Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-09-09

600 people are In attendance here up
on the state democratic convention.
The fact that William jennings
Bryan would make an address as
well as other men eminent In the
party had been heralded throughout
the state, and 1t brought citizens
from every portion OF It to listen
TO the address and witness the work
Of the convention. The city had made
elaborate preparations for the event
and was In gala attire, every bust
ness house being decorated. and
every citizen irrespective OF party ar
illiation joining in the celebration.
When the convention was called
to order the chairman introduced
Adelai Stephenson who delivered an
address upon the issues of the day
both from the view point OF the state
and nation. After this address the
routine work OF the convention was
taken up and hurridly disposed of,
and then Bryan was introduced to
the convention in the midst If deaf
ening cheering AMI applause. after
the adjournment of the convention
Bryan delived an address at the
court house square TO large and
enthusiastic audience. Thls evening
Governor Johnson viii he the main
speaker. Mr.. Bryan in his address
today said in part:
THE success of our system OF gov
eminent rests upon the careful OBJ
servance Of the constitutional d.
vision OF power between the state
and the nation. A number OF ex-
pressions have been coined to de-
scribe the relations existing between
the federal government and the sew
eral subdivisions. but no one has
been more felicitous in definitions
than Jefferson or more accurate IN
drawing lines of demarkatIon. lie
presented the historic position OF the
democratic party when he declared
himself In favor OF the support OF
the state governments In all their
rights, as the most competent adj
ministratlons for our domestic con-
Germs and the surest bulwarks against
anti-republican tendencies" and
the preservation OF the general gov
eminent in its whole constitutional
vigor, as the sheet anchor OF our
safety at home and peace abroad"
The democratic platform, adopted at
Denver quotes the language OF JET.
ferson and declares that It expresses
the party's position at this time.
Il would be almost as difiicult
to maintain a free, self-governing
republic over n large area with a
large population without state gov
ernments as II would be TO maintain
such a republic without n general
government. The interests OF the
different parts OF the country are so
varied, and the matters requiring
legislative attention so numerous.
that It would be impossible TO have
all OF the work done at the national
capitol. One has only TO examine
the bill introduced in each congress
and then add to the number the bills
introduced at the legislative sessions
Of each OF the 46 states, 10 realize
that II would be beyond the power
Of any body OF men 20 legislate
intelligently on the multitude OF
questions that require consideration
Not only would the national legis-
lators lack time necessary for in
yestIgation, and therefore lack the
information necessary to wise decis-
ions. but the Indifference OF represen-
tatives In one part OF the country
to local matters in other parts OF the
country would invite the abuse of
power. Then, too. the seat OF gov
eminent would be so far from the
great majority Of the voters as TO
prevent that scrutiny Of public con
duet which II essential to clean and
honest government The union of
the separate states under a federal
government offers the only plan that
can adapt itself to indefinite extern
sion.
Our constitution expressly reserves
20 the states and 10 the people re-
spectiveiy all powers not delegated TO
the federal government. and only by