New Britain herald., 1923-10-06

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 does nei go to the crafty, deNerh- menls gre not founded upon an ssso' eiasien for public plundeF but on ihf es-apeFation Of men wherein each IS seeking 10 do his duty,
 There are among ns greai mass or people who have been reared for sen' efatieas under government of tyranny and oppression, ii Is ins grained in their blood that there Is no other form 0f government, They are disposed and inclined 10 think our institutions partake Of the same nature as these they have left behind We know they are wrong, They must be shown they are wrong,
 There is a just government. There afA righteous laws, We know the formula by which they are produced Thf principle is hest stated in tho Immortal Declaration Of Independence ie he "fhe consent Of the governed |, in from that source our govern neni derives its just powers md rromnignieF iis righteous laws. They nrt the will Of the people, the se'- tied conviction derived from orderly deliberaiion. that take on the sanctity afcrlbed tc the peoples voice. Along with ihe binding obligation to resist tyranny goes the other admonition, that "ohedience to law Is liberty, such law and solderived.
 These principles. which l have but lightly sketchei, are the foundation Of American institutions. the source of American freedom and the faith nf any party entitled to call itself American. It constitutes truly the rule of tho people. lt justifics and sanctifies the authority of onr laws and tho obligation 10 support our government. It is democracy admin istered through representation.
 There are only two other choices, anarchy or espotism-Russia. pres ent anG past For the most part human existence has been under the one or the other Of these. Both have failed to minister to the highest well fare of the people. Unless Ameri- can institutions can provide for that welfare the cause of humanity is hopeless. Unless the blessings of prosperity, the rewards of industry, justice and liberty, the satisfaction Of duty well done. can come under rule of the people, they cannot come at all. We may as well abandon hope and, yielding to the demands of selfishness. each take what he can.
 We had hoped these questions were settled. But nothing is settled that evil and selfish men can find advan- tage for themselves in overthrowing. We must eternaly smite the rock of public conscience if the waters of patriotism are to pour forth. We must ever be ready to point out the success of our country as justifca- tion of our determination to support it.
 No one can deny that we are in the midst of an abounding pros- perity. No one can deny that this prosperity is well distributed; espe- cially is this true of the wage-earner. Industrially, commercially, financial ly. America has been a success. "
 Wages and hours of labor were never so favorable. We have attained a standard of living among our peo- pie the like of which never before existed on earth.
 Intellectually our progress com pares with our prosperity. The op- portunity for education is not only large, but it is we'll used. The school is everywhere. Ignorance is dis grace. The turrets of college and university dot the land Their stu dent bodies were never so large Sci ence and invention. literature and art flourish.
 There is higher standard of justice in all the affairs of life than in the past. Our commercial transactions are on higher plane. There is a moral standard that runs through all the avenues of our life that has lifted it into new position and gives to men keener sense of honor in all things. There has come to be a new realization of the brotherhood | of man. new significance to re- ligion.
 There can be no material pros perity without order. Stores and | banks could not open. Factories could not run, railways could not | operate.
 On order depends all intellectual progress. Without 1t all schools close libraries are empty, education stops. Disorder was the forerunner Of the Dark Ages.
 Without order the moral progress of the people would be lost. With the schools would go the churches, There could be no assemblagas for i worship. no services even for the departed. piety would be swallowed up in viciousness.
 I have understated the result of disorder. Man has not the Imagina- tion, the ability to overstate it. There are those who aim to bring about exactly the result.
 Naturally the question arises what shall we do to defend our birthright? In the first place everybody must