The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-09
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Washinstof special 70 The Baitimors

Wssninstoh Special to The Baitimore
Comment Is extensive ana widespread
over the adoption By President Rooss-
welt in hissIndianApoiis speech OF the
suggestion made to him several weeks
since by judge Farrar. OF New Or
leans. The President, ~ usual minces
no words and stops 1T no halfway
places on his journey toward absolute
Federal control OF All questions aris-
ing out Of the aftairs OF the people He
declares without uuallfcaeion the pow
or to establish post roads under the
power to supervise and control the
railroads. When Judge Farrar's LETT,
ter to the President was By the re-
quest Of the latter given TO the press.
It was hailed unanimously as startling
doctrine. and many expressed doubt a.
70 the Presidents acceptance Of 4
Others who knew him botter felt com
WINGED that It had made deep impress
sion on him or he would not have
caused II to be spread before the peo-
pie OF the country. Hio whole career
IL proof that whom he Wishes to ac-
complish anything he never ceases un-
til he finds way. Here. II struck him,
could effect his purposes. He prepared
the people and the corporations for the
announcement and on Thursday ct In
dianapolts, he gave It to them. 1t
seems rather q singular occasion to
discuss such questions at ceremonial
services, but In this. ~ In most other
respects. the President does not follow
preceden0. He establishes them
There Might Ne No Limit,
As appears by what has already bean
said in the press and by public men,
there Is an exceedingly wide field for
speculation as to the unlimited extent
to which the Federal government can
go IL the idea now advanced by the
President is carried out In its entire
tys 1t is said. ana ii is no figure OF
speech, that the result could very cas-
lily be the obliteration Of all State and
municipal control Therefore, notwith-
standing that tremendous dominating
personality. Notwithstanding the ex-
traordinary fortuna which seems to at
tend all his aims and ambitions, 1t is
question of grave doubt as to whe-
grant will meet with material accept
ance. 1t IL Significant that almost at
the same moment he WAS making his
claim for Federal power. two Of the
most distinguished members OF his own
political party were raising their
voices at places far apart in protest
against Federal usurpetion and FEEDER
al aggression There Is no more infiu-
entail member Of the Senate than Mr..
Foraker, of Ohj6. and there is no more
influential member of the House than
Mr.. Tawney, OF Minnesota.
But. after all, attempted Federal
encroachment on the reserved rights
OF the States, and earnest remonstrance
against 1t. is no new thing. The
attempt and the resistance have been
going on ever since the foundation of
the Republic. There HAS always been
a party claiming enlarged powers for
the Federal government. and always a
party opposing such claims. To be
sure. in the flrst thirty or forty years,
In the discussion OF constitutional
questions there were many who could
speak with authority. for they had
either assisted in making the consti- |
tuition themselves or they were very |
close to those who had. In these later |
times. In Q great measure, ns so boldly |
by Mr.. Root, the Secretary |
of State. the constitution may be con- |
strued according to the exigencies of |
the occasion.
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