Evening journal., 1920-01-05
NEW YORK Innrnrr 3 ia2l

TO The Editor OF The Evening journal

] NEW AOflht JHlWdIN y, lJEU.
10 The Editor OF The Evening Journa
Wilm ngtOn, Dell
Sir: Making the citizen the sovereig
instead Of the State or It's head. wa
Am rlca's Immortal contribution TO Ia
growth Of liberty.
Because OF this an American IL no
the creature Of the State or It's head
but both are themselves the creature
] OF the citizen. Tho only pow rs the,
weld the citizen has lent them; Will
they are his servants In fact es well a
In name.
This wo have come too near 10 for
! getting; 10 is time som one arose q
| assert again the rights OF citizenship
and TO call to account those who haylni
I been elected 10 perform the functions
1 or government seek TO grasp also the
prerogatlvos OF SOY reignty.
Because / cherish the dignity OF citi
zenship; because I refuse by the nc.
quiescence Of silence 10 surrender any
OF its prlvlleg 8, or by lnac.iOn TO con.
done infractlons Of the Constitution. by
means OF which only we hold fast tc
our liberties, ! have sent TO the mem
berg or The .ew York delegation In the
House Of Repres natives, at Washing
ton tho following petition for the i'm
peachmeni OF the President:
Among the charges set forth In the
Declaration OF Independence. against
George III. It Is alleged that
He has combined with Others 10
subject US to a jurisdiction foreign
to our constitution. and unacknowl-
edged by our laws; giving his assent
10 their acts OF pretended leglsla-
tlOn." and that "He has excited
domestic Instructions amongst us.
and has endeavOr 10 bring on the
inhabitants OF our frontiers the
merciless Indian savages whose
known rule Of warfare is an undls-
tlnguished destruction az MI ages
sexes. and conditions"
Because OF these. and other acts of
tyranny, tn re followed tho Revolu-
tionary War, out OF which eventually
emerged a union OF the thirteen colon
les. bound togeiher by o contract called
the Constitution Of the United States
under which tho powers of gOvernm Mt
were separated into three distinct parts.
so wisely held asunder by established
barriers that they could not lawfully be
gathered again into th. hands OF one
man to be used by him for the re-es-
tabllshment OF tyranny, against which
the colonies had revolted.
Under this contract the United States
guarantee 20 each constituent State
three 'hlngs: A Republican form Of gov
eminent, in which the sovereign power
resides in The whole body Of the peo-
pie and Is exercised by their elected rep
resentatves; protection against inva-
8 on. and protection against violence. !
(Arl j Sec. d..
Ihe United States asree, also. that the |
right OF The people thereof " 10 keep
and bear arms shall not be infrlnged."
Second amendment).
Tho Constitution establishes. as the
-hree separate but coordinate ORGANS
ol gov rnment, the LEGISLATURE, compos-
ca OF the senate and House OF Represen-
latlves, the executive. in the person OF
me President and the judiciary.
1t charges the President with certain
iuties, which It defines and delimits
With clearness ana precision; and n
binds the President to perform there
iutes. and to conduct his offlce and
'omport himself, in conformity 10 the
provisions OF the following oath:
Il do sol mnly swear (or aflrml
that ! will faithfully execute the
office OF President Of the United
states and will TO the best % nv
ability preserve, protect, and defend
the Constitution Of the United Sates." }
art. 2, Sec. ~.
AS the President is charged with the l
Xecuton Of the laws, II Is his duty TO q
That the guarantees OF the Constitl- a
on are enforced. This duty requires u
nat shall himself refrain from COM
lifting such acts as tend 10 deprive OF d
leir sovereignty the peoples Of the z
ates; or 60 subject them to invasion al
domestic violence; or to abrldge their =
ght to keep and b ar arms. e.
The sovereign State Of New York en- T.
ed the Union in consideration OF the n
laranty Of the United State sthat they =
IilectiVey would carry out the pro 81
sions Of In Constitution. among W
hlch Is a provision requiring the Pres p'
ent Of the United States faithfully 10
ecute his office, and 20 preserve pro- z
ct. and defend the Constitution VI
As a citizen Of the stat Of New York df
now declare, upon information and 'C
lief that the President has failed
ithfully TO execute his Office. and that "
has not in good faith endeaVored 10 IN
eserva, protect and defend The Con- &c
Tuition Of the United States. That 3;
ting to the contrary, he has endea-
red 20 thwart, cOntraN enc. frustrate. 81
d defeat th Constitution and its DUR 'h
se if, among many, the following re- IN
ects: 20
ny The President by contriving with ne
hers to bring about. and aflxing his rs
nature to, 50 much Of the Treaty OF -
.Tsailles as embraces the Covenant o. ~
e League Of Nations, has deliberately n
tempted 10 subject the Congress- Of sa
e United States. in which sit the rep le
Of the several States and
cir ne Oples. TO a Jurisdiction foreign