The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-06-28

SAMUEL M. RAlSTON.
Democratic Candidate for Governor
thing; wealth is good also: honor I
better; but justice excels them all
Our party has aiways stood 10
Justice In framing the tariff an
revenue laws of the government I
believes that a citizen should con
tribute toward the support of hi
government upon the basis OF wha
he has and not upon the basis of hi
necessities. 1t knows that a tarif
law having for fits object the shorten
Ing of the yard stick and the red,rins
OF the number OF ounces In the pound
is undemocratic, un.American ant
unsound, and therefore, unjust.
TO right the injustice of iniquitous
tarin legislation is an obligation o.
our party. Wrongs it has fought ir
tho past it cannot and win not com
promise with in Ehe future. Leaders
may prove unfaitAful, but the demo
cratic masses will fight on until the
cftadels OF tariff greed are borne down
and the banner of fair trade beaut,.
f1es every sky.
Contrasts Hamilton with Jefferson.
opposition to privilege and devo.
ton to local self-government are In.
aispensable principles in the govern
ment Of free people Hamilton. the
father OF the party republicanism of
today. was the implacable foe of botA
Jefferson, the father Of the party de.
mocracy of today, was the uncom pro.
missing friend of both Hamilton with.
held himself from the masses. Jef.
fersen gave himself to the masses.
The elements Of great leadershin
were 80 united in Jefferson as to
make him the most masterful charac.
ter or his day and pre-eminsntly to
III hiin to enunciate principles on
which to build party for all the
centuries Of free government. II Won
would become familiar with these
principles to which the democratic
party cleaves read. his first Inaugural
address. mediate and ask yourself
what more ID necessary 70 make the
American people prosperous. stron 2
and happy than Loyalty to the teach.
Hgs Of Jefferson.
Nc man. whether he is IN youth or
Ia nsssnrfty, need hesitate to become
disciple Of the great apostle oil
American democracy. Lincoln, the
Immortal. who was big enough to
BOAR the sorrows Of a nation and
good enough 10 throw his arms about
friend and foe alike in his zeal to
sectional hatred. confessed
be didn't have political sentiment
ne haunt drawn from the brain and
aeayt or Jeferson-the Declaration of
American Indspendence.
"Js6ersen's frst inaugural address,
Vas t0t what might have been ex-
'eoted frcm one who had psnned the
Declaration of Independence. In nart
10 set forth with great directne,s
VAat were then and are now the
'afdinal tenets OF the democratic
'artS He pleaded for equal and exact
ustfce to all men. special privilege
o none; for international peace. com
nercs and friendship; for the state
governments as the surest bulwarks
Sainst anti-republican tendencies.
or constitutional government: for
'cquiescence IN the decisions of the
majority; for the supremacy of the
wi over the military authority: for
economy; for the preservation of pub
&c faith; for the encouragement of
sriculture; for the diffusion OF infor.
,ation; for the Arraignment OF abuses
the bar Of public reason; for free
ON OF religion, freedom OF the press +.
nd freedom OF person: and for trial i.
y JuFies impsStially selected. These :,
re imperisAaeie principles and the I,
overnment guided by them will ,
Gather the storms OF time.
His plea for equal and exact JUS :
ee 70 all men, special privilege to .
one-always goOd-challenges the
pProval OF the American people to-
ay as 1t has at no other time in the .
story or the n2.io2. reTs-soa saw j..
lat the tendency i society was for !
10 Few, booted and spgr-ed, 10 RI :
le masses. He Therefore demanded =
~ all men should stand upon m :
lssnty before the law and that tha i.
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