Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-14

] z go platform are prepared to make knowr and to defend every motion which infiu ences them, every purpose which animatei l them and every hope which inspires them They understand the genius of our insti- stutions, they are staunch supporters oi the form of government under which we live and do build their faith upon founda tions laid by the fathers Andrew Jackson has stated with admirable clearness and an | emphasis which cannot be surpassed, both the duty and the sphere of government He said:
 Distinctions in society will always ex. ist under every just government. Equal ity of talents, 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, econo. my and virtue every man is equally en, titled to protection by law ''
 We yield to none in our devotion to the doctrine just enuneiated. Our campaign has not for its object the reconstruction oi society. We cannot insure to the vicious the fruits of Ytrtuous life; we would not invade the home of the provident in order to supply the wants of the spendthrifti we do not propose to transfer the reward. of industry to the lap of indolence. Prop erty Is, and will remain, the stimulus tc endeaYor and the compensation for toll We believe, as asserted iii the declaration of independence, that all men are created equal; but that does not mean that al men are, or can have equal possessions ir positions or merit; it means that all shall stand equal before the law and that gov ernment officials shall not, in making, con struing or enforcing the law, discriminate between citizens
 assert that property rights, as we'll ai the rights of persons, are safe in the handi of the common people. Abraham Lincoln in his message sent to congress in Deeem Der, 1861, said
 No men living are more worthy to bt trusted than those who toll up from pov. ertY; none less inclined to take or touch aught which they have not honestly earned"
 l repeat his language with unqualified approval and join with him in the warning, he added: Let them beware of surrender ing political power which they already pos sess and which power, if surrendered Willsurely be used to close the doors of ad- vancement against such as they and to fix new disabilities and burdens upon them until all of liberty shall be lost T
 Those who daily follow the injunction, ''In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eai bread, are now as they ever have been the bulWark of law and order-the source 0; our nations greatness in time of peace and its surest defenders in time of war But II have only read part of Jackson's utter anees-let me give you his conclusion:
 But when the laws undertake to add te those natural and just advantages artifi. | cial distinetions-to grant titles. gratuities and exclusive privileges-to make the ricL | richer and the potent more powerful-tht humble members of society, the farmers mechanics and the daylaborers- have neither the time nor the means of securing | like favors for themselves, have a right te | complain of the injustice of their govern | ment.a Those who support the Chicago platform indorse all of the quotation from Jackson-the latter part as we'll as the former part.
 We are not surprised to find arrayed against us those who are the beneaciaries Of government favoritism-they have read opr platform. Nor are we surprised re