Milford chronicle., 1922-07-14
UNCLE TED
BEDTIME STORIES
GOVERNMENT BY THE CONSTITU.
TION-THE WILL OF THE MA.
JORITY MUST STAND

"Oh, Gee!" exclaimed Ruth stand
ing on the front porch watching the
pouring rain. 81 wanted to take a ride
tonight, Uncle Ted promised us one
toO.'
We'll, you know Uncle Ted and his
car when it rains" said Jack. "And
anyway he just washed it this after
noon, and you can bet he won't take
1t out tonight even if it stops rain
ing. It'll be too muddy"
Come right in here out of the
ra1n," called their mother. You chill
dren were up early this morning and
late last night and you must go to
bed right away"
'Ah, mother" replied Jack. Let us
stay up JUST LITTLE while long
er."
please mother" joined in Ruth.
Hi, there, kiddies," called Uncle
Ted. why complain about going into
a nice soft bed this kind of a night.
Mind your mother just once anyway
and I'll come up and tell you a
story"
This promise helped the kiddies in
their struggle against retiring, and
soon they were slowly-preparing for
the sandman.
There are several things I could
tell you about, but I'm going to talk
about recent speech President Hard
ing made on his first trip to his
home town of Marion, Ohio, since he
became President. That speech con-
tains many important things which
should be studied by every country
loving citizen. The nations coal sup
ply is threatened, and even worse,
the food supply, through the possible
stopping of trains, through the strik- |
ing of the railroad shopmen AL |
though President Harding in his ad-
dress, which was the climax of the |
Fourth of July celebration at Marion, !
did not mention these strikes by name, !
he made it quite plain that he was
aiming at them when he spoke.
60 The foremost thought in the Con-
stitution is the right to freedom and
the pursuit of happiness. Men must
be free to live and achieve. Liberty is
gone in America when any man is
denied by anybody the right to work
and live by that work. 1t does not
matter who denies.'
You see, kiddies, the Railroad La
Dor Board set the reduction in wages
which these men have refused to
recognize. In this they are striking
against the government. The coal
strike reached a climax in Illinois I
when men who were there to work
the mines were cruelty shot down be- /:
cause they did not belong to the un-
ion. Men who violate the eighteenth ,
even in a small way, are /
to contempt for the law {
and the President made quite clear
his views on this in the same speech. Y
No matter what any citizen may
think of the fairness of law or of a s
portion of the Constitution, he must {
obey or else he is contributing to a
contempt for all law, which sooner or
later would undermine our entire c
system of government. On this the
President said:
"'The Constitution and the laws
sponsored by the majority must be
enforced. It does not matter who Op-
Doses.
I'm this, kiddies, you see he spoke t
is he did regarding the right of men
o work and live - that it does not n
natter who denied men their right to
work and live-the Constitution must :.
be upheld in that as in all things. =
The President continued:
eff an opposing minority has a
ust objection, the rising tide of pub e
ic opinion will change the law. There 3
S no abiding liberty under any other
'lan. mean to sound no note Of pes II
iimism; this republic is secure. Men n
ices do arise, but public opinion will
'tface them. Meanwhile. government n
must repress them. The eighteenth w
denies to a minority a
ancied sense of personal liberty, but =
he amendment is the will of America = =
nd must be sustained by the gov IL
and public opinion, ELSE
FOR THE LAW WILL O.
OUR VERY FOUNDA- S
IONS CT