The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-08-12
Judge Parker Notified
of His Nomination
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exercise OF all the powers conferred
by the people.
Thomas Jefferson. in a letter to Will
liam c. Jarvis. touching the perpetuity
OF our Institutions, written many
years after he had retired TO private
life. said: If the three powers Of eur
government maintain their mutual in
dependence of each other, 10 may last
long, but not so IL either can assume
the authority of the other 1t must
be confessed that in the course of our
history executives have employed pow
ers not belonging to them; statutes
have been passed that were expressly
forbidden by the Constitution and
statutes have been set aside as uncon-
stitutional when was difficult to
point out the provisions said to be Of
Tended against in their enactment; all
this has been done with a good pur-
pose, no doubt, but in disregard, new
ertheless, OF the fact that ours is a gov
ernment of laws, not men, deriving
its lust powers from the consent of
the governed If we would have our
government continue during the ages
to come. for the benefit of those who
shall succeed us. we must ever be on
our guard against the danger of usur-
pration of that authority which re-
sides in the whole people whether the
usurpation be by the officials repre-
senting one of the three great depart
ments of government, or by body OF
men acting without a commission from
the people.
Impatience of the restraints of law
as well as of It's delays, is becoming
more and more manifest from day to
day. Within the past few years many
instances have been brought to our at
tention, where in different parts OF our
beloved country supposed criminals
have been seized and punished by a
mob. Notwithstanding the fact that the
Constitution of each State guarantees
to every person within it's jurisdiction
that his life. his liberty or his property
shall not be taken from him without
due process Of law.
In a struggle between employers and
employees, dynamite is said to have
been used by the latter, resulting in
the loss of life and the destruction OF
property. The perpetrators of this Of
fense against the laws of God and man
and all others engaged in the conSpir-
acy with them, should, after due trial
and conviction, have had meted out
to them the most rigorous punishment
known to the law, This crime, added
perhaps to others, led to the formation
of committee of citizens, that, with
the support of the military authority,
deports from the state without trial
persons suspected Of belonging to the
organization of which the perpetrators
of the dynamite outrages were sup
posed to be members. In both cases
the reign of law gave way to the
reign Of force. These Illustrations
present some evidence of the failure
of government to protect the citizen
and his property, which not only justi-
fed the action of your convention in
this regard, but made it, your duty to
call attention to the fact that
Constitutional guarantees are vio-
lated whenever any citizen is de-
MED the right to labor, to acquire and
tC enjoy property, or to reside where
his interests or inclination may deter
mine; and the fulfllment of the assur-
ance to rebuke and punish all denials
of these rights, whether brought about
by individuals or government agen-
cieS, should be enforced by every Of
ficial and supported by every citizen.
The essence of good government lies
in strict observance of constitutional
limitations, enforcement of law and Or
der and rugged opposition to all en-
croachment upon the sovereignty of
the people.
The foregoing suggestions but en-
phaSiZe the distinction which exists
between our own and many other
forms of government. 1t has been
well Sdlu, III SuDSlduCS, lhdl tLClC OIL
but two powers in government, one the
power of the sword, sustained by the
hand that wields it, and the other the
power of7the law, sustained by an en-
lightened public sentiment. The diff
ence in these powers is the differ
ence between a republic-such as
ours, based on law and a written con-
stitution, supported by intelligence,
virtue and patrOtiSm-and a monar-
chy-sustained by force exerted by an
individual, uncontrolled by laws
other than those made or sanctioned by
him; one represents COnStitutionaliSm
the other Imperialism.
The present tariff law is unjust in
it's operation, excessive in many Of its
rates and so framed in particular in
stances as to exact inordinate profits
from the people. So well understood
has this view become that many prom
inent members of the Republican party
and at least two of it's State conven-
tions, have dared to voice the general
sentiment on that subject. That
party seems, however, to be collec-
lively able to harmonize only upon a
plank that admits that revision may
from time to time be necessary, but it
is so phrased that it is expected to be
satisfactory to those in favor of an in
crease of duty, to those who favor a
reduction thereof. and to those opposed
to any change whatever.
Judged by the record Of performance,
rather than that of promise, on the
part of that party in the past, it would
seem as if the outcome, in the event of
it's success would be to crafty the lat
ter class. With absolute control of both
the Legislative and executive depart
ments of the government since March
4th, 1897, there has been neither reduce
ton nor an attempt at reduction in
tariff duties. It is not unreasonable
to assume, in the light OF that record.
that a future Congress of that party
will not undertake a revision of the
tariff downward in the event that it
shall receive an endorsement of it's past
course on that subject by the people. 1t
is a fact and should be frankly conceded
that should our party be successful in
the coming contest we cannot hope to
secure a majority in the Senate during
the next four years, and hence we shall
be unable to secure any modification in