Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-03-07
DR.. STUBBS DISCUSSES
ON DEMOCRACY
COmMENDs HEhasT On HIS BATTLE ROYAL AGAlNS.
OPPRESSION
Speaks Of the General Principles Of Democracy and the
Common PEBBLE

ford to allow such practice and SOHO
book to prevent it.
The second principle of Democrs cy
Is that it gives everv man an equal
opportunity and privilege, so far as
legislation can affect It, to make for
himself place ard name in the
State and in society. This equality
Of opportunity Is seen in the institu-
tions OF our country. The right to
acquire property, the right to vote,
the right to a free and good educa-
ton, the rights Of the press. the right
to worship God or not to worship Him
according to the dictates Of his own
conscience-the right. in short, of lib
erty of speech and liberty of action
| and liberty Of belief SO long as he does
not interfere with the rights cf any
| other man.
The public press is Q magnificent in
5titution fer safeguarding the rights
e the people. The gentleman whose
hospitality We enjoy this evening
stands forth as the champion Of the
peoples rights as against the efforts
which are made on tho part Of large
| wealth and great power to deprive
! the common man Of his inherent
! rights, GCd-siyer and guaranteed to
| him by the constitution Of the Uni
ted States. and IN sc far as he
makes battle royal against oppression
he is deserving Of the confidence OF
the people. extend 10 my brothers
CT the press q harty coed word fer
the benefits that they are accomplish
ins for the Stete IN their often unre-
paid work; but / venture to plead
with them in the naU,o of the Com
| mOnWealth that they give to the Uni
! versity their hearty support Instead
Of decreasing n numbers she is in
creaslng in her college department
II is the most democratic institution
in the State: and the constant efforts
of the administration are given to TAX
ing care Of the poor student The
boy who works his way and is good
stuCert is TIE peer in the classroom,
the athletis field and IN society Of the
collegiate rank, recognized by
all the colleges on this coast While
she is under the fostering care of the
representatives from Reno, yet her
outlook, her interests, her support are
IS bread as the Stat.,.
There is a third principle CT Demo
cracy OF which time will not permit
more than q mention IN passing The
question Of self-goVernment in the
face Of Impending eV'is--or rather. III
the face Of evils which will destroy
ua # not guarded against Under this
head there are two guestir< which
concern us as a Democracy. First
national irrigation, which this Legis-
nature has bravely rnrertaken to leg
is late upon. Some Of cur CO lie own
ers and sheep owners will say that it
is not to their best interests to have
population; but it is TO be remember
ed that the interests Of the Common
wealth at large are intimately bound
ND with larger numbec Of contented
hCme-dwellers. And that the occupa-
tion OF all sections Of this State by
numerO small farmers will in the
end produce greater prosperity and
greater happiness than would occur
under the reign of the few
The second question Is that of the
presery alton Of the timber in the
northwest. II we do not look care
fully to this matterathere will come a
time when the arid West and north
west will be rendered unfit for the
; residence Of man.
We have considered Democracy as
an efficient factor in time of peace Is
size equal to her responsibilities in
time of war? In 1923 under the So
called Monroe doctrine we said that
the European alliance should not have
The right to colonize upon the Anne
rican continent, That doc\ inc,
which was made to preserve the lib
critics CT the South american repub-
lies from the attempt of Spain to
whip them back under her control
has grown into recognition of the
principle that it is to the permanent
interest Of this country that the pop
: ulous European States shall not oc
, cupy and claim territory either upon
North or South America And we
are ready to fight for it. if need be
We are ready as a nation to pour out
our treasure upon army and navy
t that we may be prepared when the
{ lime Genes, as | beiaTe it VIII Coz
wen we must fight Ter the prsserga
preservation of the liberties of the
r doctrine that has for it's object the
DfsesraVtion Of the liberties of the
} common man end the right to work
r OFT his destiny without fear OF beina
aqualad and made sc.vila TO a for
e ai;s9 fluEer.
C-..-.-.nen: The. principles Of De
r7""rocy are, first, that every man is
1s sood as nis fellow man: second
at - shall have equal opDortunity
and rr'Fi5s~" in law and justice te
#il 81. as laird, that he shal
Il Grove that Dc1~~7>ocy is able to pro
vide against the evils Of the future.
: fourth, that Democracy shall be 9.
: trong to maintain the integrity q
aer teaching in war as in peace.
These are the principles of Demo
cracy, which, from the grim hour
when the first gun vas fired in be
z ilalT Of American tin1rty down -