The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-04-11
Gives Fine
Address Al
joint Meet
John G. Brown Expounds
Outstanding Principles of
u. S. Constitution.
SAYS EVERY PERSON
HERE is A KING

The constitution and the part it
plays in preserving the rights OF
the individual American citizen was
the main substance Of the address
delivered by John c. Brown before
small but appreciative audience
OF Civic club members and guests
last Thursday evening at the Jun
Tor High auditorium.
James A. Krall, president of the
Libby Commercial Club, opened the
meeting by expressing his thanks
to the various clubs that sponsored
the meeting. He then introduced
Mrs. Albert Hart who sang two
beautiful solos, "The Winds in the
South" and 'I'lI Follow My Secret
Heart" She was accompanied by
Mrs. Hugh Slauson.
M .. Rowland then introduced
the speaker of the evening. Mr..
Rowland said Mr.. Brown was one
OF the outstanding attorneys in Mon
tana, having played prominent
part in the building of this great
state.
Mr.. Brown said, Parents should
teach their children that they have
the rights of a king; that is, they
have certain rights that the crowd
cannot take away from them They
may enjoy these rights to a great
extent but must not take them so
far as to interfere with another
person. In this manner we can make
for and have a happy country"
The speaker stated that England
is the closest to democracy OF
any government in the world today.
He said the United States was more
of republic than democracy and
explained that the reason for this
is that the majority rule exists in
England whereas the citizens Of the
United States are protected by the
constitution. English majority is
manifested in parliament, thus that
body is the law Of the land-
Proving 71fmyAH u be -student
of the constitution and the manner
in which it was derived, Mr.. Brown
related several stories pertaining to
steps taken in the formation Of our
constitution. In connection with
this he gave information on reasons
the colonies broke away from Eng
land and how these reasons were
tied in with the writing of the con-
stitution. "The individual members
of society have certain rights and
those rights are the basis for the
constitution" Mr.. Brown said.
Life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness" from the Declaration of
independence, is the basis for the
statement that every individual is
a king. He must never use his de-
sire for pleasure or gain to crush
another for this type of person is
quickly stopped, for all people are
created equal
Mr.. Brown stood firm on his
statement that no one, person or
group of persons can take away our
freedom as long as we protect and
preserve our constitution. The one
great body which protects Ameri-
can citizens SO far as constitutional
rights are concerned is the United
States supreme court.
'The greatest funk of all time
was the slogan and action back of
the slogan, Save the World for De-
mocracy.' In truth this nation is
republic We are the youngest
nation in the world yet we have the
Oldest form Of government. We can
lay this credit to only one thing,
the constitution of the United
States"
The civic meeting is an annual
affair and is sponsored by the PIT
A., the Senior and Junior Woman's
clubs, the Lions and the CONNER
cial club.