The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-06-23

unless all true Americans are UP and
doing, grave harm may be done, e'er
we are aware of our danger.
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1--WE have building this nation upon
the foundation stones Of our Constitu-
ton, upon the doctrines of personal
liberty, upon the belief in the freedom
of man. Yet today we seem beset
with countless currents which would
seek to sweep away these fundament-
ais, and erect our house upon the
shifting sands of untried schemes of
government. In the old days, we were
a nation of individuals, and man
succeeded or failed upon his own per-
sonal merit We maintained simple
form of government, in the belief that
1.-THE nation is governed best which is
governed the least" and men were left
free to work out their destinies with
out intrusion by those elected to gov
ern. But today we witness daily a
constant increase in the number of
office holders, in the number of sta
tutory laws, in governmental expense.
in short. in the whole machinery of
government, state, national, and mum
icipal ] do not say this in criticism
of any person or party. for the con-
dition is prevalent everywhere Pater-
nalism seems to be growing menace.
and with its increase, there comes
weakening of the moral fibre of our
citizens and men look to the govern
ment to cure every evil which afflicts
them, moral economic and political. l
have not the time to go into details,
but could you vision the stupendous
mass of laws and rules, the army of
office-holders with inquistorial pow
ers, the huge public debts, which bese+
the humble citizen in his every day life.
know that you would feel as / do,
that it is all so hopeless, and so use.
less.
1T seems to me that the greatest
need of this country is to return to
the simple government contemplated
by the founders OF the Republic. We
need less government, not more; fewer
laws and governmental officers; less
interference with the ordinary person.
al rights of men-a majority has no
more right to be tyrannical than has
a despot
Charge Not All Good.
Then we must witness the constant
pressure of new economic ideas which
threaten the very foundations of all
government. | do not mean, in the
slightest, to descry true progress. Al
liberal mind is the spring from which
has always flowed the waters of adj
and as changes have come
in the past, they will come in the flu
ture. But in the light of history and
reason, we must remember that all
are not improvements, and |
hat there are certain fundamentals
which can never be transgressed.
I'VE are always faced with the self
shness of the few in business and |
government. There is the danger of
hat scandalous pacifism which seeks, |
through many of our institutions, to
1escry the great achievements of |
America upon the fields of blood and |
honor, and to rear up the coming gen.
erations in ignorance of their SPLEEN
lid heritage of the saerificial achieve
nents of their forebearers. There are
The cross currents of many national
ties, creeds, and races. which must be
'ubdued and controlled in one nation
ii unity. There are great problems
Of domestic and international trade
md commerce. to be solved. A new
must arise between CAPT.
al and labor. Other problems, too
numerous to even mention in this
short address, are before us, so you
IAN see that we young men have tre-
nendous burdens to bear in these stir
ing days which confront US.
Legion Would Help.
II have observed the great human
procession pass by. In it are the
strong and the weak, the rich and the
Door, the sad and the happy, the good
md bad, all rushing down the avenue
If life toward that gateway which we
ERIN Death And as l observe,
wonder who is to judge, and who is
o criticize1 Surely it is not for you
Tor l, who are but part of that pro-
:ession. To one who looks with con-
emplative eye upon humanity hurry
ng upon its way, there can be no
bought but that of deepest sympathy,
10 feeling but that of reverent regard
ven for the humblest of men. The
tern taskmaster, Work, is in COM
nand, and the quickly passing days of
IL of us are filled with toll. Strife
'esets US, and the heartaches and
roubles never cease.