The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-04-05

lative bodies, it might easily happen
that a committee of aliens would de-
termine the action of members of the
New York legislature. Qualification
is the very essense of this question,
and the judiciary committee has es-
tablished to the satisfaction of the
great majority of the people of the
state that these socialists by their
pledge to support their own constitu-
tion have disqualified themselves to
take and keep the oath to support the
constitution of the state.
The right of representation has
been invoked and the action of the
majority of the committee is attacked
for denying that right to large num-
ber of persons in the state who vote
as socialists. In any republican form
of government the right of represen-
tation must be exercises under condi-
tions. The conditions are clearly laid
down, but the socialists have chosen
to set up conditions of their own, in
compatible with those established and
observed by the majority of the peo-
pie. To insist that the members of
this organation, who openly aim at
the destruction of the government iii
it's present form and at the over
throw of the existing social organi-
Zation, have a right to take part in
the making of the laws is to insist
that the constitution of the state of
New York provides the means for its
own destruction. 1t ought to be clear
to every reasonable mind that no in
stitution, celestial, terrestrial or IN
fernal, could be successfully conduct
ed on these principles. Every gov
ernment, every constitution, on the
contrary, provides for it's own defense,
maintenance and continuance, and
Furnishes attempts at overthrow. No
sane people would extend sanction and
encouragement to organizations
cherishing such purposes, by giving
them equal standing and recognition
with political parties loyal to the con-
stitution and to the country.
This republic has been established
140 years. The social organization o1
the people of the United States is
much older. The vast majority OF
them are content with their constitu
ton, their laws, their government
with their society as it now exists
They are free people, they are re
solved to maintain their freedom, a:
any revolutionary group rash enough
to challenge them will discover. The!
have no mind to submit themselves t.
the rule of a small minority aiming t.
establish a very different form o
government, to make and to enforc
laws which would destroy freedom a
we know and enjoy it. If the mem
bers of the socialist party of Amer
lea feel aggrieved at the action takel
: against some of their members at Al
bany, the remedy lies in their ow1
hands. They have not become Amer
leans, they do not understand Amer
lean institutions or know what lib
erty is. They have formulated an
profess set of principles abhorren
7 to the vast majority of Americans.
: they wish to enjoy the full rights @
= citizenship which thus far they hav
l abused, it behooves them to max
, themselves worthy of the grant,
= put aside their disloyal aims. thei
practices and principles which are nc
/ Cnly un-American but are detested b
D Americans. Let them become merge
in the common body of citizenship
t obedient to the laws and TO the col
t stitution. Then they viii be free [
: take part in lawful political activftie
e to sit in legislative chambers and
e exercise their influence in making ar
: changing laws in the same manner s
= that influence is exercised by otht
= Americans.
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