The sun., 1888-02-12

| Frs~ Judre Emery speer's Address Bofsre
the Fisrsas par Association.

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ia to be feared that the sbe. fair. and patriotic
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gigantic power they, WELD. Give mo hut the
I z: said The hs Snss sRs 1sss
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him hin s the whole host Of Ministeriai nfluence,
YIN give him all the power that place can con-
aeSs rsssane. yet ar%ea With
Of ta: sbs forth S him
bury it amid tho ruins 1t was mennt to shelter"
every w word and II such WAS tho power OF the
press a hundred years ago. how impotent Is tho
shIi psRa 90 ~ s sH a
smith. Of Burke and Fox. Of Sheridan, and
scintiilat,ne, slo9uenee with the same great
sg spfns Fl %h s' al ssoRe
rude, lever BENJAMIN Franklin tlgged and
5Gsd n1s.. .ss nSnss raDd q tile
ssS, throws oTS iaster than the, - snpwilafss
ss ssee.s twenty % h h huFared 'Ea Sons and
muscle q the perspirins apprentice, com.
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yond.oas speed ei she sDesial train, casting
eence borne By ths clumsy packet from Calais
IN om Sss ssmpsrs ths
working Of the. Associated Press and the spe-
S M the
sleeps; she has her amb mbassadors In every quar-
xnr< khA uyNTId mi nnt rinrc IMAM NnI
Her officers march along with armies. and her
ENJOYS walk into the, statesman's cabinet.
ns .' this Snk al
and another inspecting the price Of potatoes in
sg. sos. SsraSn .ysn III T % s IN v1 6.ss
VI upon lis outpost slay the British vids!se. To 10.
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@ the 6s story
lonely tragedy Is borne on the military line "by
aISieat river Indisd nd coral
VII Wires are touched by winds that bore the saffo,
triumphant songs OF Miriam and the dark eyed
dauGhters Of Judea. 1t flashes BY pyramid and
phnx pupses ,s aat n,G ise whsP.
path OF Paynim and Christian. Goth and VAN
dal. Across plains that shook with the tramp
co echoss to the srsFy ?!sa Il speeds
ifs arrowy way; With 2 bound 4 crosses s. the
vhns R. ns hash
now into the stormy Atlantic. Three thousand
miles mid long sea ferns and strange fishes, the
fathomed caves Of ocean and in moment the
is the subtle sosn the
press with II; Marvellous accomplishment
Ws s % S hs The s Is
aye before the first gray streak Of dawn has
shown to the ,yuiture the bleeding clay, the
mail trains are @ bearing the story to millions in
This Incredible and miraculous power is but
q the %ght the mighty
chiefly due to the fact that BY it, more than By
any other force Of civilization. the achieve
seized and utilized for the enhancement Of its
value to the world. and. therefore, Of its effect.
steam ns' for @ lecomotion or the discovery Of the
any Of those scientific creations which are now
esHisn entail energy. % esclaimed journalist: that
vice. a. regent Of sovereiGns q tutor Of nations
aGi5 Sas Ts the be
snarl OF despot. but what magni iicence OF
Win less than one.sSrd Of these he swept the
100000 no shattered the allied armies at Aus
terlitz. With not e;half SO many he won i'm
pans &c
srsbs s day ae Nv MOTE be- d1eaded %
s But Heart hear tho author Of the Declaration of In
dependence, not the despot. but the generous
9.h Ps OF the
Thomas Jefferson declared: Il would rather
I've bSb Wh SR abd
But, Mr.. President, while this is true: it
si bar. to - the American public that an urgent.
alarming peril turks in the possi bility that the
great minds who have control Of the great
exert That they fail to perceive. while build
ing and improving in one place. they. all un-
ina issn sSsssf % ot s
oanGast aG dt% eoneeon that 81
ss .sSp!s p; justice i,s.[i snd with t$s
and pubic wrong IsSs aimed a., bIaw : nv aIisr
NOR NOR Of Thor, the foundation. aye tho corner
stone OF the administration OF tho law. and to
destroy and nullily that wise benign, humane,
OF Innocence shall clothe the accused as with a
garment. until destroyed by legal proof PRO; pro-
sgSsa Sn an an fs4e
not patriot trained in The fGirs Of our righ,
Snw IN e 10 he sh
fair and nnprejudlcsd trial. Every lawyer and
judge will know that allude to the newspaper
attempt TO insure the conviction for bribery Of
the New York Aldermen and Of Jacob Sharp. II
guilty, no honest man could condone their
crime nor question the righteousness OF that
public Indignation which should blister the
reck less and venal betrayer Of the public trust
or his equally guilty accomplice But sir, the
Guilt must be shown. II may not be presumed.
However outrageous the charge, the rights OF
ages. acting for the greatest good OF the great
est tni number, has provided and perPetuatsd tho
machinery Of the courts. There the response
biity OF trial Is pl aced and there 1t must rest.
and the greater tho public danger the greater
the importance OF obedience to the law and re-
spect Tor the law. II this be not true. then all
the blood and treasure which have been poured
out like water in maintenance OF stable liberty
under the law has been vain sacrifice. When
the accuser becomes the Judge. suspicion tho
substitute for proof. when TO be charged Is to
be Condemned, our boastsd Constitution. shorn
OF its perfection, will differ from tho autocracy
OF Russia in this only-for the despotlsm OF one
man we have substituted the gusts and flaws
of public passion. And there is no despotlsm
like the despotism OF the mob
The press is assuming q terrible responsible
ity, IL is guilty OF the most unwarrantable as
sumption when It proceeds In advance OF. or
pending the trial to decr4 and denounce, or
iaud and praise. il matters not, the proceedings
of n court of Justice where the rights or liber-
nf afa falya Bat, ,ha, 4 tt,rn