The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-26
SIGNS or APPROACHING DAWN.

Signs are net wanting that the long dark
night Of impossible patcrnallsm ana unconstl-
tutionn invasion Of individual and statcs rights
is about to cud. Hero and there II i8 possible
for the anxious watchrul eye to detect prrmouI-
tions OF am approaching dawn It is with hope.
fui thanksrIvng We chronicle the fact.
The action of congress In making stand
against the most pcrnlcious lobby that over in
Tested the national capital-that OF tho ultra
prohihtlonlsty-and once again giving rccog-
milton to the individual rights Of tho citizen. sAt
forth in the conetituton, Is one such The de-
cislon OF a federal court in North Carolina.
holding unconstitutional the federal child labor
law, Ia another.
Let us consider briefly tho new attitude of
congress first. For years that august asscm-
blaeo OF statesmen. or politicians, call thcm
what you viii haA been under the domination
Of lobbyists of the worst kind. Time after time
II has voted n major decision contrary 10 It's
convictions and its understanding OF the con-
stitution. Before tho duress eKcrtcd by profes-
sional reformers OF the most fanatcal men,
one after another OF the constitutional rights
OF The individual and the rights of the state
have been overrlddcn In the brutal manner
known only to the rule of unbrided maJoritios.
Out OF such practice, too long prevalent, has
sprang the amazing doctrine now and again
enunciatcd In tho most braxeu fashion. that tho
will OF the people In the supreme law OF the
land. greater untruth was never stated nor
philosophy moro dangerous TO tho poaco and
security OF n FREQ and independent people. In
tho very first instance. M n condition precedent
to the establishment OF government, the Amer
lean people fixed limits and bounds beyond
which they declared majority might go.
Their peril had been oppression by government
authority exercised In tho most oppressive fash
ion. 10 that they approached thoir task with an
eye almost single to the purpose OF creating u
government rigidiy limited in the authority It
might exert From that thought sprang tho
early several amendments to the basic act which
has como to be referred TO AZ tho citizens bin
OF rights
The purpose OF thceo amendments was to
protect the citizen against tho very thing that
is proclaimed as tho highest law OF the
land I. e.. the will of the peoplo--as expressed
in n majority decision at the polls. Practically
every safeguard OF the federal constitution was
written and established for tho purpoae OF pro-
tectlng the minority against tho majority and
making 1t incumbent upon every administration
which must OF necessity represent the major
ity sentiment to respect clearly established
frontiers to its action with reference to the
individual citizen and the state governments.
Such was the clear intent OF the first amend
mcnt, having to do with the exercise OF religion
speech the press assembly and petition. such
also was the intention OF the second with refor.
ence to the right Of free states to maintain n
militia And perhaps the most precious and
vital right of all was specifically retained hy
the citizen I'm tho fourth amendment which
guarantees to every citizen security In his per
son house papers and effects against unrca.
sonahIc searche. and s,lguros and rorb,as,ne
the Issuance OF any warrants Tor such. oxccpt.
inr unon a prnb,blc c,,se bein,, ou,,,d s,,,
cause to ~, sunnortca hv oath aes,rn,,,,. "a,