Evening journal., 1907-06-21

might live the same dull and even and
uneventful life with the same condi-
tons and the same results have
heard u was that way In Heaven.
though not from anyone who could tes-
tify Of his own experience. but there,
presumably reside an intelligence and
a beneyolence on which an confidently
rely and ], for one, am not 80 certain
lof a similar state OF things at Wash
lington. II this doubt seems profane,
It is az least sincere.
Too Much Law.
The spirit Of socialism, which seems
so rampant to-day in both our great
political parties, and which certainly
directs the energies and utterances OF
their respective leaders would. II car
ried TO its logical extreme, remove from
the American system Of government
every characteristic feature and from
the competitions OF the people every
thing that makes life interesting, II
was not by human ordination that man
comes into the world with varying de-
lgrees OF virtue and competency pur-
pose, Industry and enthusiasm II was
mot by human ordination that here IS
"a desert and there luxuriant forest,
and ! win not allow that the word re-
form should be made TO apply 10 the
proposal that the principal Of our pub
lie servants shall be equipped with au-
thority 10 attempt what changes he
sees at in those elementary and ever
lasting and probably wise conditions
Of human existence There Is too much
law anyway Here are sitting at our
capitals for from three TO six months
OF the year forty-five Legislatures and
one Congress. buslly engaged every day
passing laws In restraint OF your lib
erty and mine, and it Is no excuse for
our failure 10 observe them that we
never happen to hear Of them though
If we should spend the whole OF our
lives without sleep or food reading
their text and studying their effect we
should not be able TO keep track OF
the half Of them, and yet the Glamour
for new law and more law and sterner
law and minute law chbkes the col
umns Of every newspaper and arouses
an the politicians into transports Of
funny frenzy.
Time to Get Back.
IT Is time TO get back 20 the pure
and simple notion Of the function OF
government which Is so perfectly ex-
pressed IN the American Constitution.
Government Is a policeman and not a
patron. Il has no other business than
20 render safe and as easy as possible
the social and commercial intercourse
OF the citizen. At the moment when Il
goes beyond that point. no matter how
good may be its motives. or how re-
spectacle its pretensions TO wisdom. al
the moment when Il attempts 10 curb
+ my flight because my wings are strong
or TO sustain another's because hi.
have been atrophied. al that moment II
Is a tyrant and insupportable. It is the
high duty Of every American citizen bs
his vote 70 protect whether from i'll
. intending aggression or from benevo-
lent usurpation. that sufficient grant
which gave 70 the government at Wash
! ington certain definite duties and re-
served 10 the states and TO the peopI,
every other freedom of action.
Or. Chandler Differs
Later I'm the evening DR.. Swithir
Chandler was called upon for an ad.
dress. He said he had enjoyed very
+, much the address Of Mr.. Qugg, and
was particularly impressed with bis
franlSness "I cannot say. however
that agre with everything the
esteemed Mr.. Quigg has said" con.
] tinued DIR. Chandler 81 am one oi
, those who believe that one of the greai
est men the country ever had Is Presi.
dent Roosevelt. He docs the country
good by the stand be takes and IN,
country. in my opinion, need never
have n fear of Theodore Roosevelt.
"We must remember. too, that al
act that makes eX-President Cleve.
/, land so popular Is that when n,
: state in which Chicago is a city failes
70 do its duty President Clevelant
stepped in and the Federal Govern
, ment did its duty.
"Mr Quigg speaks Of not clippinl
= the strong wings and Of the atrophiet
pinlons. fancy he must have has
something OF a. medical education q
4 use that word atrophic2. We dom
a want to clip the stron gopinions. lie
y them ny. but we don't want them e
q ny into our windows and prey upol
1 us. We don't want the corporation
8 to crowd out the small merchant ans
4 tho individual ! don't mean this al
4 directed In any way 10 Mr.. Quigg, an,
d hope he understands Z don't, but
r must say that I admire the acts an,
virtues Of resident Roosevelt. one o
the greatest men the country eve
had"
Or, Chandler then paid a tribute q
the High School and the graduate
who have gone out from II and at
tanned high places in the world.
Mr.. Heald's Address.
William II. Heald the weil-knowl
;. lawyer and former postmaster, wa
3 the second speaker.
= Every year YOU advance in life
j. every year YOU surmount create
,r obstacles. you viii look back and Sc
y that your school days were days o
real pleasure remarked Mr.. Heaid. a
he dwelt reminiscently ON his days a
the High School. lie spoke of tn
q necessity for the qualities OF truth AM
r. courage 70 assure success in life
% Truth is largely a habit" he said
e "and can be cultivated more or lee
r as you see fit. Without IL genius /
e. nothing effort is unavailing Hav