The Brunswick news., 1921-08-09
GIVE FULL SUPPORT.

That citizen serves best his com
munity, his family and himself who
fist serves to the limit of his abili
ty and understanding his state and
country. And service to country
means vastly more than the payment
of taxes when due and supine accept
ance of edicts, ms ndates and laws as
they are placed of record. It means
full and yirile moral support Of court
and law and, when occasion demands
the application of every ounce of ply
sical power needed to maintain the
honor and dignity of state and nation.
These are not prudish statements
ground cut of what might be termed
by some as quasi sentimentalism, but
are founded upon wholesome re-
spect Sor law and order-the two ba.
sic fundamentals upon which the
state and condition of all society rests.
The News has never been extreme in
any Of its views; it is not imbued with
the least love for or appreciation OF
what We popularity term blue laws,
and it is out of sympathy with that
type Of legal procedure which springs
from the creative brain Of the peren-
nial politician who plays upon passion
and prejudice, often riding into Office
astride fad or fancy as it suits the nag
to be termed. But The News is dem
ocratic and it staunchly believes in
the enforcement of law through order
ly process.
Incidentally, there is no law on the
statute books of this or any other
state which when proven to be un
worthy, unwholesame and not want
ed by the masses but what will be re
pesled in due time. And, by the same
token, it can be seriously questioned
If there is a single law In either the
civil or criminal code of any state
which has the approval Of all citi
zens In this very fact can be found
the reason for democracy's triumphs
and the acceptance or rejection by
the people of the underlying principle
of majority rule. Odious laws are re
pealed inoffensive laws remain be
cause they do no real harm whilt
good laws, those measures which
work the greatest benefit to the great
est number are retaines by the, major
it'd. Americas democracy, WORKING
along these lines. has builded tho
greatest nation in the world, and We
will continue great IS long as we ad
here to this ideal government.
But there is an increasing tendencs
on the part of many to be lukewarm
and in some instances openly hostile
IN the very grave matter of laws en-
forcement In these parlous time
such an attitude might bring seriou
consequences to society at large, !
/. did not actually threaten destruc
tion to the fabric itself. Every Off
Ger Of the law OF whatever degree Il
entitled to the full moral support ane
of all citizens. Thesf
guarians of peace represent you
In the preservation of that ordei
which must obtain at all times IL W.
are to maintain the standard of civil
ization we now so proudly claim. Few
y Id servants OF the people can or vii
give theh full measure OF duty onc'
they are made to feel that their con
slituents are Indifferent of their sue
cess and wholly unmindful of Their
failures. Such viewpeint on thf
part of the community as a whole l.
to that community's highesi
interests.
nanally, Agery citizen should re
member that he is potential presery
er Of the peace. the right TO enjoy cit
izenshlp carrying this expressed obli
CATION. It should be patent to any
one. therefore. that If we fail in oui
moral attitude toward that hulwari
known as law and order that we sig
nally fail In one OF the highest duties
e. government, which means TO our
selves since we make and unmake
government. Every peace officer Is
entitled to every mans active coop
Grafton. Anything less than this
makes for the unleashing OF disorder
a condition no thinking citizen can
approve or desire.