The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-08

second and third however, are really parts of the first, for life means noth-. to mere animal existence Man is dis.s tingushed from the brute in that the latter merely eats and sleeps and dies while man is endowed by the Creator necessary for the realixaton of mans possibilities. Ills 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 he may devise and plan for hfmself, for his family and for his fellows. His speech must be free that he may give to the world the results of his investisations he is trying to realize in his work. His pen must be free that he may scat ter seed thoughts to the uttermost ity H a re record ord s'n of his a work. He fnds % in government the cheapest, as well as the surest. protection of this liberty. to be to think. to speak, to act.
 And what constitutes the pursuit of happiness? Man must have home and friends-family and society. He must have food pr he will starve. He must have have clothing Snni and shelter; ns must with which to work. He must provide during the period of strength for the years when ages dull his energies and to work and enyiroment that spurs him on; but the government may eopss may may bid hlm hope or leave him to despair.
 When visited the valley of Jordan tive. s'and and . yet instead f of being % % cuiti- vated like the Nile. vast stretches of territory lie. untitled. Why? was tSd that under ef the reign of the suitan ment of the fruits of his toll. If the farmer plants and tends his crop. the rroaving Bedouins will sweep down " away the fruits of his industry.
 If the government does not assure to the individual the enjoyment of the result of his effort. there Is no stimulus
 We havs the best government on earth. It gives the largest liberty. the ment to the citizens, and and yet even in this country, it is always necessary to be on the watch to keep the instrumen- talities of government from being term ed to private grain.
 Distribution of Wealth
 One of the great problems 9f today is to secure an equitable distribution of wealth of this country is largely joint product: in factories few people work alone and on the farm certain amount of cooperation Is necessary. Where men work together, the army organiz- ation applies to some degree; that Is, some direct others are directed The difficulty has been to divide the results fairly between the captains of industry and priva.es in the ranks. As the dividing is done largely by the captains is is not natural that they should mag nifty their part and appropriate too large a share: neither is t unnatural part of the toilers who think that their hecompense is insufficient.
 The labor question therefore as it presents itself at this time. is chiefly a question of distribution, and the leg islation asked for is legislation which will secure to each that to which his services entitle him. As legislation is should use the ballot to obtain the leg isiation necessary. The democratic platform presents the ideal toward which the Democratic party is striving wards The Democratic party pro- claims that each individual should re- cteve from society reward for his tion to the welfare of society. and un- less some other party can do the work better. the Democratic party ought to have the support of all. whether they belong to the wage-earning class or occupy positions in which they direct the efforts of others. If an officer in the industrial army were sure that his children and his ehildren's children would inherit his position, he might feel possibly indifferent as to those under his command. but the children of those who. in this generation, are employers. This uncertainty as to fu- ture generations as well as our sense of justice, should lead us to make the government as nearly perfect as. pos- sible, for a good government is tho best legacy that a parent can leave to his child. Riches may take wings of the morning and fly away, but government is permanent, and we connot serve pos terity better than by contributing to the perfection of the government, that each child born into the world may feel that 1t has dere an opportunity for the most complete development, and a chance to secure, through service, the largest possible happiness and honor.