Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-10-14
FITNESS TIE INr."
THE ROCK BOTTOH pUhCiptC or
TIE DCmOCRATiC Parry


Our Government ~ rts.."t t.ss tts
Power ,o D-cr-a.. the ttssi.,a ~ tbs
Fit to n-nent ~. I"at 1sptt.iist
Aided. w"rLIngmsn IslassI.
Fitness should be tho -nlo tss, sai
Mr.. Cleveland. IN siEhlinR - puh..
office. And where trrr,lum ts - rAtst
fitness mast hc tii" irst ~ ptsf, ihiuH
and the use of government uust ln unl
to allow the test tn tia made
a government plainly vitnmtfs q Hfuss
wrong when u interfere. against h'nsas
and in behalf of uniiinv.a tulrsa this
is true and uulrs. it, truth b. self syi
dent. nothing can lo established ~ iFus
in political economy aui ~ the ss-,gnes
Of political government
In the affair uf fIr' isaillr thf
question 81 fitness T. rta,d Hhi deter
mined necessarily. Is,A tiausatttuu
Of business. every exchange ~ ans tina.
whether - lnh"r or u. Ih'slu0t iuvalvrs
it. And before any such ,sohanHr &.
possible It must hr determined ,n s"tn
way. either by free bargain - lD ruIa
pulsiun used agnins, uua ~ tlr tHsfiit
to the bargain.
"How much ~ my kind - work ulHhi
| to give yuu for certain Amount -
your kind of work l. l'tr lrdium uu.s
tion with free lSuI.le, AMI " is uuiy
the question uf iitu'ss stated ~ 49,
other way 1t j.. How much Il 49, lisis
ought 10 give you in esrhang, f,a q
certain amount ~ yuur time
And thus stated II carries its usn an
swer with II IN another question, What
have you done hcretufur, tu ~ fuafssii
to make my use ~ your tim. - valaa
bic To me that ! should give sea shis
quantity 81 the products - my tlmef'
In trade IL" answer l.. Here h shat
| have produced ~ earned ,fFet u iu
exchange for 90 much ~ wha. yuu have
produced or earned ln ca-ut-fstlau
In production the question: ts. What
are you tit 10 do IN return fuT such a
share Of our joint pr'-luct. - far -
much money n day Ia wage. ~ n.
equivalent
Wherever there is free bargain aai
unless bargain IL free thste " no ffes
dom-everything rei.es Rnh turns uH thf
question Of fitness. Justice deinansl.
that the highest fitness shuuld fssstts
the highest return. aud this y only lee
sible under freedom
Let us imagine system under Shlrl
q confession of unhtness wuuld ~ saFfs
cient to secure for the cYnfpssadly nntil
privileges and advantages satsFlsf ,s
the rest and at tho exIs'nse Il the fesi
Could we imagine n government Huss
unjust in theory ot mpre oIlassi d
practice 10 all the Laws ~ nature sas
civilization
In such government, The unas wvals
apply TO the lawmakers. ,ayinsl We So
not fit 20 secure the advantages ws vssl
unless You compel others to help Sc
But with such conpulslon in gaf savs
and against those who sre moFu NJ thai
we for independents W. soismnlf pfassl
ise that we will help those wha &c
even less iit than Ne aro
Such q government must usa its ista
to decrease the freedosn ssd lo lssssl
the independents II the NJ fag The lsas
fit Of the confeszcsily unfit Aad saeh
government we have nov la AnseFses
Every claim made fof help undes "a
compulsion Of Law. forVing oshsss !
give IL, IL based on confessed uHfilHss.
and 1t Is a plea that HnI=Ftas asas.
} should he by fore ~ Law sahlest.si :
this confessed unh,ness We ara aafl
to survive cn an independent basis, sas
a combination 10 capitalists. we eas
not get along at all unl.ss thssss Asses
cans who are more M far snsleI~aAsms
than we are by Law con,Isllsss b. sia n
II we do not have the privilege ~ M
compulsion over othsFs shsssaaA lss
passed for our bcnuii. ws will h.vs ,
close mp and quit"
This Is the argument. snd che sns~.
is: "Closc up and quit " yua ass asss
to keep open aud EolnH The qalsA,
, the better. Aud " you ARE - asAs ~
the rest must suppost yua. - ~ .e
poorhouse, which IN the sissly l'siv.lsne
, just government eau epneesia ~ nuil
, ness Mt the expense - htne.s
. The bottom prineipls - the nvsm
cratic party has slwayt seea tlsis. ~
| "fitness is tho sois test" ~ Fss - H~
, ernment IL concerned IN sny ana sil
, relations with the individual The g.
, ernment owes no help so the wrss, h
, cause government is eonsialslssn. an5
restrict the liberties - thsse wha sfw
, for. freedom and inaetsnsi.aea b. 81
! privileges a. Those who sss aut ~ u
4 create anarchy to destroy ihs an
. foundation on whlch sovsrumsat ..
J. securely rest-,he foaesiatissn - hsas
|, tho maintenance u the test - asns
/ In all the relatioaa l.etwsea tnaa a.
!. man.
. The unfit should h. hslI~d ~ The a.
i action of the NJ. To dsgsisv them
n free action. to max. tine cuniftlsatlssn q
J. unftness conpnlsEy is dsssFy o.
a dom and to make ias,ics ialss.silsl
2 No government can lsaa eaaaFs !
such basis. ST. Lsi,l. Rstai.l,c.
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