The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-18

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1oulo De about the meaning of the
statement that two and two make
tour. Whether or not the princi-
pie, that.the right of man to seek
honest employment shall not be
curtalled or interfered with, is in
condemnation of the permit system,
depends on whether or not the per-
nit system is device sanctioned
by sound legal principles.
The Mesvs-Niper, by way of what
1t considers adverse criticism, saws:
"A good many Republicans are dis
posed to think that the platform
was intended to be read both wavs
and to mean anything anybody
chose to make out of it." That is
only true i'll sense. The platform
was intended to read both. wavs,
because it says to one class of men.
your property shall be protected,
and 1t says to another, your natur-
al rights shall be protected, and it
says to all, you must seek your re-
dress for wrongs according to the
established forms of law, and not
by devices unknown to the law,
or by acts contrary to law. These
are the "both ways" in which it
was intended the platform should
be read.
The Nevs-Nimer justly observes:
1T won't fool the laboring people
much, whichever way the boss in
terpreter explains it," That is
perfectly right, 1t ought not to
fool anybody in the least. Its
meaning is as plain as the nose on
your face, and the principle it lays
down is as old as the Republican
party and as dear to Republicans
as the flag which represents it.
Now, the question is, did the Re-
publican party when it put that
plank into its platform have any
thing in particular in mind? Let
us reason by analogy. In the
Democratic National platform oc-
ours this: eve declare again that
all governments instituted among
men derive their just powers from
the consent of the governed" Did
the Democratic party have any
thing particular in mind when it
made that declaration? Again,
says the Democratic platform, eve
hold that the Constitution follows
the flag" Did the Democratic
party have anything in particular
in mind when it made that declara-
ton? Again, says the Democratic
platform, "The Fi1ipinos cannot be
citizens without endangering Our
civilization; they cannot be subjects
without imperi1ing our form OF gov
ernment." Did the Democratic
party have anything in particular
in mind when it made that declara-
ton? With due allowance for the
Democratic tendency to put forth
meaningless platitudes, we are con-
strained to believe that every intel
lieent man, woman and child can
guess first pop what the Democratic
platform declarations are aiming at
Now, suppose, some notable phllol'
ogist should undertake to interpret
the Democratic platform and he
would say, II do not interpret II a.
a condemnation of the Republican
policy of expansion because it doe:
not mention expansion" Wha
would you be liable to think OF tina
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the Republican party says: mo
shall the right of any man to seek
and obtain employment etc. be II
t anywise cnrtailed or intertere'
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