The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-06-09
Hills ADDRESS
AT SEATTLE FAIR


years of law enforcement law making declared James HILL in
address the opening of the Pacific Ex
position today
There great words that should be written upon the four
of every public building this land with the sacred
of religious rite, said Mr. Hill "These wachwords the
republic Equality Simplicity Economy Justice They
interviewer with every fiber of fabric forget deny
them will lead every every possibility of destruc
ton that rises treaeng the path cont greatness
Equality before the law is embodied promise of the United
States 1t the first principle sought
constitution In so far have been faithful not
only and prosperous but have commanded the respect
others because respected ourselves
it in far there anywhere special privilege unequal
restriction decree of legal governmental favosm whatever
have changed the government of the turned backward
toward the old evil traditions whose trail of blood oppression
through all history
1T needs efosm, involves the shaking of foe
that have already warped earlier require
siderable readustment of whole industrial and reform
our very conception Of the relation between and
citizens before the equality before the law
can be restored 1t demands standard economy
public private expenditure
1T demands the repeal the suppression of many
of the bills presented to state and federal legislatures SO many are
there framed to give to one undue advantage take away from
another fair field and equal judgment demands abolition
of that most hateful and coodng element republic
class consciousness To ship among shifting and
conflicting full speed and now full speed asn
task of extraordinary difficulty we can follow the
where ahead
Frequent of the phrase complex civilization creates
vague impression that simplicity has been banshed necessarily from
the modern world by kind of evolution
now always the normal rule of wholesome life
we gain by passing from the period Benjamin Franklin plain
dress commanded the homage of the frivolous
oratve capital in Europe the period accept
without humiliation foreign ambaadorshp unless large
ncome The life of those who do the work of the world whether
in the high places or the low usually simple thing.
1--WE have complicated educational and made
fetal The just complaint everywhere that there thorough
ness, wholesome mental discipline for young
I'VE have complicated social life until
Is overaid with thick stratum Of vulgar prodgai luxury display
and nsncerity
we have complicated awmang until despite high
ards the unmpaired traditions and the continual abor of the
the administration of justice is difficult and sometimes
I'VE have complicated financial system until encourages the
widest speculation at moment and at another sinks into business
1--WE have complicated industrial organization at both ends Of
the scale until the middle class which represents labor
bmed fine and modest accumuaon of capital finds many
of its rights invaded destroyed
"And compae all these complications by necessarily passing
more laws about them Simplicity in governing methods in char
and conduct must be fixed quality of the that survives
those changes OF the centuries in which all others have vanished
"lnseparaby connected with equality simplicity
Nationally considered has become almost forgotten
Mr. Hill declared this be the wastefl country
ITS administrative features as well in its treatment of natural
and said that the discarded standard of economy affairs
restored
1.-The cualment OF federal by One-fouh assist
not only efficiency the departments postponed by
task OF raising and the rage OF spending that should be
left in the pockets of the people.
Last and nobest conception of all born from associated life
OF mankind justice The nation be that abstract and
impartial justice which IS the fountain OF nobility the patent of heroes
and the final of any Upon occasion the wang power
has been invoked punish guilt but give
advantage at the cost OF another to contcae wholly part
er honestly earned and fairly used distinguish between activities
by discriminating laws The tendency by
its paabe and too dangerous be ignored If hatred
greed instead of justice becomes power
public affairs then, matter who may the victim act
treason For state enjoyed tranquility escaped
If ceased to maintain equal and nneXbe standard of
The greatest to the nation every and today
be e substitution Tor term OF years OF law enforcement for law
making Get the laws fairly tried weed those improper
practicable cua the contempt of under the
american system OF noenorcemen and make the people under
stand that government and unparng justice of
complex This the only safeguard if
hdence the governing system itself gradually
mined
In spirit of hypercrtcm pessmstic gloom sug
geson made We sensitive any
we love best and prize hgh We Guide