Newark post., 1914-07-08

ing. Do you think if those gentle
men, if they could see this great
nation, would regard that they had
Edone anything to make themselves
unpopular and to draw the gaze OF
the world in astonishment and con-
descending surprise?
Every idea has got to be started
by somebody, and it is lonely
rthing to start anything. Yet, you
got to start it if there is any mans
blood in you, and if you love the
fcountry that you are pretending to
work for.
[ am sometimes very much inter-
ested in seeing gentlemen suppos-
ling that popularity is the way to
success in America. The way to
success in America is to show you
are not afraid of anybody except
God and His judgement. If | did
not believe that l would not be-
lieve in democracy. If | did not
believe that would not believe
people could govern themselves. If
| did not believe that the moral
judgement would be the last and
final judgement in the minds of
men, as well as at the tribunal of
God, | could not believe in popu-
lar government. But | do believe
these things, and therefore | earn
estly believe in the democracy not
only Of America, but in the power
of any awakened people to govern
and control it's own affairs. So it is
very inspiring to come to this that
may be called the original fountain
Of liberty and independence in
America, and take these draughts
of patriotic feelings which seem to
renew the very blood in a man s
veins.
Down in Washington, sometimes,
when the days are hot and business
presses intolerably, and there are
so many things to do that it does
were, to take into one s whole being
that great hing of which we are all
a par-the great body of American
feeling and American principle.
MUST BE PART OF THE PEO-
No man could do the work he has
to do in Washington if he allows
himself to feel lonely. He has to
moke himself feel he is part of the
people Of the United States, and
then he cannot feel lonely. And my
dream is this, that as the years go
not seem possible to do anything in
the way it ought be done, it is al
ways possible to lift one s eye above
the past for the moment and as it
on and the world knows more and
more of America it also will bring
TOUT this fountain of youth and re-
newal; that it will also turn to
America for those moral inspira
tions that lie at the base of human
freedom that it will never fear
America unless it finds inself en-
gagged III some enterprise inconsis-
tent with the rights of humanity:
that America will come to that day
when all shall know she puts hu-
man rights above all other rights.
and that her flag is the flag not
only OF America but the flag of
humanity.
What other great people, l ask,
has devoted itself to this exalted
ideal? To what other nation in the
world can you look for instant
sympathy, that thrills the whole
body polite, when men anywhere
are fighting for their rights?
| don t know that there ever will
be a declaration of independence,
Ia statement of grievance Of man
! kind; but | believe if any such doc
ument IS ever drawn it will be
drawn in the spirit of the Ameri
can Declaration of Independence,
and that Amrica has lifted the
light that will shine unto all gener
ations and guide the feet of man
kind to the goal of justice, liberty
and peace.