The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-12
ROOSEVELT WAS
THE FIRST" SAYS
PARKER
Address Delivered to North Car
DINA Bar.
POWER IN FEDERAL CONTROL
Democratic Candidate Of 1904 Tells Of
Presidents Discovery OF Its
Possibility.

HENDERSONNILLE. n. C.. July u
The feature OF the North Carolina
State Bar association congress here
was the annual address delivered by
Judge Alton II. Parker u New York.
His topic was the Common Law
Jurisdiction Of the United States
Courts" and In discussing the rcla'
tions ~ federal aud state functions he
declared that after both government.
had relaxed their efforts for years
President Roosevelt was the first "a
discover the possibilities " federal
power. lie said IN part:
"The wonder Of the student ~ jurls
prudence must deepen as be- listens a.
the noisy acclaim ~ those who would
destroy the authority ~ the states aud
contralIze all power IN the federal
government
'The justification pleaded for over
throwing the governmental construc
ton of the fathers. that IN that dlrcc
ton salvation lies from the wrongs the
public have suffered. must seem so
trivial ns 10 h. contemplate IN the
light ~ the fact that the federal gov.
eminent could have checked the
abuses relating 90 interstate commerce
before statutes were passed by con
grcss had II undertaken a. De- sn. The
law WIS adequate aud the courts efil
Client. but the federal law officers were
either inadequhtcly equipped or un
reasonably restrained.
There Il activity now. n T. true
hut II Il due a. frequent applications
~ the whip aud spur ~ the president
But there Il also activity In the state
governments. indeed quite ns much IN
some ~ them NJ IN the federal govern
ment Al the difference then that
there Il between the two Il that after
neglecting their duty Tor many year.
the federal government started first
Hut that fact was do. a. the man who
was temporarily NJ the head ~ n. MOI
hccnuse virtue inher.s IN the federal
rather than the state governments
Certainly uo one will pretend that
scheme u government which has
leen found worknhi. Tor mone than q
century should ~ overturned l-caus,
pf the manifestations ~ special zrn
Tor good works heguttcn after rc-clcc
ton by n single orcupaut ~ the office
but the campaign against the gov
cmmeninl plan ~ the fathers Il 90
aud has h-en Tor several year, II hn,
Tor H. leader the most nccompli
politician II our history RehInd him
aud hacking him stand these great
corporations ~ the country which ar
engaged IN Interstate commerce and
Insurance.
Their rcnson u that u Il easier Q,
deal with one government than WITH
many. n l. not their puupuso % sub
init proposed amendments ~ the con
stliution a. the people. NJ the con-tltu
ton provides. n procedure with which
no'onc could hnd fault. ~ Il offers M
opportunity for discussion before IN,
people prior a. their action. Rather u
Il their scheme ~ accomplish the cen
trnllzation ~ power by unconsiltuiiun
nj and therefore dishonest methods.
"a government ~ low. not ~ men
was the aim ~ the fathers al his
tory. confirmed by some that j. vcry
recent aud very painful. had taught
them that man cannot h. trusted q
govern his fellow mnn: that nearly oil
men In the possession ~ great powei
have fayorites 10 reward aud cncmle,
90 punish: that equality IN enjoyment
of lie aud property M we'll ne equality
Of opportunity ARE hcst secured y,
sound legal principles administered. .,
judges whose highest ambition N q
work ont Justice under the law"