Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-13
CLASS HATRED is A CURSE
Successive Steps in. Territorial Expan-
sion.
UNFAITHFUL PUBLIC SERVANTS
The Masses Have Always Been Right
in the Ultimate Analysis
of Things.

Tor Beverage of Indiana before the knights
of Columbus at Carnegie Hail last night.
His position was that tolerance was the
distinctive mark of true national greatness.
In the course of his address he said:
After all, Americanism is the great
theme among mankind. Men are talking of
America in every country of Europe-in
Germany France, Italy; in England, Ire
land. Russia. Men are discussing American
institutions in Australia in Japan. even in
China. The influence of the Americ re-
public on the destiny of the world has been
greater than any other except one. the
Christian religion. And. after all. American
institutions are nothing more than the
ligion of the Master organized into the form
or government. There are just three places
where men are and always will be absolute
ly equal-in American courts, at American
ballot boxes, and before the altar of the
church of God. Universal liberty of wor-
Ship universal liberty of the ballot uniyer-
sal justice In the courts-these are the foqln-
dations from which American institutions
spring forth into everlasting life.
There is nothing so great in all the uni
verse free man thinking for himself
and standing by his thought until convinced
of his errors. Yes, there is one thing even
greater than that-another free man think
ing differently from his brother and yet
holding his brother in sweet and tolerant
respect
Tolerance.
So the first funda mental Americanism Is
tolerance. You believe you are right; but
you also believe that your brother believes
that he is right And, in purpose, most OF
right. I mean by that that nearly
every American wants to think rightly live
rightly, act rightly. Nearly every Ameri-
can is a patriot. Nearly every American
sincerely wants to do what is best for the
upbuilding of the republic and the cause of
human liberty. We agree upon the end
We seek-we differ only as to which Is the
best road to reach our common goal.
Glass hatreds are a denial Of human
equality, and in the end the death of hui
man liberty. He who seeks to create any
class among Americas eighty millions by
teaching men that their interests are at
war with the interests of the rest of the
people is injuring the republic more sorely
than he would if gun in hand, he fired
on the flag
But the creation of a class does not mean
the formation of a party. The formation
of parties is good The formation of classes
is curse.
But tolerance OF opinion does not mean
tolerance of crime. There should be peace
between an honest man and another honest
man who believe each other to be in error.
But between honest men and dishonest men
there should be no peace. That is what the
Savior meant when he said. II come not
to bring peace but a sword" That is what
u
the money changers and with whip In hand
scourged them from the temple. There are
three Fundamentally crimes-falsehood theft
and murder. And as we have the church
for the religious, the state for the citizen
and the school for the building up of both
so we have the penitentiary for the preser-
walton of both.
All tolerance for opinion, no tolerance
for crime. The free and open forum for
honest thinkers: the prison bars and lock-
step for plunderers of the people.
Honest Public Men.
Ask those of your public men only this
questiOn-is he honest, frank brave and
true? If your instinct tens you he Is all
of these, fear him not! He will be your
faithful servant, even though he offend
you. and the servant Of liberty always,
whom he never can offend. But IL your
instinct tells you he IS not these. that he
Is mere jugger with public opinion that
he waits merely to see the drift of the
people for his own aid and then seeks to
climb upon your shoulders to be borne to
place of power. throw him to the earth
and trample him beneath your feet For
he seeks not to serve you. although he never
would offend you. but to serve only him
self. and he never serves or can serve lib
erty, whom he always offends.
Another fundamental Amerlcanism IS that
the government exists for the people not
the people for the government The gov
eminent is the peoples servant: the peo-
pie not the governments servants The
people Should manage all busness-that Is
one thing they are here for. The people
should develop the country-that is one
thing they are here for. The people should
get their living by serving one another;
they should not get ,.,eir living by serving
the government.
And SO another fundamental of American
ism is disclosed and lat fundamental is
individual ownership and management of
all business but regulation by the govern
ment of all the people Of all businesses
that have grown so great that they affect
all the people. the small business man as
a private business man, the great business
man public business man-the one con-
cerned in his own welfare. the other a trus- |
tee for the peoples welfare.
Always the thought of the masses is true
to the inevitable. Always the purpose |
of a nation squares with the eternal and |
elemental things. 1t is no party's platform, |
it is stateSmans plan. 1t is no proc |
lamation of Presidents and Secretaries 1T !
Is no scheme of politicians on the one hand |
or dreams of clustered students on the |
other hand that will determine the ultimate |
fate Of Cuba. 1t is no plans of financiers, |
no eloquence Of fevered orators. no songs !
of poets that will settle the destiny of San |
Domingo. No, 1t IS none of these-it Is |
the elemental forces that will work out the |