Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-01
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NEW yoltIc. Jan i;3i sin his I'd.
dress, before the Republican club aIi
the city of New York thls syot,ing
Governor Hughes made hls iiysi Z
statement ieapeciing national issues,
Governor Hughes said. since L
took ofiivv have soSishI To MAKE n
clehr' TINT 4 would not become iiiyoly
edtin faNtional strife or nsc tho U5ye
era Of oiice to further. personal in "a
tfteSI am and haya bees cdn4
stently soiicitipuS fiat tlie adiniIi6
ti'ttotl OF The affaira Of this slatn
SHAH NOT " embarrassed BY icollatesal
considerations md that tgcIy titits
lion shall DO presented ana dpoidss:i
upon Sits merits, sii,affofftd BIZ "a, ~
Sestion OF interior ntotlyys,f g
We. are rontelnpl h nav ata
unconstitutional the close III piie which
10 a DEGREES Is almost Iiinsraiieioi
has impressed the popular imaslral
ton and wot the confidence 81 lilo
paopIc, The country IS tiillIzsf lkatii,g
nblisa tiotiB Ia President IsooSAyN. fssf
lilai tg6r6pa opposition 10 abuse and
Tor The strong impulse iin hAs kiSen
~ VA sifsetlts fnsS thaiIs; nptres i al II
Nc ssnaii have In the nsss, 4 S3Hne s..s's
q noticihle vantage ground gsinetl
through the general admiration OF hts
strong personality and tho ropnIar APP
probation OF the intensity of his de-
sire to promote the righteous conduct
of a general interest In the welfare
OF our fellow man"
Among other things the governor
said:
We must also recognize The, division
Of powers between the Federal and
state governments. Through ahc lat
ter necessary local autonomy Is So
unre1. 1t is essential to the perlnan-
encc of free institutions that each
community should attend to It's par
ticulpr affairs; and through the pow
crs ana responsibilities OF local ad-
mlnitrrarIon. independence. public
spirit. and capacity for self govern
inent are developed. which not only
secure the enforcement Of local rights.
nut make possible the jnsa exercisa
OF tift powers of the central authority
o9ar those matters lying outside tbc
proper limits of locsl jursdctiou.
These considerations are more AMI
NOT !css impo'taml because OF tlis
development Of jntershtn cormerco
and tic powerful forces In the world
OF huhiness which in their practical
operation ignore state lines. And Tho
necessary extension OF the activities
OF the Federil government MS 10 mat
ters inevitably committed to its con-
toi should make cs Tie more solic-
itous that the administration OF State
governments should show the highest
degree Of efTlciencya
There are two dangers. The ono Is
that serious evils of national scopr
may go unchecked because Federal
power is moi exercised, The other
lies in an unnecessary exercise OF
Federal power. burlening the central
authority with an attempted control
which would result in the impairment
OF proper local autonomy, ana cntepd-
ing 1t so widely as 10 dercat It's pur-
pose 1T must be remembered that
an evil is not the proper subject OF
Federal cogni2ance merely because
~ may exisa in many states. All
SONS of evils exist in many states
which should be corrected by tho OK.
ercise of local power. and they are
not OWLS Of Federal concern although
they may be widespread.
On the other hand IL cannot he re-
gsrded as policy OF unwise centrai-
ilstion that. wherever there Is a se-
'ious evil demanding governmental
correction MhicTs ;afflicts Interstate
commerce and hence is beyond tho
control OF the states. the power Of
Congress should unhesitatingiy be ex-
orcised
But we arc not left to the con-
sidfwagion OF general principles OF
governmental action. Congress has
TIE rower given 10 IT. bv tho cou-
su.TNion. 1t csnnot. if 1t would. in
vasle the rights OF tho states. n has
express authority TO Regulate com
msrcc among the several states. Tho
scope ct the Interstate commere
cisnssi ar,l the boundaries OF The Fed
crfi powers which It authorizes sFe