The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-11-10


gressives were then denounced as I
men who did not respect a sacred in
strument. There was not then any |
disposition to deny the authority of |
the Supreme Court; there is not |
now Its decisions are final and must |
be obeyed But its doctrines are not /
by any means eternal; they may be
overturned. they have been oyerturn-
ed and they, from time to tlme' VIII
he completely abandoned as we make
prosress i'm a better understanding OF
The true function of government anu
the relative rights OF the indiVluuai
and of the community.
"The Republican party was porn
ont of this conflict and 1t was al once
the marty of progress. 1t was called
radical and so il was radical II prog
ress be radical. But il was no more
radical than human life, Life, with
omnipotent power that Is irresistible
forces changes in every individual III
every nation throughout the world
Stands for Progress
~Tbe Republican party stood Tor
progress. 1t stood for the uoctiine
that the general government mas az
II ought to have, power to 40 loI a.
,ha neonle of the United States VIVA.
,he states either cannot or VIII ny
1a II stood for protect.%e uarin,
18th was then undoubtedly tor the
Saneat Of all the people wha'eVeI
NAV he said of it now. Inc hepupll
CO.. nartv had to admit that express
LIVER was not conferred by the con
stitution on Congress 10 pass pr
tective tariff. 1t was only 10"
wears ago that the Democratic parry
in its national platform, denounced q
protective tariff as unconstitutional.
"The Republican party To-Day
stands precisely where it stood wheh
n was called into existence. II rs no
more radical now than it was then,
and precisely upon that platform OF
Renublicanism stands Iheodore
Roosevelt His radicalism, so-calied'
is merely Republicanism, ana hepup.
licanism is fundamentally a protes'
against special privileges. IL Is en- Il,
nbatically in favor of protecting a.,
NO classes of society that heeu
otoo+ion II II we're true that We
pno'a ~, horn equal and each inulN ,'...S
are an sane mower that is enloyeu
h"' arv other individual, theh pr
py @ statutes would not be requi
ad We should not neea e ,shor We
laws and ten hour laws lot ,"y 1,ah,,itv
Mould ,%" not need employers , nnriies
snou'" sor the contracting PAL 10
AL o,,ia arrange all those matters D
Mou'n themselves by private W"
tracts. Il, harm equal. We
pus an eniov equal rights. Ihere
w nor,ain classes in our country .nas
az more powerful than uheir iello~s
az a ,s most natural, with human
nature made up Just as IL Is, ma, ma Ia sad
loss powerful should occasiohaily a nest
nrotection. It was desired 10 pro'e.s
bakers in unsanitary bakeshops ~
,ha very moderate extent OF proNlu,
,n, hat they shall not be compeiieu
- r,orl, more than ten hours uay
r,a Sunreme Court of the uhi.eu
statos saws that constitutionaily .nls
| ,,ot be done. We cannot uehy
, No. the decision of the supreme cour'
."I nc law of the land. but we can IN
sist that that law ought 10 De cnans
cd whether that law Is 10 oe iounu
in our constitution or only III gu.
statute II in the latter, IT is an easy
tbing IN change II. II in the former
Il Is unfortunately a most laborious
2 oneration. But. as Of old, the man
? ,yho in the most disinterested fashion
expresses his horror that SUCH doc'
trine should be announced In this age
= NJ the world and in this country, is
: denounced as a breeder OF distur'
bance. a maker OF panics. as instiga'
tor of the mob But that is exactly
= what was said OF Wendell Phillips
Wendell Phillips sought to improve
5 through the gift OF liberty, the con
) dition of human slaves. Roosevelt
} would improve the condition OF all
= those citizens who without statutes to
protect them would be denied In too
, many instances humane treatment A
) man who would refer to them as
slaves would be regarded as a dema.
r gogue: they are not slaves But
I they are not In the matter OF con.
AdNA th an equality Win lNelT tul
+ ployers This is not universally so
e but it Is so in many instances.
i Need not Fear Radiealism
, Thus it Is seen that the fundamne
> tai issue at present dividing the par
ties in this country GOes not differ
at all from what has divided them
, from the beginning. At times the Is
, sue becomes obscure and dull: al
/, times II becomes radiant and acute
: but 1t Is the same issue.
We have by history demonstrated
that the radicalism OF the lovers OF
humanity, Of the lovers Of immacu.
e late justice Of the lovers OF a pros.
! perity founded on recognition of the
/ brotherhood of mankind. Is not to be
G feared-except only by those who for
3 the selfish pleasures OF the moment
= would postpone to later day or TO a
4 later generation the serious work
4 which evolution has imposed upon MS
e all an" which is constantly present
5 which cannot be evaded without loss
= and which cannot be opposed without
e penalty.
n The blessings OF liberty have no,
e been fully secured. Such as we have
+ we have enjoyed for only n very brief
4 period. They cannot be perpemated
{ without disturbance and conflict.
: III what Roosevelt and tho pan,,,