, 1924-09-25

The program was under direction
of II. Il. Dunlap, chairman of the
program committee.
The Republican is this week pub
fishing the paper of Attorney Arm
strong and at a later date we hope
to be able to publish the paper of
Attorney Greenfield. Both these
papers are we'll worth reading and
we trust that our readers will avail
themselves of this opportunity to
read these papers.
Mr.. Armstrong; paper was as fol-
lows:
THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION
The formal Declaration of indie
pendence marked a new era of polit-
ical liberty in the world. Henceforth
America was to be the home of free
dom and liberty.
1--WE hold these truths to be self
evident, that all men are created
equal. that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain inalienable
rights, that among these are life,
liberty. and the pursuit of happiness.
That to secure these rights, Govern
ments are instituted among men. de-
irving their just powers from the
consent of the governed"
In the words OF Abraham Lincoln
This was their majestic interpreta-
ton OF the economy of the universe.
This was their lofty and wise and
noble understanding of the justice OF
the Creator to His Creatures. Wise
statesmen as they were, they knew
the tendency of prosperity to breed
~tyrants, and so they established these
great self evident. truths. that when
in the distant future some man. some
faction, some interest, should set up
the doctrine that none but rich men
were entitled to life. liberty. and the
pursuit of happiness, their posterity
might look up again to the Dec,ara-
ton OF Independence and take cour-
age to renew the battle which their
fathers began. so that truth and JUS
tice and mercy and all the humane
and Christian virtues might not be
extinguished from the land. so that
no man would hereafter dare to limit
and circumscribe the great principles
on which the temple OF liberty was
being built"
The greatest minds OF the Revo-
lutionary period gave years OF
thought and effort in the forming
of our national ideals and builded
them into the two great basic docu-
ments OF our civic life. The Declar-
alton OF Independence and the Con-
stitution OF the United States.
Tho Declaration Of Independence
first declares the doctrine OF equal
ity. Equality meal Fraternity. The
exclusion OF no n from public bene-
fits because OF race or previous con-
dition of sorvitudc. II means the
avoidance OF distinction tending TO
put one man above another. II does
.AAtat AA..RlttA ~ nnlnlNfN
of wealth. But political equality,
which equal opportunity uh-
der the law.
Tho next national ideal is liberty.
IL has from the first been the watch
word OF every true American. We
do not all ngrec AS TO the meaning
OF tho word. Washington l think hnS
given us the best and o workable
idea OF Liberty. He said w must
distinguish between licentiousncss
and liberty. we must recognize INC
difference between oppression ana
necessary authority" The fathers OF
the Republic proclaimed liberty OF
speech. liberty OF thought. liberty TO
change tho government by fair and
orderly means .
with liberty was coupled another
idea, that OF union. Liberty may
seem TO he TO my own personal u
tit. hut II that liz NIL II In n cheap and
aoifish ideal. But ms the Declaration
OF Independence hcralded to the
world our freedom from the rule and
tyranny OF kings. the Constitution
proclaimed our purpose to unto for n
common good: no these principles.
liberty and union arc blended. and
IN Webster says are Now and for
ever one and inscparablc." and TO
make mn assault upon our Union. N
Government. in tho interest OF pcrs-
onai liberty. license. and unboupdcd
untrairmcicd freedom. would he TO
break down u National ideal 90
satisfy personal and selfish ends.
rather than TO promote = co-opcra-
tive. and strong central government.
Ncxt the Declaration Of lndepeud-
enco promulsatss the idea that =
government derives its last powers
from the consent OF the governsd:"
what this meAns has besa nootsd for