The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-02-12
rule BY ALL OF THE PEOPLE

The great truth upon which stands
is eoqueny portrayed following address by
Wendell Phillips at Harvard University June 80, 1881
dstrus of the people pervades the book educated
classes north they shrink from that free speech which
Gods normal school for educating men, throwing them the
grave responsibility of deciding great questions lifting them
higher level of intellectual and moral life Trust the people
the wise the ignornant the good and the bad-wih the
gravest questions and the end you educate the while you
perfect institutions necessarily good ones but the
only material to build with
This distst itself in the growing dislike of universal
suffrage the efforts destroy made of late by all Our easy
classes The white south hates universal suffrage the socaed u
north dstrus Journal and college, social science con
venon and the pulpit the propy of restraining it Tmd
scholars of it Carlyle that bundle of preudces
houed universal suffrage.
No democracy ever claimed the OF ignorance and
crime good any that of wisdom and virtue 1t only
asserts that crime and ignorance the right that
has Only by allowing that right and SO appealing to their
justice and throwing them the burden OF their t
responsibility hope raise crime and ignorance to the
epect The right choose governor rests on the
same foundation the right choose your religion
Some affected scott democracy sound basis for
debt doubling the payment OF ours Europe not only
wonders rapid payment but the only faint OF fraud that touches
garments the fraud Of the capitalist cunning
adding burdens and increasing unfairly the value OF his
bonds not the the people repudang oa even
unjust additions Yet though and ulearned this class
the one they propose punish by dsfranchsement!
No wonder the humber class looks on the whole scene with
They their dearest right peril When the easy class
conpes to steal the humber class draws together to
defend ITSELF True universal suffrage terrible and with
great cities brought into subsection to the dangerous classes
by grog congress sitting register the DEGREES of capital both
sides may well dread the Experience proves that popu
governments the best protectors of life and property But
suppose they nosppose that universal suffrage endangered
peace threatened property there something more valuable than
wealth. something sacred than peace AS Hmbo
says, The finest fruit earth holds up its Maker Man
To ripen lift is the first duty Trade law
learning religion only the scaodng wherew1h to
build man. Despotsn looks down the poor cradle and
knows can and curb i'll will Democracy sees the
ballot baby hand sefsmess bids her put integrity
side of those baby footsteps and intelligence the other lest her own
peril Thank God for his method Of taking bonds OF
wealth and culture all their blessings with the ubest soul
he gives their keeping!
The should cherish faith his fathers
seeking coward safety by batterng down the
matches and putting back chains he should recognize that
places him this peril that he may work out noble security
concentrating all moral forces lift this weak rong and dan
gerous sunlight and health The fathers touched their
highest level when with stouearted and faith they trusted
with all the rights he gave them
worthy their blood and this sheet anchor of the
suffrage Gods church, Gods school, Gods method
gently binding commemorative in order that they may
at last ,netint brother