The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-09-29
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shallow Pre.snse or Ignorance

The Ore2onian, discussing thsriews q
w. J.. Bryan on trusts as expressed oy
him at the anti-tiust conference at Chit
cago Gays:
zone Of our states (New Jetsey) OBJ
tAins great advantage through the iac'il'
ties she affords for organization ot coFpo-
rate trusts under her laws. Her state
government is almost wholly supported
on the proceeds. Other statta cannot
interfere with her pruceeds, nor can con-
greRs, under any power IL has been Ge'a
hitherto 70 possess. Moreover, by the
express terms oi the constitution iali
faith and credit must he given in each
state TO the public acts, records ana ln-
dieial proceedings in every other state. .
"This," Gays that paper, "fcrees recos'
milton in every part OF the United States
of the corporations organized under the
laws OF New Jersey and supported by
her courts"
Every one who has kept in view the
course Of the 0regoniau on the subject
Of trusts knows that that paper has no
sympathy for the ANTITRUST movement
IL ia well known that the leaders oil
the renublicau party have no kindly
svmpathy With those who are otganlz-
inr an army of the toiling masses to re-
siss the iniquitous eueroachments oil
trusts upon the people. On the contra
ry the oregonian and The leaders OF Its
party symrathize largely with these Tor
reasons well known to the public. tof
that reaon the Oregonian r, sorts 10 the
silly subtetfuge Of quoting the above
provision OF the constitution OF the
United States claiming that 1t deprives
a state CT the power OF prescribing the
manner in which foreign corporation
may carry ON its business withini Is
limits. Whether this is mere pretense
or Ignorance on the part Of the Oregon
ian it is difficult to tell, but i. IS one or
the other without question To say
that ptate may pass corporation law
that must become in all its details the
law Of another state, nolens volens, is
ahsura Tor a momenps consideration.
The 0regonian will not attempt to gain
saw the statement that il a corporation
doing an inland water transportation
husiness in New Jersey should put riV-
er craft ON the Willamette river 10 carry
on such business on our inland rivers,
or such rivers as this state may have
iurisdictlon over, it would be subject TO
al the laws in force in this state govern
inc such corporations. There is no such
meaning in the constitutional provision
quoted by the O:egonian as that paper
gives to it.
Our state, that is our state and iudic-
ial affairs, must give full faith and credit
TO the public acts. records and judicial
of every other state' but this
does mot mean that our state becomes
subiect TO or is bound by these pu"lic
Our state and judicial Off
cials will give full iaith tothe yolumes OF
the published laws and books oi reports
Of the supreme courts of all other statea'
that is they will take official knowledge
that these books are what they purport
Ia be. and this is all that is required by
the constitutional prsvi-ion referred to. |
1t tis q matter Of much surprise that the
Oreeonian should go naturally misappre- :
hend this riain provision OF the consti'
tution. That paper, following up its
perchant to carp at what Mr. Bryan
says, has this to say:
"Ibe states are not "foreign" to each
other in the senee assumed by Mr.. Bry-
an"
Here the Oregonian 10 again egreglous-
ly wrong in the attempt to give the legal
technical definition of the term "foreign"
The definition given by Mr. Bryan is
strictly correct as he was using the Wcrd
in it's legal sense. Bouvier in LIS la"
dictionary defines the word "iorelgu as
follows:
"Eyery nation is foreign to all the rest;
and the several states of the American
Union are foreign to each other with re-
zpect 10 their municipal lave" The !
Oreeonian will have to invent some other
way to screen the trusts than the con-
gtitutional provision. it relies upon as a.
bove referred to.
Sylvester Pennoyer-What do l think
the democrats will do? Am my BROTH