The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-15
WHAT ANDREW JACKSON HAS SAID.
OH Hickory's View of the Duty and sphere
of Government.

of Government.
Andrew jackson has stated. with ad-
mirable clearness and with an emphasis
which cannot be surpassed both the duty
and the sphere Of government. He said
Distinctions in society will always exist
under every just government Equality
of talents, OF education or of wealth can
not be produced by human institutions
In the full enjoyment of the gifts of
heaven and the fruits Of superior industry,
economy and virtue, every man is equally
entitled TO protection by law" We yield
10 none in our devotion 70 the doctrine
just enNnciated. Our campaign has not
for its object the reconstruction OF society.
We cannot insure To the vicious the fruits
Of virtuous life; we would not invade
the home Of the provident in order to sup
ply the wants Of the spendthrift we do
not propose to transfer the rewards Of in
dustry to the lap Of Incidence.
Property is and will remain the stimu,
lus to endeavor and the compensation for
toll. We believe, as asserted in the dec
laration Of independence. that all men are
created equal; but that does not mean
that all men are or can be equal in pos.
sessions, in ability or in merit; it simply
means that all shall stand equal before
the law, and that government officials
shall not, in making, constituting or en-
forcing the law, discriminate between cit
liens. | assert that property rights, as
we'll as the rights of persons, are safe in
the hands OF the common people. Abra-
ham Lincoln, In his message sent To CON
gress in December, 1861, said: mo men
living are more worthy TO be trusted than
those who toll up from property, none
less inclined TO take or touch aught which
they have not honestly earned" / repeat
his language with unqualified approval
and join with him in the warming which
he added, namely:
Let them beware Of surrounding 20
litical power which they already possess
and which power, If surrended. will sure.
y be used To close the doors of advance
ment against such as they, and TO fix new
disabilities and burdens upon them. till
all of liberty shat! be lost" Those who
daily follow the Injunction sin the sweat
| OF thy face, shalt thou eat bread" are now
as they ever have been the bulwark Of
| law and order, the source of our nations
greatness In time Of peace, and its surcst
| defenders in time OF war
But have only read part Of Jackson's
,tteranccs. Let me give you his conclu.
ION: but when the laws undertake to
'uu 10 those natural and Just advantages
"runciai ulsinctions-to grant titles, gra-
tuities and exclusive privileges. TO make
the rich richer and the potent more power.
Iui, the hvmble members Of society-the
farmers, mechanics and the day laborers =
VINO have neither the time nor the means
oil securing like favors for Themselves
have right TO complain Of the Injustice
OF their government" Those who sun.
port the Chicago platform indorse all ~
.hs quotation from Jackson-the latter
part as well as the former part.
We are not surprised to find arraved
aqainst us those who are the benencinrie.
OF government favoritism. They have read
onr nlAtform Nor arc We surprised &c