The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-01-22

representing the people in their collective ca
pacity. The Senate represents the independent |
sovereignty OF the States, each State being rep
resented by two Senators.
In accordance With provision of the consti- |
tuition, no State shall be deprived of its equal
representation in the Sen4te This wise pro-
vision shows how ca eful our forefai her were
in protecting the small States against the over
weening power OF the larger and more popu
ous ones. The little State of Delaware. which
is entitled to but enc delegate in the House of
Representatives, has equal power in the Senate
with the great Empire State. with its So kepre-
sentatives Thus, you see, that all the States.
without regard to territorial dim, nsious. pop
ulation, or wealth, are on an absolute equality
| in the Senate.
We often hear it remarked in modern days,
that State Rights are dead, and tn t the
senate, which is the representative body of the
| States, should be abolish, d. This is most
grievous error. for in the maintenance Of the
independence and equali of these states de-.
pends the perpetuity of our Republican institu-
| tions. Wipe out the imaginary lines that form
the boundaries of these States. and this at once
| becomes a consolidated Empire-the very thing.
our forefathers fought against in establishing
our present form of government
| Some of the States, in 1860, proceeding upon
the assumption that one of their reserved rights
was to WI hdraw from the Federal compact
whenever they felt aggrieved, resortei to the
highest court known to mankind, to maintain
their position-the arbitration Of arms-and on
that issue they went down to defeat. The final
decision was made amidst the clash of arms and
shedding of blood, and this proposition forever
disposed of. But Notwithstanding that, all the
other reserved rights of tbs States and people
remain intact and unimpaired
The judiciary branch of the government con-
sists of supreme Court and such other inferi-
or courts as are established from time to time
by Congress. The Supreme Court is the court
OF last resort. before whom the question of the
constitutionality of the acts of Congress. as
, we'll as many other questions. are brought for
final adjudication. Any act of Congress which
, may have been passed and received the sigma
, ture of the President thereby becoming the
supfeme law of the land for the time being, il
decided by this Court to be in conflict with the
, Constitution. becomes at that moment null anC
void. =
Thus you see that although our Government
is composed of three Independent branches, j
becomes in the end one complete whole.
/ Thus, in short. have endeavored to explain
to you the orm of the Federal Government
which has its existence in written constitu
4 blOn-tne HrS1 ana only government L know
that ever rad an existence in this form
And now let us all join in the sentiment ex
h pressed in these lines:
"A union of lakes. and union of lands,
n union of states none can sever;
IF A union of hearts and union of hands,
"a And the Flag of our Union forever"
). The singing of our Natl )nal Airs, by the lii
S, tie army of juveniles led by the accomplishe
<. teacher. Miss Eliza Dalrymple, was forcibl
le touching. The closing Red. W hite and Blue
r. and the waving emblem handkerchief. .brougl
IN out deafenIng cheers of applause, almost equ
to the salute OF the little gun in the yard.
lie Such exercises cannot fail to inspire the ri
to ing generation with a right appreciation of tt
lie National emblem of government destined
42 be without peer In the language of mob
is patriot they will exclaim: :
It 81 love that flag; love the rustic of its sill
ne er folds; love it for the glitter of its star
It and oh. l love it for the price it cost"