The sun., 1901-11-11
RIGHT IN GOVERNMENT FIRST.

If some OF the Woulune puma
;sts could only get it into their Seh'i''''n-
+al noldles, that the effort OF the peol'e
~ This country is first for right govern
ment--goyernmen proceeding rr"'h IL
r;yht sources, all the people, deVelop'"E
.hnor.,h laws made by representatives OF
all the people, and administered py ON
a.. ,.hosan hy a majority of the people
II might occur to them that sueh gov
ernment being right government "ou'u
also be the best government of "li''n
.ho+ people are capable, and is good
government without regard TO us re"'.
five merits, in comparison win pet.ei y
,,.orso government. That, we think, was
Abraham I.incoln's conception OF
Government Of the people, by the peo-
pie, FOR the people
We do not remember that Mt In
, colin said word, in that famous sl'eech
dolivcred nj the dedication of a hattle
field cemetery in which lay the nouies
of thousands Of patriot soldiers apou'
what is now passing for the eth''S VI
no,itirs He asked no question ap"ul
the nativity, race, color or personal 'l't-
acteristics Of the dead heroes who ny thtir
,,,lor and sacrifice had reatfirmed the
,n;no;,J.S ar ana re-established right
government on the face of the earth' iie
did not neither do reverent ana sfatelui
visitors to that cemetery, ask whe'her
the soldiers grave contains the aShes
of one who volunteered for bounty ana
thus bartered his citizenship. or whether
it contains the ashes Of drafted man
giving forced service to his country w
der compulsion; or whether the grave
oor+,ir,d tho ashes of sturdy hearted
notriotic volunteer who had gwen ms
service and his life in wiling sa'fihes
for the saving of the nation; helthcr u'o
he ask whether these dead soldiers nae
boan drunken Or sober: whether they
were honest or dishonest, or whether
they were black or white; or whether
they were educated or illiterate. Noh'
of these things counted in the summing
had achieved, and for which he was Pre-
foundly grateful; for which he knew IN
dead each and all Of them, We're II
titled to the highest honor and the mos
grateful remembrance that free an
happy people could give them Ihes
men died for right government IN
whether they knew it or not, Mr., In
coin knew that good clhicaily got
government would follow what th'
hnd done rs the world of huma
ity grew better, and that ii cou
come no faster. The patriots solicitu'
now. N II was then, is to prevent rig
government pcrishing from off the face
the earth The Republican Onion i
puhican effort III Delaware is for rig
government. With all due respect 70 7
distinguished dead and their partlcul
living representatives, ii can be tn
said there had never been right =
rrnnrnt iii Delaware previous q the {
vent Of the Union Republican party.
nny doubt that lot them try 70 disprt
II. w q NoNll llht " NM" H'' =
would rtface thr governmental wrong
slavery; huw they would cfface the :
ernmpnta wrong of systematic dlNff
chisement of the people to continue
minority party in control aud con
honor and authority upon its partisa
The Union Republican fight for tn
franchi~emunt ~ III the people, wa
winning fight fur right government
Union Republican fight III tile Senate
controversy is fight for right GOV
meut government proceeding from
righ, saurre-ail the people Speai
through the majority and exercised
the chosen agents Of all the people
all thu people
From an American political point
view there may ~ -oul government
is not right government. The Ens
government Il esteemed coed goy
meut Il is not right government.
object il suod government, but IN
American theory the first and prlI
obirrl is right government That y
and uuciangpahlr goodness in COT
ment rs in individuals i relative
ity. LIT lis have right first, and
afterward.