The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-07

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Of the several states ani that "tIs
United states shall guarantee 20 every
state in the Union a Republican form
Of government" and that the pow.
ers not delegated to the United states
by the constitution. nor prohibited by
IL 20 the States, are reserved TO the
States respectively. % % the people.
the constitution in Article g. positively
says. This constitution and the laws
Of the United States which shall be
made ia pursuance thereof shall be
the supreme law Of the land: and the
judges in every state shall be bound
thereby. anything In the constitution
OF laws of any state 10 the contrary
Notwithstanding This Article OF the
Constitution says the laws Of the Unit.
cd States shall Doe supreme and that
The judges in every state shall De-
bound by them regardless Of what the
constitution or laws Of any state may
say TO the contrary. Congress has
passed a law providing a way for the
indian Territory and Oklahoma 10 get
in,o the Union as a State. That law
says you can have statehood By adopt.
ing prohibition for twcnty-Jne years
and locating the capital at Guthrie
until 1913 and doing certain other
things. II adopted by the people u
becomes the supreme law and the
State will have no power 10 repeal u
until prohibition has been In force
for twenty-One years and the capital
has been located al Guthrie for seven
years. according TO this Article Of the
constitution. In admitting all the
States OF the Union. congress has ex-
erclsed this power, and In no instance
has any state made an attempt TO
annal any act Of congress. During
Cloyoland's administration Utah was
admitted into the Union on a propo.
sition very similar TO the one sumbit
ted to the new state of Oklahoma
The people Of Utah were required by
congress 20 prohibit polygamous mar
riagCs by a constitutional enactment
before they were granted statehood.
DO sou suppose for one moment that
a repeal Of that constitutional act by
the poo. o. OF Utah would restore poly
gamy In Utah ia opon violation at the
law of congress admluung the state
nto the Uhiou2 inc constitution says
the laws of tho United States are the
supreme law of the land. Tho law of
congress prohibited polygamy in Utah
and that law was adopted by the pco.
pie and it will stand forever, regard.
less of what may be- written IN the
constitution Of Utah or enacted into
laws by the legislature of the State.
4 like proposition is submitted 20 the
people OF Oklahoma md Indian Terri
tory. II II Is accepted by a vote of
the people II will become the supreme
law of the state and can not be- repeal
ed until the time limit Of twcnly-onc
years shall have expired.
The only difference In the prohihi.
tion law required to be passed by our
people 10 get statehood and the law
against polygamy In Utah Is, the law
against polygamy covered the entire
state. while the law prohibiting tne
sale Of liquor only applies 10 that part
Of the new state known as Indian Ter.
ritory and Usage reservation. In this
lies the only question Of constitution.
atty / think the law should apply 10
the whole state alike. Then all ques
tions N constiutionality would be
settled. and simple justice would b.
done TO the whole state and the law
could be more uniformly enforced.
After sovereignty has been given a
state. / don't believe the constitution
Of ,ro United States gives congress
am WlN aIaualW ol SluoWuu aW
rights Of state In passing laws for
the regulation Of its own internal af
fairs. so long as those laws do not
conflict with the constitution and laws
Of the United States. think herein
Is where Mr.. Swan has gotten mud
died Before the territory Is admitted
as state into the Union congress has
the power 10 make demands for cor
tain regulations and laws, but after
state has been created and admit
ted into the Union this authority Of
congress rs surrendered 10 the state.
BYRON DREW