The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-10

lance, causes our charitable institl
1 tons to fulfill the sublime purpose {
their creation, can at the close see
J retirement from official station wit
the glad consciousness that he ha
indeed rendered a pubic service.
Bryan's Speech.
AT the close OF SteyensOnS speec'
Bryan cane on the stage aud the en-
tire convention arose and cheared 70
several minutes lie spoke in part a
follows
The success Of our system Of gov
ernment rests upon the careful obser
vance Of the constitutional divisiGr
Of power between the state and thc
nation A number Of expressions have
been coined to describe the relations
existing between the federal govern
ment and the several subdivisions
but no one has been more fe.icitous
in definitions than jefferson or more
accurate in drawing lines Of dcma;-
kation, He presented the histori
position Of the Democratic party
when he declared himself in favor Of
the support Of the state govern
ments in all their rights, as the mos
competent administrations for our do
mestic concerns and the surcst but
warks against anti-republican tenden-
eies.' and the preservation of tie
general government in its whole con.
st!tutional vgor, as the sheet anchor
Of our safety at home and peace
abroad The Democratic platform
adopted at Denver quotes the Ian.
guage of Jefferson and declares that il
expresses the partys position at this
tine
Our constitution expressly reserves
to the states and to the people re
spectiyely all powers not delegated to
the federal government, and only by
respecting this division of powers can
we hope to keep the government with
in the reach of the people and respon.
siye to the will of lae people. Be
cause in all disputes as to the relative |
the final decision rests with the fell |
er1l courts. the tendency is natura ly |
toward Capitalization, and greater
care is required TO preserve the re
served rights of the states than to |
the authority of the genera |
government.
In recent years another force has |
been eXerting sustncreasng influence
in extending the authority of the cen |
lral government | refer to the great |
corporations. They prefer the federal |
courts to the state courts, and employ |
every possible device TO drag litigants |
before United States judges, They al.
% prefer congressional regulation to
itatc regulation. and those interested
II large corporations have for years
'een seeking federal incorporation
The Democratic party will resist
very attempt 10 obIiterate state
ines, whether the attempt is made
through legislation or through Judi
ial interpretation Amendment of
he organic law by judicial intcrpreta,
ion would be destructive Of consti.
inional governmcst; our constitution
an be amended by the people in ne
ordancc with the terms of the docu
ient itself, and no group OF men
oweyer honirable or high minded
an nsurp this power without viola
ne the fundamental principles of our
lvernment
II has been suggested that the
ghts of the states can lapse. through
1n-use, and that congress is iustifel
nsurping the authority of the state
the state fails to make proper use
il. While this doctrine has been
ivanced In the pretended interest of
e people, II is as insidious and as
'ngerous an assault as has ever been
ade on our constitutional form of
'vernment The people of the state
n act with more promptness than
@ people of the nation, and If they :
II to act. it must be assumed that Fl
. people of the state prefer mac a
IN s..
The real purpose that those have
view who complain of the ina, ha
m of the state, is not more strict he
Of corporations. but the re- NJ
I Of corporations from state regu ne
ion 10
The Democratic party favors the It
u exercise OF the powers Of the gov. Il
mt for the protection of the rights "a
the people-each government 10
within its constitutional sphere
Ir platform demands that federal
'islaiion be aided to. not suhsiitu
for. state legislation.
The predatory corporations have ~
zen advantabe Of the dual char
er Of our government and have
81 to hide behind state rights whom
'secuted IN the federal courts and
lind the Interstate commerce clause ap
the constitution when prosecuted Tf
the state courts. as
There is no twilight zone between he
nation and the state in which the ha
'loiting interests can take refuge go
M both There is no neutral 81
'unf where. beyond the iurisdic-
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