Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-04
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Of mob violence, the night rulings. tho
lYnchines In our southern cities and com
munities-- Yes, in our northern cities
and communities. and all this by men
who talk Of inalienabc rights and who
glory in the gospel Of the man Of Cialilee
who taught the fatherhooG Of God and
the brotherhood Of man.
Taking up the labor question. Mr.. Hurl-
5urd said that democracy is face to face
with tho world vide conflict that Is fairly
upon us between capital and labor: that
the theme that engaged the attention of
men at tho dawn of the nineteenth
century was question OF personal
liberty: that the twentieth century will
concern itself more anu more about the
rights of liberty, that men are saying
they are willing to surrender some what
Of their so-callcd freedom for more OF
that other principle known as equality;
that in someway, by some one labor
and capital must be made TO feel that
they are not enemies. but friends: that
the main object of being free is precisely
the freedom to do ones best and win
ones best everywhere and always. at
home, abroad, alone, in society In labor,
and in love that while the way of
freedom Is not the safest way; that It is
not the easiest way It Is the best way,
best because It is freedom.
The dangers and difficulties of demo-
cracy are tho opportunities of education.
While Europe educates the top Of
| society America must put the common
| school under the lowest stratum and so
lift steadily upward the whole super
structure and thus find its true glory
and strength not in the scholarship OF
the few but In the intelligence Of many.
Our schools should be nurseries of
patriotism and honor. All our schools
| should teach the solemn lessons OF our
own national history. The great rebellion
| means as much 70 the civilization Of
America as the French revolution to the
civilization of Europe; that democracy
alone can be triumphant which has both
intelligence and character. intellectual
force vitalized and directed by
Christianity. Christianity that can
scourge tho grafters and money
changers from court and capital, and yet
so helpful and hopeful that like the
master IT will go about doing good,
This great nation fighting out and
working out this mighty adventure Of
liberty could better afford to see its army
disbanded and scattered to the four
winds; could better afford to see It's navy
sail not only around the horn, but out
into the dim and distant west and be
lost forever In the infinite seas than that
the people should come to feel that mobs
are no longer to be dreaded that con-
stltut!onal rights are no longer to be re-
spccted that statutes are no longer to
be reverenced or that there shall be a
lett!ng-go of the moral and spiritual
| forces by which |. Is nation Is swung
over an abyss Of lawlessness. Back OF all
and over all, there must be found that
most substantial thing in the universe,
character that shall dominate and direct
our activities, social. civil and political.
After the singing of America by the
assemblage the benediction was pro-
nounced by the Rev. Dr. George w.
! Brown.
At tho conclusion of the exercises In
Y. NJ G. \. hall the veterans and In
vted guests adjourned to Stannard
! Memorial hall where brief meeting
! was held. Comma nder Warner presiding.
DEATHS DURING THE YEAR.