Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-01

less they ruled themselves in righteous ness their government would he marked by moral anarchy. In a monarchy, charac- ter ought to underlie, civil activity 2. in d democracy it must. Let me establish that point: If a national ruler be King and a very wicked man. the people can rise up in their might and expel him. in a democracy. which is ruIn-Sri. Inv
 representation. if the people themselves are very wicked there is no power
 that rise up and expel them. Their word
 is final in state affairs. There is no
 court of appeal beyond their own ex-
 pressed will, The continuation of any
 state depends upon proper considera- -tion of human rights. But fl there is no
 character in the people themselves there will be no, guarantee fhat the rights ot che people will be protected.
 Intelligence Needed
 The second requisite dema nded for the sucoess of democracy is Intelligence.
 No other form of government depends
 dpon 1t so much 7he reason must be
 perfectly apparent. Democracy is that form of government in which the people rule through representation. As they select their rulers and either sanction or
 disapprove of their acts and conduct, it goes without saying that they must have
 a high degree of intelligence. Nothing
 :s more difficult than the science of gov 1 srHment; nothing demands such 8 wide iange of ability or high degree of moral power as the democratic form of govern ! ment. In absolute monarchy the ruler is tot responsible to tine people because ne feigns by divine right. The people sisnp- iy take what their monarch Is disposed ito give them. and usually that it is not I3vermuch dloDg the line of tneir wants 1 ind desires. It does not require much ability to simply take what is offered.
 The poor dupes ef an absolute monarchy simply stretch out their hands to recs:vc
 little or much according to tiie whiia nf Ihe king. It doesn't take ,mucs ability
 to, eat what charity puts. before you brute instinct can do that. But to franc ttbe form of government "a people want Ito five by, to appoint suitable rulers. to enact wise and just laws and to be nble Ito paBs discriminating juagneRt or the l dcts of legislatures and congresses re- i quires the highest older of intelligener. | The founders sf this country saw this I very cleariy, and they raafs all rcces- cary human provision f9f It. just as they did for the stimulation os human cliarac- l ter. They built their little rude meeting 1 house where men should be taught fhni
 democracy would be short-iired withou. CudfaCtSf- DuI near Dy NllelI lltlie TuOC i nceting-house was the little log school house where intelligence was trained 1 Not satisfied with that soon Harvard I college appeared where tho highest knowledge was iFnparted And in oui
 ~coaatry ev6r since the church and tiir
 school has been .t>aveiins soge.he-, and I may the hand be ollghted that shat
 dare b separate them, Democracy vii ftopple to the ground jtst as soon as yol
 take character and intelligence from tn, fpeople,
 Il Efficiency
 ii Therc Is a third Fundamental in oui form Of goyefnmeAt and that ie Efficien Icy. The place whefo. American poiitica , efficiency was born, and has since beel
 cultivated is the town-nieeting; polft icaI institution which the Pilgrim ] transplaatedf from Holland As tn : church promoted character, as th lschooIs strengthened intelligence. so th flown meeting fostered efficiency. whici , is the capacity for doing things. So VI