The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-11-14


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PondsrinF however. ufef "a"
general result 10 one dirSiiop' i
sAane, but aerse 10 fnFnisA facts
ior ssfi.pe reelection 70 all lovers
~ Amsricsa ldeas % goFefnmes't
me vote Cor Roosevelt and L'ees'
ths socialist n.sY properly b"
throwu together. for Il thcee Eho
sotad for either ~ these men. aii-
iefmana and favor shat the latter
as.r.a Tor il means thu; N the bear
future there wiil BE- Tremendous
araFgie IL this country 20 pre-
serve our private rights sAi"guafa.
IA " constitutional Limitations and
ths very enisteure its. n o. our pre-
,.t, farp az constitutional repres"il-
tAilte government
Now. II iast oeeaV ~ me that
every voter Who takes any interest
d thia matter might proiitabiy EN-
ploy MA spare time during the next
few years III reading and studying
tAc history and principles Of our
American constitutions Such study
could not fail 10 be- Of very great
galue 10 every citizen Of tho eonn.
ty. How many voters nov really
understand our present system OF
government. how Il Was no formed
aud Why: and aware Of the fact that
il certain respects II " essentially
different from that Of any other CIV
llllzad nation on the globe7 How
many realize that our federal con
stitution has been pronounced by
the visest statesmen OF the world
Az the greatest political document
ever fashioned by the Wit OF man.
How many voters know that owing
Ito this system the United States
wAs able 10 make more progress and
advancement in one century than
any other nation Of history had
done in dozen centuries? And
how aud why was this possibleg Sim
} MY this Because that great IN
strument recognizes and protects the
Individual in his rights Of HE, NIB
! erty. property and the pursuit OF
! happiness: by It's provisions private
! rights are safeeuarded against th'
! arbitrary acts Of individuals, public
; Officers. state governments, or al
! OF them combined, or even the III
, considered acts OF voting ma1oritiei
OF the people themselves. And
! prevents hasty action against priyab
rights In every department OF TN
government by system OF check
and balances equal to the Tines
! works in Swiss watch. The re
:, rult il. that in America there
more incentive 20 individual inltia
tive aud effort; more promise OF ee
! tain rewards 20 the person who eN
!, .rts hts utmost endenyois In an,
q line OF life work, more safety am
insurance for what the indiyidna
reaps and acquires by his labor
4 than IN any other nation on eaitil
(. This Is what has made Aneric
great. has caused people TO fiocl
t, 10 these shores from every point o
! the globe---to the land Of promls
I TO the individual,
; The platform and program
q khtHN htN phlAh~H p''P'NN =" Nfff'b
or destroy all this They favor re-
moving our constitutional Limitation
apon the power OF the government
both In the nation and In the state
they also favor changing the pla
or frame OF government as II not
exists DO we want these changes
Before we answer this question, IL
= as read and study our present sy'
q lem ~ that we may answer intell
J. gently; 80 that We may be. as
o great Judge said OF the people q
b Vermont just one century agt
n Every man. woman and child
Vermont" he said. knows the col
u stitution OF his state by heart
Is One OF the Plain People