The Glenwood post., 1913-07-12
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Put In Bay. u, July 4.TSWelto9ang
in temperature measured at 100 de-
grets in the shade thousands of PR
sons today witnessed the opening OF
the Perry centennial and the layiag ot
the cornerstone of the Perry vietory
monument, which will be erected On
this island by the half dozen or ~
states taking part in the eentenn6al A
procession measuring more than I nile
in length marched to the site aad list
ened to addresses by Colonel Henry
Watterson, of Louisville, KY. and For
mer Senator John NJ. Whitehead Of the
Wisconsin committee. Actual corner
stone laying was performed by the
grand lodge of Ohio Masons.
Colonel Watterson announced tia
this was the last public addreas hs IN
address the speaker took OcsssieA to
dwell upon what he declared 10 lhe ga
peril menacing the future Of tn Re
public.' -
He said in part:
"We are told and most Of q be.
lieve, that those are best gsveros4 who
are least governed. Yet We hsvs Nue
big congress in the natios's eaQi4al.
and 4s little congresses in ~ several
state capitals, constantly in ssssisa. to
make and unmake laws to vs1 H. Peo-
pie and confuse the courts. Inevt1nA;y,
respect for law il lowered, - here.
as elsewhere, familiarity ,bsssas con
tempt.
"The danger is admitted. Osarly
seeing the evils Of too much hGison1ion
we call for more. Through shsnse ma
iorities, stable in nothing, ~ Wsuld
regulate the tastes, morals, aaA hablts
Of the people by set of asssnbly.
oovss.nsat ~ HystasoA
"Perenially reproachi9g sssorns We
would nevertheless augment ~ pswers
Of congress- We are creating . sVseem
Of centralized bureaucracy aaA sp3Ple-
menting the civil service with uYlti-
fssisus eoamissions. We have a stkJ.
ing army Of officials. Collectivism, rsA-
bing man Of his Individuality, trusts
nothing TO the force Of nature, ~
genius Of our institutions. and the prov
idence of, God.
"Yet we disdain alike experiences
and forecast. We are threatened with
government by hysteria, displaying lts
excess on the one hand by the vaia-
glorious assertions of our grandeur,
puissance, on the other hand, express
ing its humanity through the expl"ita;
tion of visionary schemes of impossible
relief. r
"Do l overpaint the picture? Is II
but the mockirg effigy of an oil
man 3 pessimism! Let US not be toe
sure Of ourselves. If we preserve that
which Washington and Franklin an
jefferson contemplated, that whieh
Jones and Perry, Harrison and Shelby
fought for; that which each side in til
war Of sections claims it aimed at
intelligent freedom-we shall have dons
well.
1--WE have not been so well governed
that We may not be better governed
But l would summon reform through
reason, not emotion. / would have re-
generation come by growth, not b.
spasm; and SO, despite the impatienes
/ nd ntbinkipr I a.
come in their own good time and order;
because / have faith in that peop.s
who seem chosen of God; in that fab
ric which seems ordained of God; il
the destiny of that land under tbs
blessing of God, who in its darkest hous
raised up Washington to defend and
Lincoln to save for his own all.wiss
purpose, and will never suffer the en..
piric or the sacrilegious to undo tn.
work Of his hand.
"Pery nailed to his masthead thu
brave words Of the unconquerable Law.
renee Don't give up the ship May
we not anpiify and extend them to
embrace the sweep and reach of our
Institutional systemi On land and sea,
in glory and in peril, whenever the
republic rides the waves too proudly
or is threatened by foes within OF
without, let us take them as a message
from heaven, and pass them on to our
neighbors and teach them to our
children. Don't give up the ship!
Don't give up the shipi Don't give
up l.se saiP
ASs Of Csntenaxiss.
"In beginning his address, Mr.. Wat
terson aid:
s1ais ID IN age Of centenaries. We