Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-18
PARKER COMES
TO DEFENSE |
Of STATES
BELIEVES CONSTITUTION
MENACED BY ROOSEVELT
Sage Of Esopus Calls Upon
Those Who Believe in the
Wisdom Of the Founders to
Rally to Its Support

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 17.-Judge AL
ton B, Parker, of New York, former
democratic candidate for president,
and Samuel w. Mccall, member of
congress from Massachusetts,, made
the principal addresses at the Consti-
tutional day celebration at the James,
town exposition today.
The ceremonies were In commemor-
alton of the 120th anniversary of the
adoption Of the federal constitution ~
the constitutional convention of 1851
over which George Washington pre-
sided
The weather was ideal and the at
tendance large. Judge Parker was at
his best, and spoke with great force
and earnestness. He said in part:
In the view of the president, the
federal government needs an increase
of power, needs power which was de-
liberately withheld by the states and
the people when the. national govern
ment was created. True. there is a
way TO transfer that power from the
states to the federal government. if
the people wish 1t, but 1t may well be
said that no amount of labor would
persuade the people of the states to
surrender their home rule powers in
Sufficient measure to meet views of
the executive as to the national neces-
sity BY what process of reasoning
the executive has reached the conclu-
sion that for the various departments
of the federal government to seize
power not granted by the states and
the people is to protect and defend
the constitution / know not.
THAT he must have reached II by
some route. kis character as a man,
his career as, an official and the bold
ness of his advocacy attests. He ID
not attempting to acquire power by
deceiving the people. With perfect
frankness he states what he thinks
ought TO be done, and how ne proposes
It shall be done With equal frank
ness those of us who love the consti-
tuition and revere not along the mem
ory but the wisdom of it's trainers.
who believe that Nthe powers were
wisely distributed between the states
and the federal government, and deem
that all past history proves it, should
speak.
MANY of the people have not found
time to study the history and the
genesis of the constitution. Hence they
have no adequate conception of the
perils the trainers sought to avoid by
keeping the powers of the several
branches of government separate and
ulstlncl. Iney are, lHeTeloEef HdIuIdi-
ly inclined to be impressed with the
suggestion that the constitution did
very well when 1t was made, but that
we have outgrOWn it. and hence, the
representatives of the government and
not the people may as well change 1t
at their pleasure. If then, there were
no immediate danger of an effective
seizure OF powers, we should, to pro-
tect the future, meet the assaults from
the federalists with equal vigor.
"They are steadily at work teach
ing and preaching the doctrines of
their sect. So those opposed to their
views should sacrifice any party feel
ing and interest and enter the lists as
open champions of our constitutional
system in It's integrity.
THE time to do 1t Is now. Some
other year, aye. even next year, may
be too late"
Mr.. Mccall. who followed Mr.. Par
ker. discussed the relations between
federal and state officials and de-
clared; "It seems not unlikely that
the national government may attempt
to devour the states"
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Odd Fellows 60 10 Denver Next Year.