The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-02-13

measures adopted by the committee
OF the whole which viii no doubt be,
come a part of the constitution. regu-
iating the railroads and corporations
that the people have IN vain tried TO
enact into law at every session OF
the territorial legislature since 1898,
but subtle influences prevented their
enactment.
] have faith in the organization and
believe that the right sentiment is in
control, and also believe that we are
going to have q better constitution
than any state now in the union.
However. If were asked for adj
wise. or IL | had the termerlty to give
advice. without being asked. ] would
say, be conservative. do not attempt
TO regulate everything from the rising
OF the sun TO the going down thereof
by the constitution | have noticed a
disposition on the part OF some OF the
members to recognize, to legahze, and
TO consti:utionalize, societies, unions
and associations that are organized
TO promote the special interests Of
their members rather than the gen
eral welfare Our constitution should
not attempt to establish Tacobin So
cieties within the STATE that may in
time grow larger than the state itself.
Such societies and unions are all wall
enough tor their promoters and the
interests that they serve, but they
certainly have no part In The organic
law OF the state.
You may regulate some OF the forces
OF nature and you may regulate me-
chanical Appliances by fixed, definite
mathematical rules bu YOU cannot
SO regulate man Humanity is an or
ganism-not mechanism u Is a
mistake when You think you eau regu-
late every act Of a mans life by the
law OF the land n Is a mistake when
YOU think YOU can control his moral
lie or regulate his social status by
legislative enactment Experiments OF
this kind have been tried ia every no.
iion and in every age. and they have
not only resulted IN disaster and de
feat but they have retarded the true
development of the intellectual and
moral man. M no nation and IN na
age has humanity made so great prog
4 ress, nor has ii reached so high a
/ NAtfiiN 'i ~ Aiin NA'i so III thi Nn -
great free republic This progress has
not been made SO much as the resul.
I Of law as OF liberty Man makes b,l.
1 little progress toward the goal of hu
man perfection when ne is hedged
about With laws and restrictions upon
! his indlvidaal rights. but when he Is
thrown upon his own manhood. be
comeq personally responsible for nj.
own acts he then rises 10 the attain
ment Of his highes capabilities You
/ are retarding real progress when yoi
undertake 70 make man good by the
law; You are taking q step backward
when y0u attempt 10 pace d guardian
ship over American citizens (as II they
were imbeciles. children or blanket
! indlansl by ne constitution which
you are making Men assume mora
obligations and also have certain nat
ura rights that are nor the result OF
/ lesieins'yo epaelmtaf nor subject "a
fe wlii ci matmiiies Thi4 idea wa.
rec su.sed m ihe conrtiMiion of ths
! iniitd ainief ald ur8i ho recognized
n wc would neeDsai9e free govern
mcat.
Correlated With me principles hay,
above stated do not believe that ths
/ regulation of the acts OF political par
Ties is proper subject OF oreani,
law. ! fecognixe that we must haf,
political parties 70 effect political ona