Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-08-22

The call for convention to meet at Ocean City this month
atmosphere which could be, without great
stretch Of kened to that which surrounded this
historians lay bloody
the South to slavery and slavery alone They will tell that
of state sovereignty nstgated by slavery the claim is
made that secession precpated the conflict they will tell
bred Scot decision the border strife Kansas mentioned
questions converged to bring
about the dreadful catastrophe be summed
Others will hold strictly the rights idea
the they will explain that contention was
men but should make laws for themselves and that they would
might take the function just denied parliament They
will tell that far larger number of people loved the states
bred system Of politics. politicians only
controlled the states but he made the membership of
These hso tor will refer to the Virginia and Kentucky
between the states the latter have Individually the right
Judgment the enamens of the government which
derives its power to make laws from the Constitution And they
will show that the representing the two states above
ona nd void d on o na to o aeis o
this direct challenge the Union and could not fail to bring
But said in the beginning there those will say
that this question would have except
patriot should snno,t the laws and oicers Of tho T S "
If the contention of these right some to Won
der just what is at the bottom of the agitation Maryland
least under the us1aton of states rights
The reason for assembling as Being
protest against increasing ecroachmen of Federal with
particular opposition to Federal aid roads and education
fy basis the abuses incident to National Prohibition
Child Labor the
United States"
AS the contention of the of the War that
all other of the Civil War grev-
anceslavery so many will belye that similar opposition,
this day and time against Federal encoachment upon
rights has arisen by of special enactment Egh
teenth Amendment by which National Prohibition made
part of the Constitution.
This seems to closer home to large portion
American people than does other of the various
signed for protecting the states in their inherent rights It is
much to their states rights liberty
slider the latter of the principles which country was
founded And is the adoption into the Federal Constitution
amendment to curta the peoples liberty particular dec
on which induces closer inspection of the ac
ties along other lines.
Then again. there many who fall with respect the pro
hbtlon law to include the socaed evil which
ed to ccumven the Drinking
does not many the either
moral or statutory crime and from this
similar regarding the of same And SC
long the feeling largely existing the law will be naught
Now whether the states would settle the matter of
tu SALE and consumption of alcoholics in different way from
what the general has done to say they
would determine it satisfactorily to the different units
believe that this agitation rights one that car
bring about results in way detrimental to centralized
and create situation where the people feel this
country not advancing toward form of government like
the monaches Of Europe than the republic fathers fought
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