The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-04

style he described the condition of the American laboring man as compared with his brother across the sea. strong of limb and always able to secure his daily bread. whereas the foreign la borer frequently cried for work ip vain. Large fortunes are essential. in modern civilization, to the success of the com monwealth. The attempts to stir up envy among laborers. he characterized as the work of demon of dscord. The South, for instance. will never come into It's own until corporate wealth can be attracted here in full measure. We should, therefore, demand that the name of the honest capitalist be left unsul- lied.
 The next speaker was Robert Rich ard carman. representing the Univer- sity of Virginia. the subject of whose oration was The Triune Legacy ' Greece, he said. attained to a degree of learning and culture probably un- surpassed by any modern nation. yet she fell. This result was brought about by her organism. Rome devel- oped under Justinian system of tu- risprudence that was we'll nigh per feet ,@dhe marvel of all time. Yet she lost her place of preeminence among nations. Judea's gift to mankind was religion, the freedom from idolatry. Although sho furnished the beacon light to the Armada of Nations, her peo- ple are scattered over the face of the earth. What nation. then. is destined to live? The one that combines these three Iegacies. the national elixir-our own United States. In fact
 The third speaker. J. F. Finlay. or the University of the South, pictured the evils growing out of tho divorce question Tho burning issu2. he said, was whether marriage was a tempo rary contract or q Divin" union. The first theory is traceable to the teachings of Rousseau and his school of philos ophy If we assume that the pleasure of the individual should be paramount, then this view IS the correct one. On the other hand, if we believe that con dition is most ideal where the indi- vidual and his desires are subordinated to the common good, then divorce should not be tolerated. The marriage tie is really analogous to the relation shin between parent and child, insep- arabic and eternal. The cure Trescrih- ed for the divorce evil Is patience and loving kindness.
 MT. Fnlay was followed by Edward e Mann of South Carolina. on The Instability of Republics He compaf- ed the English form oi government with our own and pointed out as the defects of our system too frequent cleo lions an ignorant voting element, in discriminate immigration, corruption in politics, etc. He attempted to show that the English legislative system was superior to cur own, that in 1t all classes were more equally represented, and that it was more enduring. The concentration of wealth in the hands of the few, he declared to be an omen of our early downfall
 Charles Edgar Rice of Alabama, the fifth speaker, was given great ova- tion when he arose. He took an alto 1ether different and much more opti- mistic view of the United States and her mart in the affairs of the world. He termed our country the "Benefac- tor of the Nations" With liberty. tustice and equality as our watch words we have advanced in a very brief time to a stage of influence that is second 10 none. The part America had played in securing peace in the mast few years was pointed out. The inspiration that she has given to other nations struggling to throw off the bonds of servitude and oppression was dveIt upon. We have taken no steps backyard and the principles that un- derlIe the Constitution and the Declara- tion of Independence are still the liv- ing forces that sustain our Govern