The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-11-05

on and kissing the hand of tyranny,
or tearing into shreds the robes and
emblems OF royalty, and forcing their
rulers to the guillottne or into exile.
The American colonists represented
a large number of different nationali-
ties, the members of which had be-
come partially fused into type now
known as the American, and represent
ing the com DiHed characteristics OF
nearly all the nations of Europe. Am
erica is the only land that has wit
messed a permanent revolutlon-one
that has not iapeed into its former con-
dition, and been forced to make re-
peated efforts to free itself. The peo-
pie of the United States stand almost
alone as an exception to the law of So
cial evolution. In fact, so remarkable
has been the achievement of
the people in that respect.
that Herbert Spencer, the emf
nent English sociologist. has .said
the government of the United States is
happy accident" and when we
read how the young ship of state was
forced to carefully steer clear of the old
whig breakers, the Hamlltons and
others who desired an elective monar
chy In the stead of those principles of
a government of the people, by the
people and for the people," principles
that were advocated by Jefferson and
opposed by Hamilton, we need feel sur
prise that Mr.. Spencer regards the
achievement of Americas sons and
daughters as being a happy acci-
dent"
Speakers representing different polit-
ical principles and politics go out
among the people who assemble and
listen to the expounding of those poll
cies. In the majesty OF their untram'
eled franchise, the people should sense
the responsibility and feel the dignity
OF those who are the trial judges or
jurors who are expected to render an
intelligent decision or verdict accord
ing TO the evidence. Such political
condition is pure democracy. Ii the
witnesses and attorneys who conduct
the case and make the pleas were hon.
est and true to the interests Of the peo-
pie, in ninety-nine cases out of one
hundred the verdict of the people
would be just and to their interests,
and thus would the principles OF de
mOcracy achieve the objects for which
its founders and advocates have ever
contended. But where the witnesses
are forced by dishonorable pleaders to
lie to the people; to distort the truth
aud to deceive the voters as the repub-
lican pleaders have done in this cam
paign, the righteousness of the verdict
becomes a doubtful question and is
just as liable, or more SO, to be wrong
than right,
But right here comes in the mex
orabIe and Just law of cause and con-
sequence and places upon the people
the results of blindness or lack of in
telligence. That inf4xible law says
they must reap whatever they SOW.
Yet, there is law Oh compensation
that intervenes and tends to mitigate
the full force of the results. 1t is the
law of progress by experience, and is
bhs 9HlF lew Tie psG5ie, IKE fRe units
that form the aggregate, learn only by
the things they suffer
In this campaign the democratic at
torneys haYe done their duty and haYe
done it bravely, and whatever the
harvest may be- there will come to
them and those Jurors that see the
light and unainchingly do their duty,
the reward of having performed their
labor in spirit of justice, charity and
kindness. They will feel that il were
better to go down to defeat while re-
tanning their honor and manhood.
than to achieve a victory by its
sacrifice. If, this evening, there
snall be the shouts of victory and
revelry that tell Of triumph won by
dispicable meth0ds-at the sacrifice of
truth and honor, those discordant
cries will not CRATE so harshly on hon.
est ears, nor vlbrate 80 painfully on
hearts that have been loyal to God
and man, as it would if those condi-
tlons were reversed