The Alaska citizen., 1911-03-20

his hands. and that he has a keen appreciati n of the reforms neCes- sary. Following is Mr. Harlais' speech in full
 MT Chairman - We have gathered here this evening as members of the n m0craric party - to celebrate the birthday of a D mocrat. and rejoice rycr the Democratic victories of ia-' fall Rut | see a large number cf persons present f different political assCiariouS-and am sure that -hey ase welcome.
 II I were 10 ask you. Mir. Chairman and gentlemen. why you are here I think your answer would he: We all feel that the times are awry. Political. industrial and romm,rcia unrest eXis' through out the nation and in Alaska ill particular We are spcculatiug as to the causes and what 'u expect next We have lust confidence in many of our public servants scnr 10 Us by the powers that be. and win one accord We are rescnting the actions of the self-appointcd political bosses and representatives of SD C. ial interests. who go to Washing ton and wh.sc sole desire is to direct legislation for their own sel- fish ends. and for the masters whom they serve rather than help m the enactment of laws guaran'Cein@ jus tice 10 all and special privileges to none We are here because We he- lieve in the same general principle of home rule which is the cardinal principle of all free governments, without which civil liberty and per soual freedom cannot exist, and W are here 10 protest againS the a. rempt If the Republican adminiSrra- ton 10 deprive Al1Skans of thar precious heritage dear 10 all lib crty loving people throughOut the world In word Mir. Chairman. We are here because We all believe in the same great principle of human ri"hrs that is the electric chord that links the hearts cf patriotic men together l. k thai which brings Us here tO- night and which mites Us. and mah g us rne Democratic party in principle.
 My subject is The Princiulos of ! Democracy as Taught by Jefferson 7" do not presume 10 say that l can tell you anything that Is new on the subject and shall only rry 10 present some of the facts and repcat some principles that you already know. Our purpose tonight is 10 bring those truths home to ourselves and to reflect and see whether We have not departed from them, and to renew our zeal and pledge our deyO- tion to them.
 T, I1TF t,, the Declaration of IndeUendpnce- the grandest document of democracy. The best definition of human rights that ever flowed from the pen of men came from the apostle of Dem ocracy. It electrified the handful of piOneers scattered on the frin@c of a scacoast of this western hemiSUhere hurling defiance in the face of the then most powerful monarch in the world l need not remind vOu that they fought for that principle. that in the righteous cause they were sue ccssful and that a new Democratic nation was born.
 But during the organization of hat nation it was the purpose of Jeffer son. and some other of the fathers who framed the constitution. to es- tablish a pure democratic government fashioned af'er the self-evident truths announced in the Declaration of h. dependence. A government by the people in purpose. in personnel and fin method.
 There were others. however. of diff erent opinions. the old aristOcrats of England. led by Hamilton. These. although passively consenring to the overthrow of the then abusive colon ial policies of England, were active in holding to the opinion. commonly held in England and throughout Flu rope. that the masses cannot he restrained and kept within the limits of order and justice. but by forces physical and moral. yielded over them by authorities independent of their will"
 Hamilton's aim to establish strong centralized government Jef fersons purpose was a pure demOc- cracy. In this connection let me read an extract from a letter to Mir. Lee. wherein JeffersOn's philos- Ophical mind classifies men according to their party tendencies.
 Men by their constitution are nat urally divided into two parties. CD Those who fear and distrust the peo- pie, and wish to draw all powers from them into the hands of the higher classes; @ Those who identi- fy themselves with the people. have confidence in them, cherish and con- sider them as the most wise depOsi- tary of the public interest. In every country these two parties exist and in every one where they are free to speak, think and write they will de clare themselves-call them liberals and serviles, Jacobins and ultra whigs and tories. Republicans and federalists, aristocrats and Demo- crats, or by whatever name you please, they are the same parties still and pursue the same object. The last appellations of Aristocrats and Democrats are the true ones express ing essence of all"
 These are the principles that di- vide us into political parties in a nutshell. Aristocrats and Democrats Hamilton's centralization doctrine and Jefferson's popular government. Those who fear and distrust the people and wish to withdraw all power from them and those who have confidence in the people. cherish and consider them as the most wise depostary of the public interest Call them there fore. Standpat Republicans on one hand and Democrats, Progressives and Labor Party on the other, or by whatever name you please. they are the same parties still and pur- sue the same object; one to central Irhi 1.-ifhhn1dc