Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-27

Our war is over bot the duration
has just begun. We ar> confroutel
with serious proble1ls and we mus:
meet them as we 1nTs always met
any problems confronting us, by a
constructive, forward looking policy.
To-day there is general condition
of world instability; a curious spirit
of unrest. We find II even in this
country, although there is no special
reason for it here. 1t seems to have
come across the sea.
If we look over Europe to-day we
see this big red wave of so-called
Bo1shevism rolling westward; we see
it becoming more orderly as it goes
along. 1t has satiated itself with lust
with murder. with the destruction of
property. the destruction of govern
ment: everything that is bestial and
, indescribable. 1t is a destructive force:
. . in no way constructive. Tired now, il
is turning again towards order. as
, have all such movements throughout
, the worlds history. They arc peculiar
movements; they are destructive. They
serve no good purpose.
With the return of conditions of
stability has come an organization
military in character, and strong. The
Red armies are now we'll equipped, well
organized. and they are under able
leadership. They are headed west an |
no one knows just where they are GO
ing. This movement is causing great
unrest.
So we must look ahead. Now is our
time to stand steady: our feet on the
ground. our eyes on God, our ideals
high. Holding onto the constitutions
The constitution is the bulwark OF
our liberty. Holding onto the prin-
ciples and policies which have made us
what we are. This is no time for a
leap in the dark. We must plant our
foot firmly. We are going to progress,
but we must know where the road
leads on which we are travelling
Do not listen to any Of these
. dangerous agitators and superficial
: thinkers who think the time has come
, for something new. Now is the time
y above all others to stand steady. We
:, believe the world is in the end COM
u ing out Of the war better than it went
| into 1t, but there are no great new
= and unknown principles suddenly
u springing into life. Those who discover
I most that is now are those who know
= the least of what has gone before
IS DANGEROUS LEADERSHIP
S / think to-day the most dangerous
> men we have in public life are those
u men who are trying to advance them.
u selves by creating religious, racial OF
> class prejudice. Unhappily there are
81 some of that type, who are willing tc
T. | advance their interests and augment
i'1 their following at the expense of that
harmony and operation which we neec
in order TO meet the serious problems
.e confronting us.
,r We ought to forget and we must
,e forget that there ever was such &
t,.,,y ,yon he ;e
m we have done our part in it: our mer
It did more than well. They did splen
It didly. Every man, woman and chile
IT who did his or her best to help win thu
ID war is entitled to be considered ant
10 known as an American. Let's get rid o.
ID the hyphen: forget that men have beer
T. known as German Americans. Italian
s. Americans, or any other kind o
Americans, and remember only tha
"a they are Americans.
e. Our government rests upon certain yer,
ID simple basic principles. We maintair
D. that all men are equally endowed by thu
,e Creator with certain inalienablc rights
n- life. liberty and the pursuit of happiness
ir lour government is instituted 20 scc,r,
n these rights. SO We must see to Z :ha
le we have in this country:
N OUR GOVERNMENT
= First-A government under the constitu
y ton.
~ Second--Ciovnrn-nontal responsibility TO
n; justice In the broadcast sense in ma intain
"a ing the inalenable rights of the Ininorit.
,d and each individual composing H.
10 Third-A real opportunity for every citi
la zen to better his conditions in life ali,
Id the conditions of those dependent upol
H. him, by thrift. economy. industry, initia
o. tive. skill and ability. There must b
fn bn writ or-
s. must not establish a condition unde
us which the rewards of industry and idle
in ness, ambition and Indifference. in;elll
RI gence and stupidity, are the samo.
at Fourth-Thorc must be no Liscrmina
ne ton based on religion, race, occupato!
ne wealth or poverty, which results in add
go ing to or taking away from anyone
opportunity to participate in the govern
u ment of his or her country by vote
ee We w IT in Offices of high administra
to tive and executive authority men VIII
nd do not think they know 1t all. We wan
he men possessed of the inSinctve tenden
IL cies of Lincoln and Roosevelt. LincoI
It gathered about him men like Seward an
nd stanton, not because they were friend
OF his but because he was seeking me
n to help him save the Union. Roosevelt
he had with him men like John HAYS an
is Elhu Root, men OF conspicuous ability
nd Conscious of ting integrity of his purpose
and the honesty of his designs, !,
brought to his aid the very best me
~ of his time lie was not afraid of cor
petition. There was 10 thought of brinl
&C. ing about him men above whose head
.ad he would loom large He was lookiu
ol- Tor men who would really help him
Zoo building up the nation and conductin
I'd government on sound lines.
zoo BITDCEr SYSTEM
tie AS an aid in establishing a sound sy,
ly- TEN of estimates with resulting nations
de economy we must adopt an executive bu'
60 get system. There is nothing new abo,
GER budget system 1t is an old system
for European countries l used 1t with GOO
hit. results in Cuba % years ago. and it
las