The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11
Great Principles of Ameri.
cas- Greed Talked On
at Monday Nights
Opening Address

Despite the dust storm a good audi
ence assembled in Convention Hall
Monday night to hear Granville Jones
on The Greed of America He is
giving five lectures this week under
the auspices Of the Lions Club, and
Tuesday night will talk on Enemies
Of Democracy"
Mr.. Jones message Tuesday night
was fundamental in character and
forms the foundation upon which the
series will be built He is the first
lecturer the Lions Clubs of the coun-
Gus phases Of Americanism. He claim
ed 10 possess only one qualification
for his task: 81 am an American and
| Know WHY" he said. lie discusses
the principles on which the govern
ment rests.
Granville Jones is a most entertain
ing and convincing speaker. He uses
wit and humor naturally and effect
lively and is master Of forceful and
graceful style Of English. He knows
history He gave great address
and no doubt Ardmore will demon.
strate appreciation by giving him in
creasing audiences.
Three Great Ideas.
There are but three great ideas
Of government, he said. "One is gov
l,xs as Ia. a.t
believes in government by those at
the bottom and the third would rule
by those in the middle. "Autocracy
believes In law without liberty, the
mob believes in liberty without law,
and democracy believes in liberty Sc
cured by law. 1t has not been long
since the kings of earth owned land
and people, all Of both on earth.
Three men owned all the land in
America, north and south They were
the kings Of England France and
SpaiN. The title to the people went
with the title to the land, like hogs
in Arkansas. Five kings owned all
the land, and all the people on earth.
Go back in history only a little way
and you come to a period where no
man could own the house he lived in.
The kind, out of gratitude for poll
teal fayors granted certain favorites a
small strip of land and we had the
nobility. They paid some religious
debts in the same way and we find
/ the clergy or the priesthood owning
land. All others were serfs or vii
lains. Some Of these crossed the ocean
and settled in America. Never before
had villains been trusted so far
from home. They felt the spirit Of
unrest which precedes revolution. They
selected Sc men who met in a smal
town to consider their situation. Thes,
men selected five Of their ablest mer
who deliberated days and reported
One of the 8 men was a tall rec
headed gentleman from Virginia. who's,
name was Thomas jefferson The re
port they presented shook every thron,
and government in the world. It wal
the Declaration OF Independence. !
is the creed Of America.
The Declaration of Independence.
"Our Constitution grows out of tn,
Declaration Of Independence It con
tains only three great principles.
THE first is independence or liberty
The right TO choose our own form o
, government, elect our own officers
, repudiate them when unfaithful I'm
; der this principle they declared, first
that all men are created equal.
They are endowed by their create
, with certain inalienable rights. in
cluding life, liberty and the pursui
, Of happiness. 1t was the first gov
government on earth based on spiri,
ual principles.
'To protect these rights the gov
, ernment is instituted. il has no othe
function or purpose. There Is n,
other excuse for taxation.
when 1t comes to pass that tn
government no longer protects thes
rights the PEOPLE have the right I
change or abolish the government II
self.