The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-16

brief address. in which he placed himself
squarely on record as to his belief re
garding the division of power between
the states and the nation. He said:
Il want tO. say one word about the
twilight land-the power between the
federal and state governments. Ny aim
in the legislation / have advocated for
the regulation Of the great corporations
has been to provide sound. effective,
popular sovereign for each corporation
(Applause) What l am trying to find
Out-nOt negatively. not by decisions that
a state cannot act or federal decisions
that the national cannot act-is where
one or the other can act so that there
shall always be some sovereign power on
behalf of the people that they may hold
over the big corporations, over the Dig
individuals. too. that an accountability
regarding their acts shall be had for the
benefit Of the people. (ApplauseD In mat
ters that relate only to the people within
the state, of course the state is TO be
sovereign. and it should have the power
TO act IF the matter is such that the
state itself cannot act then / wish on
behalf of the state that the national gov
eminent should act" (ApplauseD
Explained in Detail.
The president explained in detail his po-
sition relative to the use of water power
and other concessions granted by the ma
tiOnal government to corporations ana III
dividuals. He believed that none OF these
privileges should be granted without a
reservation i'm the franchise limiting the
time il should run and providing that com
Densation be paid for the privilege. ms,
he said. guaranteed to future generations
the right to control the natural resources
on which they would depend and make
it possible for them to terminate any
private control over such resources
which might be granted now
where this policy can be carried OUT
best by the state il ought TO be done bE
the state. Where it can be best carrlGg
out by the nation. then the nation should
enforce il. Ny concern is not I'm the acad-
emic discussion of either the principle
of states right or the principle OF ma
tiOnal sovereignty but II Is what VIII
best conserve the needs of the people as
a whole
The presidents remarks We're received
with thundeTOus applause and shouts ana
il was some time before the conference
could proceed with other addresses
Governors Hoch of Kansas. Meade Of
Washington and others spoke briefly
After Mr.. Bryans resolution OF SYM
pathV 10 former President Cleveland haG
heen presented and adopted. and prOVi-
sion for the printing Of the prepared
paDers had been made, Governor Blanch-
ard moved that the convention adjourn
sine die. but before putting the motlen
President Roosevelt said he wished 10
extend his thanks TO those who mad al
tended the conference.
1.-THE White house. he said, "has held
many distinguished gatherings in its day,
but I do not believe II has ever held
a. distinguished a gathering as this. COM
posed of governors and the representa-
tives of executives of all the states OF
the union.
Il thank you for coming and I can
assure YOU that at least no body of guests
has ever been more welcome than you
have been TO the White house.
The president then declared the con-
ference adjourned sine die