The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-09-14
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from the consent of the governed, and the
teople have an easy and ready means OF
correcting all abuses, the government VIII
not need TO be supported by large perma-
nent standing army, Tor every citizen viii
be ready 20 defend such "a government from
attack. TIE only domestic use for a large
standing army Is TO suppress by force
that discomfort which should be cured by
legislation.
ITO support a permanent army OF 10000
men requires approximately one-half as
much money as Is annually expended FOR
education IN the United States. How much
cheaper Il Is 10 uplif, people by the gentle
and peaceful process OF intellectual de-
velopment than TO blow them up with
powder and dynamitel
imperialism Involves a departure from
PRINCIPLES which were universally accepted
In this country until within two years. To
know that an men are created equal one
needs not the wisdom OF sage or the
learning OF the schools. II was declared TO
be "a sclf-cvident truth; II was evident 10
those who pledged their lives TO the main-
tcnance of the declaration Of independence.
and il H. evident sim To those who are not
blinded by The glamour OF wealth and tho
glittcring promises OF "a colonial system.
If all men are created equal and endowed
with lnaienable rights, u foll0Wa as
logical and necessary sequence that gov
ernments were Instituted for the welfare
~
the consent of the governed on thf pres
ervation % this doctrine our hopes ctpfn mo-
90 Il Is abandoned there Is no foundation
upon witch n government like ours cen
d. constructed.
do not allow yourselves Co bc deceived
bv those who question the capacity oi ms
pfople or that people for self rovt rument.
Mncaulay. in hts essay on John Milton
points out the folly of attempting 90 pre-
pare people for sclf-goVsrnment hy DENY
ing them the right Go participate in their
own government he said
MANY politicians % cur time arr 10 ne
habit OF laying % down az a stii-eN'l'h'
proposition that no people ought 90 D. ITO
until they are 90 10 uee their freedom INC
maxim b. worthy OF the fool in TIE "il
story who resolved not Co so into ihc water
tiu he had learned 90 swim II m'n are 20
wait for liberty tli they become wise anu
good Ia slavery. they may indeed "''' io'-
ever
When say that those Who distrust the
capacity OF the people for sfli-EuNtIn-
mont tend directly toward monrrCn}- IN
only repeating what Lincoln d'hhtraftN
declared IA his hru annual Ei,asage' lie
said:
Monarchy itself IL sometimes hinted
al as "a possible refuge from the power oi
thf people In my present position could
scarcely De justined were 10 omit RAISING
a warning voice against this approach OF
returning despotism. IL 10 not needed nor
hitting here that a general argumt 90 should
be made IN favor OF popular insuiutionai
but there IL one point With IT. counsc-
lions not 80 hackreyed a. most Others. 20
which I ask brief attention. IL b. the enort
10 place capital on an equal footing Win,
II not above labor. in the structure 81 EoN-
eminent No men LIVING are more
worthy 10 be trusted than those who toll
up from poverty. none lees inclined 90 take
- haN have not HnFs
estiy earned. let them bevarv OF surrrn-
eerinE a political power which they alrtad
possess and which. n surrendered, VIII
surely be used 10 close the door OF ad-
vancemsnt against such - they. and 10
nN now disabilities and burdens upon Them
til all Of liberty shall be lost
The warning T. even more needed row
than u was " years aEo. The Army and
Navy Journal h already Justfying the
colonial idea. and declaring that fate has
decreed for us DESTINY In which an I'M
perial executive, free from the restraints
of a written constitution. will govern sub
jects according TO his own pleasure The
Unitee States Investor published az bos-
ton. In its issue OF july -. says.
Only a blind person can fan 70 SO that
remarkable transformations OF one kina
or another are IN store for the race hence
the folly OF asserting that the policy oi this
country, which g. destined Go play such
leading part in human Affairs Of the future.
shall be governed for the most part ~
political mnNims uttered more than JIG
years ago. The greatest cvu which now
confronts this republic o. the clamor raised
by a certain faction for settlement Of our
problems Of state by just such method
a. We have been deprccating. Consider
ably more than century ago certain
notable declaration was made in this coun-
try 20 the eject that all men ought 20 DC
free and independent This o. merely
generalization Of the French school Of
Noltairs and the encyclopedias. 10 D. Q
dictum absolutely lacking foundation 10
history and incapable of ~ iiogiEtc .ustn-
cation. n was however, a handy PHRASE
for us 10 employ when asserting our riEht
10 break away from the mother country;
Il suited the eNigencies Of our situation
ia i776 admirably. though In Itself but "a bit
of subImatcd demagoEiEm. The dsclara-
ton was a servlceabls means 20 the end
that was al that time desired. To bring
forward this declaration In this year 1900
IA connection with our treatment 81 the
FilipinOs and the Cubans - az gross an
absurdity az ever was practlced. To DO
40 IL 60 ofer an insult 10 the intelligence
Of the people who first subscribed 10 the
declaration in question
but why quote from newspapers as 20
what may be done hereafter IN the pres
ence OF law already enacted which makes
eubfects out Of Porto Rlcans. withdraws
p
ton and asserts the power OF the prcs-
ident and congress 10 govern them without
their consent and tax them without rep
rcsentation-a power az unlimited and
tvrannical as was ever asserted or sNer-
cised by any ruler In all the history ~ the
human race This doctrine has not yet
been approved by the people; IL furnishes
the supreme question OF the present cam
paiRn In the presence Of these perila the
iaboring man has a responsibility CONE
mensurate with his opportunity. without
a large percentage Of the laboring vote
no party can win an election in the United
states. The mcr who work for wages can
BY throwing their votes on the one side
or the other determine the policy nf this
country They need not march In paradcs;
they need not adorn themselves with the
insignia Of any party. but on election day
their silent ballots can shape the destiny
OF this nation. and either bring the govern
ment back 10 it, ancient land marks or turn
Il into the pathway followed by the en-
pires Of the old world"
Lucky strikes.
Miners returning from Alaska Dig