The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-27
D MUCH DEMOCRACY BAD.
|NDERwoOD DISCUSSES FUNDA-
lGENTAI.s OF GOVERNMENT.
|fn<lency 60 More Direct Form of
0overnmect Endangers Individual
1lbcrsy and Makes 10 Subservicnt
- Polisical Cpmpulslon. Says Ala


>scar w. Underwood. OF Alabama.
man Of the House committee on
and means. was guest Of honor
dinner OF members Of the Catho-
|ub here tonight. and as princi-
psaker ne delivered an address
ring his opposition to move
! toward more direct form Of
nment -
there are evils In our. Govern
~ y exists today ne said. ut
In ~ organic form. 1t Is due
y failure OF those in ONCE to
ny. fairly and justly perform
Dties imposed upon them" Z.
pointed to the failures of direct
rNc,ss and drew the contrast
- them and the successes Of
ntntlve democracy responsible
y viii Of . majority. but checked
y Constitution from exsrcisinppd
force which might destroy the
n ana property rights Of the In
y proposal 20 abandon in part
Aems Of the revolutionary faith
D. = tendency to place the
nf lsw-making In the hands
ths people would place cons:i-
guarantees Of individual
auooervisnt to the will OF the
thr,ush political compnl-
~ Md.
= - who urge q change. ne
10 not reflect that at timss
~ misjudgs real public S.i.-
Nat the representative who
n he Instrument Of the Govern
= - fAult and not the basic
|D!Q a. ths Government Itself.
y HDorlpncs ~ isgislator." he
1r11 ''Ieo6s me to believe .haf
DseeD o. the United States
noo<ly rsepond to the en-
~ r1,eursd sentiment Of
5lvf N <Ssns> ueGs
A q had doAs coin railroad
|oG>slation. pure food laws. cam
fund pub,icity. 1zational quar-
n Irrigation Of the arid West
- Building OF the fsthmian Can
= rssponse may not be rapid"
q. hut Il ID probably more per-
q and mere is certainly not as
danger Of enacting hasty. III
red 6r bad legislation.
|nnot : committee Of the Con-
composed OF representative
initiate legislation. within the
Itions OF the Constitution. guard
q excesscs and abuse. protect
|shts Of the minority. voice the
. Of the majority. as well or
than the partisan friends Of
IRE Who I'm order that they may
,piish one result are tempted 20
10 faf that they leave a wake
ssr oction as TO collateral mat
ne measure touches?
there are evils In our Govern
NJ Il exists today. II Is not In
ganic form. IL In due to the fall
u those IN ONCE to honestly.
and Justly perform the duties
ed upon them. The remedy is
and the way is clear. The peo-
houla drive from the places OF
J ana responsibility the unfalth-
'rvant and elect those who will
Ithfui and true to the trust i'm
upon them.
,u tell me the people cannot
honest and faithful servants. I
ou that th, masses OF the people
ar better judges OF men than
are OF measures. and are far
likely 20 select an honest mar
nm honest measure.
hen you say that the voter can
,iect a public Official who will re-
he will OF the people In his Of
ma be faithful t. the Constitu-
n his country. say you reflect
e very first principle OF free gov.
snt and misjudge the honesty
be intelligence OF the American
n us elect honest men 20 public
men who have the courage 20
for the true interes, of the Con-
on they represent regardless of
effect II may have on their per-
fortunes. There then will he
msnd for n change OF the funda-
n principles OF our Government.
Big Gifts to big Men.