Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-02

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sometimes failed in the past and tfiar il
will fail again in the future. because thts
divine experiment has human SIDE ana
must work itself OUT in a human way
Great Things Are TeI1sus.
But we must remember that everything
OF value that the race has accomplished
has come through pain. toll ana Troubling
do not know why this is 50. but il IL;
and so here In this sphera OF representa-
tive government the suffering OF the peo-
pie will finally accomplish their political
salvation II the -seople suffer from mis-
representation they must suffer until they
learn the lesson however bitter Il is, that
the responsibility lies with them; that they
cannot avoid il. They cannot shift it upon
executive. they cannot traffic with u,
uhey cannot sell IL they cannot barter Il
away. they must assume Z ana exer-
else H.
When they learn this lesson their rep
resentatives will also have learned IL and
will DO their bidding.
Until this time comes the people must
suffer the constant anguish OF patience
and the constant pain OF effort Without
this lesson neither anti-trust acts. nor
criminal statutes nor grand JuFles, nor
indictments, nor any OF these tningB viii
+ accomplish their salvation All Lnat les
in the future for this people must come
ana viii come by representative govern
ment
/ p0rarOns2 Everything: a corporation is
simply collection OF men VINO come from
the people. Interpretations viii learn the
same lesson in another way.
I Now, you may say that I have Simply
Z indulged in UtoDiEn dreams, bur Z have
not unless you say also. that this new
nation, cgneeived in liberty, has already
perished from the earth. and you dare not
say rlat- you cannot say that while the
Eaunt form OF Abraham Lincoln looms
large upon our political horizon; you cHu-
not say that while you remember Getrys-
burg and the Wilderness. you dare not say
that and afterward walk among the 5000
graves that quistiy lie within the shadow
5 OF the national capitol.
A government with our past Is capable
: OF any future. IL has TO do with things
other than p0mp and power; with things
other than armies and uaviss- with things
other than commeree and wealth. II has 60
DO with the great moral questions or the
future and, whether we viii OF no. either
We or those who come after Us VIII dis
cover tha1 those questions can be finally
determined only n accurdanca with i'm
murabie and divine truth
4 rhe way Of the people toward that de-
{ termination viii De- as II always has been.
: over paths which are diflCulr and tharny.
z but which rise. nevertheless. from the
shadow Of the valley 20 the glory OF the
summit
The address Of Prof EIwood Perisho was
a strong appeal for the conservation Of the
soil. as from IL the wealth Of the nation
was drawn.
"a PIea for the soiI-''
NJ, Perisho said in part
It is possible that II I should ask YOU
! Tonight 20 name the pig thing in which
rlis club vas interested. some OF you
would suggest
navigation In consideration of its volume
OF water. its great length and the rich
ness OF the STATES touching this stream. IL
light seem thar this was Al least one of
the big problem tor our consideration
However, as the partial solution Of the
same problem, others OF you might con-
slider the railroad probieIn the important
question for a eiuh like this % consider
The proper control OF the more thHu 500.
oeo miles OF operating railroad. with the
establishment OF an equitable freight rare,
n OF vital consequences 20 the commercial
interests 0f this country
The bankers OF this organization might
vote the newly proposed Legislation COM
corning postal banks. a central national
bank, guarantees ot bank deposits ana
question OF tle countrT--as the problem
OF first importance
Possibly some Of YOU Involved IN the
raising or funds by Whfch the needed er-
DepHes Of the city. or country. or state ars
met would say that the nsal need - bet-
ter system of taxation BY which our
would pav the necessary amounts 10 meet
the connfry's financial needs.
Doubtless some Of you. so rscentIy from
Ersssi0nal debates. are still thinking tlat
the tariff ~ our big problem the hiEh
tariff and low tariff ana the no rarift-
are Important problems. I grant you
Canservaffon % WeaIth-
Bur In my opinion. none of these are
1f the greatest value % the Commercial
interests OF this splendid CitF nor %
your neighbors Just across the river the
far famed meIrupolia or Nebraska Our
greatest need In mt in Ih6 creation Of
mOus new wealth. bur IN the pruper con
servatton 81 thar Wazicn We already pos
sess
Nature endowed win = lavish hard
such states a. Iowa ana Nebraska- This