The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-05

We nave enjoyed. L believe mat NheH
any question comes up IN our leglsla-
tive falls or elsewhere, and there Is a
doubt as 10 the power granted 10 the
general government or to the state. OF
10 the county, OF to the city, or 10 the
individual, that this doubt ought TO be
construed IN favor of the state as
against tHe general government, the
county as against the state, OF The city
as against the county and the IndIyld-
ual as against tie city.
Now, / dun'i know nat / can better
illustrate the difference between the
two parties than To take q case which
has originator within our own observa-
tiou: = case which will indicate the
difference between the principles of
The Republican and ID. mocra i parties.
You know that when few years ago
Congress passed a law which declared
iIne property OF the Mormon church To
be escheated To the use nf the common
schools OF the territory. The question
uf Is validity was brought before the
court and its consltuUionallty VAS
questioned. 1t was taken TO the su-
preme court OF the United States, and
there 1t was shown in behalf II the
Mormon church ny attorneys repr sent
ing TINS people and that church that 1t
VAS uncOusti utiJnal III that 1t took
away property from Individuals With
| out due process Of law. 1t was decided
10y the government that that was a
proper exercise OF the power Of The
government. The court was made
up OF eight judges, five Of
whom were Republicans and three
/ Democrats. They were all presumably
equally learned in the law, and equally
honest and without any known preJu-
dice against the Mormon people. When
this question came before them, they
decided it in the light Of constitutional
[ principles as they viewed the cOnstitu-
1 ton. The Republican judges on the
bench of the supreme court OF the
/ United States, decided that that law
was coIgt itutiunal. and the other three
( Judges, those upon that bench who
i were Dem ocrats, dissented from that
/ opinion, and they said that there was
no authority in the constitution of the
=. United States for the exercise of such
power. [APplausel They said that,
I luasnuch as there was 10 authority UNI
der the United States government
granted by the constitution OF legisla-
! tive enactments 10 commit this 70 =
berry the doubt should be in favor Of the
people and not in favor of the govern
ment. The Republican judges admitiei
! that the power did not exist In the con
Stitution: but they went away back IN
to old English history ana found that
the law makers OF arlStocratlc England
had, AT some time or another, lound such
actions legal and therefore they de
cided it legal IN America to escheat
this property, constitution or no con
stitution, and hundreds OF thousands
of dollars which men had contributed
for ils.ful purposes and Objects have
Ucen taken from Them. NoW that IL
Illustrates, my friends, the difference be
tween Democrat and Il Republican
rsr ri p bwtr. Applause. The Demo-
,rat con-trues laws in FAVOR OF the
people. while the Republican construes
ncn IN favor OF the general govern
ment
Nov. while Democrats want the
igat, which belu G to them left to tie
people to exercise, we hear our Republi-
can friends say, I've want strong
govern rGent; we don + want govern
ment That is weak .l,'r one in winch tie
power IL taken iron ne government
and gwen to the Stale or individual
Democracy wants StrOi ? government
a government that shall be strong
enough 70 protect each and all IN
their rights. What Is the way to make
Il strong government? The greatest CEN
traliZalion OF power is liz Russia. Is
that the strongest government on earth?
No, it is a finder box. Light match
to it and Immediately it will lind Itself
in flames. 1t requires only War to
come up in Russia for the Gar to find
that his empire is gone. 1t is weak be
cause the people are not patriotic The
United States is strong because the
government has the respect and love OF
the people taprlausel and that my
friends is the way TO make strong
government. a government is strpna
Wien it has the love OF It's citizens
when tie citizen loves hiI ountry us he
loves his home, and viii wage battle for
it when ii is necessary. What creates the
greatest love in an ildl-
vldual for his government?
By that government giving to that in
dividual the greatest freedom. DO we
love a government that takes away
from us our rights? That government
which men love most is the govern
ment which recognizes most our rights
and liberties; therefore, if you would
make a strong government, You must
place that government under such adj
ministration as will give TO the people
their rights and liberties unrestricted.
Which is the political party that aims
to do this? The Democratic party.
TApplause. Therefore, when the Re
publican party say they want strong
government, we fully agree with them
that such is necessary; but we disagree
with them as 10 what constitutes
strong government. Capitalization OF
power does not. A government that
has the love of its people, only Is
strong.
There is another distinct feature be-
tween the two parties, and that Is on
the tariff subject. ! wish to say to you
only few words on the subject. | do
not believe in the idea of a tariff for
protection, because | do not believe 1t
! is constitution al. 1t is not within the
constitutional power of this country for
the government to so constitute It's laws
AS to take a dollar from my pocket, or
from vOur pocket and put 1t into the
rocket OF some one else. In free
country, we should have the right to 90
as we please, and Ia come as we
please, without let or hindrance from
the government.
wish to cali your attention to the
opinion expressed by a Republican
judge-Judge Miller, of the Supreme
Court OF the United States, in a case
that came up before that iody- wherein
Il certain city proposed to build up
some manufacturing by passing law
taxing the people to support said mar
ufactnre, claiming it was for the gen
eral good of the city The Judges de-
cislon was as follows:
To lay with one hand the power OF
( The Government on the property of the
( citizen, and with the other to beStow
! it gpon favored individuals to aid pri-
waite enterprise and build up private
! fortunes. is none the less "A robbery be
cause il is done under the forms OF law
and is called taxation. This Is not leg
! islation 1t is Il decree under leglsia-
! tive forms N,r t taxation. A TAX
( saws Webster's Dictionary, lis a rate
! OF sum of money assessed on the per
son or property of a citlzon by Govern
nlent for the use OF the nation or
state" Taxes are burdens or charges