Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-11

patton by the officials representing one
one of the great departments of the
government or by a body of men act
Ing without a commission by the peo-
pla.
!mratlence or restraiuS of law -
We'll Of it's delays is becoming more
1nt NOR" nanifes! from day to day.
Nltha the past faW years mary ia-
siutrrs have been brought to our at
tention where IN different parts Of our
beloved country Suppressed criminals
have been seized oni prush,.. ~ /
mob Notwithstanding the tlct ta1u ,-fs
HaStitution ot each state guarantees
IL every person Withil its .lur~ii' tiut
that his life, his liho"tv ana his proper
IS shall not he taller from hn without
UG" process of l1W.
In Il struggle between employees. dy-
haiit" is said 70 have be-eu usrd hv
the latter resulting in the loss Of iite
and the destruction of property. THE
perpetrators of this utIense against the
laws OF Coo aud man and all other
Eng ged IN the conspiracy with them
SHould. after due trial and conviction.
nav" had nletel out to them the most
vigorous punishment known to the law
This crime. added, perhaps. I" others.
led to the formation Of a comm ttrE of
citizens, that, with the supprrt Of the
military authority deports from tn"
state, without trial, persons suspected
OF belonging to the organization OF
which the perpetrators of the dynamite
outrages were supposed to be members.
In b"th cases the reign OF law gave
way TO the reign of force. These illus
tratiOnS present some evidence OF the
falture OF government to protect the
citizen and his property. which not
only Justified the action of your con
VeEtiOn in this regard but made ii its
duty to cal! attention to the fact that
constitutional guarantees are violated
whenever any citizen is denied the
right to labor. 10 acu' ire and to enjoy
property, or to reside where his inter-
ests or inclination may determine. ana
the fultillment OF the assurance to re-
buk" and punish all deni,ls of those
rights. whether brought about by in
dividuals or government agencies.
should he enforced by every oftlcia, AID
supported by every citizen. The
essence OF ooi government lies in
strict observance Of constitutional linz
and rugged opposition to all encroach-
ment upon the sovereignty Of the peo
pie.
The foregoing suggestions but em-
phasizes the differences which exist b.
twecn our own oad many other forms
of government. Ii has been said Veil
IL substance. that there ara but 4 ,To
powers III government, one the power
nf L,,, ,r.t Nv lIt. hon
that Yields it. and the other the power
Of tha law. sustained by a'a
enlj yltened public sentiment. The DIFF
ference in these powers is the difference
between :, republic such as ours. based
On law aud written constitution, SUP
ported by intelligence. virtue and pa
triotisb. and monarchy, sustained by
force. exertad by an Individual, uncon-
troi1ed by laws other than those made
or sanctioned by him. One represents
Constitutionalism. The other imperial
:sm.
The present tariff law is unjust in its
operation. excessive in many OF its
rates, and so framed in particular in
stances as TO exact inordinaie profits
from the people. SO Well underst ood
has this view become that many prom
inent members of the Republican party.
and ut least two of the state conven-
tons. have dared to voice the general
sentiment on that subject The party
seems. however, to be collectively able
to harmonic only upon Il plank that
admits that revision may, from time
to time. be necessary. but it is so
p''rased that il is expected to be sa :
isfactOry to those in favor Of an in
crease of duty to those who favor n
reduction thereof, and to those opposed
to any change whatever.
Judged by the record of performance
rather than that Of promise OF. the
part of that party in the past. it would
seem as if the outcome in the event
Of its success. to crafty the latter
class With absolute control of bot h
the legislative and executive depart
ments of the government since March
4. 1897. there has been neither raduc-
ton nor an attempt at reduction in
tariff duties. Il is not unreasona bl 8
to assume. in the light of that record
that future congress of that party
Will not undertake q revision of the
tariff downward in the event that it
shall receive an Endorsement of It's
past course on that subject by the peo-
pie. 1t is fact. and should be frank :
,y conceded that hough OUT party be
successful in the coming contest We
cannot hope to secure n ma jOrity in
the senate during the next four years.
and hence we shall be unable tc Sc
rure any modification In the tariff save
that to which the Republican majority
IN the senate may consent. While
therefore, we are unable TO give assur-
ances Of relief to the people from such
excessive duties as burden them if is
due to hem that We state our position
to be in favor Of a reasona Bile reduction
of the tariff, that We believe ii is de-
manded by the best interests of both
manufacturer and consumer and that
a wise and beneficent revision Of the
tariff can be accomplished as soon as
both branches of congress aud an eX
ecutiVe is in favor Of it are elect { j
without creating that sense OF uncer-
tainty and instability that has on othe.
occasions mSnifested itself This can
be achieved by providing that such \