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Show THE CONSTITUTION ONSTITUTION 'CONSTITUTION 'CONSTITUTIONSeptember ' CONSTITUTIONSeptember theadoPtiolof September 17 marks the 148th anniversary of the adoption adoptionof of the Constitution of the United 'U'nited ' ' States , and finds fmds that itherto hitherto hithertovenerated m ithertovenerated erv 11 11.in , . . _ _ --.i---n-- .in .i i n . .ina . -a- a aPn . . . -Pn/ Pn Pnfvnm . fvnm nffifinia venerated document vIrtually - - - - - - - under - - fIre - / from offIcials 1)1 11 in in ) hign high hignplaces highplaces niCl niClpiauca places piauca . There j-ncie j ncie - is 10 cvcii even talk KIIJV . o uj of f . proposing yi-upu yi upu - m an * . . amendment . . , providing providin providingfor providinfor . g for a greater concentration of power w in Washington - , , with with ' 11 . , . a cor- cor corresponding corresponding corresponding r - responding weakening of the authority of the states . This idea is being advanced for the reason that it seems hkelthe likely likelythe likelythe ] the Supreme Court may declare much recent legislation unconstl- unconstl unconsti- unconsti - unconstltuti unconstitutional unconstitutional - tuti tutional , al , because'it becauseit because ' it goes beyond the powers vested in ill Congress asthe as asthe aithe the Constitution now stands . . . In this connection it is jg . interesting to note that many Democratic Democratic Dem- Dem Democratic - ocratic _ leaders , including Includingf'two Includingftwo includingptwo _ , _ ' vo former fo 1 1r r .nominees nominees nomnees . om , nees of the party for forthe to fo fothe r ] _ . the Presidency-John Presidency John - - - W . Davis ! and t Al AI * 1 Smith-are Smith are CT JJ.ll JJll - - vigorously vigorousl vigorouslyopposing vigorouslopposing THW\WHlC'll THW WHlC'll WHlCll THWWHlC'llopposing \ ' y opposing what they consider unwarranted encroachments of thFederal the theFederal theFederal ( Federal government on the rights of the states . . This question questign questi may maybe ma mabe majbe y be the most important to be put forward in the 1936 campaign campaign cam'Paign ' . Whatever one's ones ' ' views may be respecting the merits of certain certainNew certainNew certaiNew ] New Deal legislation now beirig'attacked beirigattacked beirig ' ' attacked in the courts ; , , ' it seemthat seel11 seem seemthat g that every good American should desire , as all officials are swoljIl swoljIlto swo swoto sworto ? " I to do , , to see the Constitution upheld as it now exists , until such suchtime suchtime sudtime " time as the people see fit fitto -to to - amend it in the manner provided i ithe inthe In Inthe n the document itself . The right to propose amendments is undisp undisputed undisputed'but undisputedbut ted " , ' but any qtly at- at attempt at attempt attempt - " - tempt to evade the Constitution by subterfugeor subterfuge or indirectionwould indirectionwould indirection would strike at the very foundation of consbtutlOnal constitutional governmen government t . |