Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-08
IDAHO FALLS WITH BURNED DISTRICT IN THE FOREGROUND

are accusing me Of being lloglcel you
viii say that ] am advocating wrong
was a means of bringing about right IL
would be difficult, perhaps for me to
meet you upon this grOund-l can only
take refuge behind the bulwarAs Of
eXpedlency, Man Is an Illogical crea-
ture MacaulaY answering the current
arguments against the dlsfranchlse-
ment Of the Catholics and OF the Jews.
advocated upon the grounds that the
first owed a superior allegiance to the
pope and the second 10 their race
points out that logic may lead US to
one conclusion, but experience TO an
other; that no man IN the world acts
up to bis own standard Of right ana
that there are enormous gaps IN the
logic by which we may conclude what
the actions OF man may be deduced
from the convictions that he entertaips
that, man, in short, Is so inconsistent
creature that 1t Is impossible to rea-
son from his belief 10 his conduct, or
from one part Of his belief to another"
We feel IN our breasts that patriotism,
when, as In our own and all other
free countries II consists Of devotion
to the cause Of freedom, is a most adj
mirable and useful quallty-useful be-
cause by II we are protected, and adj
mlrabe because through It we insist
In the protection OF others, from the
encroachments Of tyranny and anarchy
DO we not feel that, IN the protection
Of life, liberty and the pursuit OF hap
plness we may resort 20 arms without
violating our obligations to God2 Can
we not say with Douglas Jerrold I'VE
love peace as we abhOr puslllanimity;
but not peace at any price. There Is
peace more destructive OF the man
hood OF living man than war is de-
structiye Of his material body Chains
are'worse than bayauets." We do not,
we cannot we should not OFFER an al
legianCe 10 our country that would re-
quire us to follow discretion into the
meshes OF folly or corruption into the
quagmres of national dish0nOr. that
would humble Itself into AFFECT slavery
at the bidding Of tyrant; worship as
infallible the last guess Of court or
that would require us 10 cast aside our
consciences and deny our God. The pa
trlots OF the past were the rebels Of
their day, and just as certainly as We
owe our freedom 10 the unlawful agita-
tions Of our ancestors will our children
owe their liberty TO the jealous
care with which we gard it.
EDUCATION THE REMEDY.
Wherein you ask me, shall this great
wrong find It's remedy? The answer
On my judgment X education. educa-
ton. education Persist I'm your noble
determination TO arouse the conscious
ness Of mankind 10 the enormty Of war,
that our children or our children's chill
dron, at least, when they become the
rulers Of nations and the moulders Of
public sentiment, shall stand for peace.
Educational meetings such as this; in
ternati0nal arbitration, peace tribunals;
proportional disarmament-all these,
and every otlfer means that can pro-
mote the glorious end, should be en-
couraged And here ! am lead to speak |
Of the tremendous influence and power |
Welded by the press Rulers and gov
erning bodies are frequently coerced !
into action by public sentiment. That |
sentiment finds uttcrance chiefly In the |
newspapers The latter without al |
ways sensing the responsibility that |
rests upon them, and without appre- |
citation Of the appalling consequences |
OF war, may iniame the passions Of the |
pc ople TO such height that the better |
judgment Of the responsible person or |
body may be swept away. Would not |
the question Of war or peace be discuss
ed In more temperate language Il |
there were written upon our statute /
books a law requiring that those states |