"I TRY TO FIND HIS EYE."

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 925, 19 September 1910, Page 5

"I TRY TO FIND HIS EYE."

*„ DEMOCRACY AND IMPULSE, \

' : : ThWAnglicah'. Bistiop.of-Tasmania-(Day■;?; ii£ ■Mercer) .stands at' the top of \ the tree ..as ;■■•:..;' la 'i lecturer .'(says '•Post'';, of "September' 6)i,and-!his: address; r:s-. : ;V at';the;iMissionvHaii;;ttdded:::toYhis'>gTeatf^;r:Jreputation.' :Ho spoke on 'Democracy, held two'.His ', art';is:.to.. : move': ; ir6m ; j grave, tt. gay■■: ■?;;■*& with -/lightning•' rapidity:.',..." Speaking.', of,; '■ #;?£ impulse, -'he"'said; that-/it was .the'-dldest/;>/-;'/* c of ■ inherited reactions;- -arid-.was;- older:,;:-;;/-;/ than. reason:-'"lf'a' man," .he saidj. "hits'■Ovf;/f.; one in the;eje like .that/(suiting-the~ acj/,:,f;r/ J ■tidh'to : the-word) 71-khdw-that/;I-6hduld' ii':yk-\ hand, him ;theMother, to":'operate (Laughter.): atg: A;* him-'mys'elf.v his>e^: : v ; : i:^ : (Laughter.) .-/And., that's ..impulse,, 'and, its: ':,.;:; .'J a' great factor 'in-the/development:'.?.of' ; :Vs:£j Democracy." ':'■'- (Hear;'.. hear:)?' vlmpdseV'hii/t:; ■■s_ said,'rmight ;! be 'carried -too ' far—as; forf >'-y(p: . instance, 'ih'tHe acquirement of property:/--:,-ft The' remember fiU;:£ the-famous/jackdaw? of Rkeims—ha'd;\th9;.;/;'.;;;:f----inipulse\.to 'achttire':,jprop'erty,'so:had' dog .which collared /and-buried' the bone;:-;;- ii ahd'soiliad-fweli; lots' ter.),i So- there was/nothing'very;laudaWe,; V -/fv in • the .mere: impulse .to' acquire.-: The ''i : '. ■*£; Bishop, confessed >that-.he'. had lost.:.tha'ay/;,;./, belief .'that' the' mere, accident' qf' ! birth,:.'/,!:', carried;any-inherent, rights,.-and;.taking I :.;■'-■".;£. the Kaiser as,-typical'of-autdcraoy, asked. -';. j.; how/the .world could .find'.that :peace- '/:■:';- necessary for economic- : - aid /'social ad-' .n -./ vancement;.when: -v the •. "Divine. Eight : >otk ;'>;'/ Engs'^'•gaTe■'.ohe'■lnah"-"p&\ror^t6'.■plun^',a'•' !:: world in' warfare. -Generally, the/Bishop';---;--lauded the Labour party,for its socialistic/;; :K-n work,; and, 'amidst(..'storms ;of applause;;; '-f; said:that.while he would:.retain hispoli-./.'//'// tical freedom,: he. would'- support: social - ,&/? reform'- with; heart■;and \ voice.; >--/- v/'-' •---;