Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-21

come TO them by some KIND Of ac'
cident, which they do not under
stand, and they seem to fail to ap-
preciate the wise Providence that
guided the deliberations of the
Constitutional Convention which
gave to the world this wonderful
charter of individual rights for
the government of the American
people.
They also seem to be indifferent
to the fact that there has been
most threatening advance in radi-
calism in this country within the
last few years. 1t is said that there
are 100000 radicals in this coun-
| try who are clamoring for a change
in the nature of our government
from its present form to one Of
varying degrees of a communistic
state, amd that there are 400 news.
| papers in this country represent
ing these views, and that they are
read by 100000 Of our people.
1t is also stated that over $4,000
600, was spent during the last year
by Soviet Russia and other radi-
Gals in. the spread of red propa-
ganda in America. If the people
can be awakened to full appre-
| citation of our form of government
and the dangerous attacks now De-
ing made upon it, they will be-
come diligent in preserving the
Constitution as great heritage
and charter of individual rights
handed down to us from our fore
fathers Dur good citizens should
contribute to this end
BY nature man is a social crea-
ture, and his natural state is in an
enlightened civilization. but his de-
Yelopment and the enightment Of
/ his civilization is in proportion to
| the development of the individual.
SO, our people should ponder well
the status of the individual in the
civilizations of the past chat flour
ished and then persisted, and in
most of the civilizations of today
where the individual exists for the
| good OF the government, and con-
trast that status with the rights of
| the individual under the American
| Constitution, where the govern
ment exists for the good of the
people who create it.
This difference Of the status of
the individual in the United States
from that Of other civilizations IN
other countries, whereby yhe
American citizen is given equality
o. oppctou.---y, 02 is guaranteed
! life, liberty and pursuit of happi-
ness, furnishes the key note to the
happiness and prosperity Of the
American people, the greatness Of
our nation and the senlightment of
our civilization.
IL Is unnecessary to discuss our
dual form of government, under
which the several states are SOW
erign and have jurisdiction Of all
matters which We're not delegated
to the United States under The
Constitution of the United States.
as we all understand this dual re-
iationship and appreciate its value,
It's check and balances.
a brief statement of the Bill of
Rights in the Constitution was
! prepared by the American Bar AS
| soclatlon for Constitution Week in
September, and we Give the same
IS follows:
Our Bill of Rights provides for
religious freedom; freedom of
speech and of the press; the 1ioht
OF the people peaceably to assem-
pie; the right to bear arms for the
defense of the State; protection Of
thepeople in war and in nearn
I against undue imposition on the
part of military authorities; secur-
lty against unreasonable search Of
persons or houses or possessions
without a duly attested search war
rant; the requirement of an in
olctment before a grand Jury be-
fore one shall be held to answer FOR
a capital or otherwise Infamous
crime; providing that no one in a
criminal case shall be compelled 10
be witness against himself; that no
one deprived Of life, liberty, or
! property without due process of
law; torbidding\ the appropriation
OF private property for public use
without just compensation; provid-
ing for speedy and public trial by
an impartial jury in criminal cases;
excessive bail and fines, and cruel
and unusual punishment; reserving
in the people rights not enumerat-
ed in the Constitution; and reserv-
ing to the States or to the people
powers not delegated to the United
| States by the Constitution nor nro-
hibited by it to the States"
In conclusion | give you
thoughtful and eloquent state
ment of Mr.. Elihu Root, a great
jurists, diplomat and statesman, the
same being as follows:
Zone effect of the Great War
has been to break up old habits,
old beliefs, old faiths, old content
ments and to cause a vast multi
tude of people to be impatient Of