The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-07
SENTINEL AND SENTRY BOX

"The Government at Washington can never be stronger than the homes 1t comes out of, ,'' declares Representative Frank l.. Greene, of Vermont, in protest against the prevailing tendency toward enervating paternaism Greene is an editor of high standing in New England journalistic circles, is public speak CT of rare attainments, and was recently elect ed to the Senate as recognition of his sat isfactory service for twelve years in the House His recent discussion of the evils of paternal- ism was contained in letter endorsing the purposes of the 'Sentinels of the Republic, an organization which takes as it's motto: Every citizen sentinel; every home a sentry box In the course of this letter, Mr. Greene said:
 "Civic liberty was born at the fireside, was reared and made strong by experience in local self f-govermment, and forever renewed itself in successive generations of men and women who did not expect the Nations Government to do for them what they ought to do for themselves at home. This Amereican expert ment in civcs was originally meant to be a popular government, deriving its just powers from the consent of the 'governed,' proceeding from the countless hearthstones of the land to Washington, and not descending from Wash ington upon the hearthstones The sturdy old idea of sturdy old generation was that that was the best government that governed least and still maintained a healthy social order Faithful to that policy, free goverenment in America waxed and prospered for many years
 ''But nowadays a misguided public inter est is persistently uprooting the local self government that has bred strong men and of ffoIr is centralizing the Government in weIl-nigIl innumerable bureaus and commissions at Washington, and through one device and an other of pate1nalsm is seducing the ancient spirit of independence and sclf-roliance among our people, gradually bringing them to be deDendent upon the will and favor of poll tcians in the National Capital and inpIant- ing in them an ever growing sense of ire sponsiblitv and ease that can in the end but breed a generation of parasites and helpless dependents with whom no so-called free gov ernment could either actually govern or be free
 "'Everv home sentry box It is time to rouse the multitude to an understanding ot the danger that confronts them and their children and their children's children. These paternalistic devices now being introduced to a people whose forebears would have indlg- natlv repelIed the attempt to DauperlZo them are but the vain inventions of political doe tors who are desperately struggling to dose into a few more flickers of life the docavlno civic institutions and social order of lands across the sea They are desperate Old World attempts to keep an outraged multitude quiet vet little while longer. They are Old World remedies brought over here to cure a country that isn't sick.
 "EEvery home a sentry box Let us highly resolve to restore the old balance of power between the States and the Federal Govern ment in every respect consistent with national integrity and safety. Let us restore to the full est practical measure the old spirit and policy of local self government among our people Let us bend our energies as far as may be uDol the idea of developing the strength of the Nation through the nursery of the home anc the home community. The Government al Washington acan never be any stronger thar the homes it comes out of. Let us maintain all the government we can at home, wher( we can keep our eyes on it..
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