Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-13
BELL STIRS BIC
HUMB0LDTCROWD
Democratic Candidate for Cover
nor ArouseS Enthusiasm
with Great Speech
WARMLY GREETED IN NORTH
Delivers Fine Address in Eureka
on Protection of Rights
of People

That Theodore A. Bell is popular in
Humboldt county and in the city of
Eureka Governor Gillett's home, is
evident from the reception the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial candidate was
given July 4 when he spoke at Eu-
reka.
Mr. Bells speech is being used as
campaign material by the Democrats
in the north.
A synopsis of Mr.. Bells Grafton fol-
lows:
"It has been truly said that the
dangers Of peace are greater than the
perils of war. In other words, 1nVa-
sion is to be feared less than an In
sidious attack upon popular rights
More vigilance is required to protect
the inward health Of a nation than to
defend it against external force A
disease may slowly ana silently sap
the life of an individual while an
open assault upon his person is
promptly and effectively resisted. So
it is with republics. The domestic foe
is more to be feared than the foreign
enemy. In ancient and medieval
times powerful republics arose only
to crumble away through their own
internal rottenness. 1t requires in
telligence, character, patriotism, good
will and a high quality of ethics ana
morality to preserve the meat and
substance of free institutions. We
cannot be satisfied with the mere
husks of elf-government. The arls-
tocratic idea that few shall govern
the many must be combated at every
turn. It is a greater menace To-Day
when the country is marvelously rlcn
and prosperous, than ever before. 1t
manifests itself in special privileges
and a determined attempt TO usurp
Governmental functions for selfish
ends. Property should be surrounded
by every possible security, for all prog
ress must rest upon sound material
basis, but the masses must be per-
mitted to share in this material pros
perity in accordance with the law Of
equal rights and opportunities.
RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE
Human nature was not re-created
by the birth of this new republic in
1915, nor have the primal elements
in man been transformed in the years
that have since passed Some modi-
fications have been effected, but the
economic instinct, /. e., greed ana
selfishness, has yet to be restrained.
The commercial spirit is all right
within its proper limits, but when 1t
seeks unfair advantages through the
control of the government, IT is hlgh
time to sound the alarm. To encour-
y
omy, to render them self-supportlng
and self-respecting, to protect them in
the legitimate returns of their IN
vested capital and the enjoyment or
the fruits of their honest labor, and at
the same time erect barriers against
their elemental desire to reach out
and get all they can, is the dltflcuIt
task that America has assumed. we
have succeeded fairly well. our free
institutions. our liberty under law,
our ideas of justice and equality, nave
helued the Individual to reach the full
measure of his powers He has re-
ceived here a better chance than any
where else to work out his own sal
walton and happiness. We have meal
culably raised the tide of human n1e'
More happiness, more sunshine, more
onnortunities. more of the real joys
Of existence, enter into the lives or
the American people than are wit
messed elsewhere.
"Rut in this hour of review ana
celebration let us not be blind TO any
insidious influence that would weaken
the pillars of American liberties. Let
us ascertain what is best for the aver
age man and woman, the man VINO
leads a life of effort, the woman VINO
tends her home and rears her chill
dren to usefulness, and when we have
determined what is best for these
nlain. struggling masses, let us cour-
ageously see that it is done. Let us
realize what equality means and then
enforce 1t. Though we realize that
men are not equal in physicai
strength, in mental power, In moral
fiber, and that Inequalities exist just
as naturally in wealth, in intellect in
social Influence as they do in the sur
face of the earth, or in the endless
variety of animal and vegetable life,
let us stand for an equality that rec
ognizes the right of all to live. 10
strive. to enjoy happiness, to think, TO
have the door of opportunity left open
TO them, to work out their lot to re-
ceive a Just share of the wealth they
create. to associate and cooperate To-
pether for the common good, to nave
2 voice in their government, to stand
equal before the law, to enjoy I'D
ertv of thought AMI speech and action
that is only limited by the like liberty
of their fellow men. into our keep
inc has been intrusted the sacred
charge of maintaining an equality OF
thls character. 1t may at times re-
o,,ire moral courage to proclaim II
and an iron nerve to enforce IT, but
inst i'm proportion as we labor heroic
a1lv to that end will we be worthy
70 enioy the inestimable blessings that
have been committed to our hands'