Evening journal., 1898-01-14

mo man ever asserted his rights
more boldly than Andrew jackson. He
put down nu.lification in South Caro-
lima. but he refused. wherever hie
power enabled him to refuse, invasion |
by the government or the assumption |
of power belonging to the state and |
that did not belong To The government |
Itself He vetoed several bills that |
would have given power to the general |
government which did not properly be- |
long to IL, and we all vindlcate and
Justify him now He was denounced |
and abused by many men, coed enough
in themselves, because he vetoed the
National Bank bill; but who wants a
great monster Of a National Bank con-
trolling an the finances OF the country
to-day. or who docs not thank him for
strangllng IL when he dido lie took
the government out of the banking
business just as we to-day want TO take
the banks out OF the government busi
ness He did the one; you have got
to do the other The Establishments OK
wealth were practiced in vain against
this sturdy Democrat. He removed the
deposits, put them In the state banks
and when he found q secretary of The
| Treasury that would not obey his order
he removed him and put another in
who would. until finally he got one who
| did, and that great secretary was none
either than he who afterwards became
chief Justice CT the United States.
Roger b. Taney. Thus maintaining, my
friends for all the people of our cOun-
try a simple inexpensive, frugally-ad-
minlstered national government in
Washington. he LETT the people OF the
| rta 80, orb a.
own salvation believing that every man
should have the freest liberty and pur-
sue his own pleasure. and interest just
so long as that interest did not interfere
with the liberty Of every other person
who had like liberty--that WAS what
he Illustrated by his life and public
action. He did not believe in paternal
government or autocratic government.
He believed that The people could mind
their own business better than the gov
ernment could mind it for them. He
did not believe that the laws of a great
country like this should have TO be
wrested from the people and diverted
from their proper purposes to be made
/. the instruments Of filling the pockets
I OF favored classes He did not belev,
that any man or any set Of men oi
corporation had a right to use ths
e great taxing powers of the people th'
government possessed for the benefit q
+ all The peope for the benefit OF a choseI
o few. Therefore he was opposed to tn
2 principle theory or practice OF Nc
a Kinley tariffs. He did not believe II
d Mckinley tariffs and he did not be
r lieve I'm Mckinley prosperity tina
e comes with Mckinley tariffs. IJaugih
teri
. 'Equa, rights for all and specia
privileges to none, which is a thing a
Z which we all profess to aim, can onl
be accomplished by some seh-sacri
- hce We cannot have a free govern
y ment without thought and care an
:, foresight. We cannot have Il any NOR
= than we can have any other good thin
- without practicing those virtues whlc
! are likely TO bring It to us; for to hav
y a successful government, IL must be
= government Of intelligent men, an
those intelligent men must give earn
= est thought and care and considerable
"a TO the work of government. You can
= not in any happy -gO-lucky way, max
free government success. II is onl
by understanding the ground principle
- upon which government is conducts
:, - that you can bring this great blessin
~ to the people. 1t is because our father
- have thoufht out for us the principle
y that should govern free people that "
a. enjoy a free government and we sha
- only enjoy it when we think out wis
I'M plan for the perpetuatiOn of the gON
os ernment which We have inherited. Tn.
~ is Andrew jackson Democracy. tn
\, people are capable OF this very thinl
" When they cease to be capable OF II
= over to lot of political adventurer
s. and who, because they are good, eas
"a fellows with long purses and dee
~ p1ckets. we consider worthy to lead an
- manage the affairs that on
- the people should manage then
:, selves, the interests OF q
y people are imperi,ed. That win new
,as do. II you are TO have a useful 81
"a pure government you must be pure
=. your politics. If you are TO have
-, government administered on lin
,ss which will give freedom to self an
=, children, you must love freedom you
80 selves and love the freedom OF yO
,ss neiehbCrs. You cannot have Il unle
~ you do. If you are willing TO have
~ government without any heart, to ser
re the purposes OF adventurers seekii
aor their own gain, yCu can have that
es you CacOse but thai. VIII not be a fr
%e government, but preceding on {
~ downward path which must lead TO 4
NJ death OF free gOvernment-and you a
- calced UPON to resist it every now a.
~ then. We don't want government
m syndicates or of -syndicates
1d- politics or syndicates OF wealth.
me we do want a government Of the Peep
~ a government upheld by free heai
sno and free souls. and the strong arms
rbo men who know what free governme
NE is. and who are willing TO fight for
ion at any price. The Democratic party c
ZEN afford. II Il believes i'm itself, In it's h
ION tory and it's principles, to suffer defe
"a for out of defeat suffered for princi
he Genes the glorious day-sprlng OF V
the tory in ,he future. You don't suppS
our that because the principles That und
ter lie the protective tariff and the rii
cen by law to put a tax on the many
ave the benefit of the few, prevail now u
are they will always prevail. No. 4
,caI cause Of free government Is never /
in as long as there are free men anywn
ion who believe in il and who are viii
l4..fra