The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-15
Jefferson And Stotes' Rights

The nation has just observed the birthday of Thomas JEFF
It is altogether fitting that we should honor Jefferson sGa9, for
ms 0n We haven in i America IN ri the greatest ges t. nation ito in the world. Our
people enjoy the highest standard of living Of any people in the
in the United States than the people Of any nation in the world:
We should all thank our creator for the many good things
of life we enjoy and give full credit to the system of private enter
prise that has made possible our bountfu life through our own
We should remember in gratitude Thomas jefferson for
the principles that he implemented into our form OF government
making possible its present development into the torch bearers
Jefferson was a firm believer in the freedom of the indivi
dual. Under the system of government set up by our constltuton
we American people have greater liberty than any people in the
Our constitution with it's Bill of Rights gives us freedom to
pursue life, liberty and happiness. 1t gives us the right to Wor.
gives us the right to assemble and consider any measure we might
want to consider publicly without fear of a gestapo coming in and
We never appreciate the many rights and privileges that
we take for granted until we see the the liberties of other people
in other nations taken away.
We will continue to enjoy those privileges and our way Of
be wary of any dictator or group that would take away from us
our precious liberties which ht are truly a priceless essa her1,age' i based
upon the rights of the individual rather than the state as
it is in many other parts of the world.
Thomas jefferson bitterly opposed a strong centralized
government knowing that such a government would undermine
Steadily since 1882 when the late Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hsnt s1 With Gff more eu pow Feaf IN w geTGra%ens all h tse t time. Many mSfe Of the the
states now look to Washington almost as if it was a local govern,
ment. We are steadily and surely losing many OF the rights we
This trend is DANGEROUS and unless it is stopped we viii will
which this country was founded and upon which its future securi-
ty rests.
The Bill of Rights with our constitution says that all powers
which are not delegated specifically to the federal government
shall be left to the states. That is what we mean when we say we
are Jeffersonian States Rights Democrats. We mean that we be-
leve in the principle of local self government and oppose an all
powerful centralized government in Washington. We strongly
contend that those people who are governed least are governed
best and we believe in those principles strong enough to fight fol-
them if necessary.
The retention of these ideals by our American ship of state
depends upon the action of the millions of citizens throughout
this country who should love their freedom and liberty enough tt
see that the right of the states to govern ourselves shall not BIZ
denied us by any power or authority on earth including Congress
and the supreme court.
Only by standing guard over our liberties and safeguard
ing them for generations of Americans yet unborn can we repa,
to Thomas Jefferson and the founders of our government the tire
mendOus debt we owe.