Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-07
BRYAN AND HEARST
ADDRESS TO|LERs
(Contlnued frorn page one.) !

maintenance OF the rights which have
been shown by experience TO be essen
tial to freedom and self government.
The jury system must he preserved,a
we cannot hope to preserve it, IL. for
any reason or under any pretext, we
permit any citizen to be denied the
protection which 1t furnishes.
According to the declaration Of in
dependence. governments are instttut-
ed among men to secure to them the
enjoyment of their inallenable rights.
Among these inllienaDle rights. three
arc specifically enumerated--life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness. the
second ana third, however. are really
parts Of the first for life means Moth
Ing to the individual IL 1t Is confined
to mere animal existence. Man Is dis
tinguished from the brute in that the
latter merely eats ard sleeps and dies,
while man is endowed by the Creator
with infinite possibilities. Liberty Is
necessary for the realization of mans
possibilities His conscience must be
left free that he may fix for himself
the relation between himself and his
God His mind must be left free that
lie may devise and plan for himself, for
his family and for his fellows. His
speech must be free that he may give
to the world the results of his inves-
legations and present to others the ideal
which he Is trying to realize III ms
NAV >.r,,ttn,. seed thoughts TO the utter
inost nnrts az the earth and leave to
5nostcritv a record of his work. He finds
+ in government the cheapest. as we'll as
the surest. protection Of this liberty,
70 be TO think, to sneak to act.
WHAT IS HAPPINESS?
Ana ,vbat constitutes the pursuit of
hn,1uinessy Man must have home and
f,,ien1sfa,n fIv and socioty He must
havn food or he will starye. He must
have cjntbino ana shelter: he must
i3nve hooksy he must have Instruments
with which To work. He must provide
during the ueriod of strength for the
wears when age dulls his energies and
ban,1r1bs his hands, He may have am
hilton he NAV have Willingness to work
and to environment that spurs him on;
hut the government may encourage or
Il may discourage his efforts. Govern
ment may bid him hope or leave him to
DESPAIR.
When visited the valley of Jordan
T learned that it is fertile and produce
awe. and vet, insteau of being culti-
yated like the valley or the Nile, vast
stretches of territory lie untitled. Why?
/ was told that under the reign OF the
sultan the toiler IS not protected in the
eYltovment OF the fruits of his toll If
the farmer plants and tends his crops.
the ROWING Bedouins will sweep down
from the hills at harvest time and carry
away the fruits OF his industry
+he i Mi yitInal ne eniovinent of the re-
s,,lt nf III effort there is no stimulus
~ ini,i,strv
We hnyn tba hest Government on
earth II gives the largest liberty. the
yrea Test hone and the most encourage
Mani 10 the citizens and vet, even in
this country. II is always necessary to
.. II : -. A. b.
.taIitios Of government from being turn
"a ia nriyate gain.
C,na of tl,a Great problems of today
Is RI secure M em,itablcf distrjbution
If tbe nrnceeds or toll. The material
yvealtha of this country is largely a Joint
nrod,Ict. in ,fnctories few ueonlc work
,ion.s ,,d IN tbe farm certain
amount az co-operation is necessary.
Whn,a mon ,york together the army
organization applies TO some degree.
thai 10 como direct others are, directed
rha f;fficnltv has heen n, divide the re-
s1,its fairIv hot Seen tho cantains OF
industry ana the nrivates in the ranks.
Az tha ,lividIng is done largely nv the
4 ca ntains It IL not unnatural that they
shnuId naynirv their mari and apnro
nriote foo large a share; neither is it
si,nnat,,rol that there should he COM
riaint ~ the mart nf the toilers who
think that thei,. recomncnse issinsuf-
dtfent
a,tIrr r,r,r,er>r ,pop o1-rSrIo>
l fii4 fNi''' r.ts i-<Ai'ois " i1'' ~.
The labor question, therefore, as it
presents itself at this time, Is chiefly
q question OF distribution. and the lc-
gisiation asked for is LEGISLATION which
viii secure to each that to which his
services entttle him. AS legislation is
secured through tho ballot every one
should use the ballot to obtain the leg
islation necessary, The Democratic
platform presents the ideall toward
which the Democratic party is striving.
namely. Justice in the distribution Of
re,ynrfls The Democratic marty pro-
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