The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-05
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teg-nlnE zlth Mama Cha-e- aid
continuing through The era % .1s
American revolution and TIE Decia-a-
ton % IndepeHde1ce down 10 the
presut. 10 language has beeu 50 much
employed for the propagation o. that
theory q government which traces
governmental Authority TO the conse--
of the governed our o~n nation pre-
cents the most uustrig1s example
known 70 history Of q great pop1ia-
tion working o1t its destiny through
laws of Its 0sr making and under %
hcials Of be- cV- choosing. aithoIvh
may add. 1e scarcely gl Deyond E1g
Iaud in recognizing f8e omnipotalce
| q a parliament fresh from the people.
liz De- dimcuIt 90 oye-e innate TIE pot
Iency u this conception of government
Iuron the progress Of a nation. and in
turning the thought of the world away
/ lfrcm despot.Em 90 th. possibil.tiel "
self government. the pioneers O. free
dom made Western civilization pos
able An idea ~im some times re
yOlutlOnize an individual. commun-
lity. q slate. q nation OF even q world. |
and the idea that man possesses iaal- /
lleaable rights which the state did not |
give and vhich the state. though DO |
csn deny. cannot take away. has made !
millions of human beings stand erect |
and claim their God -giye0 Inheritance.
While the era OF constitutional liberty
is ever widening. while the tyranny
and insolence Of arbitrary power are
every year decreasing, the leaders Of
the worlds thought. not only the Eng
llish speaking nations but the other
Christian nations as we'll. have yet
much 20 do ia teaching reverence for
? the will Of the majority and respect
/. for The public servants upon whom
: the people bestow authority.
p The Christian nations must lead the
p movement for the promotion OF peare.
: not only because they are enlisted
o under the banner OF the Prince OF
, Peace. but also because they have at
, tained such a degree Of intelligence
q that they can no longer take pride In
L purely physical victory. The belief
o that moral questions can be settled
by the shedding Of human blood is a
= relic Of barbarlsm: to doubt the dyna'
% mic power Of righteousness Is infdel'
ity to truth itself That nation which
5 unwilling 10 trust It's cause to the uni
yergsl conscience or which shrinks
from the presentation ~ It's claims
before a tribunal where reason holds
=, sway betrays a lack of faith In th'
- soundness Of its position. our country
has reason 10 congratulate itself upor
the success Of President Roosevelt if
Fastening peace between Russia an'
=, Japan. Through him our nation woI
-. a moral victory NOR glorious thar
81 the victory Of war. King Edward ha
also shown himself a promoter OF M
= bitratlon and a large number Of men
:, hers OF parliament are enlisted II
:, the same work. II means mucn tina
=, two great English speaking races ar
- thus arrayed on the side Of peace.
"a venture to suggest that the world
peace would be greatly promoted b
- an agreement among the leading M
49, tions that no declaration of wa
.u shonld be made until the submissio
-, OF the question In controversy a. N
lmpartial court for investigation, eac
nation reseryng the right 20 acccI
Dor or reject the dcision. The preliminaT
lex Investigation would in almost ever
erg Instance insure an amicable settlemei
BPS. and the reserved rights would be sdf
so cient protection against any possib
rye injustice.
ost Let me go step farther and appe
ere for a clearer recognition Of the digni
ave Of labor. The odium which rests ups
the tine work Of the hand has exerted
re-. baneful influence the world aroun
The theory that idleness Is more ho
orable than toil-that II is more 7
the spectacle 10 consume what others ha
dis produced than to be a producer
gee wealth-has not only robbed socic
ere II an enormous sum but II has cT
'urt ated an almost impossible gulf
He tween the leisure classes and tho
Joe who support them. Tolstoy is right
ond asserting that the most perpleN
.nds problems of society grow out of I
his lack Of sympathy between man a
man. Because some imagine the
selves above work while others
lded before them nothing but life
iced drudgery there is constant warri
wing ana much OF bitterness. When IN
VIII and women become ashamed of dol
nave nothing and strive to give TO scci'