The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-01

pie, Of the majority, sense Of re-
sponsibility Of every individual who
enjoys the privilege Of being an Amer.
lean. 1t means the equality Of all
those under the starry flag. The
quality Of, opportunity is more prom
inent in the U. S. than in any other
country in the world. These things
rest on fundamental law.
"Out of the constitution Of the Unit
ed States, our government has existed
for over 100 years. We must join
with Gladstone, in declaring that It is
the greatest instrument of funda-
mental government ever struck from
the brain Of man. SoQb say it is
old and not up-to-date. Some declare
it should be put out of the way by
amendment. Others say We ought
to\have courts to put it out Of the
way. That is not true. Consider the
remarkable adaptability Of our Con-
stituton. Drawn with such broad
lines, it fits today with remarkable
usefulness the needs of los millions
of people, with change of conditions
no mind with the imagination of a
poet would foresee."
He spoke Of the constitution of the
state, of Oklahoma which has been q
great joke. About the only thing
omitted in the Oklahoma constitution
was specifying that the bed sheets
in hotels should be ten feet long.
Liberty is great reservoir to
be divided among all to enjoy it and
the more to be divided among, the less
the enjoyment. The graeter the
community, the more the liberty Of
each must be curtailed. The anti
trust law was passed to make the
abuse of power subject to punishment.
"Those opposed to our form of gov
eminent are not attacking our. consti-
tuition, but the system by which men
may enjoy the earnings of their labor,
and who are prompted to effort by
the motive off gain. The right Of
property is to enjoy your earnings,
to increase production and to can a
reward. It encourages economy, in
dustry, thrift and invention"
Mr.. Taft says that the visionary
program Of the socialists is adapted
to angels but will never do for US.
Happiness is to be found in the
icy of service and the retrospect of
having served" he said.
"A man can't hold too much vir-
tue. 1t strains him and there has
got to be a reaction" was one of his
terse statements.
Speaking of wealth, he said, there
is line Of prosperity, below which
some people must be assisted and en-
couraged, SO that they may have an
abundance and not exert all of their
energy to provide for the necessities
of life. As to the millionaires, he
says their lives are usually such that
he would not care to exchange with
them.
Bolshevism will never work, he
said. In Russia they had clean
slate and adopted the Karl Marx the
DRY. Bolshevism is the hatred Of
the lowest class to stamp out every
other class, he said. It is directed
against those who by their energy
have lifted themselves by what they
have created. Those who have Gre
ated wealth have been subjected to
the most mental labor. The Soviet
republic is an outrage on the name
republic. Soviet means committee,
There are soviets Of soldiers, farm
ers and laborers. No member of a
Soviet dares be an employer, even Of
one man. Marx has denounced the
country farmer and does not even no.
tice him. The farmer has one vote
in the Soviet. The manual laborer
has 8 votes while the soldier has ten
times as many votes as the manual
laborer and 80 times as many votes as
the farmer. II should think that
would commend itself to state like
North Dakota" he said.
The speaker said he always noticed
that these radical reformers like the
need one man at the Head
with despotic powers to carry it thru.
At Wildwood Park, Mr.. Taft~spoke
for an hour or more on the League
Of Nations, discussing that subject
most comprehensively. He is for the
League with or without reservations,
evidently and criticised President Will
son for interfering with the treaty.
We are still at war with Germany, he'd
said, the Arnistice only being in
force. Holding up the treaty, inter-
feres with our business not only with
Germany but with the other countries.
Dur Allies have signified willingness
10 accept the League document with
The reservations proposed by the Sen
ate. The League may not be GER
tain guarantee against future war,