Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-07-20
UNCLE TED's BED TIME STORY
Government by the Constitution
THE WILL OF THE MAJORITY
MUST STAND

/ pouring rain. Il wanted to take a
ride tonight. Uncle Ted promised
US one, too"
well, 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
it out tonight even if it stops rain
ing. It'll be too muddy"
"Come right in here out of the
rain" called their mother. "You
children were up early this morning
and late last night and you must go
to bed right away"
"Ah, mother" replied Jack. sLet
us stay up JUST LITTLE while
| longer"
please mother" joined in Ruth.
Hi, there, kiddies," called Uncle
Ted. "Why complain about going
into 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 ! could
tell you about, but I'm going to talk
about recent speech President
Harding made on his first trip to
his home town of Marion, Ohio,
since he became President. That
speech contains many important
things which should be studied by
every country loving citizen. Just
now we have seen what strikes mean
to our country. The naton's coal
supply 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
address, which was the climax of the
Fourth of July celebration at Mar
ion, did not mention these strikes by
name, he made it quite plain that he
was aiming at the when he spoke.
"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 motter 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 strik-
ing against the government The
coal strike reached climax i'm Hi
nois when men who were there to
work the mines were cruelty shot
down because they did not belong to
the union. Men who violate the
eighteenth aendment, even ma small
way, are contributing to contempt
for the law, and the President made
cutie clear. his views on this in the
same speech. No matter what any
citizen may think Of the fairness of
law or or of portion of the Con
stitution.s he must obey or else he is
contributing to contempt for all
law, which sooner or later would
undermine our entire system of gov
eminent. On this the President
said:
The Constitution and the laws
sponsored by the majority must be
enforced. 1t does not matter who
opposes
I'm this kiddies, you see he spoke
as he id regarding the right of men
to work and live-that it does not
matter who denied men their right
to work and live-the Constitution
must be upheld in that as in all
things. The President continued:
If an opposing minority has
just objection, the rising tide of pub
lie opinion will change the law.
There is no abiding liberty under
any other plan. mean to sound no
note Of pessimism; this republic is
secure. Menaces do arise, but pub
lie opinion will efface them. Mean
while government must repress
them. The eighteenth amendment
denies to minority fancied sense
of personal liberty, but the amend
ment is the will of America and
must be sustained by the govern
ment and public opinion, ELSE
CONTEMPT FOR THE Law WILL
UNDERMINE OUR VERY FOUN-
DATIONS.'
81 like to think over what Mr..