The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-17

| Oregon, will expire March 3, 1905,
aud be Is now canyassing the state
as a candidate for reelection; IL be-
ing the custom IN oregon for the
voters TO instruct members OF the
legislature how they shall vote on
the election Of l.. 5. senators by
expressing their will at the polls.
Senator Fulton made speech re-
Gently at Corvallis. .n which De ad
,ocated the election OF senators iu
congress by the people proposition
generally favored bg democrats and
opposed by republicans. but be- went
a good deal farther and linked this
proposition with tao others which
are entirely unI,m1cra'ic and SUBJ
yersiye Of our whole system OF gov.
eminent. lu fact be went as FAR as
Roosevelt or Roo, ever vent In the
direction OF destroying state and lo-
cal rights. and pat The propositions
of these ultra imperiaiists into plain
language. i AN firmly convinced.
said be. 'ha, instead 0f defeating
certain specified powers 20 the gen.
eral government al powers should
b. vested .u lt, and that 'le states
should exercise only such powers
as congress may from time 20 time
endow them with, or. at the utmost
their powers should Dee limited and
confined 70 subjects necessary 20 lo- .
cal -slfgoyeum.uf. and all other F.
powers De- vested 30 the general gov
eminent" This doctrine is simply .
moustrous and treasonaDle. nj
would destroy the equality Of the /
states and In the senate and re-
duce the smaller states to mere vas
salage. II IS reversal OF the he /
ory Of federal government and is
the very quintessence and deadly .
virus OF imperialism. II is, indeed. |
Imperialism run wild. For. as 1t Is |
now, the states alone have original
powers. and the United States gov
ernment has only delegated powers.
and can exercise no power not
plainly delegated. How could gov
ernment having delegated powers
only. delegate such power back to-
their original possessors without
leaving itself devoid OF all powers!
In effect, Senator Fulton's Idea Is
for the government OF the union to
make quit-claim deed OF all It's
powers. and then secure new deed
giving II all powers. and making II
like the old kings OF England, the
fountain OF honor" and the only
source OF power, having local gov
ernment TO depend solely on It's
| favor. Again the senator says: The
power to regulate commerce OF every
character. state and interstate,
| should be vested solely In the fed
! eral government. | have prepared
and shalt offer at the forth coming
session proposed amendment to the
federal constitution granting TO the
general government that power
This is dangerous and futile doc
trinc.
The federal congress At Washing
ton Is far less responsive to the
popular will than the state lcgisla
turc. many of which are watched ~
carefully by the electors as are th'
local municipal councils. Most griev
anccs are more or less local, anC
when they must be carried to con
gress tehy can with safety be per
pctuated by the votes Of members
from districts In no way Interested
The railway interests on the Other
hand. are concentrated and thor
oughly organized and can bring theil
political powers to bear more cffe
tually at Washington than at the
state capital. As governmental
establishment becomes farther re
moved from and above the popular
source OF It's authority the stronger
is it's tendency to sacrifice the pub
lie interest What the people need
is self local government In all mat
GERS involving purely domestic al
fairs. Oregon needs this as much
as North Carolina does.
-o$o--
HEWITT.