Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-02
Peace Era F orecast
In Harding's Speech
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England traditions had played in de
velopment of the nation. He also
took occasion to deplore the com
mon tendency to concentrate gov.
ernmental authority in Washington
and to reafirm his faith in religion
as an essential element of good gov
ernment.
The president said in part:
: 1T is not too much to say that the
three centuries which have passed
since men of our race came here to
found new state have been the most
momentous and the most pregnant in
all the progress of human kind.
Seat of Democracy. =
"To this and the Virginia shore
were transplanted the seeds of rep
resentative democracy, the new ideals
of nationality through association
and representation and there has de-
veloped seemingly the most de-
pendable form of popular government
ever witnessed in the world.
whether we reflect on the re-
straints upon freedom which the
fathers imposed, or measure the
broader liberty under the law Of to-
day, here began the reign of de-
pendable public opinion which un-
failingly is the law of higher civil
ization. ~-!
"No one will ever dispute the large
part New England played in the
rearing of new standards of free
dom. The early struggles here were
contemporaneous with the making of
modern British constltutionalism and
the new world beacon was an in
centive and an inspiration across the
sea and today, old world and new,
join in rejoicing at the ends achieved.
The beginning Of the American revo-
luton may fairly be traced back the
larger part of century from the
date we commonly fixed for it to
the great town meeting in the Old
South Church, to which was sub
mitted the question whether the
colony would assent to the charter re-
organization that the king demanded.
Planted Political Freedom.
"If the idea Of religious freedom
had little to hope for from the effort
of the stern old fathers to set up a
theocracy in New England the ideal
of political freedom found here
particularly fertile soil in which to
gerrninate.
"The clash between a theocratic
tyranny on this side and political
tyranny on the other resulted in the
destruction of both, to the vast
betterment of every human interest
Hand of men alone did not build
what was founded here; it was but
the visible sign, the human symbol of
a purpose, which we may not under
stand, but for whose benehcence all
men must give tribute of praise and
voice undying gratitude.
"The English speaking race had
hardly established itself in true
as the foremost exponent
Of liberal institutions when it began
to distribute itself among the wilder
nesses of the earth. 1t has carried
its ideals wherever it has set its
standard. 1t has won recognition of
these ideals as the basis of social con-
duct, of community relations
the world. Its work is
not finished, but. pray God, it has
come triumphantly through its de-
termining ordeal. 1t comes forth
from that test nerved and heartened
Ior further tasks; confident, assured,
reliant. None question either its place
,r its right of leadership; few doubt
It's destiny to establish, under that
divine guidance which it has ever
recognized the splendid structure OF
human brotherhood in peace and TN
Prevent Capitalization.
"Just as the Pilgrims had prac.
ical mind for material things amid
Elective pursuit of their higher ideals,
10 must we with our inheritance.
"Just as these fathers drew to-
yether toward ample authority to
make the nation and still preserve
he freedom of those who compose
t, so must we guard against the
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