The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-20
BLOW AT PROSPERITY.
One Is Dealt by Hill in Address
at Picnic.

Olcott Beach, n. Y, Aug. 20.-From
twenty to thirty thousand people at
tended the annual picnic of the Nj
agara County Pioneers association.
The morning was taken up with a bus
mess meeting of the association, fol-
lowed by a reception to former Senator
David B. Hill
An immense crowd gathered at the
open air theater, where the exercises of
the day were held Seated on the plat
form with Attorney General Cuneen,
former Senator Hill and President Por-
ter of the pioneers association, were
the patriarchs of the county, twelve of
them over 80 years and 100 over so
years old.
Attorney General Cuneen was the
first speaker. He extolled the industry,
intelligence and character of the pio-
neers of western New York and espe-
cially those of Niagara county. nc
also sketched the history of New York
state and compared its growth with That
! of Canada. Mr.. Cuneen then paid
tribute to Senator Hill, who was the
next speaker.
MIR. Hill. in opening, discussed: Mob
Law VS.. Due Process OF Law ne
! Mob violence is not rendered less OBJ
! jectionable even if it is true,as frequent
! ~ asserted. that unless it snail inter
nose its strong arm. the guilty may
escape punishment through lax ad-
ministration of the criminal law or IN
difference to it's enforcement on the
part of the people themselves The very
excuse offered is refecuon on lns
community itself where the crime has
been committed and the remedy nes'
not in the people themselves OVERRIDING
the law, but in the people upnoiulhs
and enforcing the law and In an ap-
neal m their patriotism their good sehse
their innate love of justice and respect
for order, qualities which are seloom II
ever invoked in vain. We cannot permit
this government to become a hlop1 P
cracv which acts upon impulse, 1eelS
no restraint and recognizes no appear
from it's hasty procurement
Grimes which can only be puhiShSu
by such irresponsible tribunals as nhop Is
/ might as we'll not be punished az az
because in the end the Ierne Sisea W.
| fo11nd to be worse than the disease
| taking I'D another subject MI hih
said: .'rhe tendency of the time Is
! toward Indulgence in that peculiar spS-
cies of sensational perIorIlanc .e, tarTos
may be characterized in genera terms rln1.7
as .spectacularism.' if I may be per-
| mitted to coin that word
Observation-Disclosures usually affect su-
periority over other people; in the mat
ter of patriotism they desire to be re-
| garded as the only true patriots; tney
assume to possess all the virtues WIllle
other people in their estimation possess
all the vices They abhor silence ana
obscurity. They assert the common
est kind of self-eVident propositions,
which have become moss-coVereu loI
ages with an emphasis as though they
were oraclesS and as though their platl-
tudes were wholly original II they
happen to hold public office they are
delighted to see their smallest puDnc
acts paraded. magnified and applauded.
They NEEDLE with everything, whether
within or without their official jurisdlc-
ton and usually muddle everything
with which they have anything to do
THE hope of the country lies in the
great mass of cool, deliberate and con-
cations and perform their duties unos-
tentatiously and entertain sincere con-
VictiOns of their life'S work.
Mr.. Hill discussed Fictitious VS..
Real Prosperity" as follows:
There is a chorus of assertion con-
stantly reiterated. that the country at
| the present time is enjoying a period
of much prosperity. Yet there are
grave reasons for doubling the entire
| correctness of the statement. 1t is con-
ceded that many public works are in
! progress of construction and many inn
/ portant enterprises are in process of
! DEVELOPMENT but the fact must
schemes are being f1oated uDon bor-
rowed capital-that the future is being
\ largely mortga ged-and that profits 10
hereafter accrue and dividends to be
hereafter declared are already being an
ticioated- and there is no adherence to
the good old-fashioned and safe doc
/ trine of paving as you 60
When the prices of the neceSsaries of
/ life are unreasonably enhanced so that
| it practically costs a man all that he
earns to live comfortably there is no
opportunity afforded for the accumula-
ton of fair competence. Normal
| conditions are better for the people as