Provo Daily Enquirer | 1891-11-28 | Page 1 | The Open Court

devoted to the discussion of republican principles 7 JOSEPH WHY ARE YOU A republican BY HON JOSEPH F SMITH adsan bis your letter asking ma to abato some of my reasons for beins a republican ana duly received batt rtresa of other duties and from the city have prevented an earlier reply I 1 will vo you a few of xay thought on the subject my views asiong the groat purposes of true government ara the defence of the libor tisa the protection of the righta maintien unab of the safety and peace and the promotion of tho prosperity and happi auosa of the people the deriving its power from them and I 1 believe that the principles of the republican party are better adapted to the con of these great purposes than those of any other party aba idea of absolute liberty in human is an absurdity there ia a limit beyond which liberty degenerates into licenses licences licen ces republicanism sets the limit bithia the bounds of reason and the constitution and there it firmly stands therefore I 1 believe