Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
DEMOCRATIC POLICY
OUTLINED BY RAYNOR
Senator Tells Whist
Party Shuu'd Do to VIA Next
Presidential Campaign.
AGAINST FEDERAL OWN RsHIP
Says Democracy Will commu, Great
Error If eryan's Ideas Arc Adopt.
ed-Favors Lower Tariff and the
Reduction Of Both Army and Navy
Defines True Democracy.
nv Associntcd prnss. J

tBy Associated Press.).
NEW YORK. April 13.-Dcmucratic
,societio. md clubs in all parts or
Greater Wv York tonight celebrated
= Jefferson Day
The Democratic club held It's an
-nual banquet AT the Waldorf Astoria,
llo Womcn's Democratic club of the
City met al the Hoffman house; the
Independence League had as It's guests
William Randolph Hearst and Attor-
hoy General Jackson.
3 Tic principal speaker nt the
democratic clubs banquet was Sen
,ator Itaynor of Maryland. He res.
sBonded 10 the toast What Should be
the Proper Policy of the Democratic
Pprty and What is True Democracy
I, Senator Raynor spoke as follows:
II do not accede TO tho view that
the parties have coalesced," SAID
Senator Raynor, On the contrary,
~. believe that they nre us widely
apart as they have ever been. me
President will not have Il permanent
tenure oi office. One prediction can
sn,,qsafely made, and that is when the
Republican party has another can.
didatc. and II is bound to have one
{ NJ some day OF another. IL will grad
raily drift away from great many
so his plans and purposes, anu 1t win
sumo business at its old stand.
2 pen II will be necessary for us 10
Ene back To our old principles, un.
iisSr' insthe meantime we have SO dis
injured tthkh, that we Ewiif not he
able to recognize them or, to find
them.
We are charged, he continueu
with advocating doctrine--ot
States rights and wo Id tend to.
nullify the powers of the federal gov
crnment. This is an erroneous and
unjust vicw OF the situation the
doctrine Of States rights now does
moi mean what it did = half of II
century ago, for the simple reason
that since that time new amendments
have been added TO the Constitution
of the United States, and for the
further reason that as the result al
the civil war. and of the adiudica.
tons of the Supreme Court great
many OF the rights that were consul.
cred as belonging to the States ut
lhat time haze passed into the realm
OF federal jurisdiction. What we
mean now by the rights of the States
Is that tho federal government shall
not loSislatC upon matters purely of
local and domestic concern. and by
unlawful construction interpoaie
such power into the provisions Of
the constitution.
In the next place. we are opposed
10 governmental patcrnalism. | pre-.
dict. with great respect To othora
who may differ with me, that the day
VIII never come when The govern
ment of the United States will owl,
and operate the railroads of the cOun-
Try NN N =.
We own enough now. We had better
sell some things we have than eli.
large our holdings. have studied
the question of governmental own
ership of railroads in other countries
carefully. and my conclusion is tina
II is failure from a political stand
point wherever 1t exists.
'Of course | may be mistaken, and
every ono Is entitled TO his opinion;
but ] regard the governmental own
ersaip OF railroads as vision and
phantom. Laying aside the legal
difficulties that surround the subject.
cannot look upon the scheme III
this country us practical or feasible;
nor do | believe that the Democratic
platform will contain any provision
holding out the hope of such an uD.
undertaking
mere Is one proposition, however,
that the Democratic party must con.
tend for in this connection. and thar
is. ii must demand complete obed.
fence to the existing statute. The
railroad presidents and officers OF
our trunk-lines must be made. once
and forever, to realize that they are
the servants and not the masters
OF the people.
President Must Not Be Whole Thing
Governmental ownership VIII
never come to pass, unless they force
the issue. They are the real agitat
ors. and would kindly warn them
to further desist from pursuing the
tricks and mysteries that have now
been laid bare before the gaze oil
Tue American people.
There is another proposition thar
the Democratic party must maintain
unless il mas driftcd away entirely
from it's anchorage, and that is that
that this is not M executive govern
ment: tina; the government distribu.
ton OF powers provided for in the
constitution must be preserved: and
that the President Of tho United
States. To Whatever party he may be
long. must not exceed The functions
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