The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-14
TRUE PATRIOTISM
John Clark Ridpath's Essay On
the Tenets Of Liberty.
THE HIGHWAY TO FREEDOM.

Education the Basis On Which : Frse
Government Must Rsst-A Republic
Without intelligence 10 Paradox
and an impossihiiity.
The idea that the United States 10
one nation and not thirty-eight M.
tons Is ~ grand cardinal doctrine of
q sound political faith. State pride
and sectional attachment are natural
passions In the human breast and are
80 near akin to patriotism as to b dis
tingaished from 1t only In the court oe
q higher reason. But there ID Z 10
bier love OF country-a patriotism that
rises above all places and sections
that knows no country. no state. no
north. no south. but only native land:
that claims no mountain slope. thar
clincs to no river bank. that worships
no range OF hills. but lifts the aspiring
eye to a continent redeemed from bar.
barism by common SACRIFICES and made
sacred by the shedding Of kindred
blood. Such Z patriotism Ii the cable
and sheet anchor Of u hope.
A second requisite for the preserva-
ton Of American institutions II the
universal secular education Of the peo-
pie. Monarchics govern their subjects
by authority and precedent: republics
by right. reason and free will. Wheth-
er one method or the other will b
better turns wholly upon the intelli.
gence Of the governor. No force which
has moved among men. impelling 70 bad
action, inspiring to crime. overturninc
order. tearing away the bulwarks Of
liberty and right and converting CIV
~ilixation into . waste. has been q full
OF evil and % powerful % destroy %
Z blind. ignorant and facious democ-
racy. A republic without Intelligence
-even . high degree OF intelligencs-is
. paradox and an impossibtlity.
What . q that principle OF the
Declaration Of Independence which de-
clares the consent OF the governed 20
be tho true foundation Of al Just an
thority7 What kind Of 'consents II g.
ferred tor Manifcstly not the passive
and unresisting acquiescence Of tbs
mind which. Ike the potters clay. ~
ceives whatever - Impressed upon II
but that active. thinking. resolute. con
scious. personal consent which distin-
cuisines the true freeman from the
puppet When the people Of the Unit
ed States rise to the heights Of this 10
bio and intelligent self assertion the
occupation Of the party leadsr-most
despicabls of all tyrants-wMl ~ gone
forever, and In order that thu peoplo
may ascend TO that high plane the
means BY which intelligence II 1ostsr-
ed. right exalted and Z calm
and rational public opinion produced
must BE- universally secured The pop-
Nc Tres school = q 1oonoaip Wnoee
streams shall make s1ad III the ian0
Of liberty. We must educate or perish
A third thing necessary to the perpe-
tuity Of American liberties II toleta-
tion-toleration in the broadest ana
most glorious ense. IN q co1onial
times intolerance imoitfered ne nves
OF q fathers- Unt1 the present 0ay
the baieful g oeen upon u
land. The proscr1ptive vices o.
middle ages have lowed down w1tn
the blood OF the race 2 tainted g
NE tnat now = VAN .u.paIaun
distrust OF ireedo". Laoslty
minos q men - me-nt -. 49,
OF agreeing Wild 2 MaJos1ty. nsu
have desired 1re0 tnouGnI Out 4esf -
stood at the door. It remain Tor Sne
United States g build nisnway.
broad and Tree. INTO every nesd o1 ~.
era inquiry ana y M.1s =. -
OF men VINO 49, 1na
NE ana repu1A.aon.
PRESCRIPTION z NO Pe1s q
b American system Ane suskss ~
gibbet q the rack. numpsc
sword ana piiiory. ave No paass Il.
this SIDE OF the 81. Natulo = 0av
led: 20 are human 1aculues. oeass.s
and practices. "a 1reeoom
the right to di6er. and that right must
be sacredly respected Nor 10 NJ
privilege Of dissent b conceded W1tn
coldness and disdain. put openly. cor
daily and with good VIII NO - g
rank. abatement Of charactef q osura-
cism from society must darken tne
pathway OF b humbiest q the eee1-
err after truth. The right o. m
thought. free inquiry and freo Speeca
10 a. clear o. the MONDAY q bouneo.
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