Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-05-30

Bright says The foundation of democratic state is
liberty each should live he likes he is slave if he
must live otherwise Sir Erskne May says: The history
of civilization is the history of freedom The word liberty
means freedom to do pleae subject to the like freedom
Of all others Or Spencer puts it, Liberty each, lin
tied only by the like liberty ALL Sir James Macintosh
says 'Idberty security against wrong Blackstone says
Civ liberty is but natural liberty restrained only the
tent Of saving the general advantage of the public.
This of Blackstone the definition of liberty
had among all the writers. Perhaps this might be i'm
proved by saying: Civil liberty is natural liberty
strained only the extent for the preservation of the
like liberty to all others, for into society
without giving few of his natural rights in exchange for
the promise Of governmental protection in all others. How
far the of the world have lived this promise
expressed implied opens wide field for discussion fear
that not one of them would care to have the matter investigated
Governments but the reflection of wisdom of wisdom
Of the who govern often this wisdom is extremely
limited with selfish motives back of it, Hence world has
good govemmenour American system the worst of all
Sir Joseph Cowan says: 'Wthout mental liberty, is a
mahne without physical liberty he is slave and without
political liberty he is a serf' Henry Broadhmst says: "Po
ca liberty best calculated to promote the highest order of
manhood but nothing make all equal While all may
be equal before the law makes few equals and what
nature does not do in this respect cannot be done
Macaulay says ''Om rulers should confne themselves to
legitimate duties leaving capital find its most lucrative
commodities their price, dness and folly their natural punish
let the government do this and the people will do the
the people after this should be let alone to their
affairs long they do not unduy interfere with
another Mr.. Dizzy says: 'The state should leave every
do what he thinks best with his long he does
infringe the liberty of others Mr. McCuoch lays
down the doctrine that nonnterleence OF government should
be the rule, and interference the exception. Sir Edmund
Burke says: 1T should be the constant aim of government not
how much, but how little restraint be imposed
compatible with public good before individual liberty should
be touched should be made first clearly to appear that the
public good demands its curtailmen He further ''A
lifetime spent in its study, wisest legislators able
glimpse of knowledge of true rules of legislation.
This is only but apparent to all political economists
Apply this rule and think what must get at the hands
brunes lawmakers many of whom have real
knowledge capacity for anything than lost clldenbabes
in the woods-n Il hall Of legislation.
Some fellow California legislature in session. in
roduced what might be called Roosevelt BILL penoning all
families having dozen children, to which wag
offered an amendment include the prolific ackrabbt
progeny does be schooed in order fit him
legislator.
Yet with these facts staring in the face legislative
bode are filed with men, many of whom have the slightest
conception rudmens of government, much less of