The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-08-21

A CHOICE TO MAKE

the fatal news that Pearl Harbor
had been attacked, certain his
toric papers were moved from
the Library of Congress to a
secret vault. There they remain
ed until September of 1914 when
the joint chiefs -of-staff agreed
there was no longer any danger
of even a token bombing from
the airplanes of a fading Hiro-
hito or a retreating Hitler.
These historic papers included
such priceless and immortal
documents as the Declaration of
Independence and the American
Constitution.
These stirring words of mans
independence were returned to
the Library of Congress, located
in our own unscathed capital.
Freedom had been saved tenn
porarily, not only for America,
but for the peoples of the world
at large, even though some of
their capital cities had been re-
duced to ashes and rubble.
Since that time America has
put forth valiant effort and bill
lions of American dollars have
been expended to help citizens
of other nations either to win
their independence, or to regain
freedoms which had been lost
to them.
There is still big job to be
done in Europe and in Asia
where during World War II our
gallant sons fought, bled, and
died in defense of the ideologies
and concepts set forth in the
Declaration of Independence and
the American Constitution. That
job on the foreign fronts was
done well, cheerfully and quick
ly by men reSolute in their deter
mination to stamp out aggression
and safeguard their cherished
America.
Currently, this nation is bear
ing the brunt of preserving free
dom for the Korean people in
what has been inaptly described
by the Administration as a
Police Action" Also, we have
taken the lead in organizing free
Europe against attack by Soviet
Russia.
But, meanwhile, how have we
been doing on the Home Front?
Have we been fired with the
same zeal to guard at home those
things for which our sons fought
abroad so valiantly? Have we,
who were not face to face with
the horrors of actual combat,
been as fervent in our determina-
ton to blast the enemies within
America, those enemies who seek
to destroy the American Way of
Life, as set forth in the now re-
displayed Declaration of In
dependence and American Con-
stitution?
The answer. to those questions
will be given at the polling
booths on Tuesday, November
4th, when the national elections
take place. These elections will
not be just ordinary elections
between two great political
parties-they will be elections
the like of which we have not
known in the past.
On November 4th the Ameri-
can people will make their choice
ostensibly between the candi.
dates of two great political
parties. But, it will transcend
that-it will be a choice between
two divergent concepts of gov
ernment-a choice between the
candidates of one party which
since its inception has been steep
ed and still is stepped in the
American traditions of Washing
ton and Franklin, and another
party which once was imbuec
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jefferson, Jackson and Wilson
but which now is dominated by ;
group of socialists, recalcitran
labor leaders and '1eft-wingers.
Yes, November 4th will be ;
day of grave import. On that day
the American people must decide
whether the Declaration of In
dependence and the Constitution
so recently exhumed from thei
hiding place, are to continue t.
be the stars by which this natiol
steers its course, or whether W.
shall again bury these immorta
documents and this time TO
keeps" ... r..
Can there be any doubt as t.
which choice we shall make? =
George Peck.
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