The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-08-19

whole people, wnether the usurpat1On
be by officials representing one of the
three great departments Of govern
r1ert, or by a body of men acting with.
out a commission from the people.
"Impatience of the restraints of law,
as we'll as of it's delays, is becoming
more and more manifest from day to
day.
The Labor Conflict.
"In a struggle between employers
and employees, dynamite is said to
have been used by the latter, result.
ing in the loss of life and the destruc-
ton of property.
This crime, added, perhaps, to 9th
ers. led to the formation of a commit
tee of citizens that, with the support
of the military authority, deports from
the state, without trial, persons sus-
pected of belonging to the organiza-
ton Of which the perpetrators Of the
dynamite outrages were supposed to
be members.
"These illustrations present some
evidence of the failure of the govern
ment to protect the citizen and his
property.
"The essence OF good government
lies in strict observance of constitn-
tional limitations. enforcement Of law
and order and rugged opposition to all
e~ncroachment upon the sovereignty Of
the people.
Tariff Is Unjust.
"The present tariff law is unjust IN
it's operation, excessive in many Of it's
rates and so framed in particular In
stances as to exact %inordinate profits
from the people.
"The combinations, popularity called
trusts, which aim to ecure a monop-
oily of trade in the necessaries of life
as we'll as in those things that are
employed upon the farm, in the fac
tory and in many other fields of in
dustry, have been encouraged and
stimulated by excessive tariff duties.
Better Officials Needed.
What is needed-in addition to the
passage of a statute revising the tarih
duties to a reasonable basis-is not SO
much other and different laws, as Of
fcials having both the disposition and
the courage to enforce existing laws
1.-THE accident of war brought the
Philippines into our possession and we
are not at liberty to disregard the re-
sponsibility which thus came to us,
but that responsibility will be best
subserved by preparing the islanders
as rapidly as possible for self-govern-
ment and giving to them the assur.
oroo tbot - will oor,a &c cnOn q G fhnv
are reasonably prepared for it.
Our country became a world power
over a century ago, when, having
thrown off foreign domination, the
people established a free government,
the source of whose authority, sprung,
and was continuously to proceed,
from the will of the people themselves.
Why We Are a World Power.
at is the liberty, the advancement
and the prosperity of it's citizens, not
any career of conquest, that makes the
country a world power.
"Of course such armament as may
be necessary for the security OF the
country and the protection OF the
rights of it's citizens, at home or
abroad. must be maintained.
81 protest, however, against he
feeling, now far too prevalent, that by
reason of the commanding position we
have assumed in the world. we must
take part in the disputes n broils
of foreign countries; and that because
we have grown great We should inter.
vene in every important question that
arises in other parts of the world.
Accepts Nomination.
II accept, gentlemen Of the commit
tee, the nomination, and if the action
of the convention shall be Endorsed by
an election by the people, will, God
helping me, give to the discharge OF
the duties of that exalted Office the
best service of which l am capable,
and at the end of the term retire to
private life. l shall not be a candi.
date, nor shall l accept a renomina-
ton.
Not in Criticism.
'It is my judgment that the inter.
ests of this country are now so vast
and the questions presented are fire.
quently of such overpowering magni-
tude to the people that it is indis-
pensable to the maintenance of a be-
fitting attitude before the people, not
only that the chief magistrate should
be independent but that that inde-
%pendence should be known Of all
men"