Gunnison news-champion., 1924-02-29

can do. You can not expect the boys
and young r.ea OF your community to
attend church u you. the lesde:s TO
By your example. sho~ them ;hs way
there.
The Republic :. safe a. long a. .hs
home and ,he sabbath are preserved
when The opposite Is the case,
Therefore. In summing up the dis
cussion Of boys, ! emphasiIe the fact
that you should work for the. moral
boys and young men a. we'll a. their
education
Citizenship ha. two eiements: one
claiming OF rights. . sense Of our
rights; two. . sense OF duty and oblt-
We hear q great deal concerning
our rights under the Constitution and
laws Of the United ststes and OF the
30 much concerning our obligation to
that Constitution and the laws OF our
country and OF our state.
government. Good government means
protection TO the Individual and his
and svsrtr., .u,, nspp'1sn:. *. oo
posIte. In lack Of all these things.
We, therefore, u we are interested.
a. We must be, n good gcvsrnment in
its prosperity must take our part In
the effort to maintain good govern
ment-
from the home TO the municipality. the
county. state and nation:
Our government is builded upon
zen, n my opinion. should take his
part In things political. No man has
. right 10 complain OF his school. OF
his city. hi. state or or federal ed royern. rs,ern.
70 take sides In these matters.
Many complain Of rotten politics;
grafters. etc. but refuse to attend
.e:s. ysss pss, s n tss political t @ os
the country.
Our government today Is facing
S,,s' snforss ,ews WHICH the state
and nation should enforce.
Law IL the sole purpose around
which civilization Is worked out a.,
Civilization Ia no stronger than Its
Unenforced law Is dangerous
thing. Many are ruled solely by
lack of ability or care In the enforce
ment Of the law and crime Immediate
ly crceps In.
to the arch of good government.
The eighteenth amendment Is part Of
the constitution of the United States.
II was passed In ,s Congress E ,s ny s,S ,a,se
OF the states OF the Union. II will
, never be repealed. Let us beware Of
| the keystone of the arch:
fore II fell. Venice was n republic in
one form or another 100 years. and
then II failed.
republic lt7 years. Can we. who are
supposed to be leaders OF thought In
our community. AFFORD to laughingly.
cRreiessly and wilfully disobey a law
tional amendment We must consider
this question. not from the standpoint
OF personal pleasure or opinion. but
from the standpoint OF law enforce
ment. Abraham Lincoln said:
Let reverence for the laws be
preached by every American moth
er to the lisping babe that prat-
s' schools hsr ana nap init ss sns snSsns a
puipits. proclaimed from legisia-
our. Ss halls az justice ans In .see II I., 'hs
become the political religion of the
In Washington's farewell address. he
THE basis of our political sys-
tenn IL the right of the people TO
tion OF government But the Con-
stitution. which at any time exists.
till changed by an explicit and
authentic act of the whole people.
In sacredly obligatory upon ALL
And 80 we have the opinions Of
these two greatest Americans as to
| the obligation of citizenship and the
| enforcement of the Constitution Let
us put our backbone where our wish
bone = and see that we do our part
| towards the enforcement of laws
These are problems that we, as citi-
zens of the United States. In 1924. must
race. Let us do II with determination