The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-20
D. B. HILL SCORES
EGO-MAN|A SHOWN
IN HIGH OFFICE,
Spectacularists, He Says,
in Referring to Roose-
velt's Policy, Abhor
Obseurity.
ASSUME ALL THE VIRTUES.
Utter Platitudes as Though They,
Were Original Finders of Com
monplace Truths.
RUBBER" MONEY DENOUNCED.
Former Senator Heartily Greeted
at Niagara County Pioneers
Associations Picnic at
0lcott Beach.
ASSUME ALL THE VIRTUES.
Utter Platitudes as Though They
Were Original Finders of Com
monplace Truths.
RUBBER" MONEY DENOUNCED.

olcott Beach. N. Y. Aug. 1s-From TWEEN
ty to thirty thousand people attended the
annual picnic OF the Niagara County Pi
oneers' Association to-day.
The morning was taken u, with a bust
ness meeting of the association. followed by
reception 10 former United States Sen.
ator David 3. Hill.
An immense crowd gathered at the open
air theater. where the exercises of the day
were held. Seated on the platform with At
torney General Cuneen. former Senator Hill
and President Porter of the Pioneers As
ISOLATION. were the patriarchs OF the coun-
ty. twelve of them over 30 years and 100
over 90 years old
Attorney General Cuneen was the frs.
speaker. He extolled the industry. intelli-
gence and character OF the pioneers of
Western New York. and especially those Of
Niagara County. He also sketched the his
tory Of New York State and compared Its
growth with that of Canada, whose entire
population is now only equal to that of New
York State. Mr.. Cuneen then presented q
tribute to Senator Hill. wh6 was the next
speaker.
: Mr.. Hill. In opening. discussed Mob Law
Versus Due Process of Law" He said:
MODS INExcUsABLE.
Mob violence is not rendered less objec-
tfonabie even il it be true, as frequently
asserted. that unless IL shall interpose its
strong arm the guilty may escape punish-
menf through lax administration of the
criminal law or indifference to its enforce
ment on the part of the people themselves.
Every excuse offered is a reflection on the
community itself where the. crime has been
committed. and the remedy lies. not in the
people themselves overriding the law. but
in the people unfolding and enforcing the
Law. and In an appeal to their patriotism,
their good sense. their innate love of justice
and respect for order-qualities which are
seldom, II ever invoked In vain.
I'VE cannot permit this Government to
become q mobooracy. which acts upon i'm
pulse, feels no restraint and recognizes no
appeal from, Its hasty prejudgment
Crimes which can only be punishsd ty
such irresponsible tribunals as mobs Nigh.
as. well mot be punished at all. because in
the end the remedy would be found to be
worse than the disease.
THE duty Of every American citizen who
loves his country and her free institutions
Is plain. He should assist in the creation
OF q healthy public sentiment which should
demand that no person charged with crime
shall be punished therefore except under
due process or law and by lawful officials,
and after a trial before court and jury
~ provided by the wise and benehcent pro-
xfSl nf nsrr Eodo ott% ov,A
these vital provisions. so essential to the
public welfare. must be respected In every
mart Of our domain and wherever our Amer
lean nag shall permanently noat; and every
man, whether white or black, native or
foreign born. rich or poor. educated or UNI
1ettered. must be protected in his life and
liberty"
Discussing President Roosevelts policy,
though not mentioning his name, Mr.. Hill
said:
The tendency Of the times is toward in-
dulgence in that peculiar species OF sensa-
tional performance which may be charac-
terited In general terms as 'spectacularism,'
II may be permitted to coin that word.
'.sPEcTACuLARrsM."
::spectacularists usually AFFECT superiority
over other people: in the matter OF patriot
Ism they desire to be regarded as the Only
true patriots: they assume to possess ali the
virtues. while other people, in their estima-
zion, possess all the vices.
They abhor silence and obscurity.
They assert the commonest kind Of self
evident propositions. which have become
moss-covered from age with an emphasis
as though they were oracles and as though
their piatitudes were wholly original
TT they happen to hold public ofice
they. are delighted to see their smallest
public acts paraded, rpagnified and APP
plauded. They meddle with everything.
whether within or without their Official
Jurisdiction, and usually muddle everything
with which they have anything to do.
experimentation as here interpreted Is
sort Of disease-it expands the head and
contracts the conscience; and may appro-
priately be called esomania.
THE public are afflicted with these mani.
festations at this time more than at any
other period of our history. Sensationaiism
seems 90 be in the air. -,
The hope of the country lies in the great
mass Of cool, deliberate and conservative
citizens who pursue their vocations and 4
perform their duties unostentatiously and
entertain sincere convictions OF their iife,s
work.
Mr.. Hin criticised the last Legislature for
the number of laws passed by It and said
the unfortunate tendency Of the times seems
10 be toward the exercise OF pafernAl func-
tions Of government rather than toward In
dividnal Independence and development Of
nelf-reliance.
Mr.. Hin discussed "F1ctitious versus
Real Prosperity" ~ follows:
81 FICTITIOUS PROSPERITY.
) ssTbere IN chorus of assertion. constant.