Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14

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changes have brought us to a parting
of the ways, that a new economic pc
Rod has come. 1T may be called the
mechanical era or the age Of CONSOLE
dations and trusts" he said.
Conceding that such q development
perhaps is inevitable" he reasSerted
that in free competition In trade and in
local Self-government remain the real
sources Of national unity and strength.
Full Text Of Speech.
Senator Kings speech in full follows:
Recently I was asked by o patriotic,
American, who Is familiar with our
history and with recent economic and
political changes, the question: What
is the future of this Republic?" He
and others present had discussed capi-
taliStic consultations taking place IN
the United States; the increasing au-
thority and power Of the Federal Gov
eminent; its relations to Nicaragua; its
support of Obregon and Gales and the
present government in Mexico; its
claimed special interests in Central
America; its military occupation Of
Haiti, and, for a time, of Santo Do
mingo; the Stupendous investments Of
its citizens in various parts Of the
world; its enormous expenditures for
military purposes; and the claim, not
infrequently made. that 1t was i'm
perialistically inclined. This and
questions growing out of consideration
of these matters are being asked by
citizens Of the United States In all parts
of our country. There Is a feeling
among some that forces are operating
within our social and political organ
ismS which threaten our form Of
government and the stability of our
institutions.
Political leaders in various times have
gained applause by extravagant praise
of their respective countries. Not in
frequently those who challenged atten-
ton to national and social evils and
dangers were condemned. There Is no
promise of immortality to this or any
other government. Human institutions
rest upon insecure foundations and
their tenure of life is determined by
their conformity to the principles Of
morality and justice.
Hope of Liberty Lovers.
This Republic is called upon to ascer-
tain and demonstrate whether or not
millions of people of different national
origins and occupations and living in
a country of vast extent are capable
of applying the principles of democracy
and maintaining q progressive and
stable government. That is its mission.
This Republic was great experiment,
and few there were in all the world
who believed that it would survive the
storms of a century. Lovers Of liberty
throughout the world rested their hopes
upon this experiment. Webster declared
that It was the last hope Of mankind,
and If it should be proclaimed that the
example of the people Of America
had become an argument against an
experiment Of free government, the
knell of popular liberty would be
sounded throughout the earth.
1t has been declared by students and
political writers that a democratic
government is the most diflcult to
maintain. Maine, in his Ancient
is characterized by great fragility, and
that democracy, Of all forms Of govern
ment, is by far the most difficult: so
difficult that 1t would tax to the utmost
all the political Sagacity and statesman
ship in the world to keep it from
misfortune.
Speaking of the United States, Lord
Bryce declares that If the moral forces
which have led more than q hundred
millions Of men to obey that COM
mon will which they have provided
peaceful means for ascertaining. If
ever these forces that have created
and preserved the sense of common
duty and common interest. should
show signs of decay, what hope
would remain for the world? The re-
sponsibtlity resting upon the citizens Of
this Republic is greater than that which
devloved upon any people in any age.
If democracy fails: il 1t has those in
herent and destructive elements which
portend its destruction, what hope has
this or succeeding generations? Speak
ing for myself, I believe in the future
of democracy. 1t is not only the peo-
Piles government but it rests upon
Divine authority. I am reminded of the
statement of the French Deputy when
he declared: March without the peo-
pie and you march into the night.
Their instincts are Incorporating of
Providence"
Democracy will make grievouS mis-
takes, but in the end must triumph
Prof. Sumner of Yale once said that
the government Of a Roman Emperor
a Gar, a Sultan, or q Napoleon has
been only a raid Of a lot Of hungry
sycophantS upon the subject mass: that
the aristocracy of Venice and other city
states had been only o plutocratic
oligarchy, the state being used for
selfish ends: that democracy has never
yet been tried enough to know what it
/ will do, but with Jacobinism, Commun-
ism, and social democracy lying in wait
for 1t on one side, and plutocracy on
the other, its promise Is not greater
than that Of the old forms. 1t remains
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any stability and that 1t can guarantee
rights"
1t rests with the people of this Re
public to prove the essential goodness
and greatness and morality of democ-
racy. OF course, its success depends
upon the character of the people, their
devotion to ethical principles, their
appreciation of the spiritual forces
operating in the hearts of men. The
pathway to the uplands where justice
reignS is steep and rugged:
Docs the road wind uphill all the way?
Yes, to the very end,
viii the days journey take the whole
long day?
From morn to night, my friend"
There are those who perceive paral-
which have persisted. They point to
the melancholy fate of various nations
of the past and the causes of their
downfall Most historians agree that
departures from justice and morality
were the primary, II not the sole. causes;
that the agressionS of wealth, the exer-
else of unjust political authority. not
infreQuently were the proximate causes
of national decadance and destruction.
Democracy can survive only where there
Is devotion and character and q high
sense of Justice Democracy is more
than an institution, 1t Is moral, ethical
and spiritual force which must per-
meate individuals and guide their lives.
It demands vigilance-conStant and
unremitting. and inplacable opposition
to every form Of political usurpation
Protection Of Individual.
The struggle in monarchial govern
ments was to protect individual rights