Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-09-12

sent all true aud honest men 81 oil
sections and all classes and 70 work
for their interests by working fer our
common country.
-" Ours is a government OF Eb-
crty. by. through. and under the law
Iawlessncss and conRivanCc at law
breaSing-whethcr the law-breaking
take the form OF n crime OF greed and
cunning OF Of n crime OF violence
are destructive not only OF order. but
az the true liberties which can only
come through order II alive % their
true interests rich and poor alike viii
set their faces Ike flint against the
splrit which seeks personal advantage
bv overriding the laws. without re
card 10 whether this spirit shows it
eelf In the form OF bodily violence by
one set OF men or in the form OF vul-
| pine cunning 10y another set OF men.
| Let the watchwords OF all our peo-
pie be the old familiar watchwords OF
honesty. ccccncy. fair-deaing ana com
mon sense. The qualities denoted by
| these words are essential 70 all % us.
as we deal with the complex indus
| trial problems OF today. the proniefns
/ affecting not merely me accumu .auon
but even more the wise distribution
! OF wealth We ask no mans rcrinls-
| sion when we require him 20 ocer the
law. neither the permission OF the
poor man nor yet OF the rich man
Least Of all can the man Of sreat
wealth AFFORD 20 break the law. even
for his own financial advantage. for
the law is his prop and support. and
il is both foolish and profoundly an
/ patriotic for him 20 fail I'm giving
/ hearty support 60 those who show that
there is in very fact one law. and one
law only. alike for the rich AMI the
poor. for the great and the small
Legislation TO be perDan-
emily good for any class must also he
good for the nation as a whole. and
{ legislation which does Injustice 20 any
7 / class is certain 10 work harm ID the
nation. Take cur currency system for
. example This nation Is on gold
/ basis. The Treasury OF the public Is
. in excellent condition. Never before
has the per capita OF circulation been
! as large as 70 Is this day. and this cir
I culation. moreover. is Of money every
: dollar Of which is AZ par with gold
> Now our having this sound currency
e system is OF benefit 20 banks. of course
7" but IL is of infinitely more benefit t'
e the people as whole. because ~ th'
* healthy effect on business condition.
In the same way. whatever IS al
e visable I'm the way OF remedial or cor
.e receive currency legislation-aud moth
ing revolutionary is advisable undo
10 present cOnditions-must be under
DC taken only from the standpoint Cf tn
10 business community as a whole. tha
L. IS o. the American body polite as
lt whole. Whatever is done we Canno
n- afford 20 take any step backward O
s. 70 cast any doubt upon the certain re
e. dcmptiun in standard coin q ever
% circulating note.
Among ourselves we differ in man
n qualities. OF body. head and heart
n we are uneQually developed. mental
70 as well as physically. But each of u
es has the right 20 ask that be snail B
o protected from wrong-doing as be doc
as HIS work and carries his burde
IT. through life. No man needs symQ
n thy because he has TO WORK. boCaus
pie he has a burden 70 carry. Far ar
ne away the best prize that life ouCrs
on the chance to work hard az work wo-'
air doing. and this is a prize oDe MO G
PIC cry man. for there can be no work be-
nd ter worth doing than that done
Ter keep In health and comfort and wi
1e- reasonable advantages those imm
II diatcly dependent upon the husban
or the father or the son.
m We must treat each man
TO his worth and merits as man. Y
las must see that each is given sQna
a deal. because he is entitled 90 no mo
ex- and should receive no less. Finally
ma must keep ever in mind that a repl
ms, lie such as ours can exist only IN v
the the OF the orderly liberty which com
tho through the equal domination Of I
enc law over all men alike. and throu
DO, it's administration In such rcsolute n
'rts fearless fashion as shall teach all q
ors no man IS above il and 10 man bel
hey il.