The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08

for his family and his fellows. Ills speech must be free that he may glNe to the world the results of his investl- gallons and present to others tho ideal which he is trying to realize In hs work, His pen must he free that he may scatter seed thouhhts to the ut' termost parts of the earth and leave lo posterity record of his work He finds In government the cheapest, as well as the surest, protection of this liberty, 10 he, to think, to speak, to act,
 And what constitutes the pursuit of happiness? Man must have nome ani friends--famlly and society He must have food or he will starve. He must have clothing and shelter, he mus; have books. he must have Instruments with which to work He must pro- vide during the period of strength for the years when age dulls his energies and hcnumbs his hands. He may have ambition. he may have willing ness to work and an environment that spurs him on; but the government may encourage or 1t may discourage his efforts. Government may bid him hope or leave him to despair.
 When l visited the valley of Jordan I learned that It Is fertile and produc- tive, and yet, instead of being cultl- vated like tho valley of the Nile. vast stretches of territory llc untitled. Why? l was told that under the reign of the sultan the toller Is not protect. cd in the enjoyment of the fruits of his toll. If the farmer plants an tends his crop, the roaving Bedoulns will sweep down from the hills at harvest time and carry away the fruits of his industry,
 | If the government does not assure l to the individual tho enjoyment of the result of his effort, there is'no stimu- lus to industry
 1 We have the hest government m earth. It gives the largest liberty the greatest hope and the most cncour- agement to the citizens, and vet, even | in this country. it is always necessary to be on the watch to keep the instru- mentaltios of government from being l turned 10 prlNatc gam
 one of the great problems of to-day Is 10 secure an equitable distribution of tEe proceeds of toll. The material wealth of this country is largely joint product; In factories few people work alone. and on the farm n certain amount of co.operatlor is aeresaary. Where men work together the army organiz1 ton applies to some degree, that ls some direct. others are directed. The difficulty has been to divide the result ! fairly between the captains of industry and the nrivates in the ranks. As the dividing Is done largely by the cap talns, it Is not unnatural that they should magnify their part and appro- prlate too large a share. neither Is Il unnatural that there should be conn plaint on Inc part of the tolers wha think that their recompense Is insuf' ficient.
 The labor question. therefore. AS Il
 presents itself al this time Is chiefly a question of distribution. and the log isaton asked for ls Legislation whici
 will secure to each that to which hl'
 services entitle him. Az Legislation ii . secured through the ballot every on' , should use the ballot 10 obtain the leg islatl0n necessary. The democratic , platform presents the Ideal towar' ] WHICH Inf uflllbtIFAh Hti " IN TlllNiHf-
 namely. justice in the distribution q
 rewards The democratic party pro
 claims that each individual should re celvc from society reward for hi
 toll commensurate with his contribution
 to the welfare of society. and unles some other party ran do the work bet
 tor. tho democratic party ought t'
 have tho support of all. whether the
 belong to the wage earning class T 2 occupy pnsltions in which they dircs the efforts of others. 1T an officer |
 the industrial army were sure that hi
 chlldrens children would inherit hi
 position. he might feel possibly lndlf ferent to those under his command
 but the children of those who to-da, . work for wages may employ the chll
 drcn of those who, in this generation are employers. This uncertainty a ! to future generations. as well as ou sense of justice. should lead us 10 mak the government as nearly perfect a possible for a good government Is th ! best legacy that parent can leave [ hs child Riches may take tho wing
 of the morning and fy away, but gov . ernment Is permanent and we canno . serve posterity better than by contrib
 uting to the perfection of the govern
 mont. that each child born into tn
 world may feel that fl has here a
 opportunity for the most complete de
 velopment, and chance to secur,
 through service, the largest possihl
 happiness and honor.