The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-01-26

VI aggregated capital and demonstrate
the possibilities of industrial co-opera-
ton. These are virtues to be no less
fundamental in future America than
the negative virtues drawn from the
philosophy of Jefferson in the creed of
Bryan.
Breckenridge and JEFF Davis did not
represent Jeffersonism. Douglas pro-
posed that the squatters of the terri
tories should fix slave governments for
future states, and then govern "a few
miserable negroes without their con-
sent. Lincoln answered with American
law from the words of Jefferson that
all just powers must be derived from
the consent OF the governed, with the
result that Douglas afterwards in the
portico OF the capital held Lincoln's
hat while Lincoln took his official oath
as the American president.
Douglas was not Jeffersonian. LET.
ferson never helaasyd+%15 TIE demo-
ssutftrs party. Roosevelt is not Lincolns
successor in Jeffersonian principles; at
least he is not SO because of his party
lineage; no more is Bryan because he
belongs to different party. If there
lis any honor in succession, neither
Roosevelt or Bryan should rob Lin
coin Of his just laurels as the official
successor of Jefferson There is bet
ter foundation for the Christianity of
Plus than the mere line OF Apostolic
Succession; and If without the tanning
breath of partisan supporters the vir-
tues OF either Roosevelt or Bryan
could be seen to shine by their own
light, they would be hailed by an
emancipated people who alone are the
legitimate successors Of Thomas Jeffer-
son.
The dispatches recently reported
that United States supreme judge
asked a lawyer before him whether a
man could be citizen Of the United
States and at the same time citizen
OF q state. GrosvenOr would say, I'VE
settled that question over forty years
ago." Yes, you did! Mention some
thing which you have settled in forty
years. our party system is constant
menace to the public peace. If you
republicans don't get out and you dem
Ocrats don't stay out you may have
us settling things over again in the
same way. When the Independent peo-
pie by their peaceful way make answer
to a proposition it stays settled.
Our citizenship like our government
is one wool in three ply. First is
home rule which responds 10 our con-
slant daily needs, promotes Individual
| ity and the strength of mutual citizen
chin on6 n n hn ant
ment, progress and welfare of the COM
munities. 1t is the American theory
that each community decides for and
governs itself absolutely, excluding all
forms of interference except only those
general subjects which concern all the
communities. Second we have the state,
whose delegated powers concern the
general interests of the local govern
ments Third, the Union, whose
proper functions are distinctly federal
and applicable to our foreign relations
Think of splitting a citizenship like
that into fractions.
| Restore the institutional philosophy
of Jefferson and sovereign citizenship
will be a mockery no longer. Why
should the people in the state and in
the communities align themselves on
national platforms, issues and candi-
dates which never mention or concern
themselves in the home or state gov
ernments? Why should man be a
republican or democrat to be good
governor or an efficient township Off
GER? Have nome and state no longer
any political POWERS to demand their
own forms of organization?
We have seen that we can destroy
one old party by all supporting the
other, but we cannot repeat upon the
remaining party at the next election
without resi- recting once conquered
enemy; thus We should restore the
status quo, and they could both hold
against us world without end. They
have the organization and the law;
they have the interest and bigotry as
desperate and tenacious as Kentucky
feud, and they have the money. We
have no more than the purpose to sue
coed born of patriotism and duty.
We must touch elbows. We must
organize. Their laws limit us to their
form of organization. We will adopt
that as an expedient, but our purpose
shall include the philosophy of citi-
ron shin opfiro This nI1rpoca aoonptod