Bisbee daily review., 1912-02-23

that the departments utO which our government is con lutIoDaiy diNid ed shall be kept NIth determined hand within their respective boundar- ies Speaking here not as party man but as a citizen or the republic. my observation and reflection have shown me now treacheruusly easy is the transition 'Um ceutralzation Ot government Nr.. Ha -e O' th- rcpnb- lican party set so M.eH store by and which a good uar ul us democrats are inclined to ocgUesce into a personalization 0t government and then 10 usuipat Ha e. gOyerumfnL Washington .n al Dis career uttered no greater truth Wu when he doclar ed that a constitutional governmen, under such circumstances, becomes almost. as a matter of course a despo- tism For a long time. fortunately, this was the view of the American people. and when they have departed from it. a long and OminOus step has been taken. not only in the cOmmis- sion of error, but towards establish. ing evil precedent
 Problems Now Multiply.
 We have, however, problems of a serious nature confronting us for so- lution. and doubtless they will in. crease as time goes on. We. as peo. pie. have tolerated the dOings of things which must be undone or made right and not cOndoned: We have at times set too much store by mere ma teriaI success and judged as of minor consequence things which broaden and elevate and ennoble a nation: We have made compromise with things Of evil import We have, at times, been unmindful of the rights of oth- CTS as we have hurried on to the real ization of ambitious plans; and in our indifference to the demands of good citizenship, we have been guilty Of or acquiesced in course Of cohduct that has given rise to sullen eXpTes- sions of an unrest to which We can not afford to be unconcerned listen CTS: for unchecked unrest is likely fo breed discomfort and discontent Tn it's saifn disorder And unless We frankly recognize this, we shall have mo reasonable hope of correcting the conditions which arouse. if they do not altogether justify those express sions. and which are a menace not only to our continuing prosperity but to our self-respect and our repute in the world. Again and again, as time goes on, in obedience to popular clam. or We shall be tempted to enact statutes unjust to labor or capital and not representing reflection and con. viction. or statutes which are fairly Na "a T,a twn rf wf ment and to bring the administration of the law into contempt We shall be tempted to hesitate and temporize concerning things demanding prompt and courageous action for the public welfare Again and again We shall stand perplexed in which direction to go when We shall have come to tue crossroads or public duty and Ilers party eXpediency or even seltinterest our way Wll. ne SD A"t in lr sluet
 that we shall aes....e even as Co a single step fogvafi le upward lut there Is one tbun above .l things lc which ve may cling H-. certain faith that so long as keep wi-h our selves covenant H return 10 and abide by the principles of Washing toms Farewell address. SO long as ve shall set his lie and his devotion b.- fore us as the best type and example of American citizenship 10 admire and emulate. this country cannot falt- CT in true progress nor in the end come short oi fts high mission in the world For then dTrng ai times 70 come. we shall haze or our political guidance as a people the inspiration of his presence. which will be Go us what, for the moral guidance Of men, the word Of Inc Lord was to the Psalmist ol o.d-a lamp unto the feet