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Show No Argument In It . "The Constitution says nothing against a third term," .argues a high appointee of Mr. Coolidge's, who is patriotic ,''",'..'. enough to believe' in fat jobs that never end. Securing for the people what the Constitution did say is of vastly more importance than the silence of that instrument instru-ment on many points, since its omissions in respect of human hu-man slavery and equal rights have been ratified. The Constitution does not prohibit a third term. Omnipotence Omnip-otence did not leave the coming into this life to us but did leave the quitting of it to our voiition ; but, this docs not make suicide right, morally or legally. The advantage or evil of a third term is to be considered solely as to its eflect upon the process of popular government. govern-ment. Long continued control of federal patronage may result in dictatorship and destruction of democracy. During the past sixty years, or more, the power of patonage con-tol con-tol has grown to dimensions beyond the concept of the Constitution Con-stitution makers, who were wise enough, however, to originate origin-ate a Constitution which could be amended. Jeopardy to popular government is a matter to be handled regardless of what the Constitution doesn't say. The Constitution was a long, long time in saying about human slavery, female suffrage suff-rage and prohibition. |