, 1866-10-17
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER Il, 1906,


Judge Dickey, or Colonel Dickey as. his
anti-wa7 associates call him, yesterday morn
ing proclaimed through the columns Of Hlc
TRIBUNE Lis theory Of allegiance. It will he
remembered that we published some TING
ago the facts attending Dickcy's attempt to-
join the Union League, and his rejection i
because he would not subscribe to the doc
trlac that his First aud highest" allegiance
was due to his country. Dickey writes con-
ffming the fact of his presence in the auto
room Of the Union League, and ofhis refusing
to give 3 satisfactory answer. He states that
In answer IL the question, "Doyou acknow1-
edge that your first und highest allegiance is
due to the Government oftlle United Statcs!"
his answer was in substance
IT e.e " ets see ths9iies on hst sn6
hichcet allegiance II due TO his State; and third,
which hold 10 be The rrnc t.scory|hat tlle pow
err Of The General Government a.c superior with.
in the limits OF ie constitutional funct"nR. and
t.f the powers OF the Ststc GoTernmcni arc En-
reEior within rs constitutional functions: taat thc
and could nc: ctuc in conflict with. the powers Of
The o:.er; ard that the alleetanee due from the
1ional sphere. VAS equal, co-orainasc and not in.
conratlblr, and th.t.. therefore. neither could
properly be said to BE- 'n:st anu highest"
The nearest approach to Dickey's problem
ofallcsiancc, and yet to the candid scarchcr
after truth, not more difficult Of eIucidation,
was that Of the philosopher mentioned by
GAYLORD Clark, who inquired "whethcr
chimcra rumjnating in Il vacuum devoureth
second inteutious'' We submit that It is
as easy TO answer that question, as it is to
answer where Dlckcy Acknowledges his first
and higl,vst allegiance to be due. His CHI
1nt1ical allegiance to the United States, is,
f.S -
natir. il. tic vacuum, Of State allegiance, hut
lie does not explain whether it deTourcth its
Second intention, or is dcvonred By it.
Let us try and test lis definition Of ALE
Eiarcc.
The powers Of the General Government,
he SAYS, are supreme within the LIMITS of It's
Constitutional tunctionst anu the powers OF
the state arc precisely the sasslt, and the
allegiance Of the cftiz.n to each is equal,
coordinate and not incompatible, because
the National and STATE Gorcrnnent cannot
conc in conflict with each "thcf; and, there
fore, such thing as first and highest allie
siaEer is an ahsusdsiy.
Dickey sccms to have forgotten that We
llsyc just had long and destructive wa,
because the powers OF tue National aud
State Government did come in con.
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