The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-31

to be drawn amidst these numberless evil
dences OF peace. these rewards Of the toll
and the genius OF the husbandman and the
craftsman; than that we are surrounded ana
governed by law, which is as vital to US as
the very atmosphere we breathe Is necessary
to our physical existence: vitiate either, |
and it is done at our peril. In the Observance
of the mandates of the law lies the only
sure guarantee of those orderly conditions
which are the life of trade and which yield
to labor and capital their surest and largest
returns.
books, it must be respected and enforced.
number of individuals to sit in Judgment
upon the laws which shall or shall not be
obeyed. II law be an unwise one It must
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sound philosophy in General Grants obser-
walton that the best way to secure the re-
The lax enforcement of the law by courts
it. II the constituted authorities do not
| element will not hesitate to set 1t at defiance.
and to defy the law Is to strike a blow at
the very foundation Of the government: ,a Inc
| fails to compel obedience to the law, is as
much an enemy of the state as those who
openly defy all established authority.
Lynchlns Condemned.
Sporadic cases Of lynehing and burning in 4
! Indignation OF the country. BE it said to the
credit of the great northwest that. she has
been slnguarly free from the revolving Of
| fences which have occurred elsewhere Lynch
| law is indelible crime and a disgrace. 1t
not only murders the hapless victim, but as
sassinstes the good name Of the community nnany
the pale Of the law Is the forum Of savag-
cry The mob which disregards all lawful
tt. Is animal
! It tramples under foot the noblest
and most cherished traditions which have
sho touned ours iram It Is at
the the home hon the Church and the state. II
and when it has spent it's frenzy It leaves
wreck, ruin and dishonor in its wake.
The mob which is the expression of race
Composed Of Many Faces. In fact all tongues
are found among our population. Providence
j has placed us here, and together we must
among each other spirit of generous toler-
ance and secure to MI races, the weaknest
ind strongest alike. the fullest possible en-.
for which free government was ordained and
which found utterance thru the inspired
pen of Thomas Jefferson, Life, liberty and
our richest Blood has made immortal and
glorious the battlenelds Of the republic. Our
heroes died for all races They died that all
might equally share the blessings Of the best
government instituted among the children
| OF men, Our flag Is not race nag. It is
the everything symbol Of equality before the
| Let Justice Prevail.
The protracted delay and the miscarriage
of justice arouse spirit Of resentment which
ed It's Il IS
there should be persistent rather than an
intermittent sentiment in favor Of the
Of the law. VIZ must deal with all infrac.
lions Of the law thru the established judicial
tribunals seasonably, vigorously and Justly.
breaFins. The virtue Of the law lies not
50 much within itself as in its inaexible en-;
justice shall be swiftly avenged, we must not
rob the accused Of the fullest measure of pro-
lection to which he is entitled under the con-
cedure which arc the fruit Of the wisdom of
| centuries. Vengeance should not be COM
PEELED to answer In that serene tribunal
| forum whore presides the majesty OF the law.
! One of the surest safeguards against dis
order lies in the thoro incubation of spirit
abides with the people love justice. laws
| are impotent and the ministers Of the law
lid n the Of
teach. it everywhere 49,
spite all the ' splendid lessons Sabont them,
have an inadequate conception OF the true
meaning Of liberty. They fail to realize
terms. Lot them be made to understand that
| in the United States law is liberty and lib
erty Is law We have no d Hospitality, beneath heath
law and order In the name OF anarchy. They
may lay their rcd hands upon the nations
great and beloved chief magistrate but they;
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for their priceless heritage by increasing its
cost.
! The deluded law-breaker is the enemy of
society. &c. also is the Intelligent citizen
who IL Indifferent to the discharge Of his
civic duty. If the order-respecting elector
ficers to execute them because Of his own
neglect, he must stand morally responsible
for many Of the offenses which disgrace
rtesene citizen C Whe is q to his
| sacred duty, must stand together in the pill
Tory of public condemnation. Be 1t said to
the honor of the American people that the
great mass of our countrymen are obedient
to the law and are ready to uphold the hands
of authority everywhere and at any cost
the sound advice Of Washington and refrain
from entangling alliances. Time has but
in more intimate touch with other nations
than when Washington delivered his i'm
mortal address to the American people. We
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International questions than ever, and the
logic OF events tends to still larger part
to be played by US in the affairs of the world !;
yet we should hold fast to our traditional
policy Of noninterference with the domestic
concerns of other powers.
We ghould particularly seek to cultivate
and maintain relations of good neighborhood
with the countries upon this continent. We
do not wish to see large armies and enor-
nous navies maintained for their mutual
defense, nor do we wish to see the nations
upon the western continent veritable armed
camps, menaced by each other and even
shedding each others blood. We prefer
to see them bound together by the ties Of mu-
tual interest and their energies devoted to
the cultivation Of the fruits Of civilization.
The primacy Of the United States is so firmly
established and generally acknowledged that
she can do much toward paving the way to
the maintenance of perpetual peace with her
immediate neighbors, north and south.
The interests Of both the United States
and Mexico lie in continuance of those re-
lations Of amity which have happily subsisted
50 long between them, and which nothing
should disturb.
Relations TWth Canada.
And the United States and Canada should
dwell In International good fellowship. They
must work out their destiny side BY side.
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