Evening star., 1925-02-08
the Rev. Billy Sunday drove the devil
out of Washington.

the Rev. Billy Sunday drove the devil
out of Washington.
DweIIs on Democracy.
"Viscount Bryce has written the
greatest book on democracy in the
English language. He says in a
democracy, supreme power is lodged
exclusively in the people, and when
ever any group or element sets up any
authority antagonistic to the eN-
pressed Will of the people, democracy
is supplanted by an autocracy. Neither
executive will nor the edicts of courts
can usurp the popular will as ex-
pressed by the peoples Congress.
without violating both the spirit and
letter of democracy. The Federal
Constitution is explicit and plain on
that vital subject.
The first article of the Constitu-
tion states all legislative powers
herein granted shall be vested in a
Congress of the United States, which
shall consist OF a Senate and a House
of Representatives.
Hits "Pnrty" Theory.
at is through these two represent
ative bodies that the people at the
ballot box voice their sovereign rights.
Lincoln voiced this sentiment when
he said this is government of the
people, by the people and for the peO-
pie. Yet l heard a leading member
of this Congress last Winter pro-
claim in this historic chamber that
this is government by PARTIES. be-
cause the party in power is respon-
sible for legislation. 7 challenge any
member on this floor or elsewhere to
find the word party in the Constitu-
tion of the United States or in any of
the 10 amendments. 1t is not there.
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questions TO solve, and | may surprise
you in the statement that these ques-
tions are more moral or ethical than
economic. The criminal records of
the United States are a menace to
Christian civilization. We have the
murder record OF the world Last
year we had twelve times as many
murders as England. The record of
banditry and robbery and all crimes
alarming to the clergy and our lead
ing collegiates
Protests Crime Record
Our crime record has been called
out in a sermon in protest by the
leading scholar and theologian of
Great Britain. I refer to Bishop Inge.
dean of st. Paul's Cathedral. Londo
quite recently Bishop Freeman.
copal Church of the United States,
preached an alarm sermon in Wash
lngton on this vital subject He called
attention to the fact that the church
has failed to check the crime wave
l quote from the great bishop:
"'Even laws imposed by constituted
authority are Haunted and disobeyed.
and this by the so-called best people
in our communities. 1t is little won
der that this is so, for laws will not
be bbeyed by men and women who
lack deep moral and spiritual convic-
tionS.'
You will all agree that at no time
in our history has there been a more
urgent demand than now for legisla
tors of courage, ability and expe-
rience to deal with the periIs tina
confront society, especially the lack
of active patriotism among the
masses. There is a spirit of indiffer-
ence toward the soldiers of the
World War The World War is the
only war of our six wars that has
produced no President of the United
| States. The Civil War produced five
| soldier Presidents in succession. COW
| ering a period of a quarter of a cen
| tury-Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Harri-
son and Mckinley-all soldiers with
| creditable battle records.
| I'VE had AS generals in the World
| War; but heroism and self-sacrifice