The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-08

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| passions of the masses; there are some
! who apply the name demagogue TO any
I body who speaks of the common peo-
pie. My friends let me call to your at
| tention the fact that when the meek
and lOWly Nazarene came among men
preaching peace on earth good will
towards men, he was not welcomed by
those who were described as people
who devoured widows houses and for
a pretense made long prayers. Gap
plause.) But when he gave that great
commandment, Thou shalt love thy
nelghbor as myself" who listened to
him? The Scripture tells US, and in so
doing pays the highest compliment ever
paid to the masses. The Scripture tells
US that the common people heard him
gladly. (Applause.) Anc the common
people are the only people who have
heard gladly any person who preached
humanity and equal rights. (Applause.)
I do not mean to say that there are
no exceptions to the general rule. There
have always been found among the
richer classes those who were f1led with
the spirit of philanthropy; there have
always been found among those men
some who were WiIlirg to spend their
lives in the uplifting Of their fellows, butt
am speaking Of the rule that reforms
do not come from and are not support
ed by those who consider themselves
lifted above the common people. CAD
plause; q voice, That's right'') Nor
do mean that you have never found
among the common people those who
would betray their fellows. You have
found everyWhere-it is one of the IN
fortunate things that stands out upon
every page OF history-that the charac-
ter Of Judas is not confined TO any class
of society. He is found everywhere
and in all ages. (Applause)
I simply mean to say this, that while
among the common people have at all
times been found those who would be
tray their brethren and sell them into
bondage II they could, but yet, In spite
of this, the common people have been
the great impelling force that has lifted
civilization from generation to genera
ton up to higher ground (Applause)
There are three forms OF government
best known among men. There is the
monarchy, where a king rules by right
divine; there is the aFistOcracy. where
a few control, and there is the democ-
racy. which means the real people
themselves. Why is it that the strength
OF democracy do not use it in the
party sense, but in its broader esnse-
why Is it that the strength of democ-
racy has always been found among the
common people? Why? Why, 1t is
simple enough. If a man has high po-
sition or great wealth ne may be able
to stand or keep on the good side of
the king. If he has great influence he
may be one of the ruling classes in an
aristOcracy. But you are not willing
to leave any form of government to
your children except democracy, in /
which each citizen is protected in the
enjoyment of life and liberty and the !
pursuit Of happiness. (Appl ause-) The /
great common people believe in dem I
Ocratic form of government because 1t /
is only in democratic form Of govern /
ment that they are able to protect their /
rights and advance their interests so /
far as government can advance human /
interests. !
Let me dwell for a moment upon the {
object of government. In this land 1t 4
Is our boast that our government de-
rives its just powers from the consent /
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eminent will people consent to when /
they are free to consent? There is one
kind of government above all other
kinds that they love q voice; Bry-
ans government And a government
which knows no favOritism, a govern
nent in which every citizen stands on
the same plane, and where the govern
ment treats them all alike, without re-
gard to position in society, or even
without regard to wealth; a govern
nent which gives equal rights to all
put cOnfers special privileges upon
none. "a voice: Good boy.') That
o the affections Of the common PEG
There are two things to be considered
n government The first is that in the
of legislation you shall be
careful to give no advantage to one
jersOn over another, If that advantage
an be prevented. In other words, it
9 the duty Of government to avoid acts
lnly part of the business of the govern
nent. Jefferson has stated the other
lalf of it. He says that government
must restrain men from inJuring one
mother. That is one of the important
Luties of government, to restrain men
rom injuring one another, and the gov
rnment that fails to restrain the
trOngeSt arm that can be lifted from
njuring the weakest citizen in all the
and is a government which fails to do
IS whole duty. (Applause.)
I was passing through Iowa some
months ago and got an idea from
ONE hogs (Laughter). An idea is the
most important thing that a person can
ret into his head, and we gather our
IDEAS from every source. As was rid
1g along 1 noticed these hogs roofing
n a field and they were tearing up the
round and the first thought that came
o me was that they were destroying
good deal Of property, and that car
led me back to the time when as q boy
lived on the farm, and remembered
hat when we had hogs we used to put
ings in the noses of the hogs. and then
he thought came to me, Why did we
10 ft?'' Not to keep the hogs from get
ing fat. We were more interested in /
heir getting fat than they were
0aughter) The sooner they got fat
he sooner we killed them; the longer
hey were in getting fat the longer they
wed. But why were the rings put in
he noses of those hogs? So that while
hey were getting fat they would not
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7orth. daughter and applause.) And
3 I thought Of that, this thought came
o me, that one Of the duties Of govern
nent, one of the important duties of
government, is the putting of rings in
he noses Of hogs. (Applause-)
Now. my friends, do not consider this
reflection on your neighbor- We are
III hoggish. We are all selfish, my
riends, and we must not apply this
ssson simply to somebody else If you
ell me that you are not selfish, I can
rove by your neighbOr that you are
Applause), and If your neighbor de-
les that he IS selfish. can prove by
gu that he is (Applause.) We are
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