Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-11
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sentative government resoundej
through the colonies 1t drove the
members of the constitutional congress
to independence nall, and here that
cry was answered in hearts of cour-
age and minds of genius With the
fortitude of the New England pill
grims, the daring of the southern cav
alters, and the brilliance OF the mid
dle-state patriots, a document was
prepared that has gradually raised the
child nation to ull-grown power The
constitution Of the United States was
offered, by its trainers, as a rock on
winch the government was to be
foundedw rock Of ideals, principles
and standards. 1t embodiUs the ideal
of freedom for which the youth OF
our country have fought and sacri-
ficed their life-blood We obey the
dictates Of its principles and our ma
ton conforms to its standards in gov
eminent.
the constitution bore the brunt OF
foreign criticism in its youth, the bit
ter attack of enemies at home, and
later, the test OF Civil war but
because Franklin upheld it in Europe,
the barbs of foreign criticism turneu
to words OF praise; because Marshall
sustained it as the true mediator OF
justice, the weight Of internal attack
lifted; end because Lincoln believed
its ideals were those Of union, the
pain OF Civil war was soothed.
Bulwark of Nation
ssThe constitution stands today, the
Gibraltar of the United States With
its restraining division of responsibility
and power between the legislative, the
executive and the judicial depart
ments, and with its emphatic guaranty
of the rights of the individual, it
makes impossible those great disturb
ances that come to other countries
when self concerned adventures or
oyer-zealous patriots come into con-
troll.
An officer of the United States
must perform the true will of the
people. The rock-like standards OF
the constitution restrain all the legis-
lators from haSty action. Great emo
tions surge through state and nation,
and batter against the shores OF
american ideals, but the constitution
withStandS these destructive elements
and remains faithful to its purpose as
"the permanent will of the American
people. 1t means majority govern
ment through law and order, not by
the minority rule Of the demagogue
and the radical. 1t means the staunch
and eternal foundation of national
stability
.These learned men, the frGners OF
the constitution, builded not better
than they knew, for they were
capable even before the magnitude OF
this task. They produced articles OF
government that according to an
eminent statesman, are rigid when
rlgldIty is demanded by safety, and
flexible when flexibility is necessary.
because of these fundamental prln-
ciples. the constitution has preserved
its youth. Thus it can meet the ever
increasing demands of the growing
nation with experience to guide It's
progress.
Aliens Must Be Taught
Nearly 140 years ago, a Land OF
Promise called to Old World peoples,
offering golden opportunities, freedom
and. equality. Today, the land built
BY the constitution, generous in its
prosperity, still offers to the multi
tudes who throng our shores, the
greatest of opportunities. 1t is now
our pressing duty to educate the for
eigner in American ideals and to pre-
mare him for the responsibilities OF
democratic government.
.sThe constitution has survived the
searching test of time, mistaken. Yet
now, as in the past, scurrilous attacks
are made upon it. We no longer fear
the peril from without; the only
shadow that can obscure the light OF
the constitution is cast by ourselves.
Many of us have gradually departed
from the ideals on which our nation
was founded. We no longer believe
that all men should be equal in oppor-
tunity. Racial prejudice, religious in
tolerance and sectional hatreds may
vet destroy our national unity, SO dear
to the hearts of our fathers.
''We must increase our vigilance, for
today formidable dangers are appear
ing. In recent large political gath
ering, a speaker begged that we re-
move the yokeS imposed by a group
Of half forgotten colonial politicians.
We are asked to throw away our
constitution and substitute a new doc
umentl We are told to cast aside our
heritage, to brush away our ideais Of