Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-04-12

o IN gems OF EDSllSH SpeeCH' diu
not since Rufus Choate has New En-
gland contributed such delightful sem
fences and such noble sentiments to
the debates OF congress- as have come
from this grand old man. What can
be finer than this on the resolution
looking TO wal with Spain:
IT confess l do not like to think Of
the genius OF America, angry. snarling,
shouting, screaming. kicking, clawing
with her nails. l like rather to think
OF her in her august and stern beauty,
inspired by a sentiment, even toward
her enemies, not of hate. but OF love,
perhaps a little pale in the cheeks, and
a dangerous light in her eyes, but
with a smile on her face; as sure, as
determined, unerring, invincible as was
the ~archangel Michael when he struck
down and trampled upon the demon Of
darkness"
Sir Edward Coke paid this tribute 10
the English system:
THE wisdom OF all the wise men In
the world, If they had all met together
at one time, could not have equaled
the British constitution"
1t is with a YeneratiOn much like
that with which George +. Hoar con-
templates the American constitution.
One Of the issues Of our politics Is the
DIODOEHl III tlNAL ~ 1AOlS " NOAASANR~
by direct vote OF the people and 1t Is
TO become a democratic cardinal pTin-
ciple." That hat party should tolerate
the innovation one moment evidences
The political chaos that seemingly has,
overwhelmed the organization which
can look back on a history so great.
The late Benjamin II. Hill was one or
the foremost democrats of his SEN
atorial career-as a democrat ham
,,I,,, not fynfaTtpp 20 I1n11OlaG or Ihlr-
man. His speech on the national and
federal features OF the constitution Is
q masterpiece, and as Il construction
of that nstrumen worthy to rank with
the best efforts Of Webster or Calhoun.
II was democratic gospel when first
uttered: but the new evangel is a rad
zeal departure from the preachments OF
HiIl-it Is the open, bold, not the secret
and insidious encroachments OF the ma
tionaI feature OF our government upon
the federal. 1t means nation-the ma
ton hat jefferson and Calhoun and
Davis feared, that Hamilton and Web
ster and Lincoln never dreamed OF. 1t
recalls the warning of Madison, the
father Of the constitution: Although
every Athenian citizen might be a Soc
rates, every Athenian assembly would
still be a mob"
Some years ago Senator F)ar 0elIy-
cred a speech on this subject that ev-
cry American would profit TO read. II
is the answer d"cliDCration makes to
rashncss, that wisdom makes to limo
vatiCn, that character makes to clamOr.
Here is argument ard rhetoric, too:
Every generation since the daWninS
Of civilization Gems to nave been gift
ed with las REGULAR capacity. The gem
Grafton OF Homer has left nothing be-
hind bat q great epic poem, which for
thirty Centut les remains without u rival.
Italian art had its briet II brillianI
day Of glory, which departed and has
never returned. The time Of Elizabeth
was The time Of dramatic poetry, whicn
has been alike the wonder ana the
despair of all succeeding ages. The sen.
Grafton which accomplished the Ameri-
can revolution had q genius for form
ing constitutions which no generation
before on since has been able to equal
or to approach. The features {. the
state constitutions framed in that day
have been retained with little changes
in substance, and have been copied
since y! very new state
II is not tnc purpose 10 discuss SEN
ator Hoar's present political attitude.
Suffice it TO say Quincy is an honored
American name and Hosea Biglow a
~rayOritc American poet, though each
opposed the ineXorable logic of his day.
In the plcntitude OF Gods inscrutable
Dencncence Senator Hoar's philosophy
may be, and let us hope will be, as trl-
umphantly COMPOUNDED as was theirs,
No mar can look upon the benevolent
countenanCe OF this grand Old man
without "A reminder of Horace Greeley
and without the reflection, He Is
mighty nearly as great"