Evening journal., 1922-07-05

1t was my fortune to partici-
pate in the tercentenary celebra-
ton of the landing OF the Pilgrims
at Plymouth year ago. and there
was the constant reminder that
New England had preceded us
two centuries in the making of
America.
Turns TO National Topics.
After tracing the forward march
Of Marion, the President said:
Let me turn my thoughts to the
natal day of the nation. one
hundred and forty-six years have
passed since the prophetic begin
ming. and 1t will be a patriotic
thing to stop for retrospcction,
and introspection. and clrcum-
spection. to take stock about our
keeping of the legacy bequo n q
by the founding fathers.
In our international relations
all Is well. They are secure today.
with more assuring prospects OF
peace than ever tefore in the his
tory Of the Repdh'!e. New guar
-antees have recently o,en added.
by the process of exchanging
viewpoints, and bringing the
spokesman of great nations to the
conference table, and for tho ex-
change of views, and to res live
do together those fine and noble
things which no one nation could
do alone.
Frankly we have broader
viewpoint than the founding
fathers; we must have. because
human progress has altered our
world relationship. but we have
held firmly to all the fundamen-
tails to which they committed us
We cannot be aloof fror, the
world but we can impress the
world with American ideals. r.
mean to say II, because 1t is SEEM
~ to say II, the world believes
today In American national unset
hshness as never before and re.
cognizes our commitment to ms
tice TO be no less resolute than
our liberties. Even Russia. to-
ward whom we remain aloaf. ex-
cept In sympathy and very
practical proof thereof. looks
upon America as friend and ex-
ample.
But let us turn specifically to
lntrospection. take stock among
ourselves. Materially, we have
surpassed the widest dreams of
the inspired founders. saw tho
l5-starred flag the other dav tho
nag OF 1912, unfurled over Fort
McHenry during the attack in
which Francis Scott Key Wrote
The Star-Spangled Banner +"
ohio made the fifteenth star You
can little guess the contrast he /
tween the blue field with Is stars
and the same field with the AZ
ghttering stars OF today. all fast
ehed by popular faith and bright
ened by popular hope.
Says Majorities Must Rule
We are great and rich. and
powerful as to States and sec
tons; we are in the fun concord
OF union. This great organic law
has been preserved and its am.
biguities removed. Where tbere
mas been enlarged Federal an
thority, the States have wisbos
II So The Constitution has been
amended to meet the popular viii
Our representative form NJ 90,
sututional Government is respon-
siDle to the will of the majority
responsive to the expression ~
ueloerate public opinion. 1t must
be so to endure. Maiorities ro-
strained TO the protection Of mi
horlties' ever must rule. The
constitution and the laws. epon-
sored by the majority. must be
enforced. II does NOT na.ter
who opposes. If an opposinr mi
nority has a just objection the
rising tide OF public opinion will
change the law. There is no abid-
ing liberty under any other nlan
/ mean to sound no note OF
pessimism. This republic is Sc
cure. Menaces do arise H.
public opinion will enace them
Meanwhile Government must re
press them. The Eighteenth
amendment denies 20 a minority
a fancied sense of personal lib
erty, but The amendment Is Tho
will Of America and must be