Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-05-05
DUTIES OF DEMOCRATS.

tA-Ggs Eald oy nlEeL DEMOCRATS az
The recent Jefferson day b25gui in
Nsw Yo-k city especially fitting ard
timely are these brief eIosTpts from the
remarks Of D. Cady He-rcs. Demo
cratic candidate tor governor Q. NeS
YORK las; fall, zho ran Ano5t 10000
votes .hsad q his ticke::
We must stop Sighting szoIg our
se.Ee=.
-~Canirsuops AID recnuinz&o1E
ato1t the elections o: lSJ, 1900 and
49,: are worse than useless.
Homes: difference 0. opinion uus; u
respected.
-ln dealing With the practical questions
0: the day as they arise do not let us
make the mistake Of opposing everT
thing gu, adTes=a-s propose simply
because they propose them.
We must keep abreast 0! the tines,
realize tina: the county i growing and
expanding and that neS problems not
dreamed Of By the fathers have TO b=
met and solved, ard =e must take our
ps-i N solving ttsn.
The principles G. oar party, Ike al
true principles. are IS sound nov as
in the earLier history Of the country.
Correct principles ueve: change. The
application may va-y With ne~ coudi.
tons aid new problems. bu, tie pnr.
ciples remain the same.
From the beginning our party has
stood ior IndiyiduGgu-to build up
the man; 10 afford hin no protection
beyond that Of life, Emb and property;
70 guarantee him no more by lax except
80 igr as laws might do 20 provide Tor
equality Of Opportunity.
Democracy stood Tor home rule and
local self government, g: once the result
and most Efficient cause 0. civil! liberty.
This principle applied no! ouly 10 towEs
and cities, but to states. The rights Of
each were j~ealons!y guarded agaips,
e~Ucroachnebt. This not only sub.
divided the duties Of government, but
also taught the c~itizans how 10 govern
the mselves and made them conYersaDt
With public affairs. These principles
led 20 aud required d stnct construction
OF state and federal constitutions, go
that in the one instance none Of the
powers reserved to the people should be
iniringcd upon or the nights OF iudiyid-
uals jeorardized; that the state should
not interfere with Ioca! self government
and that the federal government
should exercise 10 powers except those
granted to it and ahould not usurp the
powers or functions OF state govern.
ment and draw to itself powers not
contemplated by the trainers OF the
constitution
But these principles are being de.
parted from. The people are being
taught To- look more and more to gov
eminent for aid and assistance. From
protected industries TO protected men
il perhaps a natural transition. The
government is being asked to do every.
thing for everybody.
There Is much for the Democratic
party to do.
'Pb'1S c'SiyNhih6 VIM - iht
~paternallsm, which finally demoralizes
and weakens the beneficiary and rem
ders him unfit for solf government.
TO resist every attack upon local
self government, the school OF citizen
ship, and restore it to full force, where
it has been limited or restricted.
40 assist upon a strict construction
OF constitutions to the end that no moro
powers bo exercised by government than
were intended to be granted; that the
function Of the states be preserved and
the federal government be prevented
from breaking down by undertaking too
much, for, as was said by Mr.. TildeD, Il
centralized government meddiing with
everything and attempting to manage
everything could not know the wants
and wishes OF the people OF the local.
tics; il would be felt only in its blundcre
aud its wrongs. II would DO the most
irresponsible and therefore, not only the
most oppressive but also the most COR
rupt with which any people have been
cursed"