The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-09-20
THE FIGHT ON THE CONSTITUTION
BEGINS


BEGINS
This newspaper does not believe the sup
porters of constitutional government IN this
country are greatly alarmed at the pros
pect of the fight which is brewing Tor
the next national political campaign. This
great body of citizens-a decisive majority
of the country'S voters, as we beleve-l5
irrevocably committed to support Of the
American system of government and IS
prepared to withstand all assaults which
may be made by the hosts of radIcalism
In fact, we believe this body of citizens
welcomes the impending conflict, believing
it will send the radicals scurrying to cover
and definitely return the country to con-
servative and common-sense governmental
policies.
Therefore, much of the loud wailinG
heard in the camps Of the radicals today
amounts to so much wasted noise. No true
friend of the American system of govern
ment and of the American Constitution is
so foolish as to think the Constitution can
not be amended-those now living have
witnessed its amendment-and all of this
class admit that other amendments may be
adopted as the years pass No opponent OF
radicalism is saying that the Constitutions
shall never again be changed, that 1t ought
mot to be changed; but we believe this body
of citizens will be found to be unanimous
orrOoftinn 10 o11yy T1OrnSal p;
change the Constitution to conform to the
patterns proposed by any set Of radicals IN
this or foreign countries.
i That is the exact point around which the
fight is going to be waged. The Constitu-
ton will probably be amended in the fu-
ture as it has been in the past, but this will
be done by the friends and not by the enc
mics of the Republic. Neither will it be
done by Anticipated theorists and expert
mentors, whose intentions may be good but
whose supply of common-sense and Ameri-
canSm is nOn-exiStent
As far as this newspaper is concerned,
1t would never approve the amendment OF
the Constitution by the collection of Wash
ingtOn bureaucratS now in control of the
government. We would not willingly live
under d Constitution framed and approved
by Tugwell, Frankfurter Cohan, Corcorau
or any one or all of their kind. Frankly
we are certain that Constitution made to
the order of Franklin D. Roosevelt would
be highly obnoxious to us. That is because
we believe in the American system of gov
eminent, in the principles of Democracy
IN the rights of the people, in constitutional
government-and we do not believe in So
eialism, Communism, Fascism or any other
system of tyranny that compels 80 per cent
of the people of this or any other country
to submit to slavery under the domination
of one per cent of political dictators who
have seized power and subverted the laws
Of God and the enlightened statutes of civ
iization.
What the present radical government of
the United States is aiming for was logical
ly stated by Secretary Roper in his Consti-
tuition Day speech. 1t is generally admitted
that in this address he was speaking fer
the administration, making public the line
Of attack it proposes to use against the
American system of government, under
taking to feel out public sentiment for the
constitution wreeking program proposed
by the radicals.
The chief proposal made by Secretary
Roper was one to amend the Constitution
by lodging supreme power in the executive