The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-01
AMERICANISM

The National Republic, Washington
magazine, believes that present condltlons
in this country will change and we snail
have a return to common sense, sanity and
conservatism, if the people of the country
do not lose the spirit of Americanism which
has animated the inhabitants Of the United
States throughout its history. We quote
from the magazine:
"To a great many citizens, Americanism is just
a word They pay it lip seryice-but they have a
very poor knowledge of its actual meaning Real
Amercanism is a spirit. 1t is that spirit which in
spired the founders of the country-a spirit of uG-
seishness, self-saerifce, iron-clad character. 1t
gave us real liberty of church, of press, of po-
Htical belief to be appreciated. 1t freed US from
an intolerable Old World monarchic domination
and established a nation where the government was
to exist for the individual not the individual for
the government. ..s,.. ,,
To-day, the American spirit stands for these
things precisely as it did in the past They are as
important today as ever, and perhaps most impor-
tant The public is beleaguered from many sides
by those who would effect sudden and irrevocable
changes in the very foundation stones of our gov
these freedoms while attempting to overthrow the
government that affords them this to undermine
our institutions and wipe out all sembance of free
speech. The advocates of fascism, communism, die
tatorship and other radical theories are always
tive-and there is danger that they may seem per-
suasive to people struggling with great even
though temporary problems.
"The public cannot be too strongly warned
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of permanent principles. Even the worst of de-
pressions pass-and we will be sad nation indeed
it, after this one passes, we find that we have lost
those constitutional guarantees of corporate and in
dividual freedom that have made US great
This newspaper heartily endorses the
statement that 'tThe public cannot be too
strongly warned against seeking temper
airy benefits at the expense of permanent
principles" . ..... -.
That is exactly what has been going on
for the past two years; and the efforts of
intelligent and patriotic individuals and
newspapers throughout the country have
been directed to warning the masses as to
the dangers of this trend.
Temporary expedients, experiments,
schemes and economic tricks have been the
rule and order of the day Those who have
directly profted by these schemes are, of
course, enthusiastically favoring them.
They are doing so without considering this
program in the light of reason, without
question as to whether it is fundamentally
right or wrong, without regard to endur-
ing principles.
1t IS simply a program by which they
personally and directly profit, so they &C
cept the benefits without regard to the
principles shattered, the wrongs done, or
the inevitable ultimate consequences of
such policies.
Ii the country few years hence shall
find that constitutional guarantees, indi
vidual freedom and the loss of American
ideals and the American spirit have beer
the price paid for this orgy of radiealism
it is certain there will be many awakenins
too late to the stark reality that the price
paid was too great.