Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-02
SAYS STATES RIGHTS
is SERIOUS MENACE
CONGRESSMAN JENKINS FEARS
TROUBLE WILL COME
Discusses Action of North Carolina in
Its Controversy with United
States Courts Over Rail-
road Question
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. Aug. l.
Congressman Jenkins, chairman of the
house judiciary committee, last night
issued a statement relating to the North
Carolina railroad rate imbroglio. He
says there has never been any event
since the civil war that calls for so
severe condemnation as the recent sense
less TRADE on behalf of states against the
nation He adds that 1t is humiliRting
that the matter has been compromised
and that the nation had to some extent
surrendered.
"The civil war was the result of such
agitation and we may have earlier than
we want another civil war" he said.
ITO prevent such calamity and preserve
the peace and the nation we must con-
form to the law, obey the law and have
the law enforced according to the frame
work provided In the constitution" Judge
Jenkins points out that the supreme court
of the United States is made the final
Judge between state and nation. Mr..
Jenkins believes the executive OF the
state should keep cool, maintain his dig
nifty and remember we have to depend
upon the judiciary of the country to
save the Union.
Ever since the civil war" he said.
''other states have had similar troubles
and did not make fools of themselves or
declare war. and the questions were de-
cided by the supreme court and no bad
desults followed.
Trouble May Come
.If all state authorities are going to
usurp functions of the supreme court
and Judge what federal act shall be
nullifed. no one can tell where 1t will
end
why should state authorities decide
they shall exercise every power at their
to prevent such consumma-
ton? This is an unlawful attempt to op-
pose lawful efforts.
This talk about state authorities re-
sisting federal power by armed force will
sooner or later end in bloodshed, possibly
in the disruption of the Union
In conclusion Mr.. Jenkins says the SUI
preme court of the United States may
err. 1t may differ with the views of
great majority of the people, but, how
ever that may be, the constitution says
its decision is final and must be re-
garded as the supreme law OF the land
and that is what must govern us
Better live under wrong decision than
amidst anarchy that must prevail in
this country if each state authority is
going to disregard the constitution of
the United States and assert its own
power right or wrong, in defiance OF the
national power thereby weakening and
absolutely .disregarding this great govern
ment that has cost so many generations
so much to make and preserve il"
Upholds States Rights
By Associated Press.
ELKHART, Ind, Aug 1.-Upholding |
the rights of the individual states against
by federal legislation,
Governor Hanley in a speech delivered
here to the Chautauqua assembly yes
terday took occasion to speak for con-
servatism in dealing with the problems of
the country.
He thought most of them were prob |
lens that the state could solve without |
the intervention and help of the ma |
tional government and he deprecated the
reaching out of the federal arm into |
purely state matters.
After referring to problems resulting
from state problems and the accumula-
ton of large fortunes, Governor Hanley
said:
I'm matters of such moment we cannot
afford to thoughtlessly follow impulsive |
leadership, however high its character |
or pure its purpose.
president Roosevelt has earned the con- |
fdence and gratitude of his countrymen
by courageous work and signal service
and 1 do not speak in unkindly criti-
cism, for I believe in his purity of pur-
pose and in his greatness. But he is not
infallible, however strong of soul and
pure of heart he may be.
proposals, even from him, which are
calculated to affect the relations of the
federal government to the several states
should be thought upon, studied and
analyzed before we accept them. The
tendencies of the times are toward CEN
tralization of power in the federal gov
ernment Public necessity, as he has
viewed and understood the public, has
fitted well with the presidents peculiar
And it would be surpris-
ing if these don't at times lead him into
error