The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-08
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 It was never so important as it is today that Americans should know the background of their politics and public affairs in a better acquaintance with the origin, the progress the traditions, the philosophy of their govern ment. This knowledge, possessed by enough of the American people, is the chief hope. of effective resistance to the spacious sophistries of demagogues and doctrinaires who would if they could, lead this country down the roadway to ruin behind the worlds Lenines and Trotzkys in the hope that the overthrow of existing institutions would gratify the boundless lust for power which possesses most of the incipient autocrats who pose as the anonted leaders of the proletariat.
 1 One the purposes of this paper is to give it's readers the background of enlightened and therefore of patriotic American citizen ship The yesterdays of America, even in this era of political jazz are well worth while to Americans worthy of citizenship in this Republic. They are the promise of worth while tomorrow for the American people.
 l The way to meet demagogism in this country is not to try to out-demagog or even out argue it on theoretical grounds. In the field | of falsehood, false pretense and sophistry loyalty and logic are no match for Trotzkyism, of either the Russian or the so-called Ameri- can variety The appeal of Americanism is to the fundamentals of the faith imbedded in the American Constitution, in American Representative government with its gloriousl y successful record of nearly century and a half as against the blatant demagogism of those who would if they could turn this Republic first pink and then red regardless of the ruin into which this course would plunge American civilization while these pow er-hunting politicians are fastening upon the ration to tyranny of a vast office-holding obligarchv such as they have in mind as g substitute for Republican form of govern ment.
 We need to cherish and keep alive the traditions and ideals which are the common historic inheritance of all Americans-the Nations chief bond of union at time wher the forces of destruction are seeking to di- vide the American people along sectional racial. religious, class and occoupational lines While the demagogues, secretly or openly seeking the destruction or subverson of the American form of government, are dwellin" upon the things which turn American against American, we should hold high the funda mentals which unite Americans The history and traditions, the ideals and the nationa heroes of America belong to all Americans of whatever race, creed, occupation or geograph- ica situation Whatever puts these in the foreground contributes that much to that unity of national sentiment which alone pre- vents the conversion of the United States into another Europe, crazy quilt of con tending nationalities, each torn within by warning classes, groups, blocs and elements Know your country. Know its beginnings. the origin of its institutions; the achievements of its heroes and sages in public and private life. While the ultra radicals who would tear down the structure of American Government point out the defects of our institutions. learn something about their ponts of strength and 1 test the wisdom of the changes proposed in the light of that human history, experience and recorded wisdom which demagogues so much despise. Then, and then only, will you be capable of exercising intelligently construc- tive, helpful, patriotic influence in politics and public affairs.
 THAT "HoTHoUsE" WAY OF LIVING