The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-15


customary oandor The following
conversation cusucd:
"Mr MlIl, | see ii reported that
YOU attacked the principal Of prohibit
tIou in your speech IN CleOurnc
Have You any objection to stating
your views on prohibition to the read
cr- of the NcW,;'
"lc-, assaulted the principle OF pro
hibiliun u an Invasion of the right OF
personal government. Personal
liberty is the germ from which springs
nil liberties, civil, political and reliS-
iou-, and when it i, dc,toycd tn y
must perish with 1t. II the root of -
tree l. killed, the trunb and brauchc~
must fail Governments are institute
cd among free men to preserve ii.
II human nature was so constructed
that no one would cncroAch on the
rights OF his fellow -lucn, there would
bc no necessity for government But
such is not the cA,c, and governments
are Instituted to protect the iudNii-
ual IN the enjoy ucut OF these inalicn
able rights with which hc is endowed
10y hi, creator, against cucruachucni-
boy his iviluW-uau. The rigMtul do
main OF government Is to decide all
controversies involving TWO ur more.
and enforce THAT decision. II every
uWm is To be his own Judge in contru-
NCr-lr~ with others. each viii decide
ia his own favor and enforce his dc
.i.ioi, md tL, normal condition of
-n.iri,. vnuli hr Yu,r,l, b,ood-L,d
.,,,l ,iuiru.r fp..,,rL q. .nrJi,in, nf
.,,i,,, .,N.niD,tiou muL moo.
,...,,~i ,..ri.h Government is
ii,.r.,,rp unc,..ary to pr.-
-,.r,c jnnrt, and i'inr.it Ia, rN-
nr.i.iu,, tho i.,v.rr- with wl,rL in i-
,l,tIr,i. IA, rrntrciiio.tL rioht- nT
,udi,id,iei. tro,p INVASION from
Ill ,u.,rl,r. If iu,tr,,I eff
,,rnt,clii,,, ,.,cI individual in tine ell
o,iu.nt of the rlun,. of ncr.onaI SELF
,,o,.rn,ur,,i il r,.r, thc pn,vrrs vim
Which il +, invested to invade that
right. il -trih,- NJ that liberty il is.
created 10 guard and defend care
mot hn\v -p.eiuu- the .urrtcNt Oh how
white is the livery with which u
-I.thr4 it, limbs. IL strikes it, blow, at.
the heart OF tn, freeman oar m-
,hrr- had seen hu,v vain and futile
yrrp,U th,. uttcmpi. to preserve the
blessing. ofibcriI. Where one cia,,
ru.,,ir thc. Laws and another class ~ul-
terrd under them. those who made
them did NOT -uncr undrr thcit OPP
ur,,,-iuu and those who suffered
could not repeal them. or relieve
tnrm,clyr, from their pcrmIciou- cf-
fr,t.. The Anglo-SaNun people from
whom we -prnnr have been con,picu-
OH, in history for ccnturic, Oh nc-
count of their devotion to liberty. but
the, wore always i'm "a STRUGGLE about
il. and never cnio>cd it ltnout ~ CON
slant challenge from power But our
fathers. when the, declared their in
drpcndrurc of the mother country.
set forth in that declaration the only
basi. on which free government could
Ice preserved and that WAS that all
lin power" come, from The consent
OF the governed" and when the tcdcr-
nj ANA state constitutions were made
they erected The whole system upon
that declared truth Who are the
governed from whom the governing
power comes: The federal conotuu-
iion contains the powers granted to
tine federal constitution by all the pco-
pie of all the states, To he exercised
uuon them. All the people are the
governed ANA ihcN are inc governors
II they find one of their law Is OPP
/ prc-sNr they hold in their hands the
iull aud ready remedy tor the ms
/ chirt The same power that lhadr the
/ law unn alter reform or abolish IL.
/ Hut suppose NE federal
/ government Toy the WtlSht
/ OF the majority ia View l"fh,
/ PcmsN wanna and the other larger
state should cross the boundary oi
the governed and make law that
/ lcNn~ should be taxed per crh' I"
support free school, III the state, that
all tire teachers should b" appointed
by the same federal power, and b'
supported 10y heavy salaries to CON
sumo the tund. Does not every ON,
see That the people Of Texas would b.,
heavily burdcncd and oppressed.
And yet, II every man III the 'lHlt
were III Determined opposition 10 ii'
measure, I'M the ,la'c would be Wllh'
on, remedy, ana must continue ,'
10 Suner without nope therefore, u
guard against Ihc abuse Oh governing
power, 1t la, been dl'trIo"tr"' ah'
lts JUST exercise 'o"i."c" 10 ,nI s"'
crned. III the 'Hsr.7uPPosc'' 'I'e PEG
pie OF leAa' are .'uc GOV "'U' ANU
thCN, ana lhr} alone, are lhc govern