Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-26
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posed to rule, but autocracy is very ex.
pensive. I am informed that the city pays
$50 a day for the policing OF Broad and
Chestnut streets, at the same time main:
tanning in large numbers in the center OF
town that well.known trafhc nuisance,
However. while autocracy in America
Is growing to kingly proportions, the real
danger to the Government OF our fathers,
whose wisdom and foresight we love to e1tol,
the second class, whose mentality is so con-
fused and whose political education Is SO
meager. As soon as the Supreme Court had
declared that the congressional Child Labor
Act was unconstitutional. Congressman
from Ohio introduced an amendment to the
Constitution which would further encroach
on the rights of the States by taking another
matter OF strictly local concern-the rearing
OF children-from the States in order to dis
eipline some States which this Congressman;
Its prerogatives, thinks are backward and
need the guiding hand of the Federal Gov
ernment In their domestic affairs.
Dangerous Amendments
"Such amendments will eventually destroy
will centralize all authority at Washington
and make 1t very easy for Caesar and his
Praetorian guard to seize absolute authority.
"A further troublesome fact is that these
mentally confused persons in public life
make alliances with persons Of the third
class. whose ayowed purpose is to upset oil
government. The news dispatches on this
latest amendment indicate that it's friends
are now allied with the American FEEDER.
alton Of Labor and its leaders, who clearly
desire to subordinate the rights Of all the
people to the authority Of n group. 1t took
of industrial life to learn to take care Of its
people, 1t IL true, but it Is far better for
the so-called backward States to work out
their own local problems than for the other
States to discipline them before they have
become conscious of their So called wrong
doing.
MANY other invasions of States rights
have been based on an economic theory that
II the weaker States can burden the Federal
Government, with their local problems and
expenses. these same weaker States can
combine to place the burden of Federal tax.
alton necessary to pay the expenses Of such
Centralization upon the larger and more
densely populated States of the North and
East. This Is a species of taxation without
representation which will lead to very serious
consequences.
I"1t is necessary to fight the devil with
nre, and 1t may become necessary for the
congressman OF the various States, with the
assistance Of the Governors OF the States,
to organize into compact body to protect
all the citizens of their constituencies and
tnS Oot'cF " uiSclpllNe InOS9 members in
Congress who persist in serving groups.
Education the Remedy
"Of course, the real remedy lies in edu.
eating the people to sense Of responsibility
for their Government, and to educate into
them such an interest in the workings ~
their political systems that we will never
again hear such expressions as I never
bother to vote or Politics is a dirty game,
or The gang counts y.u out anyway Let
them look with pride upon the results NJ ths
primary election in Pennsylvania and Iet
them note that Council is about to withdraw
from the jurisdiction of the Park Commis'
sion portion Of the Parkway, both nctinns
resulting from an aroused public interest
which, once informed of the trouble, can
remedy. "
"We are very fortunate in PennsvIvar,.
in being able to draft for public service
such man as Senator Pepper, who H.
above all else. a free man who realizes NO. %,
menace OF meddlesome and burdensome,
political systems, and who can be comntaG
on to preserve to us our American ihm.e" inhau.
tance-if we help him all we can. VIII wep',