The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-25


h / IN D. democracy, private itiatlve ls Mt
once &ie handspring OF go errtnetlt tai 2ac-
ftion aid la check Ito the undue iat,
smetlt Of government upon the field or
prlvnte enterprise. q w L Si3i NJ
iii q democracy, the initiative OF every
Important movement for tho public good
ID iii the private citizen. The citiscn
without civic sprlde furnishes "a la
tive for publlp good. J q yc pride i ~
the chief asset Of dehlocrh Lenfoc-
2racy does mot mean ochlocracy: " hes rule
OF people does not ief1 lle q RUE lle,
of tlie mob y w a III 5ttGs93 s
WI 1ns d commercial and Industrial Scovilza
ton, civic prog fess Y depends H Upon he
civic ideals OF q the business men CIVIC
honesty UPON their standards OF PUBLIC PUBLIC.
conduct; governmental efficiency upon on
their attention d political problems 4.
WI III tlles long run, good government y, IKE
successful business rests t,pof, sound
Bethlcs.& Honesty rs the best policy II
is the only policy upon which govern,
Rlient or business Viii Il large sense can
rest Honesty ir,tegratcs,a upb,tllas ;8 llon--
esty tltsintograt es, tears down. II otgnesty,
sound morals. lite 81 ideals q Or conduct.
\ mako dernooratio government posHsil =,
and preserve and foster deinocrn ho
as u means OF fncilltatlng pub
lid business, exists because Of q lack
X Of civic pride. SsB Civic pride would re-
move the need OF an irresponsible politi-
zeal autocrnt 8 to got climate ~ things g
sGore.if5t 81 ~ ri @
2iI HAYS heard corruption Of n Board Of !,
SAlde,n1e justified lecause at was Z SAID
srhat without sspulcl the Aldertn %
tile franchise was Impossible to get, NC
a. great and needed public improve
swolla be lost. s 10 what such code or
mo,nls leads let st. Louis In q her
cities tell. N After I. Is Illicit w SO
jSctWt Ell business men and taldertnsa a. 80
BElti h more reputable than 1betwe FL ptilsr
law brt akers and &the police 81 Inc rrics
may, ~ higher:sb but 8howf aboutS the moral
BstuLt ard Ri 81 ;s 81 N. Ily Il & III
t--Aic pride say s n we will finl b scaie
way to get puh lic gimprovements{ wi thout
l,donlng 4 or participat ting IL sE fraud.
Good lSgovernment!8i is q ltal & commercial
asset, f{and q good stlcmocratlc d govorn,nailt
lis l,ipossible Wlthout8 civic pride Inv til J
citizen, a deep appreciation Of
&the dignity ana sNre sponsibility4 OF tlon,o-
*ciatc citizenship For what Is j real
9lzed democracy \ bl, tn government OF TIM
people and for the people through age nts
and agencies y selected II by tho people?
S1'lilss means "a sturdy sind lvidual islli, q
Ht,Svcrnmentp evolved from WI hin respon--
8sible5 and 4 spoffiia!vo ia lie governed.
no t5at.beilevulent pat el.na! ism or an IL
RESP res onsiblo I 4 auto cracy Imposed from
gWltKuut.. ut means 'ipcopl lie sup PORTING
and energ izilig government, not Il a. gov
st,l.l,ment supporting and controlling Of
tile eople AZ ia,
8 TIE age-long struggle toward this q y.
Itf11cllatic ideal: Tie struggle of the gov
Eeriied Ito control ,the goyernnent, to . %
the government has emp sized and de-
$velcred ~ the power Of prl vate init lat.ye.
The apower and In tluenc Of n te AIN
;3i;iiatiye II marks accurately this pro-
Eg.ass toWarda, denaoc ra cy. IS
a OUR war Of ind depend ICE was 4 start ca
rrivate slnd carried 3. ~
private or torp4a \; i i
s5al ihs s.
$nr:yate 83sinlt intivos, The grea t5 moral
for the abolition Of slavery In
&thl territory Of the Uni sd tatesftout tl
43it4 c:ffjjginal inspiration and derived Its
Eenelllzlng force from 4 the private ,s 1
$zcn. N. &, Is 81. s Is ].
III cur own times, tbs enlanc .top OF
i lrE civil service from he spo lis systSel1
the enactment Of laws to insure II, secret -
StallatB and an honest "a count honestly 5
announced on election day; the pres, nt
8aay& struggle to establish honest and t1lt
open methods, easily understoo d, IA through
which nominations to publ c lee tive Of