The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-07-07

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resurrected into satanic combinationh
and confronted by the majestic face OF
George Washington. B.ue str axis ris-
Ing towards the sky typiaed the welts
LEFT on the body OF parliamentary
tyranny.
Now the days of brag and bluster are
over. The development Of the nat on is
so great. and its standing among Il e
powers 80 firmly established. that pa
triotism finds its vent In calm sltisfac-
tior. occasionally rippied by critici m.
The United states and the British en-
pire. without formal alliance, are side
by side. and other associates. among
whom the japanese empire Is conspIc-
uous, are Joining the combination that
holds the world. including the mighty
progress OF the Pacific and OF the ORR
ent, within its grasp
Human activity and aspiration have
broadened, through education, aided by
steam and by electricity, until the ends
of the earth have been brought to-
gether. The composite race, speaking
the English language, and ranged under
"a blend of the rich blood of the Celt
with the blood and iron of the Saxon
and the fine arterial system of the Nor
man. Subdivisions of races can no
longer claim prominence. The deep,
and in some respects impossible, chasm
Is between the Caucasian and the Mon
goiian.
A CONTINENTAL REPUBLIC.
1t is generally conceded that the
United States. the first and only sue
cessful example of a continental repub- |
lie, with power now extended into dis
tant seas, Is In the front rank of gov |
ernments and peoples. Our constitu- |
tional system originated in the asser-
tion of the Inherent sovereignty Of man
and in the correlation of representation
and taxation. The Declaration of In
formulated these principles.
which were wrought into the funda-
mental law and resulted in the co-ordi-
nation of the States and of the Union.
After the Civil War had removed the
last obstruction to our governmental
system, fraternity became the leaven
Of an enlarging mass of educated citi-
zens. who stand for the highest phases
of modern civilization, in which the
supremacy of the Personal God and the
binding force of the Moral Law are
central.
The country is still far from absolute
purity. AS Bishop Restarick, in a
powerful sermon, recently said. our
lctual standards are below our ideals.
Hrhe ripbt aouapace tbot exaIt.tt, n M
ion" has not yet become absolute in
'ur individual and in our national life.
FUTURE OF THE REPUBLIC.
But, when this Is conceded, 1t Is
nevertheless true that the American
lation, pressing forward towards a
future. represents the old
est aspirations and the best concep-
ions of mankind. The participation of
men in their own government is an
md for which in former ages torture
md death have been endured. Equal
ty Of opportunity and equality before
he law. which are not iden-
ical with equality of condi-
ion, are birthrights. Indeed. the
'hief purpose of government, of which
President Roosevelt has shown the
leepest consciousness. should be to
rive fair play to brains, to energy and
o integrity. The extirpation of bigotry
nd an era of general federation Were
nd are essential to progress. Liberty
ould not exist, IL individuals and ,
II property as well as men,
we're not protected. The increase of
population. the use of di-
ersified resources, the elevation of the
tarved and ignorant, multiplied under
'olitical forms that concentrated au-
hority in individuals and in privi-
eyed classes, mental enlightenment,
he emancipation and the uplifting of
he soul, would be impracticable, in any n
enuine and durable sense. II rational h
najorities. If settled public opinion,
we're not the chief factors in human
fairs. Constitutional law, Justly in
and impartially applied, and d
he ballot. honestly and intelligently
asst, are the safest guarantees for that y
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