Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-10

needed reform In both the legislative
and administrative departments OF the
government. while u~nhesitatlng in
its promise to correct abuses and 10
right wrongs wherever they appear or
however caused; 10 investigate the
several administrative departments Of
the government. the conduct of whose
officials has created scandal AMI III
punish them who have been guilt ~
1 breach Of their trust; % oppose the
granting Of special privileges u
which the few may profit at the ~
pense Of the many; 70 practice sc3is
omy In the expenditure of the mona
on the people. and 20 that end " re
turn once more 70 the methods Of The
founders of the republic. by obsery*
ing III dishurslng the public funds the
care and caution a prudent Individual
observes with respect % his o@n
stll the spirit Of the platform assures
conservatism instead nf rash action
tho protection of the innocent aa
we'll al the punishment of the & ty
the encouragement of industry. on
orny ana thrift. The p~soteetia If.
property and q enafs4 Of 81 en-
forcement for the II III all nm
inallenahie rights, adas whieh as
said III the deelara IN ind
denee. ure "lifo. fibe md the aE
snit III happiness rty aa un.
derstood IN This mean not
only The right of free b actual
sergitnde. imprisonment or restraint.
but the right u one To use biz facul.
Ties In ail lawful Ways, To live and
work where be NlI and % pursue any
lawful trade cr business. These y
sential rights of life. liberty and prop.
erty ate not only guaranteed e The
citizen hy tho constitution of each NJ
the aeseraI states. but also BIZ the
fourteenth amendment % the constltu-
tion III the United States forhiddlng
to deprive any person 0f ang one Of
them without due process 0f the
law.
Occasionally, BY reason 81 unnee
essary or impatient agitation for re-
forms. on because the Limitations
placed upon the departments Of the
government BY the constitution ars
disregardea BY officials desiring @
accomplish that which 10 them seems
good. whether the power exists ID
them or not, II becomes desirable 70
cali attention to the fact that the pen.
Pile In whom all power resides have
seen fit. through the medium OF the
constitution. u limit governmental
! powers conferred and TO say to de.
partments created by Il: "Thus far
shalt thou 10 and no farther nc
secure the ends sought the people
have BY the constitution separated
ana distributed among the three dc
partments o. government executive,
legislative ana Judlciai-cettaIn pow.
ers and Il Is tho duty Of those admin.
istering each department 50 10 act as
TO preserve. rather than 10 destroy
the potency OF the coordinate
branches Of the government and thus
secure the exercises Of all the powers
conferred BY the people.
Thomas jefferson. In Il letter "a
VIM, q, Jarvis, touching the perpet.
uity Of our institutions. written many
years after he had retired 10 private
life, said
III the three powers OF our govern,
ment maintain their mutual Indepcn.
dence II each other. II may lasf long,
but no 10 ,dther q assume the
authority u The other
II must he confessed that III the
course Of our history executives have
employed powers not belonging them:
statutes have heen passed that we're
expressly forbidden by thu constitu.
tion and statutes have been Vel aside
M unconstitutional when IL was attn.
cult 20 point out the provision said TO
be offended against hi their enact
ment. all this has been done with a
good purpose, no doubt. but III dis.
regard. nevertheless. OF the fact tina,
ours Il a government OF laws, not o.
men, deriving its ejust powers from
the consent Of The governd
II we could have OH government
continue during the ages To come for
the benefit o. those who shall succeed
", We must ever be on our guard
against the danger q usurpation u
that authority which resides In tho
whole people. whether the ~usurpatton
". 10 offfrIafa an~rasanfIng ana III