The Washington times., 1920-07-27
DEMANDSLAW
Be RESPECTED.
Vice Presidential Nominee In
Notification Speech Aftirms
AmericaniSm Stand.
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distinct and neither one directly or
indirectly exercises any OF the
functions OF either OF the others.
Such a practice and such gov
ernment under the Constitution OF
the United States II is the purpose
of our party to re-establish and
maintain. All authority must be
exercised by those to whom it is
constitutionally entrusted, without
dictation, and with responsibility
only to those who have bestowed 1t,
the people.
aEND PROPERTY SEIZURE,
The property OF the nation is II.
the hands of the people when it
is under their ownership and control.
1t Is true that the control OF part
OF the property taken for war pur-
poses has been returned, but there
hangs over private nte'prise still
the menace OF seizure, blighting in
it's effect, paralyxing in Its result,
to the public detriment. But II
matters not whether property be
taken by seizure, or through the
and unnecessary expenditures.
there should be an end to both op-
erations. The reason is plain. Ulti-
mately the control OF the resources
of the people is control OF tn"
people. Either the people must own
the government or the government
our the people. To sustain gov
crnment OF the people there must
be maintained a property CT the
people. There can be no political
independence without economic in
dependence.
Another source of the gravest
public concern has been the reac>
tionary tendency to substitute pri-
vate will for the public will. In
stead of inquiring what the law
was and then rendering full obe-
dience, there has been a disposition
on the part of some individuals and
OF groups to inquire whether they
liked the law, and II not. to dis
regard it, seek to override 1t, sus-
pend it, and prevent it's execution,
sometimes by the method of direct
action for the purpose of securing
their own selfish ends.
MUST OBSERVE LAW.
The observance of the law is the
greatest solvent of public ills. Men
speak Of natural rights. but l chal-
lenge any one to show where In
nature any rights ever existed or
were recognized until there was es-
tablished for their declaration and
protection a duly promulgated body
of corresponding laws.
The march Of civilization has
been ever under the protecting
aegis Of the law. 1t is the strong
defense Of the weak, the ever pres
ent refuge of innocence, mighty
fortress Of the righteous. One with
the law is a majority. While the
law is observed the progress Of
civilization will continue. When
such observance ceases, chaos and
the ancient night of despotism will
come again. Liberty goes unsup-
ported or relies in its entirety on
the maintenance of order and the
execution Of the law.
There is yet another manifest dis
position which has preyed on the
weakness Of the race from it's in
fancy, denounced alike by the let
ter and the spirit of the Constitu-
tition and repugnant to all that is
American. the attempt to create
class distinctions. In its full devel-
opment this means the caste sys-
tenn, wherein such civilization as
exists is rigidly set and that elas-
ticity so necessary for progress, and
that recognition of equality which
has been the aim and glory Of our