Amador ledger., 1909-03-05
Some of LincoIn's
Many Epigrams.

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[ have changed my mind. / dont
think much of a man who Is not wiser
today than he was yesterday.
BY a course of reasoning Euclid
proves that all the angles in triangle
are equal to two right angles. Now,
lt you undertook to disprove that
proposition would you prove 1t false
by calling Euclid liarY
What do yon think of those fellows
in Wall street who are gambling In
gold at such time as thisY For my
part wish every one of them had
his deviIish head shot off. - (Said to
he LincoIn's hardest utterance).
Whatever change may occur In the
quantity of money in any community,
time will adjust the arrangement
produced: but while that adjustment
is progressing all suffer more or less
and very many lose everything that
renders life desirable. And no duty
is more imperative in the government
than that of furnishing the people
sound and uniform currency.
Ere long the most valuable OF all
arts will be the art of deriving
comfortable subsistence from the
smallest area of soil.
All should share the privileges OF
government who assist in bearing It's
burdens, consequently l would ADMIT
all whites to the rights of suffrage
who pay taxes or bear arms, by no
means excluding females.
10 secure to each lsborer the whole
product of his labor, or as nearly as
possible, is worthy OBJ ject OF any
good government. With some men
liberty means for each man to do al
he pleases with himself and the pro-
duct of his labor; with others it means
to do as they please with other men
and the product of other mems
labors. That issue will continue in
this country when my poor tongue
shall be silent. 1t Is the eternal
struggle between right and wrong.
The common right of humanity and
the divine right of kings. In what
ever shape it develops itself it IS the
same tyrannical spirit that says;
"You toll and work and earn bread
and I'll eat it,"
No men living are more worthy to
be trusted than those who toll up
from poverty. Let them beware OF
rendering political power which
they already possess and which. II
SURF endeIed, will surely be used to
close the door of advancement against
such as they, and to fix new disabili-
ties and burdens upon them. till all
OF liberty shall be lost.
Our government rests in public
opinion. Whoever can change public
opinion can change the government
practically just so much.
There is no grievance that is ht
subject of redress by mob law. Among
free men there can be no appeal from
the ballot to the bullet, and they who
take such appeal are sure to lose
their case and pay the costs.
Let not thim who is houseless pull
down the house of another, but let
him work diligently and build one
for himself.
Ihe one great living principle of
all democratic government is that the
representative is bound to carry out
the known will of bis constituents.
A free people in times of peace and
quiet, when presFed by no common
danger, naturally divide into parties
At Fsuch times the man who is for
neither party is not, can not be-, of
any consequence.
The candid citizen must confess
that if the policy of the government
upon vital questions affecting the
whole people is to be irrevocably'
fixed by decisions of the Supreme
Court, the instant they are made
the people will have ceased to be their
own rulers, having to that extent
practically resigned the government
into the hands of that eminent
tribunal.
Intelligence, patriotism, Christian
ity, a firm reliance on him who has
never yet forsaken this favored land,
are still competent to adjust in the
best way all our difficulties.
Let us have faith that right makes
might, and in that faith let us to the
end dare to do our duty as we under
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