Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-08-18
Ing without a conssion from the
people.
IMPATIENCE ATESTRAINT OF

son within its ju1iction that his.
life, his liberty or property shall
not be taken fromim without due
process Of law.
I'm a struggle tween employers
and employees, dynlte is said to
nave been used by tlatter, resulting
IN the loss Of life d the destruction
OF property. The petrators of this
ofense against thews of God and
man, and all othelengaged in the
conspiracy with th, should, after
u trial and contion, have had
meted out to them Q most rigorous
punishment known the law. This
crime, added perhs to others. led
to the formation da committee of
citizens that, with J support of the
military authority, hports from the
State, without trialhrsons suspected
OF belonging to til organization of
Whlch the perpetras of the dyna-
mite outrages Wer supposed to be
MEMBERS. In bothases the reign
OF law gave way to 10 reign of force.
These illustrations resent some eyi-
dence Of the failure the government
to protect the citizeand his property.
which not only jGfed the action
OF your conventio1n this. regard,
but made it it's Quito call attention
TO the fact that conditional guaran-
tees are violated lenever n citi.
zen is denied the ght to labor. to
acquire, and to emf property, or to
reside where his irrests or inclina-
ton may determin and the fulfill
ment Of the assurae to rebuke and
punish all denials f these rights,
whether brought aht by individuals
or government agcies, should be
enforced by every dcial and support
ed by every either The essence of
good government il in strict obser-
vance Of constituted limitations, en-
forcement of law al order and rug
ged opposition to IL encroachment
upon the sovereign of the people.
The foregoing dlinctions but en-
phasize the distinon which exists
between u own al other forms of
government. 1t ha been well said,
IN substance, that ere are but two
powers in governrnt, one by the
power OF the swor{ sustained by the
hand that yields !, and the other
the power of the aw, sustained by
an enlightened pulc sentiment. The
difference between a republic-such
as ours, based onaw and a written
constitution, suppted by intelli-
gence, virtue andpatriotish-and a
monarchy-sustain by force exert
ed by an individd, uncontrolled by
laws other than pse made or sane
toned by him; te represents con
st1tutionalism, thepther imperialism.
PRESENT TAtFF UNJUST.
"The present tarA law is unjust in
its operation, excessive in many. of it's
rates and so framelin particular in
stances as to exactnordinate profits
from the people. s well understood
has this view b%ecomthat many promi-
nent members of thRepublican party.
and at least two offs State
tons, have dared tNoice the general
sentiment on that ST ject. That party
seems, however, to L collectively able
to harmonic only BON a plank that
admits that revision nay from time to
time be necessary. bit it is so phased
that it is expected tobe satisfactory to
nose FAVOR a redudon thereof, and
20 tnose opposed to ny change what
ever.
Juog by. the recor of performance,
than that of promise. on the
part Of that party in he past, it would
seem rs if the outcom. in the event of
is success would be ! crafty the lat
.er class. With abslute control of
both the legislative aid executive de-
OF n gOPrnment since
Marcn 4th, 1897, therehas been neither
Q an attempt at reduction
n tarlf duties. 1t is lot unreasonable
o assume, in the ligE of that record.
hat a future Congres of that party
will not undertake a revision of the
,arlH downward IN tie event that it
mall receive an endorsement of it's
'ast course on that subject by the peo-
Die. It is a fact and Aould be frankly
conceded that though bur party be sue
'essIul In the coming contest we can
OF hope to secure a majority in the
senate during the ne4 four years, and
we shall be unal lie to secure any
in the tariff save that to
which the Republican majority in the
senate may consent. While, therefore,
We are unable to give assurance of re-
ief to the people from such excessive
luties are burden thsm. it is due tn
hem that we state OR position to, be
n favor of a reasonable reduction Of
ne tariff; that we believe it is demand
ID by the best interes s.of both manu-
acturer n consumer and that a wise
ND benencent revls1Sn OF the tariff
an be accomplished hs soon as both
ranches of Congress and an executive
n favor OF it are cleo Jed, without Gre
tnat sense OF uncertainty and in
tablllty tnat nas on other occasions
itself. This can be achiev-
d by providing that such a resonah1e
eriod shall intervene, between the date
f the enactment of The statute makinp
revision and b dae of it's enforce
nent, as shall be deemed sufficient for
pc industry or busiless affected by
uch revision to adjust itself to. the
napges and new conditions imposed.
% confident am I in the belief that the
emand Of the people for a reform of
be tariff is just, that I indulge the
ope that should a Democratic House
f Representatives ard a Democratic
Executive be chosen by the people,
ven a Republican Senate may heed the
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