New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-23
MCCALL ON GOVERNMENT
Urges Adherence to Representative
Form of the Fathers.

Afarsh6ele Mass. Aug PIN an address deIIV-
cred at the Marshield Fair here to-day. Congress
man Samuel NJ. Mccall discussed what ne termed
the tendency of the times TO "centrallze an power
ar Washington" and strongly urged adherence 10
representative government. Thomas W: lawson
president of the fair association, ana GENERA
Charles w Bartlett. Democratic candidate lor tiie
governorship nomination in Massachusetts also
spoke. Mr.. Mccall said:
One Of the United States Judges has just imposed
fine of such proportions that it allies itself Win
the tribute which victorious nation imposes hot
greatly exceeded by the aggregate of all otheF HIS
imposed by our federal courts since the ~ 70
ceivng of discriminating rate from raii royp
company. Whether the fine was Ilgh1 pave been
whether ordinary shipper ~ ayact facts
even subjected to prosecution upon uie eoIarte
OF inns ad in sinking sthe Constitution TINS
year. but announces that he Is alIeF But
allude 10 matter simply for the ,pisiation
calling your attention to our si,ad to confer
upon an executive department the power ~ a.,
raed rates as a remedy for railroad Discrimination.
AZ that time there reposed upon the statute DOORS
the very act against rebates anu no baen IMPOSED
a statute sweeping that 1t not IrerS , F dis
beyond question the giving or the accePtsss of the
government now contend subjects a shipper ~
heavy penalty even where ne accepts q p,eIiaIa he
soute good faith and with no reason 70 pele o,sts
is getting an illegal The question susgf f
itself, Why were not old laws in government
new ones demanded? The pracuce III g, go and dis
expanding the maximum amount OF nous ne 80 may
turbance TO secure the ~ obl,terated great
foreign trade in packed meats IN 9rdeI 70 {Sa I'M
movements in meat they mainly seen IN t t,
rnoval of the defects existing IN the Ihae ;Sara
of some socioogists and in the cohSequ'it Win
of those gentlemen AND theI 700. IN snectors
the noble army OF Wen pald teosi C,rn the
railroad legislation do not refer to tns fIAI Te
statute which is doing business fb nonuIistic
agitation started far more thai sle tS,tSstrtaIy
which resulted has T t ocntyv a Railroad build
ing been effectively stopped II a sinus are ago
many of our great cnrnOnwealths would TO-DAY 90
unsettled areas, still under the DOMAIN Vi ~
Prophets of disaster were not wanting two years
ago OF whom confess vas - one now WI" beg4nning to
appear. We pretty near the edge OF q ne this
setback Econocay an nGg gS6n but Sis We should
already have had one II our ProsPe''s1 ikeihood
too that he step that has been taken vii some come
day lead TO the ownership OF Pa5oaqS b 0y fixes the
price OF commodity viii ultimately own ~ 6a eI
et Gt OF the rate sgo 6 ali T national ri limits
This town holds within its bosom an IN tnat on d
probably the greatest statesman America has pro pro-
duced. No one who reads Webster vii ever
favor personal against constitution! regime
ective wI PoRer ne s contest Of the ages been
rescue liberty from the grasp OF eAe e1n
freedom there is not one name dimned by the re-
proach Of advocating the extension OF eXecu'i'o
The tendency Of the times appears 10 be frst
20 cenrralize all power at Washington and then
to have it all exercised by man. But say let
the people keep, be exercised under their very
eyes all the governmental powers not necessary
70 national unity and safety and let them adhere
TO representative government. II you have gov
eminent by representatives chosen with reasonable
fidelity you will have government by the people
The extreme views Of representative In one
direction will be offset by the extreme views OF
another IN another direction. and the result VIII
be a safe and rounded government But If your
government is imaged in man. there VIII be
grave danger. II VIII reflect all the extreme quail
Has ~ he man
a President supremacy lacking in the qualities OF
a statesman, who is egotstic, inpulstve, OF
immature Judgment, mere gluttOn OF the lime
light ready 10 barter away prosperity and even his
countrys freedom for monentary applause.
he is autocrat. such he IS, such FOR the
time WIFI your country be. Instead OF n mighty
nation. great her physical strength and greater
IN her moral qualities, you may have a strutttng.
confiscating, shrieking meddling America God
save from such day!
Adhere. then. 10 the representative government
of the fathers, the only kind of government
which from the foundation Of the world has cher
ished human freedom.