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Show r- ' - . - - . The Constitution was framed on the theory that all the rights of this -country belonged to the States, except such as they delegated to the general Government. Govern-ment. The thought the fathers had in mind was that there should be just as little centralization of power in the Federal Government as possible, for they, had Been the inevitable result when one man, or one man's powr rules. They had seen that .where priests had undisputed sway they always grew to be-regardless be-regardless of tie rights of the people. They had seen ; the same things in the rule of kings. Jlr. Bryan has . just seen the fearful realization of the results of that power.' He has seen the Czar of Russia, claiming a divine right to rule both spiritually and temporally, absolutely lost in his high place; that his advisers have followed that rule until his empire is a total wreck, and now, desiring to follow the promptings of his own generous nature, to begin to remedy the wrongs of centuries, he would take , the people in league with himself, give them a Constitution and make them partners with him in the government of the country. But now his nobility gather around him and tell him that if he does a thing like that he will be giving away his own divine rights, with the ; result that irresponsible men will make the laws and his country will be destroyed. They do that, while staring them in the face is the total wreck of their country, people poor, people ignorant, people fierce and bloodthirsty, and ready to break away from all restraint and give way to the wild beast passions ;that are latent in every human breast. If it is best for the. Government to boy the rail-Toads, rail-Toads, then it is best to buy the steel works, the :woolen mills, the cotton mills every great industry in the land and the first we will know the head of our Government will have some millions employees employ-ees under his indirect control. The man on horseback horse-back will be seen in a shadow in the near future, find the liberties of the people will pass away. Mr. Bryan is talking down the reception he just received in New York very rapidly. "We believe Mr. Bryan is an honest man, but we do. not believe he wouldjbe talking, just as he does, except that he knowsthat the man who receives the Democratic nomination for President, no matter what he advocates, advo-cates, is' certain of receiving the electoral votes of one-fourth of the States of this Union, and a further belief that of the other States where the great industries in-dustries are carried on, he can preach the doctrine of discontent in a way. to save a part of those States for himself. Mr. Cleveland did it- in 1892, and doubtless Mr. Bryan thinks that it is time for lightning to strike again. |