The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-05
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the Independence Day Celebration by
the Chicago Trades and Labor Unions,
at which he aud Gov Mckinley were
the orators;
This Is the land of liberty, OF tho larg'
est liberty. But II must never be for
gotten that It is liberty regulated by
law. Whatever savors OF lawlossness Ia
aRtagoHislie to the spirit OF our free in
stitutiona, Whatever tho grievance Of
thd citizen his redroNa must BIO found
within the pale oithe law. For unjust
LEGISLATION, whichever it exists, there Is
o remedy. II comes not through deli
ance OF the law aud contempt OF its min
listers, but tho sole remedy is that OF the
ballot. In this lane Of liberty, OF rep
Tesentatiye government, there can DO
no qualification or excuse for the at
tempt, whether by ono or by many, to
override lawful authority Through the
peRceable aud lawful fundamentally oil
the ballot they can bind and loose
make and unmake, Thus equipped
with the all.potent ballot 1t is not posi-
BILE that tho people will long permit I'M
equal or unjust laws TO remain upon
the statute book. Tho remedy, how
ever, can come only through tile peace
able agency have indicated, Through
the law and its shosen instrumental.
tics come protection to property and
nerson. Whatever tends to weaken the
lawful authorities, to lessen respect Tor
It's chosen agencies, imperlls the very
safeguards OF society, This Is govern
ment oilaw-ita authority is paramount.
Broad rs ia our domain 1t has no per-
manent abiding place for him who
would wantOnly destroy what 1t has cost
centuries OF sleepleSs endeaVor to
achieve. Broad as Ia our national en-
blem to him who would strike 1t down
there can be no asylum beneath its
ample folds.
Ii is tho proud boast Of EnEllshmon
that their constitution has mo single
date from which its duration has to be
rockoned, and that the origin OF English
law is as unditcoveFab!e as that Of tho
Nile" Tho government OF the United
States, buttressed upon written con-
stitution, stretches back little moro
than a single century to the fixed hour
when Washington took the oath oil
office as its first President.
sei.governmen is no longer an OK
pertinent. II has smelly endured the
crucial test OF 100 years, What won
doris have been wrought! At the in
nuguration OF Washington our domain
was virtually confined TO the Atlantic
seaboard. Now it strctchcs to tho
western limit OF the continent. Then
thirteen colonies, now fosty.nine pros
perous states and territories. What
magnificent cities, as il touched by tho
hand OF magic, have sprung un IN this
western wilderness, hero Identifying
grove and prNlries, there dotting tho
great highways OF nature, until they
have become tho marts Of busy trade.
What Of tho future? AS generations
Of men come and 20, Us the new
light dawns upon tho human intellect,
as new discoveries arc made in science,
new inventions in mechanics, our 70.
sources fully developed, our mineral
treasures brought from their hiding
places and added TO tho aggregate
wealth OF tho world, what visions Of
beauty shall meet the eyes OF those
who shall celebrate the second cGnien'
NAL OF tho life OF this republic!
1t fs, indeed, worth while to live in
this favored lNud-in this, tho third OF
tho sisterhood OF states--during tho
closing years Of tho nineteenth century.
Standing in its twilight-the retrospect
"A government "by tho people aud for
tho people," marching with steady
trond from tho lowest to tho highest
place among tho nations Of tho earth
rcverontty needing tho parting admont:
ton OF Washington, Justice to all
nations, ensangling alliances with
nono;" peace abiding in its own Dor
ders; ut peace with aud, through its
kindly Interpolation, tho arbitor and
ponCcmOker between nations.
"lhO school master Ia abroad, " and TO
tho humbcss child OF toll without
price, arc opened wide the doors TO
school and hall; without figure OF
speech, tho doors to the slorchouso OF
knowledge. What glorious possibilities
in this land oil equal opportunity From
the country farmhouse and from the
workshops OF the great cities moves an
amending procession OF brave energetic
young mon out upon the broad theatre
OF tho world, whore llio's battles NrO to
be fought, its prizes lost or won. From
their ranks arc TO DO taken those whose
voices will b0 potent in tho forum, on
tho mart, in tho hail Of dObnto-in every
department Of human ailnirs.
To woman has been accorded equal
and cxnCt Justice before tho law. Her
hard earnings can no longer DO aoi2ol
for tho debts OF an impruvidcnt hus.
band. This rOproach has been taken
away New PATHWAYS arc constantly
opening to hOr; along every limo bettOr
approximation for honorable, indopond.
Ont maintenance.
In science, BY tho discovery Of anacs.
thotiCs, pain hNs been allGVlntod, tho
torture OF tho surgeons knfd ami.
hilatOd, human litC heightened.
Tho century just closing has witnessed
M enlightened, humane public GCntt.
munL, Ia recognition Of the rights aud
dignity Of lNboE, CryatOliaol into law.
Tho historian tfnmO, IN speaking OF tho
condition Of the English law century
ago says; "rho law prevented tho Ia.
boring ClnBsOs Of tho community from
combining together against their ON.
pluyCrs, who, though iow In numhOr
woro powerful in wealth, and might
combine against thOn, aud determine
not to give thom certain atm Tor thor
labor Another English wtilOr aoys Of
his own country "Down to tho yoar
1924 two or three wOrkncn could not
meet together, though nOyor 30 quietly,
10 pOttlO tho wages lhcy would work for
and during wbat hours, without com.
Uniting al ollCnqo in tho cyOu Of tho law,
Tor which thOy were punished"
Tho keynote Of whnl va to-day bc.
hold are tho worda Of Adam Smiths
Labor waa tho first price, tho original
pHteAa4e moHHY paid for all ihing1.'
In Ihia lnnl al liberty, by UntnOal aud