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Show UPHOLD THE LAW Ai FURNISH SQUARE DEAL Keynote of Vice-President Fair-hanks's Fair-hanks's Fourth of July Address Ad-dress in Minnesota. FERGUS FALLS. Minn., July 4. Vice-President Fairbanks was tho Fourth of July attraction in this city. He drew a crowd such as had not been seen horc before. After a parade, in which Mr. Fairbanks Fair-banks participated and during which he received an ovation, he addressed the people from a platform erected in the City park. Mr. Fairbanks said, in part: ' Our fathers lived in a government of law law written by representatives of the people, chosen by the people themselves, acting in their sovereign capacity. ca-pacity. They realized that this was to be a great country and they knew thnt if it wero to attain to tho full measure of their best expectations it must bo a country where tho law, and tho law alono, should bo supreme. They knew full well that to be great; it must bo governed by just laws, laws which, as good as human foresight could divine, di-vine, could direct the citi.ons' enjoj'-ment enjoj'-ment of tho right of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Thoy "knew, as we, that in the final analysis law is the very life of liberty, and without law and obedience to it, there is despotism, and despotism is tyranny. Need to Eespect Authority. "We should iuculcate a wholesome respect re-spect for law and for established authority. au-thority. We should see to it that those who enact the luw and thoso who administer ad-minister it are fair, just, and incorruptible incorrupti-ble men men whom ncithor wealth nor the blandishments of power nor prejudice preju-dice ean- swerve from u high-minded, honorable course. Laws should be the concrete expression of the conscience aud the intelligent judgment of tho people. peo-ple. Their purpose should be as broad aud comprehensive as are the rights of all who owe allegiance to n common flag. The laws should be enacted so us to comprehend the welfare of tho great body of tho people. The laws simply protect U3 in the enjoj'mcnt of our rightful opportunities. It is loft for us to work out our own destiny in thu pxeicise of our own judgment and hy tin forco of our own abiht'. "We aro placed horc and must run our race together. We must have a regard for each other and beware that we do not trample upon the rights of our neighbor. While wo care for ourselves, our-selves, we must also huvo a thought for those about us, and so far as we are able, help others who arc worthy and in ucod to bear their burdens. Wo cannot got on without each other if we would, and we would not if we could. A man who lakes no thought of his neighbor is not worthy of thought him-sell. him-sell. Belief in Fair Play. "Our forefathers bcliovcd in fair play among all the people of this country. We believe no less than they in securing secur-ing fair play to every citizen of this Republic, no matter where ho lives or who he is, no matter how weak or how powerful lie may bo. Fair play is a part of the birthright of uvery citizen who owes allegiaueo to the llag of tho lie-public. lie-public. Wo. do not claim to possess infallibility in-fallibility either in tho enactment or tho enforcement of the law. We have acted thus far with the best light at our command. com-mand. If experience shall show that wo have fallen short of tho accomplishment of our purposo, if the laws already on-acted on-acted shall provo to bo inadequate, wo shall not hesitato to so strengthen them thnt they may put nn end to those practices prac-tices iii trade and commerce which croato beneficiaries. In all that we do wo shall be govorncd by a spirit of equal and exact justico among- all." |