The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-05
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close and permanent unlon of the
states: and in the Constitutional
convention. and IN securing the
adoption OF tho Constitution and ex-
nonndlng what Il meant, no rendered
ecrvoca oven creator than he render
4 IS mcnbor of tho Continental
Congress which declared our indie
hcndepco. fos It was tho success Of
makers aud proservors of the Union
which justified our independence.
He believed In the people with the
iaith OF Abraham Lincoln; and coup
led with his faith in the people he
had what uioA of tho men who IN his
generation believed in the people did
not hav, that Is. the courage to
recognize nd fact that faith in the
people did nat have; that IS, the
courage 10 recognize the fact that
faith IN tho pobplc amounted TO moth
inc unlees the Representatives OF the
people assembled together In tho ma
tIonal govorrthent were given full
and complete power TO work on be-
hair OF the people. He developed
oven before Marshall the doctrine
absolutely essential not merely to
ihe efficiency but the existence OF
This nation) that an inherent power
fested in the hatlon, outside OF the
enumerated powers conferred upon
NJ by the Constitution. in all cases
where tho Object involved was beyond
the power Of be several states and
was a power n dinariIy exercised by
sovereign nations
In a remarkable letter in which no
advocated setting forth in early and
clear fashion the powers OF the ma
tonal government. he laid down the
imposition that It should be made
eisar that there were neither vacan-
,les nor intorferences between the
limits Of state and national jurisdic-
don, and that both jurisdictions to-
2cther composed only one uniform
ma comprehensive government and
laws; that Is, whenever the states
cannot act, because tho need to be
mct Is not one OF merely q single
locality, then the national govern
mcni, representing all the peoples
should have completes power TO act,
vas in tho bbirit OF Wilson that
Huntington and washington's lieu
tenant. Hamilto1, acted; and IL was
in the same split that Marshall con-
strpod thsStws ~ Az S
Ii 10 only ~ ae,ing In thls spirit
that the uvtfunai judges. legislators
aud cxccutsssF can gives satisfactory
solution Of the great question OF the
present day--the question Of proyid-
ars on behgt OK the sovereign people
o means which viii enable the
,ople In affective form to assert Incl
sovereignty oyer the immense cor
porations b. tire day n Certain judi
cIal decisions have done Just what
Wilson feared: they have, as mat
Ter Of zach avftvacanties, left blanks
between tho limits OF possible state
3urisdlctiOYand the limits Of actual
national jitisdiction oRor the control
On the great business corporations.
ID is the narrow construction OF the
powors ogtthe national government
hich in our democracy has proved
BE- chief means OF limiting the ma
Honal power to cut out abuses, and
which IS now the chief bulwark Of
those gftiit money interests which
oppose and dread any attempt to
lace thcni Under efficient govern
mental ccntrui.
Many legislative actions and many
judicial decisions which am conf
dent timksatiil show to have been
erroneous ahd,a damage to the coun-
try would have been avoided II our
legislators and jurlsts had approach
ed tho matter enacting and constru-
ing the laws OF the land in the spirit
Of your great Pennsylvanian, Justice
wilsoD--in the spirit OF Marshall and
OF Washington. Such decisions put
aus at a Great disadvantage in the
battle for industrial chaos. If we
Interpret the Constitution in nar-
row instead OF broad fashion. IL we
forsakc thc principles OF Washing
ton. Marsball. Wilson and Hamilton.
We as d people will render ourselves
impotent 70 deal with any abuses
which may be committed by The men
who hayc accumulated the enormous
fortunes of today and who use these
fortunes IN still yastercorporate form
10 business.
The legislative or judicial actions
and DECISIONS Of which complain.
be Il ylgRenbeFed, do not really leave
I'd ire states power 70 deal with cor
porate wealth III business. Actual
experience has shown that the states
Are Wholly powerless TO deal with
tni6 subject aud any action or de-
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