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" " We all laughed but the the'policeman thepoliceman ' policem policeman n nr r , stationed there on the west gallery galleryof galleryof of the main floor Hoor of the Congres Congresslonall1brary Congressional Congressional I CongresI slonall1brary sional library bent down to the small smallI smallboy smallboy smallhoy smallhoyDeed boy boyDeed boyDeed I Deed it is Sonny It s so price priceI priceless priceless priceless I guard'hke guard'Ii less that there Is a special guard guardhke ' dayi 'hke hke 'Ii Ii ' ke me here every hour of the day dayDo dayDo i Do know what ' you they are Sonny7 Sonny Sonny7Nope i Nope said the boy his eyes eyesgrowing eyesgrowing eyesgrowing growing larger larger'They largerThey ' They 'They re the birth certificates of ofthis ofthis . thiS nation That one up in the thecabmet thecabinet thecabinet cabmet cabinet on the wall is the Declara Declarahon Declarabon Declarafaon hon bon of Independence and this one In Inthe inthe inthe the case below is the Constitution Constitutionof of the United Umted StatesThe States StatesThe StatesThe The guard pronounced the words wordsWlth wordswith wordswith Wlth with so much pride pnde that they sent senta senta a thrill through us listeners and we weedged weedged weedged edged closer to see the golden documents docu documents documents documentsUnder ments mentsUnder Under Protective Glass Glass'See 'See See ' See they re specially lighted l1ghted and andkept andkept andkept kept under a protective glass coated coatedwith coatedwith coatedwith with a yellow chemically treated treatedfilm treatedfilm treatedfilm film so the parchments won t fadeHere fade fadeHere fadeHere Here speaking speakmg to all of us Look Lookat Lookat Lookat at John Hancock s signature Written Wnt Writ Wntten Written ten big and bold so the king kmg of England Eng England England land might read it without his spectacles spec spectacles spectacles tacles taclesHave Have these " documents documents , . always alwaysI alwaysbeen alwaysbeen alwaysbeen I been here here7 ' asked a man in m the thegroup thegroup thegroup thegroupNo group groupNo No theyve they ve ye always been at theseat the theseat theseat seat of government At first that thatwas thatwas thatwas was New York When Phlladelplua Philadelphia Philadelphiabecame Phlladelpluahecame Philadelphiabecame hecame became the capital they were taken takenthere takenthere takenthere there After congress fixed upon uponWashmgton uponWashington uponWashington Washmgton Washington as a permanent capi capl caps capstal capltal tal they were moved to this city clty cltyAnd cityAnd And been here ever smce since ince7someone ' someone asked'No asked'No asked No 'No ' ' the guard explained explamed For Fora Fora a short time when the British cap captured caplured captured tured lured Washington Washmgton during durmg the War of ot1812 1812 they were removed to Virginia Virginiafar Virginiafar Virginiafar far enough away to be safe They Theywere Theywere Theywere were preserved in a vault but in 1921President 1921President 1921 President Harding Hardmg ordered themplaced them themplaced themplaced placed hereWhy hereWhy here Why are some ot of the namesrubbed namesrubbed names rubbed off off7 off7asked " ' ' ' -asked asked l1sked - the six year old oldboy oldboy oldboy boy We looked closer and saw afew a afew afew few signatures somewhat obhter obliter obliterated obhterated obhterated obhteratedThey ated atedThey They tell a * story about that but butno butno butno no one can prove it When the Brit Bnt- Bnt Brit- BntIsh British British - - WasmngtonIn WasnmgtonIn WasningtonIn ish attacked the city of Wasnmgton Wasnington In 1814 these parchments were forgotten forgotten for forgotten gotten in the confusion that followed followedThen followedThen followedThen Then a clerk of the state depart depart- department department department - - ment in whose custody they wererolled were wererolled wererolled rolled them up in a hurry shovedthem shoved shovedthem shovedthem them into linen hnen bags and fled fied to toGeorgetown toGeorgetown toGeorgetown Georgetown and then to LeesbureIt LeesburgIt Leesburg It is said that on his journey theink the theInk theInk Ink on the surfaci surJace surface flaked off from fromthiS fromthis fromthis thiS rough handling handhng Now will you youremember youremember youremember remember he asked the httle little boyall boy boyall boyall all those things thJngS on September 17 17Constitution 17Constitution Constitution day ? That a s the date on onwhich onwhich onwhich which the Constitution was finishedway fiDisbed finished fiDisbedway finishedway way back in m 1787Philadelphia 1787Philadelphia 1787 1787Philadelphia Philadelphia Celebrates CelebratesNot CelebratesNot CelebratesNot Not having havmg such an introduction to tothe tothe tothe the origin of our Constitution most mostpeople mostpeople mostpeople people do not even know when Con Constltutlon Constitutron Conttitution stltutlon stitutron day is But the Philadelphians Philadelphians Phlladel Philadel Phlladelphlans phlans phians have observed it with greater great greater greater er regularity than any other place placeIn placem placein In m America Amenca Perhaps this thlS city IS ISconSClOUS isconscious isconscious conSClOUS conscious of the distinction dIstlnction it holds holdsin hold holdsin $ in having Independence Hall theI the I 1 ! building bulldmg m in which both these documents documents docu documents ments were dratted drafted In 1887 Phllaaelphia Philaaelphia Phila Phlla aelphia held a national centennia centennial centennialcelebration centennialcelebration celebration on September 15 16 and 17 arranged by a ConstitutionalCentennial Constitutiona Constitutional ConstitutionalCentenmal Centennial Centenmal commission This cornmission com corn commission mission included irfcluded II cluded representallves representatives representallvesfrom representativesfrom from each state and territory appomted appointed ap pointed pomted by the governors the Presldent President Presi Presl dent and his cabinet cabmet governor governors * and andother andother amother other officers from each state and andterritory andterritory amterritory territory and members of o ( the dipio dlplo diplo - - . - " - ' - Ill I / ' ' ! r rG rIn G In this tbls shrine in the Congressional Congressionallibrary Congressionallibrary Congressionallibrary library In Washington Wasbington are preserved preservedthe preservedthe preservedhe the ( birth butb certificates of this tbis nationthe nationthe nation ' -the the - the Declaration of Independence Independenceand and the Constitution Conshtutlon of the United UnitedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates UnitedStatesmatic States Statesmatic matic matlc corps The celebration began beganwlth beganwith beganwith wlth with an industrial mdustrlal parade m In which which12 12 000 people demonstrated the prog progress progress progress ress made by the United Umted States State.s . m in inthe mthe mthe the century of its existence eXlstence In the theevenmg theevening theevening evenmg evening Governor Beaver of Phlla Phila Phlladelpma Philadelphaa Philadelphia delpma delphaa held a reception in honor ofthe of ofthe ofthe the official guestsOn guestsOn guests guestsOn On the second day 30 000 members membersof membersof of state and federal military mlbtary orgam organi orgamzatlons organizations organizations zatlons zations paraded in review before beforePresIdent beforePresident beforePresident PresIdent Grover Cleveland Clevelan Clevelana l At AtDlght Atnight Atnight Dlght night the President held a publicreception public publicreception publicreception reception m n the Academy of MusIc MusIcattended Musicattended Musicattended attended by thousandsCleveland thousands thousandsCleveland Cleveland Is SpeakerOn SpeakerOn Speaker SpeakerOn # On the third day the realannl realanni real annl anni anniversary annlversary anniversary versary of the FonstltutlOn Fonstatution Constitution exer exerclses exercises exercises clses cises were held in Independencesquare Independencesquare Independence Independencesquare square before the building bUlldmg where wherethe wherethe wherethe the Constitution was drafted Pres Presi President President I Ident dent Cleveland made an address lD in inwhich lDwhich inwhich which he concluded concludedAs As we look down the past century to tothe tothe tothe the origin of ot our Constitution as wecontemplate we wecontemplate wecontemplate contemplate Its trials and triumphs as aswe aswe aswe we realize reaUze how completely the princIples princIplesupon principlesupon principlesupon upon which it la Is based have met every everynational everynational everynational national peril and every national need needhow needhow needhow how devoutly should we confess contess with withFrankUn withFranklin withFranklin FrankUn Franklin God governs in the affairs affairsot affairsof affairsot ot of men and how solemn should be bethe bethe bethe the reflection that to our hands bands 1 k $ 1 < cornmitted cOm porn cOmmllted pornmitted mllted mitted this ark of ot the people s covenantand covenant covenantand covenantand and that ours is the duty to shield It Ittrom itfrom Itfrom trom from Impious handsIn handsIn hands . In the 20th century the annlver anniver annlversary anniversary anmversary sary has attracted general attention attentionthroughout attentionthroughout attentionthroughout throughout the country Various rad radIcal radseal radical Ical seal groups small but noisy began beganto beganto beganto to agitate for the overthrow of ofAmencan ofAmerican ofAmerican Amencan American insbtutions Instltutlons institutions Public spirited spir spirIted spirited Ited men decided that citizens cltlZens ought " - - - to be more fully instructed in the thena thenature thenature nature na tura , of the Constitution and Its Itsguarantees itsguarantees itsguarantees guarantees of their freedom So In an in1914 1914 the National Security Secunty league leaguewas leaguewas leaguewas was organized orgaDized to promote [ this his in instructJon instruction instruction structJon struction The league prepared a acatechism acatechism acatechism catechism of the Constitution Constltutlop Constitutiop clr cir clrculatmg circulating circulating culatmg culating hundreds of copies It Iturged Iturged Iturged urged schools to devote more tIme tImeto timeto timeto to the teaching of the Constitution Constitutionand Constitutionand Constitutionand and observance of the celebratloD- celebratloD celebratloDof celebration celebratior , - > , of ofSeptember ofSeptember ofSeptember September 17 17By 17By 17By By 1919 there were active commit commit- committees committees committees - - tees working workmg in m 41 states with chair chair- chairmen chairmen chairmen - men from presidents of state bar barassociations barassociations barassociations associations presidents of ot . colleges collegeschairmen collegeschairmen collegeschairmen chairmen of school boards presl presi presldents presidents presidents dents of historical societies . , statebranches state statebranches statebranches branches of Sons of the Amencan American AmencanRevolutIOn AmericanRevolution AmericanRevolution RevolutIOn and other dlstmgulShed distinguished dlstmgulShedcitIZens distinguishedcitizens distinguishedcitizens citIZens Under the guidance of the theleague theleague theleague league Constitution day day- daywas - ' " was ob observed observed observed served by 22 states and a hundred hundredcIties hundredcities hundredcities cIties in m an that year yearThe yearThe yearThe The National Security league tried triedto triedto triedto to counteract the effect of attacks attacksupon attacksupon attacksupon upon the Constitution by radicals out outof outof outof of office In 1934 these radicals radicalscharged radicalscharged radicalscharged charged the Democratic President Presidentand Presidentand Presidentand and congress with setting settmg up a goveminent gov government government ernment disregarding dlsregardmg the Constltu Constitu Constltutlon Constitution Constitution tlon tion a kind which ' * ' the radicals 'Of Of 'OfprevIous ofprevious ' ofprevious prevIous years had bad advocated At Atthat Atthat Atthat that time tune measures were adopted adovted to toovercome toovercome toovercome overcome the effects of financial financialpaDic financialpanic financialpanic paDic panic in m the tall fall of 1929 and the con consequent consequent consequent sequent business depressionTo depression To Save Our LibertiesProminent Liberties LibertiesProminent Prominent promment Republicans Repubhcans and Dem Democrats Democrats Democrats ocrats organized orgamzed the American Lib Liberty Liberty Liberty erty league to use all means mean in m its itspower itspower itspower power to prevent the destruction of ofthose ofthose ofthose those liberties bbertles guaranteed by theConstitution the theConstitutIOn theConstitution ConstitutIOn The Constitution day dayanmversary dayanniversary dayanniversary anmversary anniversary in 1934 was observed by bydlstmguished bydistinguished bydistinguished dlstmguished |