The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-06-14


world is antipathehc to monarchical
form OF government. We no longer
Iharbor the dread of a monarchy; but
we do have two evils to face with
leach generation-vice and ignorance.
Now. II a father should build up a
Igreat industry under dificult circum-
stances and conditions, his sons
would not be doing him credit by
lsimply sitting down to enjoy what
their father gave them, without try
ing to extend the usefulness and
capacity OF that institution. No more
are we honoring our forefathers by
leaving the work, they so nobly be-
gan, unfinished. Ours is the part to
take II up and develop Democracy
to its. full measure OF possibility for
the good of the human race.
Mr.. Bryan's mistake In his theories
Of government has been to assume
that the wrongs and evils he observes
are modern in their origin, and that
the proper remedy is to return to
conditions as they existed at the time
of Jefferson and Jackson; little reck-
oning that we could not arrest our
development, II we would, and that
these evils are inherent in a system
that is obsolete and must be elimi-
mated as we progress toward the ideal
Democracy.
The Socialist claims for his pro-
posed form of government the title
of applied Christianity" He as
serts, without the hope of contradic-
ton. that II there Is God he is =
strong enough to overcome all the
wrong in the world and establish alb
solute justice. Then. having con-
vinced us with an ideal, the Socialist
would compel us to subscribe to a
theory. He says by this means
egislative-must we obtain ultimate
justice and equity. The Socialist over
looks the place. where all political
must originate-in the heart
Of the sovereign. The Socialist
In the contemplation of individual |
wrongs loses sight OF the Providential
purpose OF this government. He
would. by substituting common rights
for personal rights, enforce the uni
versal brotherhood by law, and make
man love his fellowman under PEN
Atty. We remind our Socialist brothers
that Jehovah himself led the slave
born Children OF Israel forty years in
The wilderness until all but the two
who possessed the necessary faith,
died; before he guided them into the
and of Canaan. God himself could not 1
have made those craven spirits fight; |
and God himself could not save So
cialism, among a people who insist
emily talk about personal rights and |
liberties instead of personal response
bility Providence is guiding this ma
tion toward the ultimate realization
OF the substance of things for which
the Socialists hope; but not neces-
sarily inspiring the political platform
on which Mr.. Debs stande. Providence
leaves us much latitude in which 4
learn In our own way, and we genl
orally learn what Is right by firsft
learning the faulty OF what is wrong
Union labor and the employers arr
learning together that arbitration
the best way to settle differences, b
first ascertaining in the most cruz 4
fashion that fighting is disastrouf
international disarmament is certain. !
because at the rate European nations
are building navies, the countries will
soon be bankrupt and the masses will
starve OF inaugurate civil warfare, !
unless II is stopped.
Right will triumph over wrong. |
We all agree that Providence has a
purpose for us to fulfll. Let us all
in our several capacities remem-
Der that high purpose, and forget
the petty animosities that divide us.
Let us strive to eliminate all that lie
evil and tends 10 destroy the mental,
moral and physical vigor Of our citi-
zenship, encourage everything that
strengthens the nation and the indi-
and discuss our theories OF
statecraft on the high plane of indi-
vidual and national responsibility to
divine being. who has thus far guided
our nation and made 1t a shining /
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