The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-08

A. M. Roberts Monday submitted
the following communication to the
Palladium. IF these sentiments meet
with approval, l may run for mayor"
Richmond, Ind, Dec. 8.
To whom it may concern:
That according to our constitution
and God and nature all men are en-
dowed by their Creator with certain
inalienable rights; among these are
life. liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness; that to pursue these rights gov
ernments are instituted among men,
deriving their just powers from the
consent Of the governed; that law,
deriving its existence from the con-
sent of the governed. should be made
so plain that a child of some exper-
fence could understand; that nations.
states. county and cities and NUM-
cipalities should be controlled by rep
resentative power subject to the gov
erned and the law; that representa-
tive is, by oath, supposed to be serv-
ant of the people by the people and
for the people; that no intrigue that
caters to get in to defraud or corrupt
in any way the whole peoples inter
est In regard to the constitution Of
VIC OA1tCu OIdLCo VI <AuAOA ia y LAeAI
any representative of law should go
purposely wrong be recalled and taken
from his trust of office; that we need
but few laws for nation, state or mu-
inequalities; that nation be sure it
is right should be independent as to
it's own wants, make it's own laws, re-
CARELESS of other powers to dictate to
US.
That we as a nation of people are
able to govern and contract ourselves;
that we be so honest, right and inno-
cent and give charity to whom it
should belong; with the flag Of stars
and stripes of our nation that we have
fought for and retained through all
the bloody battle fields and prison
pens; with the soldiers that stood true
to the last that rise with our nation
and nations flag. That if we find
law bad. get rid of it, If good keep it;
that we are not here to dethrone hui
manity but to elevate man-that we
are created with such spirit that
should be settled by arbitration as
near as possible; by fair jury trial:
that our labor question now presents
that we have had the most difficulties
to confront for the last three years
that we have ever experienced; that
high cost OF living, wages had to be
raised; as to operators of capital
whether they are getting the lions
share or not is a question and should
! be carefully looked into; that all pro-
duction is produced by brain and
labor; that our citizenship is beholden
one to another: that labor of any kind
is honorable and should be fostered,
with a high aim that without it we
are nothing; that it should be taught
and practically experienced to the
present generation and children Of
the land.
We know nothing but what we
Of thought; that man is responsible
to great extent as to the kind OF
government he teaches to his chill
dren and fellowman; that all nature
| teaches a lesson, if we could hear its
silent voice we could profit thereby;
that all people should build upon such
be the most good to the most people.
| faulter away from the doors. 1t ap-
pears that soon the women Of our
land will have their sovereign right
to vote. Well, why not? Our mothers
were women. Gladstone once said:
Tell me the kind of laws a nation
has and I will tell you the kind OF
people you have" Last and not least
let us put our shoulders to the wheel
of time, still achieving, still pursuing
for the better future of mankind
A. NJ ROBERTS,
IS South Eighth Street.
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