Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-24
STATE RIGHTS AND HOME RULE
UNDER DISCUSSION.

4Hc "HEtZlpe utDdtS OclNeen hI.
Bryan and Senator Beveridge on the
constitutional question Of the reserved
rights OF tie states ard incidentally OF
the Beveridgo bin 20 regulate labor in
a been generally read. TO demo
Gratis the discussion Is OF transcend
ent interest, for it fo~reshadoTs a much
more important debate within the
democratic party on the issucs OF State
Rights and Home Rule. The FIRST in
stailment comes from Senator Rayper
Of Maryland in the Baltimore Sun Of
May l3, in which he summaries the
policies advocated by Mr.. Bryan as
follows.
First--Ultimate ownership by the
government OF ell the interstate rail-
roads OF the United States.
-Second-The initiative and re'eren-
ium.
-Third-Consress to have the right to
arbitrarily fix the total product of all
interstate corporations, quasi public
and private, and to destroy their bust
ness il they lraugress the congressional
limit.
-Fourth-The supreme power Of con-
gress to prescribe the terms upon which
all Interstate commerce shall be con-
Quoted, AMI whenever congress (Which.
Of course, means the dominant party)
cooceives it to be against public policy.
it shall have the right absolutely to
prohibit commercial intercourse be-
tween the States upon the interdirted
article las is fully exemplited in the
provisions Of the Child Labor bill)
MY deliberate judgment is that
IL we embody these doctrines in a
democratic platform the next step that
1t will be necessary 10 take will De TO
change the name Of the party and rev,ve
the name OF FEEDER dist OF take some
other title suitable to the occasion; and
then, after We have done this, the final
step will be, with our leaders IN the van
IN solemn procession TO accompany the
remains OF democracy to their resting
place; and when we are engaged in
performing the last sad rites and obse.
quies, and are concentrating her de.
parted virtues, do not let us forget a.
recount the tragic manner Of her death,
so that posterIiy ehall know that III the
hour Of her brightest hopes and most
alluriny prospects,, determined to end
her great historic career, che threw
hersel; upon the poisoned weapon Of
Federal Capitalization, and died Of o
self.inillcted wound
Democratic voters will have 10 d cide
theae iseues before they elect and in.
struci delegates to tive mex: national
convention and 10 do 60 must In vesti.
gate the Arguments on both sides 10
arrive at a just conclusion, Mr.. BRYAN
has go clearly stated his case that IL il
not necessary tO repeat IT,. Senator
Rayner'e summary has led the Blti.
more Sun 10 cay:
sIhe discussion Of all these theories Of
government; the suggestion ~ Secretary
Root that the Constitution be changed
10y construction go as To deprive the
Stntee Of their reserved rights; the Bev-
eridRe bill aud Mr.. Brysn'e t~octnne-
oil these things have tended d direct,
public attention 10 questions OF policy
and constitutional law which have been
dormant almost during this generation.
Such u mastery exposition as tia, Of
Senator Rayner, by so profound a stu
dent Of the Constitution ma he IL. will
do much to bring people back to the
old PATHS