Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-05

of the declaration we w..l De st.uPk with another characteristic wsrhy of
 imitation in this period of our history.
 They recognize the right of the ma
 jority to rule, yet conceded the right
 of the minority to become the major ity if this could be effected by an
 appeal to reason and argument. Not only SO, but they were not afraid 70
 be in the minority. If there be any no- ficeable weakness in American pub
 lie men, it is this fear of not being on the popular side. Moral cowardice of this kind is really prevalent { vice. and I am afraid a growing one
 When you think of it, what poor ng-
 ure a man cuts, who for fear of los ing a chance to fill some office he covets, foregoes his manhood, sup presses his conscience, and does Vio- lence to his real convictions. The ma | jority makes and should make law but the majority may not always be right, else the right would spell
 might and might right. doctrine re- pugnant to any man reared in an at-
 mosphere of Anglo-Saxon freedom or individual conscience. If our liberties
 are to remain precious heritages 10
 us and our children we must respect
 the rights of the minority. We should also cease paying a premium to po- litical hypocrisy and insincerity by rewarding these with our plaudits and honors while execrating the honest and sincere man who prefers to be right than to be popular. Compromises ! for the sake of results are often jus tifiable and the yielding of our views as to methods and times for doing things often the highest wisdom, but | the base surrender of principle for | personal ends is despieable. An op- portunist may not be moral weak | ling. but the man whose sole aim IS to stand in with the crowd is really an object of contempt. Teachers can render no higher service than to in- culcate the principle of independence and manly courage in our youth to- gether with this spirit Of tolerance ! and Hberality of view in dealing with the opinions Of others. The time can not be far distant when the people of this territory must take on the re- sponsibility Of self government ' have no concern as 10 the outcome if i the men who are to lead in public af- I IHlfE EHtN OIiF SlthN AVi WudN Ah-g 1 believe to be right and adhere to | their mature and well considered con victions. If political cant be the 'open l sesame" to office, and rank dema- i goguery be rewarded, then we shall i prove ourselves unfit for the respon- abilities of self government That Ieommunity or commonwealth where ! law as represented by the will of the 2 ,1f fc ,ha u~hp at same time the rights of the minority
 are Tigidly respected, where courage | is honored ands smoral cowardice is de | spised, is and must be a good place | to live in whether it's constitution be
 radical or conservative or betwixt and between. whether it be sOeialistic
 or individualistic, or a hybrid without any of the virtues of either, but with | the vices of both its parents. For af- I ter all. the character and disposition of a people are more important than 1 its form of government Whether We ! shall stand this test of fitness for I self government remains to be seen. | We certainly will # every man who ! is sincerely interested in good gov ernment and who wants 10 see the state attain high rank among the list NOA tHOCE AOllAAtbAEEo tAtc uAcAl1EuloAA- 1 ed for the quality Of their citizenship,
 and the character of their government | will practice the elementary virtues
 of honesty. courage, steadfastness, tol %
 eTance and fairness.
 | Optimistic of Future.
 l Optimism is the characteristic American trait and this hopeful cheer ! ful way of viewing things finds full
 and ample justification in almost ev- | cry page of our history. We are living
 in marvellous age and in most fav- | ored land Whatever may be our de- fleets, and we have many, we are not
 yet a decadent people. The evils in | contemporary political or industrial | life, and the shortcomings of our cit izenship, ought not to cause us to de- 1 spair of the ultimate triumph of right ! and justice throughout the republic
 Any one who will look below the sur l face will see forces at work which make for better things here in Ari- l zona as elsewhere. Each year more and better homes are established. more and better school houses are | built, more libraries and churches ! erected. Each year we are discardfng as outgrown the crudities of frontier tiArr lhc pdSs3AS ol WHICH, picturesque and full of human interest as it was
 in some of it's aspects. we need not
 regret
 I congratulate the citizens Of Bis bee on the apparent fact that your city is keeping abreast Of the proces-
 sion in this march of progress. I con
 gratulate you on your improved fnan- cial outlook. but particularly on the
 successful effort here being made to
 work out a satisfactory solution of
 the problem of insurance against loss
 by accident and disease on the part of
 the men employed in your mines.
 l also congratulate my friend Green
 way on his introduction into Arizona
 or mine closing on Sunday All these
 things point to progress. But it must
 De remembered that after an real
 progress is made by a people in the
 exact measure that they practice the
 homely virtues of thrift, industry and
 soeriety. That if free government as