Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-10

tempt proceeding the Judge is the
lawmaker and public prosecutor as
we'll as the Judge. 1t is the Judges
order which the accused is charged
with violating, and it is the Judge who
appears to prosecute the case, upon
which he is 10 render a decision. In
: our federal and state constitutions
departments of government, and each
department is jealous Of any encrOach-
ment upon its sphere Of activity. The
judge resents any attempt of the leg
4isIator or of the executive to Usurp
/ the functions of the court; the eXecu-
tive resents any attempt of the court
or of the laWmaker to enter his do
main, and the laWmaker is equally in
sistent upon the preservation OF his
! independence. If there is any time Or
place where a jury is needed, it is in
case of indirect contempt. 1t is not
strange that abuses have crept in, for
a man would have to be more than hui
man to unite in himself the deIibera-
ton of the legislator, the zeal Of the
public prosecutor and the importantly
of the Judge"
! Mr.. Bryan said that according to the
declaration of independence, govern
ments are instituted among men to
secure to them the enjoyment Of their
inaIienabIe rights. Among these in
alienabIe rights, three are specifically
commemorative, liberty and the pur-
suit Of happiness. The second and
third, however, are really parts of the
first, for life means nothing to the in
dividual if it is confined to mere ami
NAL existence. Man is distinguished
from the brute in that the latter mere
Iy eats and sleeps and dies, while
man is endowed by the Creator with
infinite possibilities. Liberty is neces-
sary for the realization of mans pos
sibilities. 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
he 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 in
his work. His pen must be free that
he may scatter seed thoughts to the
uttermOst parts of the earth and
leave to posterity a record of his
work. He finds in government the
cheapest, as we'll as the surest, pro
lection of this liberty, to be, to think,
to speak, to act.
( and what constitutes the pursuit
Of happiness?' he asked. Man must
have home and friends-family and
society. He must have food or he
will starve He must have clothing
and shelter; he must have books, he
must have instruments with which to
work. He must provide during the
period of strength for the years when
age dulls his energies and benumbs
his hands. He may have ambition, he
may have willingness to work and an
environment that spurs him on; but
the government may encourage or it
may discourage his efforts. Govern
ment my bid him hope or leave him
to despair.
when I visited the valley Of Jor-
dan I learned that it is fertile and
productive, and yet, instead Of being
cultivated like the valley Of the Nile,
vast stretches of territory lie untitled.
Why? I was told that under the reign
of the sultan the toiler is not pro
tected in the enjoyment Of the fruits
Of his toll. If the farmer plants and
tends his crop, the roaying Bedouins
will sweep down from the hills at
harvest time and carry 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 stimu
lus to industry.
I'VE have the best government on
earth. It gives the largest liberty,
the greatest hope and the most en-
to the citizens, and yet,
even in this country, it is always
necessary to be on the watch to keep
the instrumentalities of government !
from being turned to private gain
"One of the great problems OF to- |
day is to secure an equitable distri- |
button Of the proceeds Of toll. The
material wealth OF this country is
largely joint product; in factories