THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
DECLARATION AND RENEW
AL OF FAITH BY THE
GRAND ARMY
Tho following is n cortifiod copy
ot tho resolutions which jero Intro
duced by the committee on resolutions
and unanimously adopted by tho Ne
braska Grand Army of the Republic
at Its 1921 encampment at Hastings.
Tho committo consisted of tho follow
ing members: II. B. Windham, L. D.
Richards, W. V. Alton, G. J. Thoman,
T. J. Majors and J. A. Barhardt.
Here aro tho resolutions:
Wo havo just had tho Ter-Centenarv
colouration of
Domagoguos, having no concern
save to introduce and perpetuate
thomsolvos in popular favor, blatantlv
folgn to discover defects in our econ
omic systom and, if favored with of
fice prostitute their positions by
shackling industry with absurd re
strictions to gratify tho whims of
their loudest constituents and with
resulting discouragement of private
enterprise to tho injury of nil.
This confusion of civic afairs with
moral regulations, coupled with the
rewards secured by servilo doferonco
to tho popular emotion of tho mo
ment, has produced results In many
inRtainppq nf miliqlnntlnl Inlnrvv !n
thb landing of tho i.uu .. . .
Pilgrims and aro at tho end of nearly and hl stlll othors or ludlcroUB ab.
a century and a half of our existence surdity. They tend to arrest our do-
as a nation. It is a period fit for velopment, alienate the affections of
considerate survey. Our progress has our eop,0 from tUeir country and
been marked, as it must always be, by confIrm tho widespread notion that a
effort to develop our economic Hfe government by the pedplo cannot long
mill ofl'ICn In ..!.! . " I 1 o
,,; uur nauonai bupvIvo. Some of tho moro glaring
jiio way wo iiavo traveled Is
plainly marked to all tho world. Po
litically, it began with out first dec
laration of lndopondenco at Philadel
phia and was emphasized by our dec
laration in 1820, when, by overwhelm
ing non-partisan voico, our peoplo
again declared that American ques
tions cannot bo decided by foreigners
or upon tho basis of foreign feuds.
Prom Bvnkor Hill to Yorktown,
through 1812 to 184G, from Sumter to
Appomattox, from Manila Bay to San
tiago Harbor, from tho Lusitania to
Bolleau Wood, tho great prico of our
being has been paid, ungradingly and
without shadow of turning from our
destined course. Our material accom
plishments aro apparent to all. Sub
stantial progress has been made on the
road to economic justice. (Many
wholesome economic ideas have been
realized and others will bo attained
We rejoice at ell this and yet, can
dor and our sense of patriotic duty
compel us to record our apprehension
of recent disquieting departures
from our fundamental principles.
These departures are variously
manifested.
Though tho constitution wisely
guarantees to every state in tho
union a republican form of govern
ment, which assumes that the peoplo
shall act, upon matters of legislation
not directly but through their repre
sentatives who havo time and oppor
tunity to investigate and to deliberate,
yet, by subtle pleas, we have been re
duced to the initiative and referen
dum which enacts legislation in ig-
logislatlvo results of this confusion
and official senvllity to popular pas
sion and prejudice, all of which wa
disapprove, aro as follows:
1. Tho initiative and referendum,
which forces upon tho peoplo for do
cision multitudes of questions upon
which they aro wholly uninformed,
for which there is not time for gen
eral indlfferenco that law may bo en
acted by an aggressive and fanatical
minority of tho peoplo
2. Recall of public officers the
threat of which causes them to sub
stitute a servile heed to the tem
porary fluctuations of popular clamor
for their sworn duty to the state.
3. Laws unduly facilitating the
submission to popular vote of pro
posed amendments to tho Federal
constitution and to tho constitutions
of tho several states to bo voted upon
by tho people.
4. Primary elections for tho selec
tions of candidates for offico so that
tho voter has no means of knowing
tho fitness of tho several candidates,
save by their own advertisements.
This not only requires double the
time of both candidate and voters for
election purposes, but adds tremend
ously to the already excessive cost of
elections without corresponding bono
fit, and in most cases gives us a min
ority candidate.
5. The creation of almost innum
erable boards, commlslon, inspectors
and government spies, mos.t of whom
aro dseless, others of doubtful wis
dom, and all furnishing places for po
norance of conditions and upon sud- j Htlcal appointees often unfitted for
den Impulse. Thus legislation is tho their vaguo official duties and usually
product of emotion of reason. Nor is exercising arbltary power at great
that all. i nubile expense and domestic dls-
Though it is a fundamental prin- cord.
ciplo of the government that tho 0. Tho growing disposition toward
church and state shall remain forever municipal, state and government own
separate, wo find many religious or- ershlp and operation of public utlll
ganizations disregarding this prln- ties and tho ever widening scope of
ciple and demanding multitudes of businesses which are brought within
laws for the regulation of private I that definition by mere legislative
morals. By thus substituting level , pronouncement in reckless disregard
force for moral suasion, they attempt of tho known fact that bucIi owner
to impose upon others a moral stand- ship and operation largely Increases
ard peculiarly satisfactory to them- the cost of operation and lessens He
mm
solves but alien and obnoxious to a
freo people..
efficiency, and is an economic fallacy
7. Such studied tolerance of din
m w re me mmaw
cmomic mppimss
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DIAMONDS PEARLS 3EMS CLOCKS SILVERWARE
demands of organized labor for the
transparent purpose of securing ita
political support as to cause it to of
ficially endorse tho mutiny of tho
Boston police which exposed tho in
habitants of thtat city to tho crim
inal elements and constituted treason
to society. Added to this is the
servile acceptance of tho un-Ameri
can closed rule tho denial to tho
American boy of tho right to learn a
trade and tho disposition to grant,
without question, the demands of un
ion labor for greater privileges than
are guaranteed to anyone by nny law
or in plain justice.
8. Absurd legislation enacted to
gratify tho fantastic whims of u
omall but Insistent coterie with tho
certain knowledge that It novor will
bo observed, thereby bringing public
law into contempt and gradually sap-
ing tho foundations of tho govern
ment.
Vo, tho Grand Army of tho Repub
lic of tho department of Nebraska,
solemnly call a halt and about face
on this course of civic madness which
will, if continued, lead to graver In-
Jury nnd tend toward possible dis
aster. And wo earnestly invito all
patriotic Americans and especially
tho American Legion, which Is taking
up this great patriotic work, to join
us In a mighty effort to effect a re
turn to tho reprosontativo govern
ment guaranteed by tho t onstitutlon
an dto the fundamental principles up
on which this nation grew great and
under which its people woro freo. Wo
on our part, pledge oursolvos nnovv
to tho constitution of tho Unlto.1
Rtatos, tho principles upon which it
stands and tho Ideas which It sym
bolizes.
TUBERCULAR LEGION JIJSN
TO BE REMEMBERED
CHRISTMAS
:o:
I am homo again. Will do any kind
ot plastering. L. W. Mathowson,
Gracoland Addition, Phone CE4W.
The American Legion Auxllliary
will remember a number of ox-servico
men in a suitable way at Christmas
time. These men are in the Nebras
ka Tubercular hospital at Kearney.
To raise money for this purpose tho
Auxiliary held tho carnival last week
and cleared about $250. Tho balance
after tho gifts aro sent, will bo turned
over to the American Legion build
ing fund.
LEGION BASKET HALL TEAM
1VILL BE IN THE
FIELD
At n meeting of tho Legion boya
hold Sunday afternoon they decided
to havo a basket ball team this year
and practice twlll start this week.
Fred Peterson was elected manager
and will work out a schedulo as soon
as possible. Dr. J. It. McKIrahan will
assist in coaching nnd as yet a cap
tain has not been selected. Tho boys
will practice In the Lloyd Opera house
each evening.
CITY LIBRA RY GETS THE
BOOKS THAT BOYS
ENJOY
Librarian Lorotta Murphy an
nounced yosterday that tho following
books had boon placed In tho city
library. Thoy are Intended for the
boys. Tho list follows: Ivials for the
Toam, (Barbour); On tho Warpath,
(Schultz); Lure of the Black JUUh,
(Lango); Trail Maker (Burton);
Fighting for Fairviow, (iroyllger) :
Scouts of Stonewall (Altahollor) ;
Four Strong Washington' Scouts
(Mason); Four Strong Lincoln'.!
Scouts, (Mason); Lost Islnnd, (Holt);
Undo Sam, Fighter, (DoPuy).
When You Think of
Your Christmas Dinner
think of
THE GROCETERIA
Choice Vegetables and Fruits.
Also Staple Groceries at lower prices.
COME AND SERVE YOURSELF.
IERK & S
LACK, Props.