The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-03-01

mental truths upon which our re-
public is founded, is only another
alluring name with which TO warp
our judgment and destroy our free
dom.
"In most countries where liberty
is talked of il 10 but . dream, and
such q dream % could occur to the
sickened fancy Of . gensration Of
bondsmen.
"But it means something else
with us. II is here, in this coun-
try, in this hall, in the air we
breathe, in the light We see, IN the
strong, free pulses Of our blood; it
is the heritage Of men whose sires
died for it, whose fathers laid down
all they had for it. In these United
States liberty is q fact. We believe
in the republic because it was found.
ed in simplicity by the strongest OF
strong men; because its existence
proves the greatest truth With which
we have to do, namely, that men
were born equal and free, although
|, they may grow up slaves TO their
, passions and become greater OF less.
accordingly as they manfu!ly put
: their hands to the plow or isnociy
!. lie down and let themselves Do
r trampled upon.
. "We have the right to Be very
}. much better than the old nations o.
J. the earth. We have tho Obligation
i to be better. The unchanGins NOR
II al obligation to use the advantages
I. given us. We alone among the M.
,e tons inhabit quarter OF the worid
8. by ourselves and grow great IN our
d. own way with no dependence upon
e. the rest.
ID "If we take the trouble to con.
r. cern and inform ourselves in regard
Il. to our obligations as citizens, are
h. true to those obligations, and sescn
he our children to be true when they
ur shall come to bear the burden, snen
cd heavens rule will become the rule
re- Of the earth, and this republic nav
,ot ing kept the faith, observed the 90.
ble LEGATION, been true to the trust, u'Il
for stand, and not only that, but . :
ere sunset in the heavens it vii! lghsen
der the whole world. will quicken into
lice life love of liberty, love o. iesa!
to equality, until, in the fullness O
To time. all civilized nations will catch
nly the inspiration and tolerate no o!n'
pa- er form Of government on the e:rsn'
hat We cannot accomplish this by inat'
pon tention. We cannot preserve ou'
4 il birthright by ignoring i: We can
tlv not maintain it by dividing ou'
Ak. forces, pursuing some fad OF tn
( At hour, no matter how plausible or ~,
say- tractive, and leaving the very cisade
hat of our hopes unguarded 70 tho enc
~ q my whose selfish interests require
,eo- its destruction.
, do CANNOT BE DEPENDED UPON.
arge ut is not the very rich man wht
will preserve this country. II 10 no
our the very poor man who will man
with tain the ideal republic Of the fathers
EN-, The two classes come very close 70
the oether in their sel6shness. u!
heir Gould and thousands like him q
ct it boastful in saying they are rePao
asier licans in Maine and democrAs: II
0 do Texas. Their country 10 not . fac
! the tor in determining their opinions
nter- Their God is their pOcket-boSh
ties, The very poor is usually only cor
{ de- cerned with that all-important maj
y Of ter Of his daily bread. His tire
fher BODY and weary heart are sOlieitou
the only for the pressing needs Of liz
ious- A kinder fate would have given hi
! Sc time for other things, but - i
&c us selfishness may be excused in OF
re Of whose life is long, doubtful stru
lemn Gle for food and shelter.
s up "But the great middle clsss
dis citizens, neither very rich or ",
very poor, the bone and sinew OF q
hirk- land earning their bread by hone
ayers work. upon them our institutio
his is rest. and on them the salvation
~ re- this republic depends. They q
mar derstand the beauty and truth
the republic devised BY the fathe
most They are the rock against which
right waves Of sel6shness will beat in W
class They know what II Is TO live 10
zation land Of liberty and freedom Of p
ming son. and property and conscien
archy, They appreciate the glowing wc
spects Of Jefferson, when he said, Lei
kward found q government upon the
TX and telligence Of the people, and
,s not equitable distribution OF pscPe,
ion Of let us make laws where there q
cludes be no governmental .p1rtnersl
nal OBJ with favored Glasses. Let us
back tect all in life, liberty and prope
condi and then say TO every American
, from isen, with the gifts that God
litution given you, your brain and br
be that and energy, work out youi own
ivileges tunes under just government
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