The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-02
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
.aaed IN her former title Empress OF
India, Under the English theory OF
..o,.,,r,,nept mower descends from the
throne. and the subject exercises such
authority as the sovereign surrehue's
| to him. 40
..Sncb a government can govern the
reople of England in one way. the
neople of Ireland in another way, the
neonle of Canada in another way, ana
the people OF India in stu announcer
and different way; in tins country
however. power emanates from the
people. and authority is conferred ny
the people upon those who' from Time
10 time, hold Office.
.The constitution created the onee
. =, ch;ef executive. granted authority
: "a the occupant of the office ana s'ric.
\ " defined and limited his powers. ~
8 NV that he can exercise power not
a conferred by the constitution Is 10
. .,v that The creature is greater thah
n the creator.
Y ..Nben the president of congress
d does anything which is unau'nori1eu
the thing done can not be caiieu q
law because Law is the act oil 'ne
people or of their representative a.t
;rr within the limit of authority. Al
- unauthorized act of public servaht u
nersonal and individual.
ain an unlimited monarchy 'h
monarch can do anything that ne ma
~ the ply steal power to do. In -
he p,bl;c an official can do only what IN
N. neople authorize him to do. Cons'i'o
M .;ors arc Of no avail if they can be sc
ev as;de as those who temporarily mol
,h. offices created by constitutions
nd ITO impose upon the people Oh 70
M IN Rico such taxes as congress i"'
,vs ,l,.termine when the people OF TOT
es p;co have no representative IN COZ
"a. cross Is 10 assert either that taNatif
80. s.,;,bout representation is right
hat II Is wise for VS. To do wrong.
600 .If the people of the United stat
,all w;sh 10 enter upon career vi emp
and possess the physical force nec'
=, .,rv for such a career. they need y
able ,orsun the constitution at all,
the .,use force knows no law.
,as strongest nation has the phy sie" Z
ock, III the word right can DE useu
/ for -uch a connecticut to do what
have ,lcases. but the people oil TINS nat
ON have never decided to enter upon
stock imperial career.
sus- ..Vbcn the present congress
: az elected in November, is1N' 'he W
has with spain had not been signed.
{. blu, therefore the question oil i"pei'A'
medi- could not have been presented 10
hares ''"''
scare voters.
force 40 the republican leaders IN
anty .r,...s act without authority from
- al, constitution they must 40 80 -
o, be. fu,, recognition OF the TACT 'ha'
plum ,,.onle who make constitutions
estors Who elect public officials VIII ma
a,,.,,c. 10 sneak befor epubi
o 'ne converted into an empire
t'he .Tn;formity in our tax laws Is
az! u orjy legally necessary, bnt ;, y
he de- S-.i.ss the people of Porto Rico
Sl4,- 4. ~, benefits as well as the bur
wer Is - our laws they have no prote
'pareu whatever against injustice ana OF
.,..ot sion.
congress said: IT.
..SOur plain duty is to apons
forced ,,r;rs between the I
banks, eu 80, porto Rico and Civ
trust, 49,. access TO our maj
s mon r,.,o Tor the Am,
onstra. 49,. have an early
will be Peopie ~" .,,~o the weakness
II bust. .uiu's :" Of hustle
eooc faith and our pam
Shen they come into conflict wi
ng out. personal ana pecu,''a ~ son
rs have people In TINS count
.some,nnes it is difficult W