The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-08

at all times those who would betray their
brethren and sell them into bondage IL
mon people have been the great innpelJfn,
force that has lifted civilization from gem
Grafton up to higher ground. tApplause)
There are three forms of government
best known among men, There is the mon
archy. where king rules by right divine;
there is the arfstocracy, where few con-
troll, and there is the democracy which
means the real people themselves. Why is
it that the strength of democracy--I do not
use it in a party sense but in its broader
sense-why is II that the strength of de-
mocracy has always been found among the
common people? Why, ii is simple enough.
III man has a high position or great
wealth he may be able to stand and keep
great influence he may be one of the rul-
ing classes in an aristocracy. But you are
NOT willing to leave any form of govern
ileht 10 your children except democracy
IN winch each citizen is protected in the
e enl}oyment of life and liberty and the pur-
sur .roI happiness. (Applause.)
Inc great common people believe in a
uteHuocrauc form of government. because
~ IS only In democratic form of govern
rights and advance the interests of a self
soserhment that can advance human inter-
the object of government. In this land il
Is is our boast that our government derives
eove 1use poWers from the consent of the
goeeTned. What kind of government will
people consent to when they are free TO
e oonsent? Z, There is one kind Of government
ABOVE all other kinds that they love "a
Volce-,Bryan's government and APP
plause( A government which knows no
favoritism; a government in which every
citizen stands on the same nIane and
where the government treats them ALI alike
without regard to position in society or
even without regard to wealth; a govern
ment which gives equal rights to an but
confers special privileges upon none CA
government that appeals to the affections
of the common people.
government. The first is that in the en- n.
aetment of legislation you shall be careful
to give no ADVANTAGE TO one person over
another, If that advantage can be prevent
ed. In other words, 1t is the duty of gov
eminent to avoid acts of affirmative in
justice: but that is only part of the bust
ness of government. Jefferson has stated
the other half of it. He says that govern
ment must restrain men from injuring
another. That is one of the important
duties of government-to restrain men from
injuring one another-and the government
that can be lifted from inJuring the weak
est citizen in all the land is government
which fails to do its whole duty Cap
AN IDEA FROM HOGS.
II was passing through Iowa some
months ago, and / got an idea from some
hogs. Gaughter) An idea is the most
important thing that a person can get into
his head and we gather our ideas from
every source AS / was riding along /
noticed these hogs roofing in a field-they
were tearing up the ground; and the first
liouShl tat Cdiilt W me WdS iildl tHty
were destroying a good deal of property.
and that carried me back to the time when
as a boy / lived upon a farm, and / re-
membered that when we had hogs we used
to put rings in the noses OF the hogs, and
then the thought came to me: Why did
from getting fat. We were more interested
in their getting fat than they. were.
sooner we killed them; the longer they
We're in getting fat the longer they lived.
But why were the rings put in the noses
of the hogs? So that while they were get
ting fat they would not destroy more prop
erty than they We're worth, daughter and
thought came to me: That one of the
duties Of government one of the important
duties of government. is the putting of
rings in the noses of hogs. (Applause)
Now, my friends, do not consider this
a reflection on your neighbors. We are all
and we must not apply this lesson simply
to somebody else. If you tell me that you
are not selfish | can prove by your neigh
your neighbor denies that he is selfish
| can prove by you that he is. (Appsi,aause2
make any class of people who were entire
ly unselfish. but l have faith in our form
of government because l believe the peo-
ple in their better moments. will adopt
laws which restrain themselves in hours OF
temptation, in order that their neighbors
may also be restrained in hours of tempta-
ton. (Applause) And when ! say that
one of the duties of government is to put
this: That while society is interested IN
having every citizen secure enough of this
worlds goods not 5ps 70 b SUPPLY s e ana
leave him something for his declining days.
But while society is interested in this. So
ciety is also interested in having laws that
will prevent him destroying more than he
is worth while he is securing his own in
dependence. (Applause) Our government
is the best form OF government known
among men.
'sOur government is the best form of gov
ONO
every law is good, not because we nave
upon the statute books every law needed
to protect each citizen in the enjoyment of
his rights. Our government is the best
form of government known among men be-
cause it is possible under our form or gov
eminent. to have just as good govern
ment as the people deserve. Ours is the
best form or government because It IS pos
si)e for the people to make 1t reflect the
best intelligence. the highest virtue and
the broadcast patriotism of the people
LET me warn you against confusing gov
eminent with the abuses of government.
Andrew Jackson said that there We're no
necessary evils in government; that its
evils existed only in it's abuses. He was
right, my friends. There are no necessary
evils in government, and no man who un-
derstands the advantage of government
will ever raise his voice or hand against
government itself 1t is the abuses of gov
eminent against which we have the right
to complain. There are some who would
silence every criticism of existing law.
There are those who would denounce every
one who advocates change a. d1sturber
of the public peace There are those who
would call him a dsturber; one who breeds
discomfort. / want to say to you that dis
content lies at the Foundation of all prog
ress. (Applause.) SO long as you are sat
isfed you never go forward. 1t is only
when you are dissatisfied with your condi-
tions that you try to improve these condi-
tons.
THE SECRET BALLOT.
Now my friends had our forefathers
been satisfied with English political supre-
macy we never would have had a Declara-
ton of Independence. (Applause) They
were not content with the conditions under
which they lived and they put that ex-
preston of discomfort in the form of
Declaration of Independence, and they
maintained that declaration with their
blood, and it gives this form of govern-
ment There is this difference between our
form of government and the monarchical
form: If you are discontinued under
monarchy how can you get relief? You
can petition but your petition may be dis
regarded Discomfort under a monarchy
NAV end in despair it may end in revo-
luton Discomfort under our form of gov
eminent ends in reformation through the
peaceful means of the ballot (Applause)
Il am not going to violate the prophecies
of this occasion by entering into discus
sion of partisan questions, but Gesire to
call your attention to certain broad ques-
tions which cannot be confined by party
lines The ballot is the means by which
the people of this country must right every
tUroup and If the people have not the in