The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09
WISCONSIN DAY At SEATTLE
Eloquent Address is Delivered at the
Celebration of Wisconsin Day at the
Alaska Yukon Exposition Many Wis
consin People Take Part in Exercises.

Dangers to Republican form of
government, brought about by selfish
ness and fostered by credulity were
pointed out by Judge Levi H. Bancroft
of Richmond Center, ex-assistant attor-
ney general and present speaker of the
Wisconsin assembly, in an address at
the observance Of Wisconsin Day at
the Alaska Yukon exposition Wednes-
day.
"This is an age of strange creeds,
engendereds by selfshness and fostered
by credulity and it is perhaps natural
condition of our social evolution that
untutored egotism should proclaim a
new political dispensation and seek to
impose its revolutionary theories upon
society," said the speaker. THE
fundamental laws of society cannot be
safely altered to, meet conditions, but
conditions may be changed to meet
Constitutional requirements. Assaults
upon courts and tribunals and ministers
of justice can never assist, but they
may seriously retard the administra-
ton Of justice.
indifference to questions of great
public interest and concern is a de-
plorable condition on the part of a
large proportion of American citizen
ship, but it is not as dangerous to the
administration of justice or the per
petuity of republican institutions as
that frenzied zeal which is born of pas
sion and prejudice and which, regard
less Of precedent or conditions, sweeps
before it. every barrier to the accom-
plishment Of it's will.
1T is not the province Of courts to
listen to the clamor of the excited
populace, or to render their decisions
in conformity with the sentiments of
the passion blind 5degenerates and SEN
sation mongers who crowd the court
rooms.
'sThese sorry experiments in govern
mental affairs which make of patri-
otism an exile, which destroy faith in
man, and which tend to create a NOR
bid public sentiment which looks
upon the man who holds a public
trust as a suspicious character and
upon every successful business man
as a criminal, are more dangerous
to the public peace and to the perpetui-
ty of Republican institutions, than are
the armed enemies of the republic,
"That insidious hypocrite, who, seek
ing notoriety, creates prejudice by in
citing men against their fellowmen;
who plays upon human credulity and
passion for self-seeking purposes, is an
enemy of free institutions infinitely
more dangerous than the brazen type
which plants it's red banners in the
open places and breaches its doctrines
of shame and ignorance in open de-
fance of the laws of society, for in
its final analysis, liberty is condition
of the public mind.
We need in public life men with
less hysteria and more thought; men
with less selfshness and more of Justice,
men with less knowledge of spower,
and more knowledge of the power of
peace and righteousness. -
The celebration opened with an in
vocation, followed by vocal number
by Bentley Nicholson ]. E. Chilberg,
president Of the exposition, delivered
the address of welcome and Gov. M. H.
Hay gave the welcome address in be-
half of the state of Washington.
Other musical numbers were: Vocal
solo, Francis Allison; violin obligato,
Myra Jack; vocal solo, Mrs. III. W.
Jack. The celebration will close with
a dance for Wisconsin people in the
evening.