The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-03

can offense which may be the sub
iect OF criminal procedure Is an act
committed or omitted in violation or
public law, either forbidding or COM
manding it." Gu. S. vs.. Eaton IA U.
S. 6S7.)
.'The constitution Of the United
States is the supreme law of the land.
1t forbids mo state shall coin
money or emit bills of credit"
1t commands Congress shall have
. power to coin money and regulate
the value thereof"
Congress could make money, but 1t
did not. That Is omission.
Missouri could not make money, but
she did. That is commission.
If congress had done 1t, Missouri
would not have done it. Money Is a
public necessity.
III 1921 Missouri needed money. 1t
was condition and not a theory
The condition was produced by the
omission of congress to make money.
Business was at a standstiN in every
state in 1921 for want of lawful money
It is necessary to understand what
the constitution is before you can ap-
preeiate the dignity and value OF citl-
zenship in this nation.
1t is treason for the legislative, Ju
diciaI and executive powers to will
fully violate by omission or commits
sion the commands of the constitution
The price of liberty is eternal vigi-
lance" and that vigilance consists IN
compelling strict obedience on the part
of the legislative, judicial and execu-
tive powers to the law laid down IN
the constitution.
Congress did not make this law
Congress can obey 1t, or violate 1t; but
1t cannot change 1t.
The courts did not make this law
THE courts can obey it, or violate II
bfrfs thay cannot change IL.
The executive power did not make
this law. The executive power car
obey it, or violate 1t; but 1T cannot
change 1t.
TO obey the constitution is patriot
ism on the part of the unofficial citi-
zen, but it is a sworn duty on the
part OF all officials.
Every official takes a solemn oath
or Affirmation before he can enter
upon the duties of any Office, high OF
low, that he will support and defend
the constitution.
No man, be he senator, Judge OF
president, can do better than he knows
how TO do.
After all, integrity in our offices is
the golden jewel. We lack money
education.
Errors in judgment and an honest
failure to comprehend can be over
looked, but TX the error Is the omission
OF plain constitutional duty it must
not be forever prolonged That Is
why / criticise.
We must not permit the constitution
to be violated, nor must We lose faith
in the integrity of our sworn officials
until a want of integrity is proven
beyond a reasonable doubt.
Because congress failed to supply
lawful paper in 1921 is no reason why
congress should fail to do so In 1912.
Money, being the question in issue
is the center around which graf
girates.
Congress shall have power to COR
money" The simple law above stateC
has more to do with human equality
IN the United States than any othel
Jaw in the constitution, and 1T Is III.
law of 1919.
mo state shall coin money or emf
bills of credit" The power to emf
bills was not granted to congress
That knocks out all bills of credit.
Justice Johnson In Craig VS.. Mis-.
souri, "A Peters 41o) says: THE whole
was intended to exclude everything
from use, as circulating medium ex.
cept gold and silver, and to give tbs
United States the exclusive contro
over the coming and valuing of the
metallic medium. That the real dollar
may represent property, and not the
shadow of it" This means no paper
money Of any kind. That is a delu.
sion.
The evident deIusion of congress:
and the courts in 1880 was that the
constitution excluded paper money
II does not. 1t excludes bills of credit
a paper promise to pay money, but i