Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-05-20
,s5GOY.ERNORS' :. .4ADJOURN.

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tE ,9Ia set rroisira r,aoii anime ia Of the Last Da >
swept Aside and the prssiids1t !
l5qigt1itb icharasteristi!G7 II Progressive
Il ness, Lets It be Known That Actio r
1 ais7 What is Needed and There. Wi IL
|. BE mol Hating for. Precedent or Red
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Washington, special.-The f,st
conference1of9the Governors aofEthe
States. Of e.KhericannUnion :ende 90
EFriday. Thetn final 7accomplishmen nj
E,of The confereneec, which has been II
progress at, the White HOase for
Ethree days cannot be Set forth : WITH
mathematical, precision. That is, I i'm
mediate results are more than ,,l amp ample
lis the expression of President .Roose
bvelt and qofq the Governors who par:
tticipatsd. hia- sda saaeY 47on!
Pa The'printed ;'reeord Of the confer
ence, which Will later be available te
every American home, will be a com
I,pilaation, Of facts, startling il il tlheii
meaning, convincing in their univer
sal conclusion that the States must
act,1 and that the States. and the ma:
tion must cooperate that to the enc
the whole people Of the nation may
accure the4astins benefit of its nat:
uraf resources. ~ 80 !
Declaration Of Cooperation
Besides the compilation of fact:
| by the experts and the freely .ex.
pressed opinion of the Governors, the
conference leaves as its permanent
record "a thousand word Hdeclaratlor
Of cooperation.
Perhaps greater in Importance thai
all else was the determination of the
Governors of the States to perfect 6
permanent organization whereby 1,
heretofore unknown intimacy may b.
developed. among the. Executives Of
the forty-six sovereign States, made.
strong by a common purpose. ant
made potent by pro-announcements
which may not lightly be disregarded
Of the last day the story is ont
| of many features. The set pro
gramme was swept aside. The Pres
idept presided throughout. The pre-,
pared papers were; not presented, bu!
they will be printed in the: permanent
record. Their places were taken first
!, by the tdeclaration'' which was
adopted : after discussion, whicl
brought to light no serious objection
to its, affirmations.,
? President ROOSEVELT himself an
swering the ono criticism--that Of
| Governoi: Folk, Of Missouri-to the
declaration, jaronsed the; conference
to itsH warmest demonstration Of ap.
IproYal t.gHc swept aside the ="aca
demic question Y OF where the line oi
1fapthority should be drawn betweer
|1the States aud the nation. He want:
! II.ed action, and ayhat he, 5. said recsivest.
endorsement At each each PER- psyiod. a1tta ait wa
| L lsst W. z cd Geonsbiys eai;NjqGDp AZ
= Roosevelt foTSAction. ID. Il;
/ ;ln Jushja word whatlihas 9beel.
5ealled the twilight land ibetween the
tpoYers Of the Federal, and State gov
ernments. My primary aim in thu
Legislation that l have advocated fol
the regulation Of the great corpora
[ifionscibas 6eento q5rouide Some LIeffec
tive popular sovereign for. each cor
poration. I do not wish to Keep thi!
| twilight land one of large and vague
Boundaries, by judicial decision thai
in d given case the State cannot act
and then a few years later by Other
decisions that in practically. simila
cases. theonation cannot act either
I am trying to- find ont where one o.
the otherg can act, SO. there, shall al
ways be some sovereign power, thai
on behalf Of the people can hole
every big corporation, every big in
dividual, to an accountability So tha'
its or his acts shall be beneficial
to the people" as a whole Tn mat teri,
that relate only to The people within
the State Gof course, the State N t.
be- sovereign and it should have Itht
power:to act. IF the matter is sucl
that the State itself cannot act thei
wish on behalf of all the. State.
that: he national government msenqtl she oulf
Tie t declaration, III upon /" which tn
President" remarks we're preiicated
was presented to- tie conference by
I Governor! Blanchard, Of Louisiana, a!
the opening of the sessions. The de
Jclaration i'begins: :'&temee zaB3hI 5r
MWe, the Governors Of the State:
and Territoriesrof the United State
ofliAmerica, in conference assembled
do hereby declare the, conyiction tia
the great prosperity of opS!; coun ntl..
rests, upon tho abundant resources o.
tie land chosen BY our fofefatlier
for their homes and where they lait
the foundation Of this great nation =
p 1.-THE declaration states tkatthe nat,
Furall resources of the country arc tht
common heritage Of all the people
| and that the duty1ofl The governm menl
is toscensure, the!sams for future zen =,
ieratlons. laeg .,dj galig! - =.
Reclamation work is advised q ant
tie. streams, and Watercourses shoulc
| be protected and improved. Fores stry
ought to be encouraged BY the States
and the general governnient, Tho
final work Of the conference was tt
| nhdke'it a pcrihanencvl fe''fe' i
~ th2if-'l'i Observation-Disclosures b's't ~.