Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-07-06

within whose well.guarded lines n
hood is the parole and pluck the eou aa'
tersigp!
A Government in which dislov,,
is hell, and whose heaven is onsn'
to those who love their fellow. men
A Government which ! belieye Min
live when every throne Of earth !;
crumbled into dust; and which, wh.s
time shall be declared to he no mo''
will IN spotless shroud, followed !,
the sad music of the dying mourns:,
sigh, deliver to immortality the bss,
that mortals ever won.
In speaking of the Government
refer to the great truth embodied II
the principles upon which it w,'
founded, and by which it has thus q,
been preserved. ! know that mortsI
are imperfect; that parties are selfish
and TO certain extent government,
controlled by them are imperfect; bu,
l believe in the correcting influence,
born of these truths and which do
and will prevail, and l believe in the h
power of the people. While it NAV q
be said that human nature is everv. Il
where alike, it is nevertheless trn.
that the wisdom of the people of thu
United States under the acknovl.
edged and restraining influences Of 4
our form of government, has proved
equal to the most trying emerpen.
cies in which people aud government,
have ever been placed.
The people will never be less wise
When Civilizations like those which
have fallen from my lips are uttered.
you will find cynics who point you to
Rome in the days of her greatest
power, and then point to her
PROSTATE among the lesser powers Of
the world. But the reasons which
subdued Rome do not exist TO-DAY.
and cannot prevail with us. You will
find fools among us who even now
write books forecasting the downfall
of the American Republic. But these
alarmists and calamity shriekers must
rapidly hide their diminished heads,
as we meet and overcome first one.
and then another of the eleme nts of
National disgrace and" destruction.
That there are elements of destruction
within our Government grant That
tn: re are enemies of the liberties of
the people and of free government,
and in fact Of all governments, within
our borders, / grant. But the de.
graded and vicious must go down be.
fore the enlightened and free; and
beside, it is not trait of American
character to grail and surrender to
their enemies, be they from within or
without.
While l recognize the danger, I
fail to discover the forces that are to
brig destruction upon US.
believe in free schools, free
speech, free press, and fair ballot.
! believe in liberty, and am an enc.
my to license. | have Astounding
faith i'll the educational influences and
patriotism of the age, and of those
which are to follow. / believe in the
triumph of Progress. believe the
unlocked vaults Of the mountains of
Idaho alone contain wealth enough to
give home to every family in the
United States; and while ! have not
in the slightest degree the spirit Of
prophesy, ! feel safe in the I.redic.
ton that Americans, clothed with the
majesty of citizenship, clothed with
the power to write laws, clothed with
the power to overthrow corrupt rulers,
Will never, no, never! surrender free
government, nor will their ehildren's
children, down to the last syllable of
time, allow the liberties of the people
to be overthrow.
The equality of the rights of man
Is the great underlying principle of
free government. The individual. the
family and the community are the
units of such government. To &c.
cure guarantee of the largest posi-.
bic liberty fo- the individual consist.
ent with the good of the other two;
to give shelter to the family and pro-
lection to the home, and to have tho
laws OF ono community in harmony
with the others in all matters affecting
the whole; in a word, to have equal
and exact justice obtained throughout,
Is the object of such government.
lax every man in the common wealth
to educate every child in the common.
wealth, and then to each according to
the labor of his hands will be accord
ed proper place in the family and
IN the world. This done, content
should and will possess the land, and
if those who, having this fair chance,
are passed in the race of life, they
may safely be left to the broodinr
melancholy of discomfort.
The patriarchical system Of the ear.
Her ages of the world was a failure.
ANY temporary success was Obtained
IN crude recognition of the equality
of rights. The one, man power Of
that system of bondage could not re.
s'st tho Unborn love Of freedom in the
breast of men. The pure dcmocracies