, 1924-09-25

tIuJ Hc Huu gained lluCl DN
more than a century, but it is suf-
ticient to hold that it is a govern
ment as Lincoln says "of the people.
y the people and for the people".
Ihat principle had never prevailed
in any country. Prior to this time
every government of earth recogniz-
ed all political power as coming from
II King or state. When Louis XIV
was asked what is the State" he
replied Il am the State" The Amer
ican principle promoted and adhered
TO, bod in the Constitution. is
that all power ultimately rests in the
people. And it is the tendency to
depart from this principle in numer-
u ways, and to amend in some cas-
es and to tear down il others that
the cause of much discussion, to-
day. Many brainy and thinking men
lelleve that unless we hold stead
lastly to the representative form of
government established by our fore
fathers. that our Republic can never
endure.
our Constitution, in the words of
Englands greatest Statesman rs the
greatest work ever struck off by the
hand of man." Its Preamble and the
FIRST ten Amendments which are
sometimes called our Bill of Rights,
Guarantees Freedom OF Religious be-
Iief, freedom of speech, freedom of
press, the right of petition, the right
to Keep and bear arms, the right TO
vote regardless OF race. color, sex.
or previous condition of seryitude.
the right of trial by jury. The
constitution guarantees to every citi-
zen high or low. rich or poor. Jew or
gentle absolute freedom of thought
and conduct, sc long as he does moth
ing TO conflict with the rights and
liberties OF his fellow man.
Under our Constitution, three de-
partments of government were well
established. and clearly worked out.
with functions separate and distinct
from each other. The Executive, Leg
islative. and Judicial branches. and
there is today as there was during
the jefferson Administration an eff
fort. and In fact n concerted action
on h part OF the socialistic and rad
ical element of the country to break
the Judicial department OF our
government. | do not care TO be
pessimistic but It seems to me that
the long established institutions OF
our American constitutional form of
government are being threatened to-
day as never before in the history of
II country. with the possible cx-
ception OF the period above mention
ed. Lord MacaGlay, sixty years ago
made a prophecy OF America as fol-
lows. Your American Republic will
be AS foarfully plundered and laid
waste in the goth century ms the Ro-
man Empire was on the Fifth. but
your Humid and Vandals will have
been engendered within your own in
stitutions."
Many nostrums are promoted and
advanced to undermine the founda-
ton stone OF Liberty which was laid
by our forofathers In their lifc's
blood. Such rs the initiative. the
referendum, the recall. the recall of
decisions OF the Courts. the primary
system OF selecting candidates for
office. the insideous attack upon the
Supreme Court OF the United States.
and other forms OF hasty legislation
whereby d~emagogcry and ngitated
public opinion tend to undermine u
system OF government. Tho founders
of our government "buildcd better
than they knew for they were
thinking OF liberty. OF representative
government. OF protection against
tyranny. and OF ways and means by
which public opinion might express
itself in statute law. In judicial inter
probation. and executive acts and on
f~orccmcnta.
Our Constitution provides n means
OF protecting individual liberty from
invasion by tho powers OF the gov
eminent itself. as well as from invns-
ion by others moro powerful then
ourselves. Tho principles underlying
our civic and political liberty are In
scribed In tho Constitution OF tho
United States and our judicial do
partmcnt was instituted for their
protection. Yet now. today. there In
ID persistent attempt while we are
speaking in this United States to
change our Representative Republic
into = socialirtic Democracy or Com
munistic Stxtcs.
what In tho rcal point In question
10 the judiciary.
Il 10 proposed that Congress. the
law making body Of our country
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