The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-01-24
THE PRESS AND PUBLIC OPINION

Of Independence we're to utter such
n sentiment today, the poytoffice de-
partment could exclude him from
The mail, grand jurles could indict
him FOR ardiiion and criminal -yndi-
caiism. legislative committees could
seize his private papers " search
them for evidence Of b~olshevism. n
United states senators would be ciam-
orlnE for his deportation on the
ground that he had been tainted with
the rihaid doctrines uf the French
revolution NJ should be- sent back
TO live with The rest % THE terrorlstH.
Thus the political philosophy Of
one generation becomes the political
hnathema Of another.
NOV ] am much disposed 10 agree
with Iofferson'H dlctum on the moral
duty Of resistance 90 government IN
less u Is a~buntantiy qualified Never
| tbeiess an the iinerties tInt W hold
today have come from resiainrice 10
government, nnI most OF them were
won BY blood and iron. Thanks 10
tho men who were willing Ia chal-
lenEe authority and die for liberty,
We. their political heirs. have been
armed witt newer ana better
weapons.
40 Abraham Lincoln the issue 81
Tho civii war was very simple. ~
was that among free men there can
he no succc.rful apseal from the
ballot 10 the bullet. There w are
ON solid ground. Win universal sur
frnFe thar Is a foundation which eam
never be shaken. aud we can build
on u In complete confidence. lnupr
meo Institutions Whatever q be
taken 10 the ballot box has the IN
aienahle right TO make It's appeal to
the ballot box. Whatever denies the
final authority Of the ballot hoS T. 81
challenge q the republic and that
alone Is % challenge.
This standard Of Judgment can be
applied 10 an the unrest and dlscon-
tent % which the country is now sub
jctted. In so FAR ue ~discoutent APP
peals directly to violence there b. an
abundance Of law - meet Il " pubic
officials. municipal, state and federal
will discharge the commonplace
duties OF their Offices. In 80 far a.
llt appeals To- public opinion and tae
ordinary processes % representative
government. wc need not be disturbed
for the safety ~ the republic unless
we lack faith In popular institutions
and helievc that ct heart the Ansori-
can people are Destitute NJ sense and
sanity and incapable OF self rule
Tine policy Of repression that mas
heen generally adopted hy governors,
mayors and pole" orficihts-in some
eases hv ederu authority -tu mcel
ithis ~prupnrauda 81 radicullsm b. fatai.
Two thousand years ~ history hear
witness 30 it, f0liv. Nohody ever
succeeded in bstterinE the weather
hy putting the thermometer In IAN.
aud nobody will ever remoN the
cause uf unrest and discomfort 10y try
ing to suuuress their manifestations.
Be-t Test of Truth
Justice Holmes Of the United
States supreme court recently saii
in q dissenting opinion IN a seditiun
ease that the best test OF the truth
lis the power of thc thought TO get
itself accepted in the competition OF
the market That viii always re-
main thc best tcSt OF truth. and We
ran not AFFORD TO tnmper with a.
however strong the immedbitc provo
ca tion may be. nor can We anord 10
suppress that competition,
I'm a speech delivered In Carnegie
Hall last week u very eminent New
York lawyer, Mr.. Henry W. Tart.
complained that the department Of
Justice was shifting To the states the
duty ~ prosecuting radicals. nud
nsked. Bun h. not the protection of
I American people against revolution
AIRY ~uropagnnda peculiarly within the
function Of the federal government
The protection Of the people against
crime and violence and tho dcstruc-
lion OF property b. an elementary
function Of government But govern
meut protecting the Americap people
against revolutionary propaganda is
"a new manifestation OF paternnl att
thorlty. wonder what old sam
Adams would say to thptH Or Pit
rick Henry on benjamin Franklin,
win his grim Joke about hnuEinE to-
gcthcr or hanging separately or
Thomas Jefferson or George
Warrington or an the rest Of that
/. usNNT RHNuTUHuF tnm Nf TNnNNN vim Ia
their defiance Of George IN. pledged
their lives and their fortunes and
thor sacred honor
This theory that n Is the duty
of government To project the people
from propaganda h pruFsianism. II
wus the gospel OF his imperial ma
icsty. he German kaiser. PROTECTING
people from revolutionary propa-
ganda was ono of his most sacred
functions. Now there Is no impcrlal
majesty and NO German kaiser, and
no Recommendation and no d.
vine right. Autocrntir Russia saw
tho doctrine In It's fullest flower. and
10 was eventually followed by tho
most horrible. the most CHASTITY, h,
the most degrading revolution known
to human history. Significantly
enough, no sooner was this new ~
ranuN established than Lcnine and
Troizky proceeded IN their turn 10
. NNNA'fN NNf l''NfNf ~ hAA ANh NANAAANNNaAN y
propaganda 10y supprcssing all Tia
EulshtNist newspapers.
Revolution hy J%surpatiOn.
Either the people are ~ to gov
ern or they are not. II they are ni
10 govern 10 is no function Of gov
eminent to protect them iron any
Kind OF propaganda. They VIII pro-
tcct themselves. That capacity FOR
self protection In the very essence OF
selt-EuNerumcnt without b popular
institutions are incuuceiNublo. and th,
moment that "a republican form 81
government sets Itself up ~ the
nursomuid OF the people. To train
their immature minds 10 suit It's ow .
purposes ana tu guard them from all
influences hat u considers contain
mating. we already have n revolution
and Il revolution backward. Il revulu-
tion by u%surpation.
How Is there To he ans public
opinion az an IL government b. tn
be the finnl arhitct ut political tho
ories and economic doctrines
Whom government. undertakes Ca
regulate opinions the burden of proof
must always rest upon IT, n history
teaches any lesson whatever. its les.
son IN that the most dangerous and
futile OF an methods OF combating or-
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