Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-28
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public and press to expose false doc trines and answer seditious arguments American institutions can stand discus sion and criticism, only if those who know bear for them the testimony of the truth Such repression and such tes : timony should be forthcoming that the uninformed may come to a full realiza- tion that these seditious efforts are not for their welfare, but for their complete economic and political destruction. Government in Hands of People.
 ''The government of the nation is in the hands of the people, when it is ad-
 nlinistered in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution, which they have adopted and ratified, and which measures the powers they have granted to their public officers, in all it's branches, where the functions and duties of the three CO., ordinate branches, executive legislative judicial are separate and distinct and neither one directly or indirectly exer- cises any of the functions of either of the others. Such a practice and such a government under the Constitution of the United States it is the purpose of our party to reetsablish 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 it, the | people.
 Public Will Must Prevail.
 l Another source of the gravest public concern has been the reactionarv ten l dency to substitute private will for the public will Instead of inquiring what | the law was and then rendering it full | obedience, there has been a disposition 1 on the part of some individuals and of 1 groups oinquire whether they liked the | law and if not, to disregard it, seek to override it, suspend if, and prevent it's
 execution sometimes by the method of l direct action. for the purpose of secur- l ing their own selfish ends. The observ- ance of the law is the greatest solvent of public ills. Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where | in nature any rights ever existed or were recognized, until there was estab- l lished for their declaration and protec- l tion a duly n.onu! 8 ated body of cores bonding laws The march of civilization l has been ever under the protecting age l is of the law. It is the strong defence of ] the weak. the ever present refuge of in- nocence, mighty fort ess of the right 1 eous One with the law is a majority. While the law is observe the progress 1 of civilization will contnAa When such ] observance ceases, chaos and the ancient night of despotism will come again. lIJ- i erty goes unsupported or relied T. its en- tirety on the maihtell~nca of order and 1 the execution of the law
 High Prices
 If the great conflict has disturbed our political conditions it has caused i an upheaval in our economic relations, ! The mounting prices of all sorts of commodities has put well night un- i bearable burden on every home. Much of this is beyond relief from law but the forces of the government can and must afford a considerable rem edy.
 The most obvious place to begin retrenchment is by eliminating the eX-
 travagance of the government itself. In this the congress has made a com mendable beginning, but although the
 congress makes the appropriations, the
 departments make the expenditures,
 which are not under legislative but
 executive control. The eXtravagant
 standards bred of recent years must be