRUMENTATION
for women, the privilege of the ballot
If he were able to carry the sword a
high will and q self-sustained purpose
We of America have this quality. The
question is, will we keep it?
1.-THE speaker thought the present ten
dency to specialize was not 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 by
it-even of the poorer people. But it has
hurt individuality. The illustration of a
shoe factory was taken, in which no man
made whole shoe-he didn't know how
but only some part of it. This process
strips the work of all trace of intellect
and saps individuality.
The farmer alone preserves the high
est type of individuality. He must think
and act for himself He alone is perfect
iy independent and is made so by the re-
qulrements of his work. He must study
trees, what soil is adapted to various va
rieties; he must study the soil itself
the strain of blood in cattle and horses.
He must think in every direction and
that is man." To cultivate Individual
ty one must think all around in a circle
Samuel Adams, said the sneaker.
whom | regard as the father of govern
ment in America, wrote to John Ran
dolph that a free government had leen
set up, but he feared the time would
come when we would get rich and prefer
wealth to liberty. That time has come
said Mr. Money, impressivcely. states
men today are telling us we must keer
the Philippines because of the n,ono,