The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-24
True Democratic Issues (
 That Point Way to Victory.

trinaire ideals Conditions are greats CT than theories. No great reform can be made in day. and wise states manship must deal with the whole sup ject of tariff. transportation, anu trus'' sedately and prudentlv:
 The conserving spirit should never give way before the hot ana deseruc ' tive spirit which wants everything now" and refuses to follow Na,ure wa as her patient processes Napoleon was great. but he fell from impatience. How poor are they who nave not wbat Ratienssdf Monad did eyer heal but by de-
 As to transportation, it is conducted, 1 for the most part. and especially be- tween the States, under puDllc Iran shsss Rsguats it ah aT Re Rsrt pSpose of protecting the weak against the the strong, and see to it that falr' JUS and reasonable, rates and rules pre- vail. As to the trusts. the purpose should be to insist that they obey tne laW' and to protect the people from the re- straints on the freedom and fairness of trade which they assail. The com mon law against them and the statute law should be alike enforced. Capitalization should be counteracteo by fair. just and natural construction of both State and Federal powers; ano none of them should be twisted ana perverted to embrace things hoI .n
 
 Ownership by the Federal Govern ment should be confined to those things which are necessary for self-defence i: The United States owns and operates cannon and gun factories, and shlp- yards, because they are necessary TOT sei1DSeterGe poWder factory sY and n Should build whatever is needful to keep ready Tor war without being attacked within by monopolies, when attacked without py Ia fleets.
 Millions. for defence. but not one cent for tribute"
 Should we undertake to buy ana operate the railroad systems of the United States. we would instantly con vert the Government into a prodfgious railroad trust. It would have over 2 in some way at Washington, and there would be the most tremendous organ of capitalization and corruption that the world has ever known.
 Jefferson thought that the best gov ment is that which governs least; while such railroad government would be one that governs most.
 Whenever the Federal Government or the State Governments have gone into partnership with the railroads they have come out at the little end of Pacific roads, and look here in Virginia at our experience. Here we are still bearing the burden of our railroad ex- periments, and they have encouraged us to the idea of jumping from the frying-pan into the fire.
 The extreme question of State rights that came to the issue of battle has been long since settled, but as long as the United States Is federation Of States, questions of Federal and State Jurisdiction will continue to arise and will pass to the peaceful Jurisdiction of the courts Democracy has its fixed principle on the subject, and no one has better stated 1t than did Jefferson, in his first inaugural address. when he stood for:
 "The support of the State governments in all their rights as the most compe- tent administrations for our domestic concerns, and surest bulwarks against our anti-republican tendencies.
 "The preservation of the general government In It's whole constitutional Vigor as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad"
 This is hasty and offhand, and speak with the more freedom because I am not a candidate for any place on the Presidential ticket, and have 10 ex- pectation of becoming so. My desire is simply to warn our Democrat1c friends, especially those whom I in part represent, against departing from the landmarks of Democracy. They have preserved the party for over a century, and 1t is by them alone that 1t can renew its youth.