Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-17
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The tseu a Senator Fulton Of Ore
gon win expire March ,. 1863 and he
b now eaavassinS the State rs . can
AiAass sor rseasctioa. It being the
custom h Oregon fos the voters to
insowure members Of the Legislature
hoS hey shall vote ON the election Of
Unfeod States Senators BY expressing
shesr will at the polls. Senator Full.
ton made . speech recently ut Cor.
Wallis, in which he advocated the elec.
tiOn Of Senators by the people. a
proposition generally favored by DEM
ocrats and opposed by Republicans:
bat he went . good deal farther and
linked this proposition with two 9th.
ers which are entirely undemOcratic
and subversiye Of our whole system
of government. In fact. he went a.
fsr - Roosevelt or Root ever went
On the direction Of Destroying State
and local rights; and put the PROPOSE.
tious Of those ultra imperialists into
plain language. II am firmly con-
vinced," he said. that instead Of
delegatinS certain specified powers to
the general government, all power
shoald b. vested in 1t, and that the
0tate4 should exercise only such pow.
ees ~ Coagress may from time to
time endow them with. or. at the ut.
most, their powers should be limited
and couADed to subjects necessary to
local Enforcement, and all other
powers b vested In the general gov
srunent." This doctrine is simply
Dooostrous and reasonable. 1t would
destroy the equality Of the States In
ths Senate and reduce the smaller
States 70 mere valialase. II b a re-
vessal Of the theory Of Federal Gov.
ssument. and IL the very quintessence
ssl deadly virus Of imperialism. 1t is.
indeed. imperialism run wild. For. rs
e b now. the States alone have origt- |
M powers. and the United States Gov.
esuDeat has only delegated powers.
md can exercise no power not plainly :
0slegnted. How could q government /,
having delegated powers only. dele
Da1e such powers hack 60 their original
pososssos without leaving Itself de-
void Of all powers: In effect. Sena-
tor Fulton's idea IL for the govern.
nsnt At the Union to make q quit.
eiaim Aesd OF al it, powers, and then
Decars . new deed giving II all pow.
~. and making Il like the old kings
n England. the fountain OF honor"
md the only source Of power. having
l0cal government to depend solely
- ID favor. Again the Senator says:
Tho power to regulate commerce Of
sverJ character. State and interstate.
IAoald Be vested solely in the Federal
I have prepared and
DAan offer at the coming session .
pgoposed amendment 20 the Federal
granting 10 the general
Dovesnmcut that power" This Is
dangerous and futile doctrine.
IL Federal Congress at Washing.
IN b tar Sess responsive to the popular
WI than the State Legislature. many
= which are watched Is carefully by
be electors a. are the local munich
~ coancils. Most grievances are
lsore q less local. and when they
must b carried to Congress they can
nth safety Be perpetnated by the
Foles Of members from districts in
% way interested. The railway In.
erests, On the other hand. are con.
,entfaaed and thoroughly organized.
Nd can bring their political powers to
'ear more eaectually ut Washington
han 1t the State capitals. As . gov.
,gnmeutal establishment becomes
,artAer removed from and above the
,opular source OF its authority the
stronger II its tendency to sacrifice
he public interest. What the people
need IL local self.government In all
matters Involving purely domestic AT.
airs.
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