Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-25


nlGceut audience 10 The position thnt
YOU occupy and The relation mat you
occupy To- the great issues of this cam
palgn and of every other campaign
that can arise IN our country. l stand
before the soyerelgns of this country,
the American people, desire lo re-
mind YOU that YOU have no rulers that
YOU have no masters for un0er our sys-
tenn ~ government the people are SOW
crelgn, and those whom we eject 20
office we elect not 20 rule us uut 10
serve ms under the prescribed Hmlta-
tions of me Constitution of our couh-
try iCheers)
FREEDOMS SIGNAL.
81 ran think OF nothing 30 much add.
ing 10 the dignity Of manhood and Voc
manhood. j can think OF nothing mat
procalms so loudly the resolutions OF
a free people as when I see them SIT
ting I'm solemn counsel as YOU are now,
10 review the acts OF those servants
10 ascertain whether they are worthy
OF renewal Of the power you nave
entrusted with them, or whether you
must seek others who VIII serve you
more faithfully 30 that II H. within our
province 10 criticize those whom we
entrust with power They are NOT pe-
yond our reach. The humblest citizen
may say his word Of praise or condem-
nation without being challenged con-
corning those who are elected 90 ONCE
IN this our country and IN order that
this right may be forever preserved 10
the people. the Constitution has especl.
ally declared that the freedom OF
speech and the freedom OF The press
shall not be abridged in the land
THE POWER OF GOVERNMENT.
zone other consideration, and that Ia.
/ can your attention TO what Is recog
nized as modern discovery In politics.
In ancient times governments were
simple governments, that is mon-
arehy was an unmiXed. simple OF a0so-
lutte form Of government The ollgarchy
was pure aiistOcratlc government
with the monarchill principle absent
and such republics as they had were
what is called pure republics that Is.
the people acted directly upon govern
ment. The principle Of representa-
ton was unknown to the anclents. the
principle of dividing the powers Of the
government into coordinate branches
was unknown to old governments. IL
Is what ls called o modern discovery IN
political science that we have hlt upon
very happy expediency OF dividing
the powers Of government into co-ordi-
nate branches, and IN our own govern
ments have the legislative or law-mak-
ing department the executive or law
executing department. and the judicial.
or law defining department of our gov
eminent, and 10 Is prominent principle
with ms that neither of these branches
OF government should trench upon the
rights that belong TO either Of the other
departments. That is to say the eX-
ecutive may not legislate, nor can the
judiciary perform administrative acts,
and 10 Is admitted In an directions that
the security Of our liberties and the
purity OF government depends upon
our Keeping separate and apart these
respective departments Of government
NO PERSONAL CAPRICE,
80 much by way OF preliminary con-
sIderaton, and now | propose 60 argue
out this question about constitutional
morality under the question whether
In this country we are TO have constl-
tutional government or government by
personal caprice. want to test Il
under the consideration OF that ques-
ton, because that my friends, Is one OF
the issues OF this campaign that Is one
Of the questions that you are going Ia
decide as soyerelgns of this land, and
/ want 10 appear here, I win say now
In behalf Of that government which
viii be properly characterized Us con.
sluuonal government as against gov-
eminent by personal caprice, And
| shall consider this question by weigh
ing and considering the candidates who
stand prominently before you for your
SURFACES as president OF the United
/ states. And as / think becomes him
] ] shall name FIRST. and consider FIRST, IN,
/ first citizen of these United states
! Judge Parker tCheers) 10 Is not
| necessary 10 enter into a consideration
OF his HE, his public life previous {,
| his nomination as Il Democratic can'
] didate for president HE STANDING
| among those who know him, IN IN,
! state OF New York and Ia the United
| states. is established beyond an ques
! ton as TO high moral character intog
/ rity. ability competency by the fac
/ that in the great empire state Of New
! York, when. 10 1897 he was nominated
! 90 be the chief justice of the court Of
/ appeals OF that state. Notwithstanding
| I'm 1925 the Republicans had carried III
/ state Of New York by "a plurality o.
| $4,000. when Judge Parker was nom
| mated. he carried that state for the Of
fee 10 which he was nominated by co.
900 majority That is his certificate o.
| standing among his fellows
SILVER SETTLEMENT
"And now / propose TO call your at
| tent0n 20 a few brief facts and clalm
that we have for him since his nom
| nation lie was nominated, as 70,
know, on the first ballot In the con