The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-04
RIGHTS OF rs
FACE DEMANDS
FOR REDEFINING
Social Security Injected in
Life. Liberty. and Pursuit
OF Happiness Creed.

WASHINGTON. july I. - The
American people. celebrating today
the one hIndredth hfty-ninII an
niverssrv of their independence.
are IN the midst Of an historic con-
troversv a 10 the relative lmpor-
lance o. liberty and security W the
United States political system
The Declaration Of Independence,
adopted hv the Continental Con-
Fress Al Philadelphia July 4. 1916.
gave first national and then world
vide currency 70 ideas q equality
and liberty.
These IDEAS until the last decade
we're almost universally accepted A.
the highest ideals Of political
philosophy
We hold these truths % b. self
evident. that all men are created
equal. that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unaiien-
able rights that among these are
life. liberty and the pursuit of
happiness that 20 secure these
rights. governments are instituted
among men. deriving their Just
powers from the consent 81 the
governed. said the famous charter
Of freedom
New Thoughts Arise
In 1885. after a half decade Of
economic depression. these ideas are
Still current On every political arena.
but M the minds and hearts of the
people new thoughts Of greater vigOr
arc agiiated. ideas Of economic
justice and social security inspired
b. the self-ewdent fact that mil
Ions Of people are menaced with
disaster In the evcT-reCurTing cycle
81 economic depression.
These newly emphasized ideas
that the masses should have greater
guarantees against economic un-
certainty. have gained greater force
since the depression commenced IN
1929. they made Franklin d. ROOSe-
veit the successful presidential can
didate IN 1892. and they VIII be dis
cussed from every forum IN the ma
tiOnal campaigns Of 1896.
The question az issue undOuo'-
edlv Will BE- the degree and man
her in which the traditional ideas
81 civil liberty and individual
initiative may be sUbordinated. or
adapted. 10 the broad needs of So
ciety as whole. that Is 10 saw. how
far political democracy may BE- COM
plemented by a more effective
economic democracy
New Champions Of Liberty
ForeShadOwing such a national is
sur is the curious fact that the UNI
official organizations and spokesmen
recognized as most representative Of
big business" or powerful corpora
tons recently have been the most
artiCulate champions Of liberty
and 'individualiSm. while the man
on the stree" has seemed more con-
Cerned over the assurance Of en-
plOyment. the safety o. his home.
farm. or smell investment
In this great shift Of national pO-
litiCal interest. two distinct in
fluenCes are at work
The courts. and probably a ma
jority Of politicians. measure events
hv the traditional principles Of
American political philosophy and
their gradual evolution into a Sys-
TEN OF constitutional law.
Great Influences Clash
The universities. however. have
injected into United States political
life large number Of trained econ
omiStS. StatistiCians. SOciOlO2iStS
and other experts whose concern Is
not so much the political tradition
and the system OF the law. but the
actual facts Of modern life as de-
termined by observation and SyS-
tematIc recording.
These two great influences Of
America life Clashed before the
Supreme Court during recent
months. when some Of the cOnSti-
tufiOnal guarantees Of Individual
rights we're found in legal conflict
with the social purposes Of leCiS-
lative measures. as IN the farm
mortgage case.
The court. regardless Of possible
personal predictions and Sympa-
thieS Of some justices. necessarily de-
cided such questions IN strict con-
formltv with the Constitution
Those who act under these grants
tof the Constitution are not at
liberty to transcend the imposed
limits because they believe that
more or different power Is neceS-
Szrv~ said the epOChSf decision IN