The Cairo bulletin., 1907-07-12
SAYS IT GRANTS SUFFICIENT
POWER TO PROTECT THE WEAK
AND cURB THE STRONG.
DENOUNCES BOLD PLOT
To Overthrow Government Plan of
Fathers, Eeaded BY Accomplished
Politician Backed BY Great
Corporations Of Country


Judge Alton , Parker addressed
large audience bore tonight on "Th
Comm Law J Jfisdic len Of the TN
ted States Courts > in witch he hei,
that he common law would meet al
the ordinary needs Of people and GOV
Icrnments
/ Judge Parker discussed at lengtl
The development Of The common lay
principles rs demonstrated in TIE dc
cisions Of the supreme court Of III,
! United States, Geyctne special atten
| tion to the opinions Of Justice Story
I Justice Mclean, Justice Bradley, Jus
tice Shiras and Justice Brewer, quot
II from iho opinion Of the last iii tho
case Of Kansas V. Colorado, e emily
] decided, in which the court sail:
| 'ln other words, through tAe7e.suc
acssive disputes and decisions thi.
court is practically building up what
may not improperly be called inter
| state common law
AT the close Of tails portion Of his
address he summed up his own opin
ions as follows
/ The shident Of our jurisprudenc
when he first learns that hao as NJ
England the common law can solve
Ianl justly solve every problem Ia
civil life if permitted TO DO so, must
compare with Wender and amazcmelt
the $4,000 pages of law annually
placed upon our statute Eooks with
the 4G general and the 24G special
laws passed lly Englands parliament
IN five years. although legisating for
a home population of forty-two mil-
lions and for millions dependents
And his wndpr must deeFen as he
listens to thd noisy claim Of those
who would d4 troy the local authority
U the states land centpali2e all rO ges
in the federal government The iustl
fcation pleaded for overthrowing the.
construction OF thcI
Fathcrs-that in that direction saliva
tion lies from the wrongs the public
have suffered-must seem to trivial
as to be conGemptible in the light of
the fact that the federal government
could have checked he abuses relat
ing to interstate commerce before
statutes were passed by congress, ha1
it undertaken to do so. The authori. |
Tics. ! have cited demonstrate that
The law therefore was
adequate and the courts efficient
oui the federal law officers were
either lnadequately equipped or un-
reasonably restrained
There is activity now, il is true
)ut il is due to frequent applications |
of the whip and spur of the president
But there f. also activity in the state |
government. indeed quite MS much In
iome of them as in the federal GOV
inmcnt All the difference then that
here is be weon the two is ;hat. after
lcglectng their duty for many years,
hc federal government started first
But that fact was due to the man who
vas temporarily at the head of II. no
'ecause virtue inhores in the federal
ather than the state governments
Certainly no one viii pretend that
scheme of government which has
.ecn found workable for more than a
entury should be overturned because
Il the manifestations Of a special zea'
OF good works begotten after rc-clec.
ion by a single occupant Of the
nice.
But the campaign against the gov.
rnmental plan Of the Fathers Is on
nd has been for several years Itl
"a for its leader the most accom-
lished politician of our history. BE.
md him and backing him stand these
reat corporations Of the country
.hich are engaged in interstate com
lerce and insurance. Their reason Is
hat IL is easier to deal with ono eoe !
rnmont than w,h many. 70 is mo-
heir purpose to submit proposed
mendments Of the constitution 10 the !
cople as the constitution proyidcs-i
procedure with which no one could
nd fault, as 1t offers an oppr unity
ir discussion before the people prior
, their action Rather it is their
ehema 70 accomplish the cent alira |
On of power by uncon titutionsl. an
lefciore dishonest methods These
lcluie. % congressional lcgisla ion
.suming powers not granted. but ex
rrssly retained either - the state
/ The people; (2l cxecuflYc czer-ise
powers not granted. and The seizure G
one form or another. ~ powers bc-
sinr 10 otter Departments of gov +
60 the substitution of 2
afutes for common laE.
Statutes are infexibie and canlo
. expanded by Judicial decisi1ns
ae e'siators and executives. therefore. q
10 are fliel with the desire 90 con. ri
% and regulate rsen and Affairs fnt 2
a siafrte fhe i6eal me hol of A.
mpiishing fteir wishes Tao oliec- e