The Caucasian., 1907-01-13
FERTILIZATION
THE RIGHT OF SECESSION As
DECIDED BY THE WAR
THE ROOSEVELT-R0OT
Doctrine Would Destroy AN Indissol
ubie Union OF IndestructibIe States"
and Stands for Empire-Centraliza-


The Nashville Banner Of recent date
says; The bold assertions in favor Of
centralized o,,.s,-,,,,,a,,+ that l,,,,a come
y,
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nave H"u 4 natuariy >I,t',ll'is erect Oh
| the nation al large ard especially on the
South The Presidents attempt to inter
ferA wifi, tl,a n,,hl;. s,hoo; arr,roa-
cIaTatIollS Pet''''I NlSiilIlIIliSe 10 llle
Southern people.
The resI,lt of the civil war decided ad-
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cerlled' Dut i ieH an iiid'>SoiuDie union
OF lndestructlble states. The Roosevelt
Root doctrine scarcely recognizes a IN
ion Of any kind and under its teachings
the States would be reduced to mere de-
partments for local convenience, such as
they have in France
Secretary Root said in his speech to
the Pennsylvania Society in New York:
Few of the men of 1873 would have
deemed it possible that the Union they
were forming would be maintained
among S5,oooooo people, spread over the
vast expanse from the Atlantic to the
Pacific and from the lakes to the gulf.
Three principal causes have made this
possible. The first has been the greatness
of a national sentiment which was at
first almost imperceptible. The very diff
tlcultles and hardShlps to which our ma
ton was subjected in its early days, the
injuries to our commerce and the in
suits and indignities to our flag on the
part OF both contestants In the great Ma
poleonlc wars served to keep the nation
and national interest and national Dig
nifty constantly before the minds and III
the feelings of the people. As the tide
OF emigration swept westward new
States were formed OF citizens who
looked back to the older States as the
homes of their childhood and their af-
lection and the origin of their laws and
customs and who never had the peculiar
and special separate political life of the
colonies. The civil war settled the SUI
premacy Of the nation throughout the
territory of the Union and its sacrifices
sanctltled and made enduring that ma
tlonal sentiment.
These causes have undoubtedly con-
trlbuted to the creation of strong ma
tlonal sentiment, but they have not de-
stroyed the sentiment and the right of
local seit-government. lhe government
at Washington is still federal and has
no powers not delegated by the States
under the Constitution. he federal plan
gives life and elasticity to the nation and
will serve to perpetuateerather than en-
danger its existence. Local selt-govern= !
nent enables the people OF California TO
1--we under laws OF their liking that
Name might not deem advisable or md |
to her local conditions or popu-
lar sentiment. Ihere should be no
quarrel between Maine and California
while each leglslates tor ITSELF and ~all-
tornla would have right to resent
Malnes interference IN her family al
falrs A centralized government would
mean coercion tor some part OF the
country not wiling to acqueSce III what
was done at washington. 4 fepetitlon OF
such things would lead to local d1scon-
tents and JealousleS dangerous TO the
peace OF the nation
Inc president and Secretary Root
pose as enemies OF organized wealth. II
all political power were vested III the one
government at Washington organized
wealth could concentrate Its attack there