El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-01
GOING BACK TO THE CONSTITUTION
DOES NOT MEAN BEING REACTIONARY|

THESE are critical times for liberty all over the world
In Asia the forces Of disoord running not with
eryhug considered saced BY human society It IS
law Of nature and Of morals that license not only not
freedom but later conravenes It. Such trusm
prevails In many minds that the essence Of freedom Is the
privilege Of doing what everybody Pleases Lit the law
day night here IN Fl Paso and within three hours the
city would be shambles. So We don't want that and
We must make every reasonable sacrifice and some that
not reasonable to forfend IT,
In reacug from the radical menace, however must
exercise great caution The cry Of "bac to the cousi-
tution OF back 70 the good old days" worthy and
attractive slogans, capable Of existing and coordinating
the constructive elements of the country into formidable
defence against the ensaughts Of the crimson hosts Our
country can't stray very far away from the constitution
and the principles which gave II birth without danger
But the cry Of back to the good old days IS going to
enlist among its many noble and salwart advocates not
few 70 whom Il has entirely different meaning. Il
is this very class Of reactonares that originated the
ment which, when It gained momentum, catapuied our
So TO this camp have N fact and great
has become honor Of the thing have seen at close
range n all its grossness, that even warning against
the reaeo1ary Vlo IS as great menace to our country
the widest RADICAL is often mistaken for challenge
from the throat Of Lenine himself
To be more explicit must not IN the peu nell Of
scampeng back 10 the rocbotom days Of gore destroy
the really progressive additions national life which
have evolved through more than century Of exPer
iencs with government making We must remember that
forefahers Of the revolutionary days looked back
generation 70 what they considered the good old days
and their f0rebears N turn looked back Indeed the look
ing backward habit Is ancient the race itself We
must not look too far back. Renaissance, nationally
~
The constitution Of the United States unlike the ten
Commandments and the bsatitudeS Is human instrument
wonderful IS i IS This marvellous product Of marvellous
minds must nevertheless undergo certain and various
ransmutaous through the years has during the past
By means Of Amendment II must be ever borne IN mind
that is made for 20 rs guide u.s. and that
i is not and intended 70 be despotic master
The constitution made for the people Of America and
not ne people Of America for tbs constitution.
We don't want 10 90 back 10 the time When only per
Of certain religious faiths could hold office when
going % church compulsory when and chill
dreu under "a could Be worked = hours week in fac
torres
We don't want to 20 back TO the tine when there were
primaries and handful Of men chose our public Off
Gals foT without much lookn for the majority
Of TIE people
We dent to 90 back to the days Of the whipping
the stocks and When not only could not
vote when she could be legally hassed By her hus
band with rod no larger thar a mans thumb.
No. there many things don't want to 20 back 70.
We do want 70 60 back to the broad general principles Of
the constitution and do away with many Of
have acquired But when stop 70 think seriously
what want do realize that prefer 20 foT-i
ward and hack and with US the best Of the
past and as little as possible Of the bad.
Now that Ke1ensky Is working in an English beansryl
he probably viii be referred to as has bean
SIHiners must be encouraging women candidates to
throw their hats in the rng
Hatred OF Germany has subsidized to the point whsre It
is permissible to eat sauerlraut.
It Is getting that the bosrdeIs saying;
please pass the buck"
Too many Americans believe that all Of the angels are
one side Of the Rio Grands.
An unasrtakers cocktail is glass of wood alcohol with
nail IN Il.