The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30

all OF us collectively. We are Joint
tenants I'm the sovereignty There
fore. " is not my individual viii rot
your individual VIII which il the law
all Of as.
''rhis bringn Us TO a confederation
OF the first important limitation
which we have placed upon the cxer-
else and enjoyment ~ our rights as
citizens. viz. the definite plan by
which we shall Nprcfs and make cf-
.fectuul thc collective VIII Of Amer
lean citizenship. We cali this plan
the constitution OF the United states.
That seme such plan IL necessary is
self evident. II would be impossible
for n hundred and ten million people
20 know their consensus OF opiuion
on any given subject, whether Il be
The choice of one Of their member
ms president, or the necessity FOR or
nature OF a law governing their
relations with one another. or to
make encctual that opinion, even u
known. Without the adoption Of some
such plan beforehand.
but the constitution Is not merely
a plan Of governmental organization
and operation; II a. "a guarantee 20
all Of us that certain OF our funda-
mental Individual rights cannot he
~ ~ W M' ~" ~ NN""HN
by others. This portion Of the con
stitutiun Is commonly referred 10 as
the bill OF rights. A. an example OF
thcsd guarantees we may take the
section relative to eminent domnt
which provides. iu erect, that. while
we may be required to surrender our
private property when needed for a
public use. We can not be- deprived
thereof until after due notice with
90. HA L.. NAAHN nnI a
loss Ne are paid just compensation
therefor. and this guarantee holds
good although the great majority may
Dee against us.
In the time which Il al.ottel me,
II would he impossible To discuss an,
or nuv considerable number. OF the
various limitations which we have
placed upon the exercise Of our in
diyidual rights and liberties. suffice
II TO SAY that the ideal toward which
wa are striving-or az least should he
striving is that We 30 limit ourselves
in the exercise Of our rights that the
snmc and equal rights Of others wiz
not thereby he intcrfcrred with. 7
want TO add that the use OF threats.
intimidation or force. or control Of "a
vital necessity, by any individual ur
class NJ individuals. for the purpose
OF gaining their selfish ends or de-
mauds. Be- not bringing us any nearer
to The attainment ct This Ideal
but perhaps oven these are not
without their good. Perhaps 10 has
taken pronteering and strikes and
|agitators to sir us M ga "a sense Of
our responsibility and duties aa citl-
zcus, u something is wrong Il should
be righted and We are the people Ca
do a. There IN NO use IN our trying
To SHIFT the responsibility to some
one else, for this responsibility rests
directly on our shoulders and we can't
shake II OF Right here IL should be
remembered. however. that ~ a
change Is needed In governmental NJ
faits. there are tust two mean by
which that change can be effected.
one is revolution aud the other is
evolution. and iu q government such
as ours, whore the people themselves
are sovereign, revolution has nu place
and it's advocates will not Dee t%ulcrtt-
Cd. The two greatest Toes which this
government has TO contend against
are indifference aud ignorance. u
W." succeed 700 overcoming these, the
SO-cullcd reds Wil find small favor
In America. where tho people are
sovereign, and where the will of the
sovereign Us the law Of the land