Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-14

Believing that under tod man shall not
fail 4 believe utterly in democracy as the
others have Ted. n this idca is bankrupted l
all goes down. Only-a- 30 reasons deeply \
as 60 the source OF ~ rights and the |
scope OF IT, duties shall % avert failure 4
| and cataciysm. God. or lhc dciugc
believe m democracy because l hold |
/ that man - not a mechanism bat a mc-
| chanic-that every individual soul of tbs |
race ~ sacred. that the probation OF man
Il KIND lies IN the fun consent % human /
1 equality before God. and 90 all the cqutic-
/ which that involves. Here stands the last
/ bulwark against tyranny. This must b.
| the method. n there be any. before which
! a false subOrdination and iassc lnsub-
/ ordination are both to ~ banishcd. The
| salvation Of the peoples rs IN 4 divine hu-
! man society which az last shall realize tho
| whole purpose of Jesus Christ Il has
| not yet been seen; but "to this bear at
| the prophets witness "a society feeling
all lts common rcsponsl bllltlcs. and each
for all fulfilling every reiahon-this. and
| because ~ D. ideal. rs the hnalIty. In
| n democracy and Christianity would
meet, and Righteousness wed peace
| To conquer tins ideal into actuahty IL
/ the task and travail of time-tO doubt
/ mankind
There ~ now I'M Some quarters = sickly
and sentimental dissent from the goal of
| democracy, and a cowardiv whispered
preference against che substantive claim
OF man a. man This rcluctancy from Che
tnc good OF The MANY ls ordinarily trarea-
| be CD selfish aud absentee spirit. IT,
assumes 10 di-trust what love OF ease dis.
likes. and what comfortable and comn.a-
cent apathy would postpone. It's invest
I ncnts are all in the present as Do IS. and
/ 10 VIII take no stock iu the futIrc as DO
should Do. lt lntcrprets thc MAYOR cone
/ slocrations 81 hie hy enc minor. "lhc of
/ tense of tho cross is not ceased Iiut 10
] Is crucihE'on that leads Co rc-rrrcctIon.
Away with this droning and whining pes-
/ sml-mi
And. on Tho other hand. There ago those
who applaud democracy without reckoning
MS principles and ITS foundations Be
3 tween 30 and ahso'utism there l-. in times
long nun. no logical bali way. Can man
learn that democracy brings no ONE down.
hul every one upt Can man learn IT'S
rcclDrocitics and It's cmlncipafiousg VIII
( man see the basilar doctrine OF the IN
herent value and birthright OF each several
sou.-value 60 itself. 90 All others and 90
the one God Of alp
p II not. then an falls apart and a society.
nos made up oi bulk 81 suh~crvlcnts and
- few preferred creditors is "a latuilv and
dream. and the Nazarcne was dreamer.
But that way lies the madness ~ anarchy
ANY government ls. 40 given time.
strong. as the ratio D. Of ITS people lof
/ partsl VINO believe an % and are ready On
back that belief Ultimately 10 IS as
strong ~ no has principles worthy o. be-
believed IN The bottom idea of dem.
/ ocracy ~ the utmost diffusion 90 t,gl
I
2 Both CT these. Neither goes well or far
p or can stand fast alone These balanced
. ! centrifugal and centripctal forces main
| tam the orbit. All the phases and hone.
T, OF genuine and rational democracy az.
q rcducih.e 20 the balance ct this doubi,
e idea. The duality ls critical.
pr Bv tins as a definition I viii stand
% that true democracy is q government 80
D. which every whole man. anu because
e man. counts one. Persons are the units
y aud government of. by and for these D.
!, the sum ~ all Its parts It's spirit is a
- great as the number of spirits that shar
y H. and as good as the number OF goo,
spirits that share DO. It's division cxactl'
% equals the dividend, and che quouont j
one
hlFisiou OF labor, which IS made @
mean YOU labor and divide is mo-
b nemocra,}- since. in tins long division
" OK authority and responsibility ever
IMAM eh'uid re nllel % count one. Dem
~ v.t".y henaNc- it~c.t. denies its ra.soI
~ eyre. Mhtn Do Tor p moment ncr.cct- q
~ ,,- tn.~ htAc~' "t lt- merits. terrr-er
tA'oR is @. thcse ht merits. Ae proN
~ f@liA '-4 ia tn'e- nc nA.oe Aiirn
t.c Nhlot ltioc ot t.rn mte-cr. RS CuA
i'N" tAteit-elc' anl lt' unmolc~tct free
tom ls lte safety taat always 10 shall b
. '""'eN as one, "-N never more or Jess
less o' more l7 tAe etplfc,-.on -omew nel
% "'.l'o'I, Jess, lt were Nrann'te-
n more Do Ne4e 'l iinnlcat- To corrupt
.N"u,r. 20 iniiinilAtc or 10 suppress Do
~ 20 Nio-fle democracy Democracy a.on
t"D7'a lNc .-"i~ oi minority % tetr
".l't'.N- i't az ana rA a-l this repu.
nl'-'n oi man declares th1t because cNtr
- Ni"n Nt'N'0 count one ne rntNt No othc
+ ..-"oN 81 k'Ft1nincN4 etr''fcs inns. 81
attempts 20 reail1e ~ Resting IT'S cas-
~ non '-e tsnt asses, ,nent oi what Soi
's-Su'V7 human NaiNe, DIT nnpLrs "a.
az IltI's ana dAles are strictly GORE .at1
Il. ana ,iltece. ~ studies ats ru.es M Oh
y 1"y OF l'S principles. Our Nuprem