Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-10
Judge Parker Formally
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mark of trust and confidence | shall
ever esteem as the highest honor that
could be conferred upon mean honor
that, whatever may be the fate of the
campaign, the future can in no degree
lessen or impair.
Platform Admirable One.
The admirable platform upon which
the party appeals to the country for
its confidence and support clearly
states the principles which were so
well condensed in the first inaugural
address of President Jefferson, and
points out with force and directness
the course TO be pursued through their
proper application in order to insure
needed reforms in both the legislative
and administrative departments of the
government. While unhCsitating in its
promise to correct abuses and to right
wrongs wherever they appear or how
ever caused; to Investigate the sew
.eraI administrative departments of the
government, the conduct of whose Of
ticials has created scandals, and to
punish those who have been guilty OF
a breach of their trust; TO oppose the
the few may profit at the expense of
the many: to practice economy in the
expenditure of the moneys of the peO-
pie, and TO that end to return once
more to- the methods of the founders
of the republic by observing in dis
bursting the public funds the care and
caution a prudent individual observes
with respect TO his own; still the spirit
of the platform assures conservative
instead of rash action; the protection
of the innocent as well as the punish
ment of the guilty; the encourage
ment of industry, economy and thrift;
the protection of property and guar
antee of the enforcement for the ben
eft of all of mans inalienable rights
among which. as said in the declara-
ton of independence. are life. liberty
and the pursuit of happiness" Liberty.
as understood in this country. means
not only the right of freedom from &C
tual servitude. Imprisonment or re
Straint. but the right of one to use his
faculties in all lawful WAYS. TO live and
work where he will and to pursue any
lawful trade or business. These cs
scntial rights of life, liberty and prop
erty are not only guaranteed to tho
citizen by the constitution of each OF
the several states. but the states arc
by the nth amendment To the consti-
tuition of the United States forbidden
to deprive any person of any one OF
them without due process of law.
People Have Placed Limit.
I.
sary or impatient agitation for reforms.
or because the limitations placed upon
The departments of government by the
are disrcgarded by Off
Gals desiring to accomplish that which
to them seems good, whether the pow
er exists in them or not, it becomes
desirable to call attention to the fact
that the people, in whom all power
resides. have seen fit, through the me
dunn of the constitution. TO limit the
governmental powers conferred and 10
say To departments created by it:
Thus far shalt thou go. and no far
Their" To secure the ends sought the
people have by Ire constitution scpara-
ted and distributed among the three
Cl "0yCramcnt-thc exec
utive. legislative and judicial certain
powers. and it is the duty of those ad-
each department so to act
as TO preserve. rather than TO destroy.
The potency of the coordinate branch
IS of the government. and thus secure
The exercise Of all the powers confer
red by the people.
Thomas Jefferson. in letter TO Viii
liam c. Jarvis. touching the pcrpetuity
If our institutions. written many years
after he had retired to- private life.
said: IF the three powers of our gov
eminent maintain their mutual indie
pCndcnc" of each other, it may last
long. but not so if either can assume
he authority Of the other" II 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
Stltutional when it was difficult to
point out the provisions said to be of
tended against in their enactment; all
his has been done with a good pur-
pose. no doubt. hut in disregard, never
eminent of laws. not of men. deriving
its Just powers from the consent of
the governed" If we would have our
continue during the ages
To come. for the benefit of those who
shall succeed us. We must ever be on
pur guard against the danger of usurp-
alton of that authority which resides
II the whole people. whether the
be by officials representing
one of the three great departments of
or by a body of men act
ing without commission from the
people
Instances OF LnwIcsSneSs.
Impotence of the restraints of law
As well as of its 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 Grim
inals have been seized and punished
bV a mob notwithstanding the fart