Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-12-06

Gentlemen OF the Congress: Since
| last had the privilege OF addressing
you on tie state OF the Union the
wal OF rations on the other side of
the sea, which had then only begun to
disclose its portentous proportions
has extended its threatening and sim
lister scope until it has swept within
its flame some portion OF every quar-
tef of the globe, not excepting our
own hemisphere, has altered the
whole face OF international affairs,
and now presents prospect of re-
organization and reconstruction such
as statemen and peoples have never
been called upon to attempt before.
We have stood apart. studiously
neutral. 1t was our manifest duty TO
do so. Not only did we have no part
or interest in the policies which seem
TO have brought the conflict on: it
was necessary, if universal catas
limit should be set to the sweep Of
destructive war and that some part
Of the great family of nations should
keep the processes of peace alive, if
only to prevent collective economic
ruin and the breakdown throughout
tie world of the industries by which
its populations are fed and sustained.
It was manifestly the duty of the self
governed nations OF this hemisphere
10 redress, if possible, the balance
of economic loss and confusion in the
other, if they could no nothing more.
In the day of readjustment and re-
cuperation We earnestly hope and bc
licve that they can be of infinite SER
vice.
In this neutrality, to which they
were bidden not only by their sepa-
rate life and their habitual detach-
'nent from the politics of Europe but
also by a clear perception of inter-
national duty, the states of America
have become conscious Of new and
more vital community of interest and
moral partnership in affairs, more
:learly conscious of the many conf
mon sympathies and interests and
duties which bid them stand together.
We have been put TO the test in the
case of Mexico, and we have stood
the test Whether we have benefited
Mexico by the course we have pur-
sued remains to be seen Ter for
tunes are in her own hands. But we
have at least proved that we will not
take advantage Of her in her distress
and undertake to impose upon her AL
order and government Of our own
choosing Liberty is often fierce
and intractable thing. to which Il }
bounds can be set, and to which no
bounds of a few mems choosing
! ought ever to be set. Every Ameri-
can who has drunk at the true foun-
tains of principle and tradition must
subscribe without reservation to the
high doctrine of the Virginia Bill OF
| Rights. which in the great days in
which our government was set UP
was everywhere amongst us accepted
as the creed of free men. That doc
/, trine is, That government is, or
!! ought to be, instituted for the com
/ mon DcHCiil, pl olC0tlOli, anu SclulIt.s y
OF the people, nation, or community
4, that "of all the various modes and
forms of government. that is the bes,
which is capable of producing the
greatest degree OF happiness and safe
ty, and is most effectually secured
against the danger of maladministra-
ton: and that, when any govermen.
shall be found indequate or contrary
to these purposes, majority of the
community hath an indubtable, in
aienable. and indefeasible right to re-
form, alter. or abolish it, in such
manner as shall be judged most con-
ducive to the public veal" We have
unhesitatingly applied that heroic
principle to the case of Mexico, and
now hopefully await the rebirth OF
the troubled Republic, which had SC
much of which to purge itself and 50
little sympathy from any outside