| Show liberalism no term lias has been subjected to t tenter prenter misinterpretation iii in recent years than the ancient and I 1 honorable lono rable word liberalism A mill multitude ot of men sonie some holding official positions of reat great importance have used it to attempts to foist foreign theories ot of government upon our pen pei pie life to restrict their lit liberties artles and viela rights ind to excuse political quackery qua ekery of the worst type in truth liberalism is liest e ex emp lifted in III fundamental americanism old fashioned americanism constitutionalism the geni alne liberal I lh strives to tree free the people not to mail them with the cinns of bureau cracy racy lie he seeks to give lve them the widest possible scope for their abilities not to restrict them with laws and pronouncements the rig krisht lit to work to save to own property and have bave it protected hy by the government to prepare for ones old ase age to assur the welfare of dependents those are tenets ot of real constitutionalism throughout the world we have witnessed what r to great creat nations when tills this type of Lib realism is crushed beneath the iro iron n heel of bureau cratie crati c dictatorships fsr germany rus sta sla italy here her elire aie prime examples of what political jams ran can do to a people free speech freedom of the press and 3 freedom 40 f action all arb outlawed and pun PUD offen offe rises sest ti it it if were possible freedom of thought would lie ate saidie same treatment the american people should hold tightly to their coll constitutional herit ace P e it has heen tested ly bt the years ind lias has been be en found good it tile people fall to so olis all that amr our forefathers fo us will lie be de al st royed v |
