Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-14

For two decades our Ma
tional Government has been
dominated by those who style
themselves as liberals" We
have had our brain trust, our
New Deal, our Fair Deal and
finally dynamic conservatism.
but it all adds up to exactly
one course and direction. 1t
means constantly increasing
Capitalization of power in
Washington and concentration
Of that power in the executive
branch. There that power is,
in the main, exercised by men
who, even into the upper
levels, sit in life tenure beyond
control or influence by the
people. In the words Of George
Mason, they lack in feeling
the burdens of the people"
Into the hands of that lie
tenure ruling class We have
poured much power. Under
color Of administrative law we
have poured legislative and
judicial powers back into the
executive container. Behind
doors closed to the people
and isolated from the people.
this ruling class makes law,
executes law and adjudicateS
law. Some of this law is GRIM
inal law carrying heavy crimi-
nal penalty for failure to
comply.
Over the countryside, peo-
pie are constantly being wor-
ried and bothered by Federal
agents. These agents come by
auto instead of on horseback.
as did the life-tenure agents
Of the king before 1776. Ex-
cept for mode Of Transports
ton there is no difference. Ex-
actly the same life-tenure rul-
ing class attitude prevails to-
day as in Colonial times.
Our Federal judiciary has
for years been packed with
liberals" These take oath to
support and defend our Fed
eral Constitution. Instead of
defending they amend by in
depreciation. This conduct
they defend as meeting the
needs of the people" and
which, after all. is a legisla-
tive function and not a mat
ter for determination in. judi
cial proceeding. In this way
Capitalization of power is sup
ported.
q Our National Legislature
seems baffled by the compli-
Gated mass Our executive
branch has become. 1t seems
more willing to approach the
White House. hat in hand,
seeking direction than to look
back to the people for such
direction. In that way our
theory and principle of repre-
sentative Government ha S
been greatly weakened. A
Congress which accepts direc-
ton by the Executive and the
mass of lobbyists attached to
the executive branch can
hardly be a Congress of repre-
sentatives Of the people.
The whole feeds of the
people through unrestricted
taxing power. Not only are the
people required to support this
massive life-tenure ruling class
but they are required to sup
port the theory of bureaucrats
bearing gifts not only in our
own economy but also in other
lands to stir up the ill-will that
always eventually attaches to
those who NEEDLE.
Taking this all in all and
considering it after two dec
AIDES of application we must
come up with the answer that
it is a misnomer to call the
movement liberalism" In
stead, it is a restoration move
ment because it restores the
whole superman theory Of
government with direction Of
the people from the top down.
After all. government has no
power except that subtracted
from the people as a whole.
AS power Of government in
creases 1t does so at the ex-
pense Of power of the people.
It would seem that what we
really need in the interest Of
the freedom and dignity Of
the people is to break up this
restorationist movement which
mistakenly calls itself liberal
ism. We need in 1866 another
crusade for freedom and an
other promise to clean up the
mess. And we need it by
candidates and party that can
be expected to carry through
after the election instead Of
throwing up hands in sur
render to the restorationists
after the election is over.