Milford chronicle., 1903-07-03


n ful than themselves.
s Ensland's Mistake.
D Standing here, in this year Of grac,
c 1903. with our hands upon this venera
r bic and sacred scroll. we may learn tn,
mighty lesson that the really true. the
great the omnipotent and enduring
government is not that which rules by
force of arms, but by the all conquer
ing power of justice, and Of Justice
alone. This is the historical teaching
Of Ensland's mistake in ITTG. We
have now great nation. stretching
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and
from the gulf Of Mexico to the great
I lakes-a nation of over I0.00O,O0O souls.
! But our people will remain great ma
/ tion only so long as they are an honor
/ able and an honOred people. Beware
of the legislation that would make one
law for the rich man and another for
the poor man. Beware of the law
that would send an ignorant criminal
to prison and yet permit brutally
selfish coal baron to traffic in child
labor. Beware of social condition
which makes it possible for capitaI TO
starve and grind down labor while la
Dor. with an honest heart, is ready to
give capital full days work for
fair days wage. Our laws should toll
crate neither tyranny of capital nor
tyranny of labor, but should afford
equal protection to both and facilitate
mutuality Of interests and friendly re-
lations between them. 1t is only when n
government honestly tries to admins
ter equal justice and afford equal pro-
lection to all its subjects that it gathers
the robes of Immortality about its
Ioins. When Il government by unWise
laws and administrative neglect makes
possible tie enslayement or oppression
OF its seemingly helpless ones such n
government is paving the way for its
own disintegration. Had King George
III. been wise ruler and had Britain
.red TO be as just to the thirteen colo
lies in lIIG as she is honestly irving
70 be TO her colonies at the present
iMc our country might have remained
hc brightest jewel in the British
'roWn. Would that our own land.
'rohting by this great lesson. so closely G
-terWoyen with our national birth and ,
hildhood might always be just 10 the 5
elpiess. the weak and the poor as well +
S 10 the rich, the influential and the =
trOng.
Strength In the Right. O.
The strength Of our present govern "
lent is due to the fact that it tries to f
e just to all its people, irrespective of T
Ass. Ours is government" said fl
heodore Roosevelt in u recent speech "
If liberty through and under the law. n
o man is above it, and no man is be- n,
w it. The crime of the cunning, the 7,
lme of greed, the crime Of violence II
] are equally crimes, and against to
en- all alike the law must set its face. m
MS is not and never shall be gov
nment Of the plutocracy or of the do
OBJ, 1t is, as it has been and as il IN
III be, a government of the people. r,
ending alike the people of great m
ealth, of moderate wealth. the people In
40 employ others, the people who are in,
lployed-including them all. protect >,
: each and every one If he acts de- In
ltly and squarely and discriminating he
alnst any one if he does not act VI
1arely and fairly, if he does not mr.
ay the law. While an people are an
'l'sh if they violate the law or rebel ob
linst it-wici1ed as well as foolish. 90,
all foolish yet the most foolish VA
g F.-
- i,., ~ .i1l' rtS't4u4c Is the man OF inl
alth who complains because the law no
with impartial Justice" tiv
y God always continue to give to mn.
for the office of chief executive men an,
o are presidents of the whole peo- T,l
who will see that the government
lot Wall street hirellng or a gigan-
monopolizing trusts employee; who ito,
protect the rich as well as poor, bt,,
,k as well as white. Jew as well as ria,
tile. wOman's virtue as well as -,
rs honor; who will not cringe to IN,
IS, but who will protect and guide INN
honest people alike! +bo
he Declaration OF independence Coz
yes the power of inherited character. 90 :
m not nearly so much impressed DIV,
] the surnames which have been Nh
ed at the foot Of this important war
lment as am by the family names dem
nselves. When l mention certain Cod
es there seem to cluster about rich
> many other names. John Adams! so+
was be? HE was our colossus il bro,
te." wrote jefferson. But as l drrl
k the name Of John Adams I speak And
OF Samuel Adams. John Quincy orr
ms, Charles Francis Adams, senior Doo,
Junior, and other Adamses who inci,
added luster to the Adams name. Br
U speak tne nalne or I,-oharf Of IL