The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-01

slxillful treatment The affairs of men and women cannot be dealt with after the manner of chemical reactions In q iaporatory--that would Imply perfect human nature.
 We Americans are a good natured people. wishing no wrong to anyone. but set upon procuring the right thing In the right way in all public relations. Our prosperity has it's source in agricultural and mineral resources, In | our ind stry in our talent for effec- tive effort. in our moral strength and mutual confidence--this last especial- ly. Confidence depends upon the as- I surance of stability, paradoxical as 1t may sound, human society cannot be stable unless t Is progressive. In q democracy stability depends upon the reign of reason and our common sense gives assurance for the future Reason demands facts. Reason implies lipatience-not weak paltering but per- sistent efforts at social progress Reason demands impartial enforcement of the laws. Nothing so quickly nn- dermines society as failure to enforce flaws.
 I Whatever natural causes may amount for the development of any particualr form of government at any time or place, the object of government. lphiiosophically considered is to secure the happiness of the individual who so conducts himself as to permit the equal happiness of others. Democracy has constantly struggled against these abuses:
 The abuse of the freedom allowes individual effort.
 The abuse of the freedom allowed the government.
 The abuse of the system of govern ment itself, by prostituting representa- ttive powers to selfish advantage. 1 To ard -s..4st these and to put an end to them. the people must be con- stantly alert. Faithful representation of the peo' Ie essential. Democracy lupon large se ,e would inevitably fail were not the people to act through ltheir chosen representatives. If those chosen to represent the people serve Iother interests. we have republic only in name. In their insistence upon singlemindedness in public service the people. will have no compromise. l. We shall always need political leader ship. but leadership and organization to recommend themselves to public con- kfidence. must be purged of se.f-service. Let there be no vague fears of the out come. -'qce full confidence In the sobriety and integrity of motives of the American people, in their ability to cure existing evils without disturbing their prosperity.
 believe that with increasing pro- portion of true representation, with discriminating public discussion. with fnflexible determination to end abuses and to purify the administration of government of self-interest. we shall realize a greater prosperity and 6 wider diffusion of the blessing cf free govern ment than we have ever hitherto been able to enjoy"
 Did you notice in this synopsis of Governor Hughes speech the frequent II tr1a L tion" and ''confidence?' They typify his chief characteristics.
 Prolonged applause showed the eager reception of this address by a cultured and representative audience. The Gov- ernor then held reception st which many thousands filed through narrow passage to meet him one brief mo- ment. Here was apparent a fresh diff ference from our free, hospitabIe re- captions. New York learned we'll tho bitter lesson of anarchy at that Buffaln l reception which cost President McKin- icy and the whole nation so lear. Even in the usual intellectual seclusion of Chautauqua. the Governor. whether taking social drive. walk or meal. was constantly attended by a military guard; and while the long procession of preachers. professors. women and children filed by this guard was rein- forced by all the policemen available In this peaceful community.
 These Chautauqua policemen. by tho way. rarely perform a feat more strenuous than restraining noise dur ing lecture or after chimes at night |. Some girls at our cottage recently ar- rived from Tennessee. were attacked every night by the giggles or silly -tiI- lies They were warned that the po- liceman would reprimand. possibly re- port them. but the warning only in- creased their mirth. A .ew moments later a policemen really tapped on their window and urged silence. but they thought we were carrying out the joke and only screamed out more ! saucy messages. Whereupon the watchman went around through the open hall and rapped sharply upon their door. Expecting to expose our ruse. the girls threw open the door re- gardless Cs deshabille. Beholding Q real man in brass buttons. they screamed a-fresh. then subsided into awed silence. But this policeman served them we'll the next night The following day this couple of green Chautauquans went to Niagara and re- turning late in the night. they became utterly confused in the deserted ave- nues. Unable to locate their boarding house they wandered helplessly around until they spied their quondam enemy.
 A.ceEan Iney hailed him Joy- ously:
 '"Take us home, please"
 Where? Who are your
 why. we are the girls you got after for making noise last night"
 Thus identified. they were soon shown home.
 The Reverend Hugh Black conducted ths devotional exercises the last week of Cha Utauqua season. Mir. Black is a Scotch Presbyterian, formerly Of Free St. Georges in Edinburgh. who has lately come to preside over the Union Theological Seminary in New York. He is little wisp of a man, whose hair apparently curls out Into a halo of intensity and whose nerves seem about to snap with his eagerness to convert | sinners.
 Despite his trailty and his accent. Mir. Black Is one of the most powerful pIeaders now in the pulpit and any one who fears old-fash oned ptety is ex- tinct should hear him. For pure spir- duality he is unequaled. His Sunday sermon on The Courage and Cowardice