The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23

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eminent cannot, through It's agents,
throw OF Its just duties, lie, TO pro-
tect and promote honesty. morality,
religion and education, 10y bartering
or giving them away. The preserya.
tion or this trust Is essential tn the
happiness and welfare OF the people
which the trustees have no power TO
sell oT give away. What is the
meaning of that statementy 1t
means thai II our legislators, our
commissioners, our coancimen, by
any law or regulation strike at hon
esty, morality. religion and educa-
tion, they barter away our happiness
and welfare, which they have In
trust. The supreme court goes en- to
say, 1.-The state cannot, by any con-
tract, limit the happiness and well
fare OF the people, which the officers
have no power to sell or give away. .
| Ii Il be conceded that the state can
sell or barter away any one OF them,
IL follows that the state can thus
surrender 1t control of all aud thus
convert the state into dens of hawdy
houses, gambling shops and other
places OF vice and decentralization.
Nov IL seems To us-the supreme
court OF the u. Shat the essential
principles OF self.pi eseryation forbid
that the commonwealth should pos,
sess power so revolving, because de.
structive to the main pillars OF the
government.
my friends, stop and think What
has taken place heres This town has
been filed with bawdy houses, gamb
ling shops and other places OF vice
and decentralization. Thsee things
limit our happiness and welfae be-
cause they are destructive to the pill.
lars Of our government, Who is TO
blame? 1t Is revolving TO think that
our legislature, our officers have pow.
er to force such things on us. II Is
equally revolving TO think they have
bartered away our sacred rights. for
wrong not TO be compared In tnrpi.
tade with this evil, our forefathers
rebelled against King George. II the
heritage our fathers gave us Is
being wantonly battered away by our
officials through greed or fear Of man.
they deserve nothing from US but ex-
ecration and contempt. But does
the fault lie with our legislature?
trow not. our state law does not
protect and promote bawdy houses
and gambling bells. Is the guilt at
the door OF our oflicersY Surely not
all of IL Surely they are not men
who would take the solemn oath Of
otiice, and then close their eyes to
the things that are destroying the
pillars OF our government. Does the
! fault lie at our door, oh, no, We
answer When we elect our law
| makers and our officers we have done
our duty. IL they do not command
the right and forbid what Is evil,
II Is no concern of ours Hear this
statement by one OF the ablest states
men that ever lived. "Men cannot
covenant themselves out Of their
rights and duties. Not even by a
unanimous popular vote can that
which is morally wrong be made
legally right. We cannot vote our
selves out OF the responsibility TO do
our duty. Hut surely the fault Is not
with us. Surely the moral people OF
this town have never given their
consent to the bawdy houses and
gambling shops In this place. Surely
not IL is revolving to think that
such is the case. These dirty places
Of vice aud immortality, these gamb.
ling bells that are running the boys
and young men OF this town here by
our sanction 1t Is not true. sprun
the suggestion We abhor and detest
such places. 1t almost makes us sick
to think about some Of the dirty
holes on the main street OF this
town. Yes II is true. They are here
by our consent. They are here by
our sanction. Silence gives consent.
To tolerate Is 10 sanction.
You know we quote from the con.
stitutiou, governments derive theii
Just powers from the consent Of I'll,
governed. II that be true OF gov.
eminent, WE can apply 1t to this case
These bells OF vice and 9th are her,
because OF the consent Of the people
They are not here by the protec
tion OF the state Law, they are mol
here by the connivauce Of our officers
They are here because public senti
ment allows them.
A few immoral, abominable mer
nave come here and with deps o
bawdy houses, gambling holes ano
other places OF vice, they have begun
TO destroy the pillars OF our govern
nent. They are undermining Ia
foundations, and public sentiment
by silence, sanctions their treacher
ouus work.
II Public sentiment Is the standin.
/ army Of this country To enforce NOR
al issues II Is well known fact
that in % places out Of one bandre'
. - .lla taud The rtl,aK3 a.n aufpra,