Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-31

br of the Arkansas Meel.ou,ss' a,la
:.ont educator, preached at the
Methodist church at the morn
on,,,co Sunday. DR.. Miller is
\ speaker, though he speaks WIN i,
(liberativeness that is not at all
bcterized for animated eloquence'
for its calm logic. His subject
|acovernment," and his text was
verse of the tenth
her of Proverbs:
y Ao fear of the wicked. it shall
| mon him: but the desire of the
keous shall be granted
Miller began with the family
rnment, the germinal govern
and traced government to the
ocratic form. the best govern
since the beginning OF man, and
he come nearer to perfection in
limited States than in any other
nv in the worlds history. He
that God had punished nations
ccmnt of the wickedness OF rul-
lhey did not select, hence it was
bughly reasonable to assume that
vould punish a people for the
edness of rulers they selected
selves. He said that it had been
that this country was a govern
Of the people. by the people and
he people. which it once was. and
It in form, but except in form it
bw a government of the dema-
e. by the demagogue and for the
kgogue. For this the people are
!, Asible, because if they were i'm
with the spirit Of government
ell as the form they would gov
themselves. and would no longer
overned by demagogues. He ar
that man can not exist alone
|idually, but in order to develop
In the highest type Of man as a
il and mental being. he must
the assistance of his fellowman:
bust assist and be assisted, must
purred with the incentive to eX-
an incentive he could not have
as an individual. When indi-
ais become associated together
bach others good. there must be
form of government, and the
ocracy had been proved to be the
form, because when the people
ed out the spirit as we'll as the
they governed themselves. Such
the form in the states and the
ed States. but the spirit no long
PREVAILS. The demagogue meets
voter, shakes hands with him,
him On the back, and speaks a
hattering words. and the voter
ae is going to vote for that man
use he knows him. It is a mis-
the voter does not know that
out he thinks he does and elects
nee another demagogue. Dr.. Mil
Says that the demagogue is the
who seeks office for mere ag-
olzement, and with no considers.
Tor the interests of the whole
pc, He wants the salary. and
naught for anything than that
SAID that God had always punish
eople for the wickedness of theil
Fs' and that he would punish tn
Pie OF this country for the deeds
y oemagogues they elect to office
sala ne was not a prophet and
y not say whether Gods wrath
~ be visited upon this people
year, next year, or within this
'a'lon, but it would certainly
and the only safety for this
'e was national righteousness
which they would enter into the
spirit of a Democracy as vel
nc form, and thereby put an END
ne demagogue, and rule them
- ny electing men to Office whose
's are higher than personal gain
"ould rule for the good of the
= people. The people must pu1
~ u the reign of the demagogue
'ou would visit them with awfu
sulAehts. He said it was no man:
" vote, but privilege and {
u ne should never fail tc
'ake advantage of the priv
e'an'ed' and to comply with hi.
- ne could not be a good citi,
WIN the better interests Of him
,sna, uu the whole people at heart, i
~ IN these matters. He sait
ns,,a ao' a believer in an education
81 a'ion ~. for voters, but he be
Ion..aat mat a man who did not full,
Il hi.s. an interest in his govern
dema susr than to obey the will 0
ogue who seeks the darI