The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-08

tune when the National legislature fails fo do it's duty in providing Nauonai remedy, so that the only National acus- ity ia the purely negative activity of the judiciary in forbidding the ctate 10 eA- ercise power in the premises
 Calls for Broad Natlonallsm.
 do not ask for over-centraiizaron. but do ask that we work in a spirit OK broad and far-reaohing Nntionalism when we work for what concerns our people as n whole. We are nli Americans. our common interests are as broad as the continent. speak to you here m Kan sna exactly as 1 would speak In New York or Georgia, for the most vital prob lema are those which affect us all alike. The National government belongs to the whole American people, and where the whole American people are snteresteu. that Interest can be guarded effectively only by the National government Tne betterrnent which we seek must De ac- complished. believe mainly through 'hs National government.
 The American people are right in oe- handing that new Nationelism without which we cannot hope to deal with new problems. The new Nationalism puts the National need before sectional or per- sonai advantage. IL is impatient or the utter confusion that results from locai legisIatures attempting to treat National issues as local issues It Is still more iIn- patient of the impotence which springs from the over-dlvision of government powers. the impotence which makes IL possibie for local selhshness or for legal cunning. hired by wealthy special inter- csts. to bring National activities to deadlock. This new Nationalism regards the executive power as the steward Of the public welfare It demands of the judlci- arv that 1t shall be interested primarily in human welfare rather than In proper ty, just as it demands that the represen- tative body shall represent all the people. rather than any one class or section or the people.
 I believe in shaping the ends of gov ernment to protect property as well as human welfare. Normally, and in the long run, the ends are the same. but whenever the alternative must be faced I am for men and not for property. am far from underestimating the irnpcr- tance of dividends but I rank dividends below human character know well that the reformers must not bring upon the people economic ruin, or the reforms themselves will go down in the ruth But we must be ready to face temporary disaster, whether or not brought on by those who will war against us to tho knife. Those who oppose all reform Will do well to remember that ruin in its worst form is inevitable if our National life brings us nothing better than swol- len fortunes for the few and the triumph in both politics and business of sordid and selfish materialisn.
 Honesty in Public Servants.
 If our political institutions were perfect. they would absolutely prevent the poiitic- al domination of money in any part of our affairs We need to make our polit- ical representatives more quickly and sen- sitively responsive to the people whose servants they are. More direct action by the people in their own affairs under proper safeguards Is vitally necessary. The direct primary ls a step in this direc- practises act effective to prevent the ad- vantage of the man willing recklessly and unscrupulously to spend money over his more honest competitor. 1t Is particular ly important that all moneys received or expended for campaign purposes should be publicly accounted for not only after election but before election as we'll Po- liticai action must be made simpler. cas- fer, and freer from confusion for every citizen. I believe that the prompt TO- rfoval of unfaithful or Incompetent pub- lie servants should be made easy dnd sure in whatever way experience shall show to be most expedient in any given class of cases.
 One of the fundamental necessities in Q representative government such as ours fig to make certain that the men to whom tho people delegate their power shall servo the people by whom they arc elect ed. and not tho special interests. I be- lieve that every National officer. elected or appointed. should be forbidden to per- form any service or receive any com pensetion directly or Indirectly from in- ter-state corporations: and a similar pro. vision could not fall to be useful within The statea
 The object of government is the well fare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as they lead to the moral and material welfare of all good citizens Just in proportion as the average man and woman are honest, capable of sound Judgment and high ideals, active in pub lic affairs-but first of all sound in their home life. and the father and mother of healthy ehildren-just so far and no far ther we may count our civilization suc- c<ss We must have--I believe we have aiready-e genuine and permanent moral awakening. without which no wisdom of Legislation or administration really means anythtngi and. on the other hand, we must try to secure the social and eco homie Legislation without which any im- provement due to purely moral agitation ts necessarily evanescent. What we need te good citizens Good citizenship means progress; and therefore all good citizens should stand for progress. and must be progressive