, 1922-02-16

N1 II NV periods set the example for the peo-
WNU W pie of periods that follow? Is there
&M NM a destiny that shapes our ends? An
3TSA4SJ Independent and free people may be
MND original, make aud follow their own
W plans, and determine their own des-
- tiny. This hour is full of interest to
those who are concerned with ques-
uuiS affecting the welfare of the people and the
future of the republic. Z
so It Is not my purpose tOday to attempt TO ex-
,eid me fame or addrto the renown of Washing,
ION. ths fnne Is secure even to the earth's remot-
y MOUNDS MS renown will grow as the centuries
untold the scroll of the ages. While men care for
wisdom and honor and patriotism and annrecIota
me achievements of those who have served man
kind, Washington will have a place in the minds
tnd hearts of men in all countries and In all ages
thpp'ause) / shall therefore take occasion on this
anniversary Of his birth to note the government
established by the fathers. the achievements made
n"uer II by the American people and its benefits
10 mankind, and at the same time consider the de-
p"rtures that have been made from its funda-
mental principles and purposes that endanger its
pcrpetuity.
Is safe to say that the creation and adoption
~ 'He CONSTITUTION of the United States mark the
worlds greatest achievement In the art of self
government. The fathers under the leadership of
Washington undertook the delicate and difficult
task Of creating a government with such endur-
ing principles as would make 1t susceptible of be-
ing perpetuated. 1t was provided that each citizen
who lived under 1t should for all time he the poljti-
cai equal Of every other citizen and that every man
should have the opportunity Of obtnining individu-
nj reward for individual effort. The government
created was of the people, by the people, and for
me people. Its purposes and powers are simple,
plain and direct. II offers protection to the citI-
zen In his right to life, liberty, property. and In the
pursuit of his happiness. The powers granted are
enumerated with such other powers as may natur-
MY he implied from the written instrument.
These powers impose upon the government Gre
ated the duty of dealing with national and
international questions affecting the life. the char
'cter. ana the honor of the republic and its people
~ TIER national and international relations The
right and duty Of dealing with such questions as
hhect the individual citizen are left to the states
aud the smaller political subdivisions. Under this
division OF political authority and duty the people
of the United States have through a hundred and
tl"rty years enjoyed the fre6st and best govern.
ihent IA all the world. Under the simple guaran-
nes Of government that make the Individual secure
IN His 'nntural rights the American citizen has been
developed. He Is self-reliant, resourceful. cour-
aeeous. inventive, ambitious. patriotic. and appre-
ciHtiVe Of his heritage of freedom. There runs
through his veins the best blood OF every people
north OF the Mediterranean sea. From the DAVIS
~ the fathers every generation has offered and
freely given life md property for the maintenance
~ the honor, the preservation of the integrity. and
the advancement Of the glory of the republic. II
vs. ours. We must preserve II. We must not i'm
pose duties upon 1t that II cannot perform. We
must not ask the exercise of functions for which
Il was not created We must not indulge In the
hlt W NIlihEH lipin ~ Attl u iIiiilt give. we
must not invite dlsappolntments In the operation
of it's activities. II is enough that II shall always
nner protection to all that mnn holds dear and
shalt continue to afford opportunities to the In.
iiyiduel citizen to obtain rewards according to his
individual ambitions and efforts.
THIS leads me to call attention to the important
duties Of this hour that require MS to take our bear
ing and TO ascertain how far we have already been
hceuiled TO depart from It and divert and multiply
the activities Of the government IN matters foreign
20 its original purposes. nnd to contemplate the
effects OF such departure on the life OF the govern
mcnt and on the opportunity Of The Individual cli-
zen.
" would be difficult to enumernte all the de-
lnrtments, bureaus, and commissions Of the govern.
ncnt ut Washington that have been crented To ex-
erctse bureaucratic authority ana patcrnnI guardI-
auship over the people In every part Of the re-
public. There is no activity, business, social. or
domestic condition that is not the object Of their
supervision, their sOliciiude. or their authority.
over GO00OO civilian employees make up the army
thnt oversees and directs the affairs Of the people
md assumes guardianship over them. Govern
ment agents ana inspectors. exercising every va
ricty Of authority, are found ON every Pullman
out of and Into Washington. Government reports
un every subject from adenoids to rat trips M the
hles ~ Offices that cover acres Of floor SPACE I'm
Washington. The mahogany and quarter.sawed
oar office furniture 0lrendy Installed has cost many
nillions Of dollars, and more Is being purchased.
" \ yearling dies Of blaekleg on n fnrm In
Kansas. the government Mt Washington nets on
the case. II "A hog dies of the cholera In a hog lot
m Iowa. the government Mt Washington takes
Charge. II a weevil bores through n boil of cot.
ron on a plantation In Texas. the government nj