The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-09-18
WIDESPREAD interest TAX
en- by the people of Shoshone
county in the celebration Of the


one hundred thirty second an
niversary of the adoption of the con-
stitution is a matter of profound
qualification to every American, for
it proves beyond question that the
rights, privileges and benefits guar
anteed by that instrument are not to
be swept away by the clamor and as
sault from those who would supplant
just and orderly government by the
l0narchistic system that has brought
1Noeck and ruin to countries Of Eu-
rope. The response of the people to
the call to honor the anniversary of
the adoption of the fundamental law
is the best answer to those who have
hoped that the chaotic condition that
as prevailed since the great war would
shake the faith and loyalty of the
people. Through the energetic action
of Mrs. Barnes, county school super
intendent, special exercises were held
in the schools of the county yesterday
designed to impress the minds Of the
young with the meaning Of the consu-
tuition. Through the commendable
and characteristic patriotism of the
Elks, a copy of the constitution was
provided for every citizen of the
county, a splendid idea which cannot
fail to accomplish much good. Mass
meetings in honor of the constitution
were held yesterday afternoon and
evening at Kellogg, Wallace and Null
Ian, where inspiring speeches wera
made respectively by Charles. w.
Beale of Wallace, John L. Wiley of
Spokane, and Donald A. Callahan of
Wallace. The Miner is fortunate in
being able to reproduce a part OF Mr..
Callahans speech at Mullan. 1t was
splendid effort, abounding in elo-
quent tributes to the constitution, to
the fathers whose wisdom and fore
sight framed it, and its time proved
guarantees of equal justice to all
citizens under all conditions of our
national life 1t was practical ex-
position of the meaning of the con-
stitution, with special application to
the disturbed condition that prevails
today. Mr.. Callahan said in part:
The Charter of Our Liberties.
1--WE have entered upon tind& and
conditions of society which challenge
the grave consideration of all right
thinking men and women. The Worlt
has passed through an ordeal of fire
, and out of that ordeal it seems to have
emerged with old beliefs shattered
, kold conventions thrust aside an(
many mile-posts along the line OF
human progress utterly destroyed. Th
, peoples of all the earth appear to b.
/ cropping about in darkness to fin
some familiar land mark of the hap
: pier days before a mad autocrac
, plunged humanity in a dreadful car
nival of legalized butchery.
q "The individual who. after lon
! years of patient toll and struggle
!, finds himself through some suddel
misfortune stripped of all the thing
he had gathered by dint Of sarific
9 and suffering, falls into an abyss o
despair and often lacks courage to be
gin life anew. So, too, society, whicl
> had come so far along a fair road o
= progress and enlightenment, suddenl
= finding much of it's accomplishment
!, destroyed through ruthless wal
= stands amazed and despairing at tn
= prospect of reconstruction. The in
= dividual needs Ito feel that he has no
lost his honor before he can once NOR
9 commence the upward climb, and so
ciety must realize that it has save
its soul before it can find the courag
. for the tedious and trying task be
fore 1t.
"We Of America are meeting a.
over the land today to ascertal
! whether we still retain our honor an
n IL our soul he safe. We gather
# groups such as this to look for tn
a familiar landmarks which will sho'
II us that we are still on the road marke
r for us by the genius of the fathers
the republic. And as the mariner los
n on an UNKNOWN Sed tHIHS w thC po'
: star when all instruments OF sclenc
"a have failed him, so we Americans
"a this ocean of uncertainty and doub
= instictively turn to the charter OF oil
ia liberties and read once more the lint
v Of our constitution, penned by men
|. good henrt and high courage; of mob
N hopes and sublime faith one hundrt
,f and thirty-two years ago. This Is II
in occasion of our meeting and we shou
h be grateful indeed to those fello
is citizens Of ours who have made tn
"a nationwide observance possibilit
If The Price Of Liberty.
a "The world has gone far since q
te constitution was written, and no whe
st have such changes taken place
Sc here in our land Changes and ado
he tions to the constitution have be
vn necessary and these have been ma
en- in that orderly method Of amendme
r. provided by the document itself.
n greater tribute could be paid to t
OF work of the fathers of the constitute
of than to say Of 1t that 1t still means
er much to us as it did to them, that
re-. still breathes the spirit Of Washin