Freeport High School - Clarion Yearbook (Freeport, ME)

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The Glarinn D MOCRACY AS I SLE I! Although democracy is our system of government and since the signing of the Declaration of Independence in is notzing but an ex eriment end is open to criticism is an nidealn and should not be called a Uformu of gcve has been 1776 it Democracy nm nt, for a 'form' is practiced as a benificial factor to the state, but an 'ideal' is an idea that has not yet b en cle rly developed America and some European countries practice this government and in the past have found it satisfactory But at the present, socialistlc ideas are being forced uvon us, trying tocbstroy our existing government democracy The failure of the ,eople to cooperate with one another and the officials and to speak their minds has also caused democracy to be weakened, for democracy is Wthe rule of the people for the eople, by the people, and for thefelfare of all U When does not express his mind, some autocrat steps inn and control The Declaration of Independence states that all men created equal with certain natural rights, among wnich are one takes are life, liberty, and the pursuit of nan iness Our government provides for these natural rights John Locke thought that government should be by the consent of the governed This standard stxrted in the time of the Roman Republic when all gathered to express their ide s and such a way as th y wished since then to a repr s nt tive which, America is th nkful The Pilgrims were thankful themselves and for having free our Thanlzsgiving Now, we have thankful hcre under democratic 'our forefathers brought forth t c ntral spot for a popular vote, give their consent to be governed in This st ndard has gone long way vote instead of Q popular vote in l62O for being fre to govern worship, which we comm norat by many mor things for wdich to be rule We may be thankful that on this continent, a new net vlth liberty and justice for ll,' that 1 n free schoold that r not supervised by nttion l gov rnment but by th gov rnment of the st te, therefore, no propaganda can oe t ught by the per sons t aching At the present tim our gov rnment is under a gr t strain bec use of the war in th uropean countries Our boys are being trained for war, so th t they will be E ' V I A D ' L ' 1 g p - . H . r e ' I I ' e a . U I 'K , ' , l T 4. 1 'A' 1 , - . - ' A' .1 2 I 'G H, I A f . f- N . a , . , L Ay' 5 , rg 1 . Q . 0 ful. , 2 . 0 a a e , g ' rs ' CL 'I . e ' . a f . a ' ' - ' G .1 3. L. A .. -- but still the people have a chance to express their ideas, for a . 1 e -- Q Q , M c I 1- 1. L. G LA G 1 - 1 3 ' 9 e A v L ' ' ' 7 L . ' . c . 1 . . d ion 1 a W we 'ave . , a e ,e. f ' , e ' , e e 1 a ' -' t . ' a . A- - e, . D le, - e ea . A I P. 5 c 6 JL A - ' '1 at A