The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-11
MUST MAINTAIN
u. S. INSTITUTIONS
Or We Shall Have No For
eign Relations, He
Pointed Out

ests OF all her people at nome anu pei
form ungrudgingly all her duties
abroad"
1T is well TO keep in mind, he said,
'that unless we maintain our domestic
institutions we shall have no foreign
relations, unless we cherish liberty and
prosperity at home We cannot provide
or defend them abroad. The welfare
we seek is ever the welfare of America,
and if not of America alone, certainly
of America first.
1T is for the purpose OF advancing
that welfare that citizens associate
themselves in parties. If ! were asked
to state the purpose of the Republican
party in two words, ! should say
sound government.
That party has been peculiarly the
custodian and defender of our constitu
tion. No problem arising from the war
calls more urgently for solution than
how to return to and maintain eonsti-
tutional government There are two
dangers which will always threaten our
constitution. One is autocracy the en-.
croachment of the executive. 1t rs ever
easy for an individual to believe him
self divineiy chosen to save the people.
Such salvation is always sought by re-
tlieving them of the responsibilities OF
their freedom, taking over the direc-
tiou of their affairs, assuming their
government for them, oblivions TO the
great fact that il there is any saliva
tion for the people it will come only
by reason of the people governing
themselves under and in accordance
with their own constitution.
when the war began the American
people granted powers 20 the executive,
the like of which were exercised by no
other person or earth. Those powers
have not yet been surrendered Under
them, so far as | can Judge, the power
exists To put draft into effect to-
morrow and impress our citizens to be
sent to fight anywhere in ahe world.
1t is not enough to say this will pot
be done. | object TO tho existence OF
any such powers in time of peace. The
only agency now seeking TO bring this
condition to a close is the Republican
party.
The independence of the congress
must be preserved II is not the for
tune of legislatures TO be popular. they
do not catch the public fancy. Being
human, they may err. But no legisla-
tion ever usurped the liberties of a
country. and no country ever lost its
liberties until its legislative Representa-
.tiyes had been stripped of their inde-
,.o,Jau.a aud THAR pnwpr
Grave Assaults on Government
System.
There are grave assaults being made
on our system of representative gov
crnment BY mihorites organized for
special purposes Their motives are
personal qualification and private IN
terests rather than the public welfare.
There l. no objection TO these minori-
ties because they are minorities. The
rights Of minoTities are a. sacred as
tlfe rights Of maiorities. They come
under censure because they consider
nothing but themselves.
There are other influences at work
in America. as there are throughout the
world. more evil and more sinister.
In general they make the same claim.
They propose 10 relieve the people
from all the burden Of maintaining
their own freedom and their own in
dependence. ! do not deny that this
can be done. But il is \ contradiction
in terms to suppose il ran be done and
.nny independencc and freedom remain.
III these influences prevail clViliza
tion ends and barbarism begins. With
them death and destruction walk hand
in hand. For the present population OF
America can only be kept alive by an
orderly use Of the powers Of modern
inventions and the use Of great ae-
cumulatious Of capital, Unless this
order Is maintained famine would de-
strov our country in thirty days.
The means by which these intiu-
cnces work is propaganda. always an
appeal 10 discomfort. 10 envy or worse.
They deny every principle Of civiliza
tion. They would supplant sll good
with evil. Against this proposal to
conRscate civilization all good citizens
must Join in resistance"
Governor Coolidge said that ;he Re
publican party always had sought 70
encourage business enterprises.
Prosperity Is contagious, he con
tiuUed. There is no power hat can
prevent an increase Of capital. Irre-
spective Of it, ownership. increasing
the welfare Of the peoplG. j always
provides more employment, increased
wages and raises every standard Of lit-
ing
He called for = continuance ot "the
American spirit the spirit of independ-
ence. Of courage Of self assertion and
high ambition. IN shop and factory. n
mine and hank. on the farm and on
the railroad. and in the administration
IF our government. He praised the
new railroad Law as "a great oonstruc-
Tive piece Of legislation.
But Re went on neither uonsti-
iutional government nor well ordered
liberty nor sound banking. npr the
American spirit. nor good railways
ran insure our national prosperity IN
les there can ~ an end % bnih public
and private eNtrs7agsnoe The waste
u public money during the past few
vesrs surpzsses the Imagination. TIE
rrraf establishments organized o. pros
erute the war ny the rxecaiite arm
of ths government have uot 80 hecn