Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-13

all men are or can have equal posses
sions Of merit; it means tina, al shall
stand equal before the law and TIA,
government officials shall not, in max
{ ING. constituting or enforcing the law,
discriminate between citizens.
I asser; that property rights, as well
as the rights of persons are safe in the
hands OF the common people.
Those who daily follow the injunction,
in the swea, of thy face shalt thou eat
bread. are now, as they ever have been,
the bulw2rk OF law ana order-,he source
OF our nations greatness in time Of
peace. and its surest defenders in time
of war.
But I have only read par, Of Jack
sons utterances-let me give you his
conclusion: But VIXEN the laws under
take TO add to those natural and just
advantages artificial disdnctions-to
grant titles, gra;uides and exclusive
priyileges-to make the rich richer and
the po.e1, more powerful-the humble
members Of society-;he farmers, me-
chanics and the day laborers-wno have
neither the time nor the means of Sc
curing like faTors for themselves, have
right to complain of the injustice Of
their government" Those who sup
port the Chicago platform endorse all
OF the qu.a,icn from Jackson the la
ter part as well as the former par
We are not surprised to find arrayed
against Us those who are the beneficial
rias Of government fayoritism-they
have read our platform. Nor are we sur
prised to learn tina. we mus, in this
campaign face the hostility o. those who
! find a pecuniary advantage in adyocat-
| ing the doctrine O. non-inerieranCe
when greae aggregadons Of wealth are
trespassing upon the rights Of ildiyid-
Uals. We welcome such opDasi.ion-i
is the highest endorsement which could
! he bestowed upon US We are cOnten.
10 have the cooperation OF those who
desire to have the governmen. admin
istered wilhou. fear or favor.
Those who stand upon the Chicago
platform believe that the government
should not only avoid wrcng-dc.ng. but
that it should also prevent wrong-do-
ing; and they believe that the law should
be enforced alike aga.ns. all
ENEMIES OF THE PUBLIC VEAL.
They do not excuse petit larceny. but
they declare that grand larceny is
! equally a crime: they 10 not defend the
occupation Of the highwayman who rc0s
/ the unsuspecing traveller bu- they in
clufe among the tra1sgrezs0rs those
who through the more polite and lees
hazardous means of legisls ion, GpprC-
pirate 10 their own use the proceeds Of
the toll Of others. The c5mmsnimeI.
Thou shalt not steal" Numbered from
Sinai and reiterated in the legislation
of all nations. is no respec,or of per-
sons. Il must be applied to the great
as we'll IS to the small; TO the strong
as well as the weak; to the corporate
person created by law as well as 10 The
person of flesh and blood created by the
Almighty No gOvernmen. is worthy
Of the name which is not able 70 pr0iec-
from every arm lifted for his injury the
humbles. citizen who lives beneath the
fag. 7. follows Is a necessary co1clu-
sion that vicious legislation mus, be
romedied by the people who suffer from
the effects Of such legislation anu 70, by
those who enjoy It's be1ef's.
The Chicago Platform has been con-
denned by some. because il dissents
from an opinion rendered by che su-
preme Court, declaring the income tax