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LEWIS MAKES PLEA
FORDEMOCRACV
‘At Lowest Ebb in 50 Years/
Senator Declares in
Radio Forum.
Declaring democracy to be "at the
lowest ebb it has been for 50 years,”
Senator J. Hamilton Lewis, Democrat,
of Illinois appealed to the people of
this Nation last night “to conjoin
with any undertaking under estab
lished constitution with such nations
of the world who are struggling to
preserve on our basis a democracy of
the people.”
"Let us extend our hand of aid,” he
continued, “and assure these nations
of our co-operation in behalf of con
stitutional principles of democratic
republics.”
The colorful senatorial veteran
spoke in the National Radio Forum,
sponsored by The Evening Star and
broadcast over a Nation-wide hook-up
of the National Broadcasting Co.
Text of Lewis’ Talk.
The text of Senator Lewis’ address
follows:
I answer the query, "Where stands
America at this world crisis in democ
racy.”
We ask. what is this crisis. Let us
plainly answer it is, that in the whole
world, democracy—which is govern
ment by the will of the people, and the
rule of government by voice of its
people—is at the lowest ebb it has been
for 50 years. Not since the war be
tween the American States has de
mocracy been so rejected.
Nations which once boasted that
they had by revolution wrenched
themselves from the government of
kings, and by war overthrown the
oppression, have now turned to re
establish kings and with an embrace
of devotion surrendered in servile
obedience. This they have evidenced
to the whole earth in actions barbaric
upon nations and murderous upon
people. We have the fulfillment of de
scription by Byron:
first ireedom, then glory. With
that past
Avarice, corruption, barbarism at
last,
And all of history’s volumes vast
Hath writ one page.”
Nations which for a generation ex
horted the world to support them in
their declared democracy are now
repudiating it all. These now choose
to publicly proclaim their adoption of
the tyranny of tyrants and th£ir ap
proving the dictation of dictators.
Toys of Temptation.
History records that multiplied
mankind of organized society was first
seduced to give in to imperial power
for the promise of benefits, these
benefits being rewards in money
worth. Later they were allured by
the prize of privileges and honors con
ferred. These toys of temptation were
to compensate for the surrender of
democracy, and pay for the abolish
ment of free government directed from
the mind and speaking the human
needs.
All these who now compromised
their principles at first denounced the
slavery of intellect as humiliation.
They cried out for civilization to sup
port their aspiration and to destroy
the oppression that took from them
the freedom of life.
The poet, Pope, translates the Odys
sey of Homer, saying:
“Jove fixed it certain, that whatever
day
Makes man a slave, takes half his
worth away.”
Here we summon you to know' that
In government of men in the area
of freedom there are two agencies
that ever conspire to overcome the
will and make the slave. First, the
tyranny of masters in the administra
tion by dictators. To one form of
united power people yield through
fear or weakness. The other, dissolu
tion of popular will is by seduction of
the masses through the promise of
profit and assurance of pow'er to be
enjoyed. It is these that bring humble
citizens to denounce and declare as
their enemy of property or privileges
enjoyed by others.
When the criminal masters of au
thority have absorbed the products of
farm and factory and withered by
oppression the trade or commerce, they
educate the sufferers to organize
against each other and become the
mass moo oi me Highways.
Tyranny of Mob Excells.
No tyranny can excell that of the
mob, none so subject to the conspiring
oppressor or demagogue as the aroused
masses. This it is which surrenders
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to the call to loot, then to seize and
to hold by power of numbers all
things accessible of value.
There is no difference in the effects
of tyranny from that of the masters
of oppression through military or
financial power and that of the mob
that shouts the crowd to overcome
peace and shatter order that property
may be seized and the rights of man
in civilization destroyed.
We summon you to note that this
defined program describes the state
of the countries of the world now
dominated by military or political
tyranny. Note Spain, the first land
to civilize races by the influence of
the cross of Christ; Italy, the home of
classic culture for freedom and re
ligion; Germany, the people of phil
osophy and faith in man. All these
melting in the heat, forged by inferior
rulers. Russia, experimenting with
the teaching to deny God and to
destroy free will in individual man.
From this depth of dissolution, lift up
your gaze and behold America thi^ is
the one country free and now wholly
protected against the ravaging ad
vance of enemies trampling down
democracy.
W1U We Fortify Toilers?
Question for you is, how long will
you maintain your people in the
liberties of life and the blessings of
nature? Will you carry your country
on that it may further realize the
purpose of the fathers who sacrificed
all of possession and life to found for
you this Republic as a nation in the
spirit of democracy? In reply your
first consideration must be, will we
strengthen and fortify our toilers
against being seduced by conspiracy
into an army of revolt against pros
perity and thus invited by the de
ceiving promise of possession of that
they assail?
Will our producers who create by
industry and genius allow themselves
to become the victim* of the rule of
ruin proclaimed by manipulating de
ceivers who poison the trusting with
the delusion that by lawless invasion
the offenders become masters?
Will our proprietors of property
and industrial kings apply justice
between themselves and draw the
toilers and the brethren of power to
a common cause that protects the poor
and needy, feeds and preserves the
hungry and helpless? Will these
favored ones, seeing the need of just
distribution of possession, obey the
instinct to charity and win the confi
dence of their fellow mankind by
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administering its blessings? Will these
of fortunate station in life encourage
the affections of their lesser associ
ates by making equals of them? And
through all of these avenues of co
operation, inspire the citizenship to
the patriotism that will keep America
the first democrocy of the world—
truly the land of the free and the
home of the brave.
We ask, is not the hour upon us
when our Americans shall announce
to the earth that we will not be
beguiled by political favor or the
promise of lawless profit to yield up
our composure and sacrifice the se
curity we enjoy under peace, religion
and liberty?
Learn From Impositions.
Let us learn from the Impositions
inflicted on the nations overcome
by the forces of confiscation and
slaughter to be on guard. Let us keep
free from that road that sends us
to the Gehenna of tyranny or to the
abyss of communism. Our course is
directed to be one of Justice and
brotherhood. Through this inspira
tion let us feel free to conjoin with
any undertaking under established
constitution with such nations of the
world who are struggling to preserve
on our basis a democracy of the people.
Let us extend our hand of aid end
assure these nations of our co
operation in behalf of constitutional
principles of democratic republics. Let
us defy the nations or masters who
threaten to induce America to forfeit
her independence and superiority, and
let us fight the weakness that would
bring us to descend to the obedience
of the orders of despots, nor permit
ourselves to be flattered to our de
struction under the propaganda from
the official quarters of European die
tators announcing that the destruction
of democracy will save the expense
and burden of elections and relieve
the nation of legislature of states and
nation. We call to all to view our
situation. Behold the peace that
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riches us, the brotherhood and affec
tions among the citizenship under
our free government. Behold bur
financial supremacy. Feel the pride
of our exalted credit before the world
and note that American Institutions
of justice and righteousness are being
copied as the symbol of perfection in
government wherever democracy holds
the confidence and support of man
kind.
Shall we surrender all this to the
madness of master? We answer—
Never, and surely never so long as we
have faith in ourselves.
"Which Way, Peter?”
As txamjfle for our inspiration, let
us vision the sacred instance where
along the Via Doloroaa at Rome one
sees the imprint of the human foot
on the marble plaque. It is reported
that this is the mold from the tread
of the Holy Redeemer. We are told
that from here He beheld the fleeing
figure of his once disciple. To this
escaping form Christ cries out: “Quo
i-vadis, Dominie” — “Which way,
Peter?” Then it was that this great
apostle, recalling his sense of duty
and prompted by his conscience, turns
to pledge from his soul his devotion
1 to the sublime cause of his Celestial
Master. He no longer races to the
temple of the tyrant—the Ceasars—
or takes refuge in the mad circles of
the multitude. He rejoins himself to
the great undertaking of the Immortal
Leader. Prom thence arises the new
Peter and what he represents in hu
manity, Christianity and justice. As
a monument to this victory of self
there arises a great temple in the
Eternal City—St. Peter’s of Rome.
Today we rededicate ouselves to the
endowments of our Constitution and
pledge our existence to the deathless
life of a just democracy. Through
this, we command justice to our fellow
men and enforce righteousness to
America. We stand fixed in the vow
for a free government for free men.
We summon all mankind of oppressed
lands to look to us; we Invite all
nations to follow us that in one
union of purpose we be for liberty,
for democracy, for God and country.
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