The Washington herald., 1906-12-13
STATE MUST DEFER
TO NATION-ROOT
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

Of the Union, and ats sacrifices sanciined
and made enduring natiOnal sentiment.
Such changes in the life Of the people
cannot fail TO produce corresponding
political changes. Some of those changes
can be plainly seen now in progress: It
Is plainly TO be seen that the people OF
the country are coming to the conclusion
that in certain important respects The
local laws Of the separate States, which
were adequate for the due and Just
regulation and control of the business
which was transacted and the activity
which began and ended wilajl no limits
of the several States, are Inadequate for
the due and just control Of the business
and activities which extend throughout all
the States, and that power OF regulation
and control is gradually passing into the
hands Of the national government.
Sometimes by an assertion Of the in
terstate commerce power, sometimes by
an assertion of the taxing power, the
national government is taking up the per
Torrance of duties, which under the
changed conditions. the separate States
are no longer capable Of adequately per-
forming The Federal antitrust law, the
anti-rebate law. the railroad rate law, the
meat inspection law, the eleOmargaTine
law, the pure food law, are examples of
the purpose of the people Of the United
States 10 do through the agency OF the
national government the things which
tie separate State governments formerly
did adequately. but no longer do adequat-
ely, and the end is not yet"
Speech Created Comment.
Mr.. Roots speech was the topic Of dis
cussion among the diners, so much. in
fact. that it was very hard for the toast
master to restore quiet for the following
speakers.
The dinner, because Of the presence Of
the Secretary of State. drew a great
crowd that taxed the seating capacity Of
the Waldorf-Astoria's banquet hall to the
utmost, and even overaowed into many
Of the rooms adjoining. Seldom, too, has
the place been as layishly decorated
The guests sat in veritable flower gar
den. There were great festoons Of flow
ers everywhere. over the guests table
was an oil painting Of William Penn,
and there We're flags galore. Mr.. Roots
picture was on the menus Before the
dinner Mr. Root held a reception in the
Myrtle room of the hotel, and was intro
duced to the guests by committee, con-
sitting Of George A. Post, Robert c. Hlll,
Robert Mazet, and John Howes Cox.
Mr. RObb Presided.
]. Hampden Robb presided at the din
rer, and on his right sat the Secretary Of
State. with Senator Knox. of Pennsylva-
MIA, on his left Among the other guests
at the head table were Gen. Grant, Ad-
mirai Coghlan. Justice J. Hay Brown. OF
the Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania; jus
tice NJ. Lynn Bruce, and the heads Of
many sister societies. Seated at the
tables were many Pennsylvanians, who
had come on from their State 10 hear
Mr.. Roots speech.
Before starting the speechmaking there
was toast TO the President, and another
toast TO the Keystone State. which evoked
great cheering. But it was when the
Secretary Of State was introduced thar
there came the greatest outburst Of the
evening Then the diners kept it up for
a long time. and standing on their feet
and waving their napkins before him.