The Dolores star., 1922-02-17

were TO be made only by the states and the lesser
political subdivisions having immediate jurisdic-
tion, and then only by the plain terms of statutes
enacted by the representatives of the people The
rapidly growing and alarming tendency today is
toward a Capitalization of all authority and power
incident to government in Washington.
We have already ignored the admontion of the
ialhefs we have defed the laws of human nature
which have never changed; have overlooked
the lessons of history. All these have admonished
us that only governments of simple laws can prop
ery serve or long endure in n country of free peo
pie. We have already been led by the delusion
mat government bureaus, exercising bureaucratic
authority and police power. not authorized by the
terms or implied by the provisions of the Con-
sutution, are better for the people than govern
ment of plain statutes. We have been lured by
the promise that government agents would lead
the citizen by the hand into green pastures, be-
side still waters into eysian fields then on into
the millennium Already the citizen looks about
him and finds himself in the midst of fools
paradise, entirely surrounded by government bu-
reaus So many of the numerous bureaus of
the government exercising bureaucratic au-
thority ana police power that they meet the
citizen everywhere he turns-n his fields In his
mills. In his mines in his shops, in his factories
in his places of business great and smaIl-every-
where substituting the will and judgment of n
government agent for the will and Judgment of the
individual citizen. No matter in what direction
the citizen may turn, To- the agent of the govern
ment is there to forbid to command. Instead
of remaining his protector. the government has
become his guardian.
There many matters that require more thnn
individual attention. matters in which co-operaton
is not only desirable but necessary In all such
matters the smaller political subdivisions and the
states should be resorted to- In that way the
portion of the public directly concerned are able
to observe and ntelligently determine whether
those they have employed to do the particular
REQUIRE re n tbo
justiies the continuance of the activity and the
expense involved in carrying it on. 1t is n pro-
found truth that that government is best that
governs least
The government of the United States is of GO
great national and internationl Importance to our
people even unto the remotest township ana r.
let of the republic that its place In their nYac,ions
shouu not De imperiled, nor should 1t be made
the object of common criticism for failure to n, Co..
the citizen what the citizen alone can do for bi,
SELF A solemn responsibility and n rre,t ar,
Immediately confront us here. We are the cbsa
representatives of the American people sworn to
protect ana defend the Constitution against mn on
emies, foreign and domestic. 1t is time to h.,i
the process OF reestablishing government of laws
under the Constitution. 1t is time to limit tho
activities and reduce the expenses of rovernr,an,
at Washington. tApplause) The process of e,in,
mating every element of weakness with which tho
government has been burdened and which non,
make IL the OBJECT or criticism should be gradual
but persistent, until we can again loo, mon II
as the simple government of laws given us by .be
fathers for the purpose of guaranteeing life liz
erty property. and the pursuit of happiness of tb
people. with the hope that our children and their
children from generation to generation may have
IN the centuries as they cone and go the sama
guarantees and the same opportunities that we
and our ancestors have enjoyed under the Con.
stltuton Of the United States. (Applause)