The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-17

To-day ~ the anniversary osoonc Of tho most moment
Gus events In American history for that matter ono
OF the most momchtous events In the history of inc
world on September 4, l7S7 tn" immoHaS ot the
constitutional convention ratified. their handlw"N'
signed the articles or federation ana ordered the docu
ment To be laid before the congress to be suhmliieu
to the people for their ratification or rejection
Lot us say at once that the men who wrote the
constitution were not trying TO follow tho crowd they
were trying TO mould public opinion and give h'
people what they needcd-and In that statement "'
an historic truth find greatest cause Tor teuc'''-
ton today. The spokesman Of a certain faction ot
the convention O. faction he said, that never non
orei Itself by signing the documenp said, Unless y'"
wr te into this consttution popular fallacies to
fool and please the people the constitution will never
bo adopted oh yes: had dcmaEogucs in those
DAYS AS well as today, But they were In the minority
then.
George washington who was In the chair replied
to this dishonest appeal; ut is too probable that no
plan we propose will be, adopted perhaps another
dreadful conflict be sustained; II. TO please the
people we offer what Ourselves disapprove, how
can we afterwards defend our work. Let us rails"
A standard to which the wise and honest can repair
the event is in the hands Of God"
II * impossible to read the words OF Washington
without being filled with wonder at the almost super
human authority OF the man. Dd no possess an ami
y dvtne-that enabled him to pierce the ven Of the
future Ind foresce the march of national events u
not thln how shall explain the fact that every
advisory word he uttered more than hundred years
ago meets tho cSlgenccs Of today with an aptness
that few men of the present generation hce TO h''
with the situation, can employ
Tho robuke he gave the domaEogues OF the convon-
ton rings In thunder across the intervening years
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and hon"Ht
can repair" srikes directly to the heart ~ our
present necessities It did in the vital hours Of the
great convention And It's concluding philosophy the
event is In the hands OF God" cylnccs faith IN the
bsnetcence Of divine being and Willingness to 'r
copt defeat while standing for principle chat would
vastly honor the leaders Of our time.
Today there In an awakening interest u this basic
law Of our land that almost he termed a con
stItutiona renaissance. People beginning to real
ze that we have been drifting away from It's securities
and sauctuacs years and that ahead OF uH unless
we change our direction open and unchartod sea
filled with all the dangers It designed to protect
us from We have almost become government OF
indivduals-usurpors Of power; instead of q gdvcrn-
ment Of law We have listened too closely TO the
demarogucs who loudly and coqucnty proclaim the
Sovereignty Of the masses and their right to rule un
restricted. instead ~ continuing 90 lean ON the con
stuuon wherein the people imposed upon Themselves
certain checks that made and make mob law Inn
possible. And. supreme danger ~ ol thoro Is abroad
In our land au eloquent voice indirectly attacking this
covenant of our un,rti,s-,ls insignia pf national
conscousnc=- urrur ua I'm ,he name Of humanity
to depart from pIcp"pts and merge our racial aa-
pirations and glorious history with tho brh,r1us. tho
ncentious the Jealous the obvious tho black Che r,i
and the yellow races OF au tho earth
There IS a feeling cStont throughout ,hr length and
breadth Of America that wc u a. people stand where
tho way parts The one leads on TO this vista which
the in,srnauonalss paint with rainbow nuos and tho
end is not IN sight Against II we havo been warmed
It he ,ya mo Of tI