Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-10-03
TARIFF CLOAK FOR
GRAFT, SAYS FOLK
MISSOURI G0vEKEoRsDECLAREs
FOR IMMEDIATE REVISION
OF PROTECTIVE POLICY.
Pleads for State Rights-Fedsral
Control or Railroads Opposed
Tennessee Hsms-C Coming
Gaest.

Tennessee home+comers thronged the
State Fair Grounds today TO hear Gov.
Joseph Folk OF Missouri, himself al
native Tennesseean. The address was
delivered before a crowd OF 10000
persons and aroused much enthusiasm.
Gov, Patterson OF Tennessee delivered
the welcoming address and Gov. Folk
responded.
At . banquet tonight at the Dun
can Hotel, rendered by the Com
mercial Club, In which many notable
men participated, Gov. Folk outlined
the ideals OF the Democratic party
and predicted a settlement Of corpor-
alton evils within q few years. He
sounded n slogan Of states rights ana
q demand for immediate revision Of
the tariff laws.
FOLK OUTLINES IDEALS.
Gov. Folk said, In part:
The prospect for the success Of
Democratic ideas was never brighter
than now. By Democratic ideas /
mean those principles embraced In
the expression, Equal rights to all,
special privileges to none" A politi-
cal revival is going on all yer the
land to-day on this subject. The
people are beginning to awaken to a
realization OF the fact that the
government Of City, state and nation
belongs to them and that they can
take the government into their own
hands whenever they wish.
The elimination Of special privi-
leges is the paramount issue before
the people Of this Countrywide special
privilege Of lawlessness, the special
privilege conferred by law, and the
special privilege Of monopoly. Any
privilege is q graft. A tariff SO arrang-
ed as to create monopoly and TO give
q few people the privilege Of preying
on the rest Of the people is legalized
graft. Considered from this stand
point, the tariff is q moral quest
ion.
The world is now the businss flee dl
of our great industries. They sell in
competition with all the world abroad
and have no right TO ask that they be
protected from competition at home.
A monopoly tariff is not necessary to
protect the American workingmsn,
was never intended to do 80 and has
never had that result.
PLEAD FOR STATES RIGHTS.
Another question the Democratic
party should make an issue Is the
rights OF the states In all matters not
delegated to Che Federal Govern
ment The Federal Government de-
rives Its authority wholly from the
people Of the states, and beyond This
express grant authority and that nee
essarily implied from Cit, IL can not
justly 90. The states are limited only
by their constitutions and BY the pow
er conferred on the Federal govern
ment.
ANY court has the right TO declare a
stature OF a state unconstitutional,
and It's ruling should be respected. But
no court should suspend the operation
Of the statutes OF a sovereign state
that a not be declared invalid. A
state should have q right to enforce
It's laws until those laws are declared
by a court OF competent Jurisdiction
to be contrary to some provision of
the national or state constitutions.
OPPOSES FEDERAL CONTROL
The proposition has been repeatedly
advanced Of late that the Federal
Government should take charge OF all
corporations, especially railroads. Gov
eminent ownership of the issuance by
the Federal Government Of charters
to all railroad corporations would be
fraught wieh the eravest dangers to
the liberties OF the people. The states
can be relied upon to treat railroads
and other interests fairly Interstate
transportation should be strickly re-
gulated by the Federal Government,
and interstate transportation by the
state governments
A fragrant violation Of the self-gov.
eminent OF states is the practice of