Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-03
STUART PLEADS FOR MORE
|NTEREs! IN GOVERNMENT
Governor OF State Tells Y. NJ. c. A.
Members of Wonderful
Progress.
DUTY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL
Says Man Who Is Not Servant to
Community Is Neither Benefit to
Himself nor to Society OF Which
lie Is Part.

Declaring that this government ba.
but recently been placed In the hand:
OF american citizens. and that II would
De given over to them further, Cover.
nor Stuart yesterday afternoon, in nd-
dressing n gathering Of 800 men a,
inc Young Mems Christian Association
pleaded for more active participa
lion in public affairs by the individual
citizen.
Governor Stuart had for his sub
jet. The New Year." and began his
talk by stating that only in the light
nf past events could the need for the
future be properly studied. He went
back In history prior to the discovery
OF America and told how for ages
the truths of the Bible had been de-
MED the masses. He mentioned num-
Der of landmarks in history to bear
out his point.
AMERICA TAKES LEAD
IN PROTECTION OF wEAK
While 1t was true. he said. that men
had ut all times sought to advance, II
was left for the American republic u
place liz it's statute laws rules which
would protect the weak from the
strong. This fact. he said. was borne
home to him most forciply when lie
was in constantinople. The streets.
he said, were crowded with the lame.
the nj. and the blind. Not i'll that
great city of over 100000 people was
there e place for care of the needy
or sick. He contrasted this with the
system in practice in America. where
there are asylums and hospitals for
the relief of those who are in need
and who are unable to aid themselves.
There was q time. he said, when II
was believed that education was only
for the few: that the masses had no
right to be educated. There was n
time in this country when n man who
advocated public education would have
been taken for an anarchist.
STATE HAS ASSUMED
MANY NEW FUNCTIONS
The speaker then showed how the
State has gradually taken over the
various functions heretofore left 10
the individual and which have fo-
their IurpoSe the common good of ali.
He told how the health departments
o: TIC States look after the health o.:
the entire population. He mentioned
especially the work in the eradication
of typhoid fever. tuberculosis, small
poX and similar maladies which may
affect whole communities.
The State. he showed. has gone still
further. and now not only educates
it's citizens and looks after their ply
steal health. but even looks after their
moral welfare. He declared the state
was even going further and would In
the future take over other duties
which would be for the benefit OF all
and not for a favored few.
MORE
IN HANDS OF PEOPLE
Now" said the speaker. I'VE have
looked back and see where we stand.
and hence we can look forward to the
new year. We have never yet trod the
paths OF 1916, and we do not know
what the new year holds in store for
US. but. as prudent men. 1t bchoovcs
us to prepare for It.
This government is now in the
hands Of the people. am not going
to say how long 1t has been in the
he placed more and more in their
hands.
LAS this is the first Of the new year.
doubtless there would be many rcso-
buttons made.
1T Is not the date resolution is
made. for this has nothing TO do with
H. 4 resolution made on any other
New Years Day. The great thing
about resolution Is the keeping of
/, after il is made"
MORE ACTIVE INTEREST
IN PEBLIC AFFAIRS
A good resolution for each citizen
20 make. he stated. since the people
were coming more and more into con-
troll TT the government. Is to resolve
that 1T the new year he will take n
more active Interest in the affairs Of
the government. He declared that n
man IS as much part OF the civil
Of his community as h.
is a Iart Of f religious institution it
is his duty TO take az active an In
terest IN governmental affairs as II
Is TO take interest In the church CT
y. ". &. a. affairs.
We are al servants" he said
some OF US are pubic servantg. otherH
Of Us are servants TO some company
or corporation. The man who IN not
= servant 10 his community In come
is neither beneht to him
self nor 70 the society OF which he
is n part"
Governor Stuart was literally ao-
?lauded both upon his Introduction By
w. d. Duke. president Of the asgocia-
ton and when he concluded his re-