Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-23
TALK OF THE DAWES VARIETY

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people towards" and Shakespeare
had it: THUS conscience does make
towards Of us ALL" There are some
who would amend Shakespeare by
declaring the direct primary does
make towards Of US all and nearly
all admit that it couses the ambi
tious coward to be extremely solic-
itous about himself and forgetful OF
his duty, that his ear is attuned
rather to what the voters happen to
be thinking about him at the mo-
ment than to the clear call Of his
rightfm responsibilities.
Now it is very we'll known that
cowardice Of any sort is anathem:,
to Charles G. Dawes, who rendered
valuable service in getting results
out of the war machine and put fear
into the hearts of the Washington
bureaucrats when he was selected
by President Harding to clean up the
mess. lie did n good job. He didn't
hesitate to tell the truth emphatic
ally if not dramatically at the time
when it took courage and brains to
do this.
If any suppose General Dawes
has lost any viSor in calling a spade
! Il spade they should read what he
had to say in his address on 1.-The
New Bill of Rights" delivered before
/ Df
on the occasion of the celebration of
Washington's birthday.
He sees that a people, like an indi-
vidual, may he guilty of wrong do
ing but if they have a right con-
science and a strong will they can
reform, otherwise they are lost. lie
! believes the people of this country
have those qualifications, that already
sentiment is increasing for better en-
forcement of law and order. Then
he proceeds to give the cowardly
demagoGues 4 merited lashing. He
de clarcS the people are seeing mot
only political parties, but weak
demagoeues. who under the primary
system have been selected for many
public offices, seek to evade 4 posi-
ton upon that fundamental right of
an individual to so peaceably about
his business and his work without
danger to his own life or the lives
of his family" that little by little the
foundation stones of constitutional
government are being undermined
He declares that the intelligent
citizen is seeing men pardoned tc
curry favor, who We're convicted OF
treason, men murdered in labor wars
and politicians not daring to protest
or daring to uphold inalienable rights
for the general recognition of which
millions have died and mankind
throughout the ages has passed
through martyrdom.'
The country had seen q mayo,
elected in Chicago on q platform
which would do credit to soviet Rus
States Senate, who in single State
i'll the same campaign utterly dis
regard consistency and advocate or
the one hand increase of the wage:
: OF railroad operatives and on tn,
other decrease of freight rates
higher prices for cattle on the hoo
and lower prices for beef on the
table. 1t has seen the Congress
; made the field of personal eXploita
ton in the discussion of information
al questions with entertainments OF
the treaty making power of the eX.
ecutive, seen a newly elected senator
making inflammatory and untrue
statements and remain silent whel
exposed. 1t sees such cowardice an'
inefficiency in the enforcement of law
that the law is being taken into the
hands of the individual and the Sc
cret organizations of individuals.
j, whenever law is unenforced, thu
memorable mandates of human ma
ture assert themselves and auto
matically a disintegration of societ.
sets in" The speaker described Thu
peculiar phenomenon of the mol
when new entity seems to b.
formed in which the elemental de
slres predominate and reason is de
throned and horrible or noble deed
are performed ACCORDINGLY as tn
, leadership is good or bad. Labor lead
, ors understand this mob psycholos.
and play upon it. Governments arr
framed, among other things, to pro
. tcct peoples against mob movement
and the result of mob psychology" IL
sees the extension of the primar.
system leading in the direction o
tyrannical mob rule and the powe
of organized minorities in this coun
, try as dangerous.
"After ages of conflict, durin:
, which mankind has passed through
/ martyrdom. it is agreed among al
, civilized peoples that the basis o
Q good government lies in the protec
, ton of certain inalienable rights o
= the individual, to which protection
3 the 1ull force OF government HuSI ~
t pledged The American citizen de
| handing a new bill of rights from
/ the organized minOlities is only de
s handing that the Constitution of TIL
l. United States be upheld and TIL
$ laws enforced Hereunder Amoni
S these are the right to private prop
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