Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-04

nine bills before the two houses of Con-
gress proposing amendments to the Con-
stftution. and the end Is not yet. The
great men who framed that instrument
little thought or what is happening to-
day. 1t never occurred to Daniel Web
ster that the Constitution needed re-
vision. and when, eloquently defending 1t.
he uttered those famous words, Lib
erty and union now and forever. one
and inseparable," that great statesman
had faith that under the Constitution OF
the fathers those great blessings would
be preserved to our people
Under that old Constitution the wars
of the republic have been fought the
rights of our people have been main
tanned. millions Of bondsmen have been
emancipated. and freedom given to other
millions from the tyranny of cruel rulers
Under the same Constitution we and they
are guaranteed the full rights OF citizen
ship, notwithstanding to some extent
those rights are being denied. But IL we
remain true to the doctrine of that I'm
mortal instrument and the principles of
the Declaration of Independence existing
wrongs will sooner or later be righted.
and all will rejoice in the enjoyment OF
the full measure of civil, religious and
political liberty.
"I sometimes wonder. as I read the
demagogic attacks upon our institu-
lions, how large a proportion Of our peo-
pie really appreciate the greatness of our
country and the value of its institutions.
In his recent address before the gradu-
ates of Brown University, Chief Justice
White of the Supreme Court of the
United States uttered some timely words
on that point. Listen to the great Chief
Justice:
look around in this great land to-
day. Where is there country like this?
The world has never seen the equal Of
1t, and the world will never see its en-
durance If the American people forget the
foundation principles of their free insti-
buttons, because of what they imagine to
be an evil here and an evil there, and
seek to pull down the pillars of the tenn
pie in order that they may destroy what
they suppose to be a rat within the
house.
LET us frown down this attempt
which is growing in the land. Many
thoughtless persons today suppose that
everything that is wrong is wrong In the
institutions, when without the tnstitu-
tons there would be no right and every
thing would be wrong
Words of Truth and soberness.
These are words of truth and sober
ness. which may well be commended to
the serious and thoughtful consideration
of many men in public life today
Where is there a country like this?'
asks the learned Chief Justice. Just
think of it. We lead the world in wealth,
in manufactures, in agriculture and In
mining. and 1t has been stated that the
United States contributes 40 per cent of
all the money that is used in the world
for educational purposes. Our estimated
wealth is over one hundred and seven
billions of dollars. We produced last
year in our factories, our mines and on
our farms forty billions of products, OF
which We consumed about thirty EIGHT
billions and exported over two billions.
In addition to this we imported and con-
sumed one billion eight hundred MILLIONS
from foreign lands. Truly. where is there
country like this?
But in the midst of all this prosperity
there are clouds on the horizon. I'm
sound doctrines are being preached, agi-
tators are abroad in the land, political
hysteria exists to an alarming extent
nefarious business. But as a great news
paper has recently said, the tide Of pat
ent medicine craftsmanship appears to
have reached the high-water mark. There
are signs Of returning sanity. The time
has come when there should be a cam
paign of education to lead the people out
of the fog and the bog of demagogism
on to the frmer ground Of real states
manship. May we not hope that the
Chief Justice has sounded the keynote
of the new era? He has truly intimated
that the world has never seen a nation
which has meant SO much for humanity
as has the United States. Let US correct
the ills that assail us, but let US do 50
without destroying the foundations of
such a noble structure.
"And in all our efforts to preserve our
institutions let us not forget the strong