The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-05
VICE PRESIDENT
SPEAKS Of Law
IN FOURTH or JULY ADDRESS TO
PEOPLE or FERGUS
FALLS, MiNN.
LAW OF LIFE IS LIBERTY
Should Be Concrete Expression OF
Peoples Intelligent Judgment
and Administered by In
compatible Men.

NJ
Fergus Falls, Mimi. Jrly 4.-Vica
President Fairbanks had an enthusiasts
tic reception today by the people n
this city and vicinity, and he delivered
his Grafton midst great applause. He
said in part:
Our fathers believed in a govern
ment Of law--law written by eDrf-
Isentatives of the people. chosen III
1.-THE people themselves acting IN their
Sovereign capacity. They realized that
lthis was to be great country. and
! they knew that II 1t were TO attain ID
the full measure of their best expecta
| ions, ii must be country whore the
| Law, and the law alone. should be ST.
preme. They knew full well that 10
be great, II must be governed by just
Iaws-laws which, so far as human
foresight could devise. should protect
Ievery citizen In the enjoyment OF the
right to life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness They knew, ais we
know. that in the final analysis law
is the yer. life of liberty, and without
law and obedience to t, there is des
Ipotism, and despotism is tyranny.
"We should inculeate wholesome
respect for law and for established
authority. We should see to IL thai
those who enact the law and those
who administer 1t are fair, just and In.
corruptible men--men whom neither
wealth nor the Establishments of
power nor prejudice can swerve from
la hgh-minded, honorable course. Laws
should be the concrete expression OF
the conscience and intelligent judg
ment of the people. Their purpose
| should be as broad and comprehen-
sive as are the rights of all who owe
allegiance 10 common tiag The
Laws shoHld be enacted so as 10 ON
lprehend the welfare uf the great body
| of the people. Tie laws simply pre-
ltect us In the enjoyment Of our right
lful opportunities. II is left for us to
work ont our own destiny In the exs
ercise of our own judgment and by
tue ibitt Oi Oui ONA duitfy-
I'VE are placed here and must run
our race together, We must have a
regard for each other and beware that
we do not trample upon the rights OF
our neighbor. While we care for our
selves, we must also have thought
for those about us, and. so far as we
are able, help others who are worthy
and in need TO bear their burdens.
We cannot get on without each other
II we would and We would not If we
could. A man who takes no thought
Of his neighbor is not worthy of
thught himself.
Our forefathers believed in fair
play among all the people Of this
country. We believe no less dhan
they in securing fair play 10 every
citizen of this republic no matter
where he lives, or who he Is. no mat
ter how weak or how powerful he may
be Fair play Is a part of the birth
right Of verey citizen who owes al
leglanoe to the flag OF the republic
We doe not claim to possess infalli-
bllity either in the enactment or the
enforcement of the law. We have
acted thus far with the best LIGHT at
our command. If experience shall
show that we have fallen short of the
accomplishment Of our purpose, II the
laws already enacted shall prove to
be inadequa we shall not hesitate
70 so strengthen them that they may
rut an end to those practices in trade
and commerce which are bene6ciaries.
In al that we do we shall be gov
srned by a spirit Of equal and exact
Justice among all"