Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-16
DR.. VINCENT At
BARRATT HALL.
Eloquent and Interesting Lecture
On Democracy--Cynioism
Or Faith.
THIS EVENING AT OGDEN.
He VIII Speak on The Mind of the
Mob"--Here Tomorrow Evening on
The Larger Sel6shncss."

II was most unfortunate that only q
small audience was present in Barratt
hall last night TO hear DR. George T..
Vincent, professor of sociology In the
University OF Chicago, deliver his lee
ture on "Democracy-CyncIsm OF
Faith" The lack of patronage simply
demonstrates anew that 10 sue
cesefully handle even lecturers OF
renown and ability. such az Dr.. VIM
cent, IL is necessary 10 sell tickets
In advance or dispose Of them IN some
organized manner, just as does the NJ.
/ A. which has been giving such q
splendid series of lectures during the
past two or three seasons. Even then.
II IL not the easiest thing IN the wori
To- assure a large audience TO a speaker.
The lecturer OF last night appeared un-
der the auspices OF Messrs Anderson
and Wallace, and those gentlemen had
done work enough 10 IN the house to
It's capacity. That greater success did
not crown their efforts Is to be regret.
ted, for the subject was most inter-
estlngly, capably and cloquently given.
In part he spoke ms follows.
STABILITY OF CHARACTER.
Mankind makes for himself certain
phrases or shibboleths and worships
them, regardless OF their primal mean
ing. This has led to a genuine Gym.
icism among the people who think rs
10 the real worth OF the theory OF dc.
mocrlcy as opposed 10 the arlstocracy
They VIII argue that the rule IN the
long run 81 by the few, that all great
work Is done by the few, that IN eyery
realm power is vested In the few The
democratic theory II that all the vested
rights of the many are stock which
must be handled by the representatives
of the people for the people. The com
mon people must be appealed to, not
through the intellect, but rather through
the feelings. The average man must
be made to feel that his interests are
bound up with the interests Of his fel-
lows. aud only in this way can a gov
eminent be trusted in its great Ques-
tons TO the people.
Certain things are common TO the
nation, and other things are common
10 class The things which must be
decided by the great mass OF the peo-
pie are not those requiring a nice In
telleCtual decision, but those recurring
the right feeling the sense Of justice,
There must be two kinds of wisdom In
the management Of the affairs Of a ma
ton--the wisdom TO decide on affairs
concerning the great or common good,
and the wisdom to execute the wishes
Of the people who have so decided.
Stability OF character does not de-
pend on the ability TO weigh to nicely
intellectual questions. but It does de-
pend on right feeling. So there must
be sound, sane feeling In the people,
and conscientious capablity IN the few.
Until men make love from an intellec-
tual standpoint and care for their chill
dren by reasoning power, till policy
spells patriotism, mankind will be ruled
by right sane and just feeling. And
SO, In the long run. II we inculcats
those feelings which are right and true
and which make for the highest types
of manhood In the average American,
We can look, as the years roll on, for
the correct solution Of the affairs which
concern the well being OF a nation,
even though many times things go
slightly wrong"
Dr.. Vincent lectures this afternoon,
on THE Psychology Of Dress" and he
speaks this evening IN Ogden on THE
Mind Of the Mob He concludes his
lecture labors here tomorrow, with one
on Children and Grownups,' In the
afternoon. and one In the evening, on
The Larger Selfishness.