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as far as history permits, we find the United States a tract of land
that was the home of Nature, and Natures, beasts. Inhabited by the
roaming Indian, whose government and mechanical ability were as widely
different from the present style as the City of Chicago is from old
Fort Dearborn, in Lake Michigan swamps of 1811.

History recounts that European government had succeeded in governing so
that the toiling subjects preferred to come to America, and dwell among
Indians, and rule themselves, than to stay in Europe among friends, and
be ruled by the old style, European government. Be it remembered that
it was not the tangible improvements which were the handiwork of labor,
from which the poor of Europe fled. But it was the European laws that
oppressed them. It was oppression from which they were fleeing. They
did not come to the New Connecticut because it was new, but because it
was the only available place for them. They did not come to America
because they did not like law, or because they did not want to worship
God, but to gain justice and privilege of worship.

The poor came to America to earn a living without kingly interference.
The king sent rulers not to earn a living, but to _get_ a living. The
poor said, "I will go to America and eat bread in the sweat of my
face." The ruler said, "Where you go, I will go also, and I will eat
bread in the sweat of your face." Thus we see that the oppressed came
to America to avoid tyranny, while simultaneously the rulers came over
to impose the very rule the toilers were seeking to avoid. So
successful were they in their purpose that in 1776, the toiling class
(who are always in the majority), concluded that they needed no more
European rule, and in seven years of war, the idle rulers were driven
from America.

In forming the new government, the people, who had so courageously
fought to drive out England's "Kingly" rule, commenced to look for
formulas for a government. They turned to England for precedents,
consequently a government was formed, which in many respects resembled
the English government. Especially was this resemblance noticeable in
the Supreme Court, for the Judges hold office for life, during good
behavior. Right here let me observe that there is no good reason why
the inferior courts should not have a life tenure of office, if such a
policy is correct for the Supreme Court, and if it is better for
inferior courts to hold office for short terms, it i