Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-03

advance, human interests. Let me dwell for
q moment upon the object of government
In this land 1t Is our boast that our govern
ment derives Its Just powers from
The Consent of the Governed.
What kind Of government will people
consent to when they are free to consent?
There is one kind Of government above MI
other kind they love and government
which knows no favorltism, a government
where every citizen stands on the same
them all alike. without regard to position
In society, or even without regard to wealth;
a government which gives equal rights to
all, but confers special privileges upon none.
That Is the kind Of government that up
peals to the affections of the common peo-
pie
There are two things to be considered In
government. The first is that in the enact
ment of legislation you snail be careful to
give no advantage to one person over an
other If that advantage can be prevented.
In other words, 1t Is the duty of govern
ment to avoid acts of affirmative injustice;
but that Is only part Of the business Of
government. jefferson has stated the other
half Of 1t. He says that government must
restrain men from injurlng one another.
That Is one Of the important duties of gov
eminent; to restrain men from injuring one
another. and the government that falls to
restrain the strongest arm that can be lift
~, 1"A...e ~ ~, ~ 80, -. "a
Its whole duty.
was passing through Iowa some months
ago and I got an idea from some hogs.
Naughter.) An idea Is the most important
~. .ns enus pe.son eun ~. into nts neau'
a ~ we sa.neI our lueas liom every source.
roofing In field and they were tearing up
the ground, and the first thought that came
to me was that they were destroying
s so, ueai o. PROPERLY, anu that carrle1 me
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up'I urn. anu ieinemDeIeu tnat wren ~.
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those hoss! 80 that WINE they were settlns
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nun NY Mcle Moitn Anu as lnousnt y.
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ens uu.iss ~ sotelnient' one ~ tne M
poi.a .,i uu.les VI government ~ 'ne putting
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Ahienue' w ~. eonsauei Inis as ieAeeeio'i
on your neighDor. we are all hoggish, we
are aii . sulnsn, my illenus' anu we must not
1ppls 'u 4S,, ieseon SIMPLY " sonepouy else;
- W. seA he .na. you are nol setnsn :
sa . e po.s ~ yyui neg uooi lna. yuu a,s'
anu az - Soul neashpoi uenles thai ne rs sell
.sn u Han pl ny ~ you tlas ne ~. we aie
a. se'n s aIe S.eatol uiu NJ naAe any
I ga -. Peup m VII were eht.iey unsei.-
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e., 4t,ai Iet4o uemese .,a' tne pgop.e
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ta4,o nnSa tho4 ~ ~ nouns y.
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;ndo,on5o,t hnao,,a .eIf s;,nnttna seo;ats
- ,tona.4aJ ~ a,se.l a,. .,s, eu....s
ana,,ah of +his noriS;s rocds ~ asiH ~
sno,,1n his o,,n .,onts h,,t ~ ID od,,oo4o hts
oti,dro, - an6 ,ao,.a Mn, samath,nn co. +ha
daclinina dovs Ru+ Dh,io sooia+y ,s inter
astad in this soo;atv ,s a,so intoras+ad IN
having laws that viii nravan+ Mn dastror-
i,a So 80 +bo,, ha Is nn+h -,.hi1a Nv 10 =.
a,,r;na b,s own ;ndonondonoo o,r ooyorn-
mant is tho host Inpwn amono mon onr
rovarnment 10 the host form Of oovernmen+
snown amon1 mon not Ianouso o,orv 10 W,
is cod. nor haoansa We hoyo ,non +ha
stot Hui hooI operu low noadad to op nro+act
each citizen in
Tha Enioxmen+ ~ uIs R,rh+.
Our government 10 tho host Form of oov-
ernmont Known amona mon hooanso e &.
nossihla undor our form of Government IN
have ins+ nc oood covarnmen+ a. tho noo.
nia desarva Onrs 10 tho hest form, ~ Gov
ernmont haconsa II 10 noss,hIa A- for tha
neople to make It reflect the hest intclIi-
ponpa tho hiahest virtne and tho hroadas+
,o+r;o+,s1,, of ali tha naoo,a ~ NO a,or,
20, oooins+ oonfrs,no aonarn,,o,,+ viii, 49,
ahusas nf oouarnmaant Andraw I Ionkson
sa;d +I,o - +bera Mare No naaossorr evils ~
@ararnn,ant +ho+ i+s wills ovis+a5 onl1, ~
e., aia,sns u n-os ria,,t 49, enic,,da
,rhora aro NO naoossorv evils l., aorornn,omt
and no r,on Who ,,n%arstonds the oIvontone
~ ooyernmant will aver raiso I,is voice Or
ban "a aaninst oovarnmen+ itse,f r. lis 10 tho
ohnso - anSornmon+ oaa;nst whiob MO have
a. r,oht ~ nornnIoi1 rbora oro soma
. . n7o,,d s,,enna arorv or,+io,sn ~ Nv.
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annos,naa o,,orv ona who odvn"o+es ohanaa
os d,stnrhar ~ tho nnhiio neooo ,rhare
an +,nsa ,,ha would col, hin, a d,s+nrhnr
ano u.bo ,,raads d,scontan+ want to saw
~ Wv, tba+ d;scontent las o+ tho FONDA ton
~ ~ ali nrnorass So lonr as Won arc salts.
Saa a., no,l ,,erer On forward r. is onlv when
neu ~ ~ d,ssotisf,ad Nth ronr oond,tinns
49, ~, ~, tn i,nnrova those oondif5nns
Wa WI. wv ~, eronSs had onr forofotbars haan
satisaa ny WITH EnoIish nnl;tioa1 snnramacv
go naSar 1,nu,d hava bod decIorat;on ~
, W. 49, nhan ,,,aro not oon+an+ With
4ha pendit,ons rndcr which thev lived and