The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18

arena of strife, each added year i'm
presses the writer more and more with
TWO thoughts The first, that the
south represented shat constitutional
law by which the builders OF our ma
ton not only sought to secure tn.
right of tho Individual against no
matter how great tho majority. but
as thoroughly as possible TO conform
the law of this country 10 tho de-
mands OF Almighty God; whiic on tho
other hand the North was tho repre-
sentative OF that doctrine OF majority
fat which utterly subverts tbs law OF
the Creator
Tho second, that while the South
lost" that loss was purely tho ana
logue of tho defeat which came to Him
who, for our sake. was crucined. dead
and buried" and therefore tina. 10 us
of the South the result OF the var was
merely that crucifxion which right
must inevitably undergo ere right pro-
vail and must DO looked upon as our
divcstaition from those human pas-
sions which would mtl!tat. against
our ultimate success In that duty
which strictly belongs to and cannot
be faithfully performed ny any other
section OF this nation than that which
spranE from the mother of the colo
nies--n duty 10 which our defeat and
our sufrarinEs We're but the necessary
step In our education and our growth.
Fortunately moro than third o.
century passed among the Northern
ers has enabled the writer, now at a.,
age al which logical deduction should
aid tho Are OF youth to closely scruti-
n!Ze and carefully measure those con
ditions which exist !n this section OF
the nation and trace them TO their
cause, not with any intention OF un-
duly animadverting on that which ap-
pears to .,hc irrational. but purely for
the purpose OF aiding IN the substitu-
tion OF that which Is right for that
which Is wrong.
In the State OF Pennsylvania the
Constitution makes certain strong and
definite provisions for the preserva-
ton of the right OF tho Individual. and
to that end Article ]. deals solely with
that subject. and closes with the fol-
lowing section:
Section %. To guard against trans
gress!ons of the high powers which
we have delegated We declare thar
everything In this article is executed
out of tho general powers Of govern
ment and shall forever remain invio-
late"
This Article l. IS therefore the Mag
m Charta OF the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania. and It's first section
reads:
"All men are born equally free and
Independent. and have certain Inherent
and indefcasiblc rights. among which
are those of enjoying and defending
life and liberty. Of acquiring, possess
ing and protecting property and repu-
tation, and of pursuing their own
happiness"
In the North 'Taw" has reached the
point whore It IS regarded rs nm In
strument by which others may be
penallzed. n position utterly MT vari-
ance with our old time Southern view.
which accorded both with the law OF
God and the logical deduction OF man
that law was that expression OF tho
right OF tho individual which should
guide him in his course of action to-
ward all other beings.
As result, directly in defiance of
the provisions OF this basic article.
statutory enaotments have been placed
on record which utterly violate the
letter as we'll rs the spirit of tho
Constitution.
For example. enactments having rs
their basis the assumption that "po-
Icing powers OF an Incorporated CITY
may extend literally without r.stric-
tion.1,ave secured the prosecution and
punishment OF citizens merely on On
Formation n course directly and spe-
cinca1ly interdlcted by Section 10.
A woman Of eightynve years OF
age. formerly Of wealth. but now with
out a known relative. and In aotcot
secured from the owners of
large building the right to occupy
chair on a broad pavement directly
against tho building wall, where she
secured her livelihood by the sale OF
shocstrings..
Under policing enactments the
owners o. the building. although their
freehold extends to the centre OF the
roadway. werc prohibited from allow
ing tho use Of this chair, and the in
firm gentlewoman was compelled to
continue in motion, and was inter