| Show and the illinois senator is very much misinformed about the spirit of public opinion in the united states iche if he thinks that it will approve of hia his description of the constitution as a an n 46 obsolete it is not obsolete and the people will see that it does not become 80 the civil war made amend ments to the constitution sary and they were made accordingly but the body of the document was retained it has become obsolete it remains today a great source of our strength asa a n nation the present war make other changes necessary may be that there must be a redistribution of carta certain 1 in powers case of 0 emergency it may lathat ithac there should be some provis ion for the unusual and the abnor A mat mal but that is for or the future L determine what of change ij great war upheaval will bring bits its train no one can now tell 1 necessary will be he fillat the proper proper time and in the prop I 1 er way Is 11 the present is essentially a n when the constitution should be I 1 ial q respected not discarded this is the period in which to hold fast to the anchor that has kept the na tion from dangerous drifting for a century and a half and in spite of oj the fast flow tides and eddies which hav haw been n part of our his tory it is a lime when the consal constitution should not be spurned by ky amen in high place in the nation lit it crould not be the eject os light ini in speech nor insinuation it A should not be held up to the un of the country as a doc ament um enthat abat ha has outlived dutli ed ita its useful iness ot at as that is no not t adapted to time of national stress jt should pit vt be attacked by a 2 senator ot of the united st stated ates who in his oath of office sv swe airs irs to pay it reverence and to uphold irs its pro lk yi siona philadelphia press |
