The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-08-11
PROTECTION OF THE PEOPLE.

EDITORS JoURNAL-Will yoU be kind
enough to give space in your columns to one
who belongs to the humber walks OF lite, and
permit him to illustrate one Of the most besnli-
| fu features that is to be found in the compact
| Of all the noble principles upon which our sys'
tenn of free government is based, by an attempt
to participate in the discussion of some of the
topics whiohis now agtating the people OF
Georgia. looking To the development Of her
vast lesources aud the establishments OF inst
tations that will eliminate Ia making our PEG
pie great and good.
read the other day, q speech delivered by
DR., Curry before the Georgia Legislature, in
behalf of education and free public schools
Among other thing. he said TO the Legislators
10 be u representative of free people is Trust
that Eny lnan MAJ oovet. and The riehlinl dis
charge of which is enough for the ambition of
any American citizen. You desire to keep your
State abreast with the most progressive com
muIibes OF the land, the moral, physical aud
intellectual welfare OF people, are in great
degree in the hands OF the Legislature" So we
see from what he has said, that our Legislators
have q great responsibility resting upon their
shoulders speaking OF Georgias wealth, he
said II have read the Comptroller's report
and the Railroad Commissioners report, aud
IN both OF which" he said. che failed 10 see the
true wealth of Georgia but said the wealth of
tieorgia is the braius oi Georgia. The teuor
Of Dr. Curry's speech meant that brains are
the wealth Of any State or government when
p, opsrly directed and utilized
Dir. Curry also spoke about the noble science
of politics and the sciences of government. -
Now am afraid don't understand what po-
Iilical science means. lie also says this is a
government OF the popular WILL OF the people,
by the people, and for the people Now think |
| understand something about what that means
understand that there il au instrument that
was framed BY our toretsthers, defining the
character, spirit and tendency of all laws that
should be made for the government OF phe peo-
pie, and any law that might be made, the
workings and effects otlwhich upon the people
should be found to be contrary To the character
Of the laws, authorized by that instrument,
should be null and Woodland that instrument
is called the Constitution OF the United States.
Now this is what understand is meant by a
government Of the popular will OF the people
and by the people. Our laws away back in
Washington's time and others, were made in
keeping with that Instrument But can as
much os said nowi Are the people inspired
with love OF country, burning in their breasts
Then they tell and were assured, that The
strong arm OF their couutry reached out and
encircrd ALL even to iIs humbsst subject In its
protecting power in the administration OF its
laws but now in this age OF progress and |
science we fear il is not so We'll with the |
grea! masses Of the people. We fear that the |
political science of the present day is progress
ing u little too fast for the safety OF our eoun-
try, progressing at such rapid speed that
they fail 10 carry wi h IL that sOlidty AZ a
60 essential for government to
have in order to make her progress and pros
periy lasting and permanent
We think there is something lying back of
the education OF the people that is more essen.
tial 10 permanent prosperity of our country
thau merely he education Of the people What
is wanted, in our Judgment is iigid enforce
ment OF good and wholesome laws. The PEG.
pie OF Georgia are high toned, intelligent, in-
dustrious and a law abiding people, who desire
10 the enforcement OF Just such laws AS those
have mentioned. We have noble country,
and az general thing our laws are good, and
we believe if the constitution Of our State was
fully consulted and properly and candidy con
strued, we would have no laws upon our stat
ute books to day that the people of Georgia
need TO ieel ashamed of, or a just right to muir
muir at. But let us be candid aud ask is such
the case Ia there no just cause for murmur
ing in our land We fear that political science
b as made such a rapid strides toward political
discoveries, that when there is money in a
thing-an6 especially big money is at no
trouble in discovering authority in that sacred |
to make any kind OF a law that is
required in order that the sinners" may be |
gathered in regardless of the rights and privi-
leges Of others that the operation OF such law |
may infringe supOn and trample under foot |
thereby aking null and void that protection |
which their government guarantees 10 them |
Now there is just such a law ~ that in opera
tion now and has been Err many years, and the |
murmurngs Of the pc pie are getting louder |
and louder aud their confidence in the stability |
Of their government less and less, and many |
eyes are turned with anxious solicitude 10 our
leg lutors TO see if they will not acquit themf
selves ia the performance Of this mOmentous |
and responsible duty towards their fellow men |
and see TO it, that all citizens of Georgia shall
have that protection, which is guaranteed to
them by their government.
COMMON SENSE.