New-York tribune., 1909-01-29

mat state. He is sort of appointing power and
o. his Office in and in advice is concerned the
eitzens # his state have the benefit OF their char
., scstf ana reputation in their communities
that If a man has lived a good and useful and
teemed by them worthy of honor and apabie of
performing useful public service. this be made
IN, me voice Of his representative in the Senate OF
Is IS,a aRecomlng complicated in very high degree
affect the interests Of eVefy state. = and the wide
ana immense and varied interests OF the State
affected by great variety Of measures which
he glad to have You express your opinions
upon al measures which appear to you to
be at liberty consult you freely as occasion Of
fers upon the practical operation OF measures pend
q The state # You think s i W be bee benefeai to
think It ~ond S New he 70 YORK for e5smp ot a aH%
ihc9ded In our postal laws (appIause) so that the
instead of driving around the country With empty
buggies, as they do now. shall enough TO pay
people they seryeif You think that would be bene-
neal to the interests of the State of New York,
] am wrong in that would be glad to have you
STATES NO LONGER ISOLATED.
There is to be considered, however than
the mere interests of the State of New York in
Senators in Congress. The different states Of the
@ CIaon on are no longer isolated communities They
business and social, and the action of every is
one % bond 9TeTy otneT In and the interests Of every
every other And with the great complicated
government, it is becoming every year more ap-
parent that the people OF state can live to them
as the highest Of duties the obligation to do their
ing on Of the 1elr share 10 the carry
ing ing, or the great national problems for the
interest which is vital people of every state
bas nut confined by the limits of no state. And
snese s great questions ask your help in the per
'a iormance OF those duties which you have imposed
The intimate connection between the people of
tery iocailty and OF every other, largely brought
ing to and fro of the trains upon great rail-
feSS feaas the m teegraph and the telephone the ex
me SUBSTITUTION OF great national centres of bust
Neopment of commercial and manufacturing and
s5claI lie along national lines. have forced upon
great yariety Of duties which formerly were per
paratively Isolated communities
BY the exercise of the powers granted in the IN
national nat government is extending its power over
our telegraph ana our express companies by the
exercise OF the taxing power: it Is regulating the
stance in the oeomaSgarne act; by the exercise
stil again of commerce power 1t is controlling the
aduteIation of food and deceptive practices in TIE
sale sale OF food as in the pure food lay The aGsXl
widening Widening step by step covering ground formerly
That is not matter of what we wish or what
we do not wish; it is not matter OF political pro-
snY ope or ab a 1t to is m n 20 De e p
one advantage. a great advantage, which has come
acquiring effective control over the great develop
nents Of business activity in our country to a de,
many directions; that we have growing a strong.
that we have built up a great national power, re-
spected and honored throughout the world; that
from all external isS attack this powerful national
government protects and effectively protects ou1
homes. our families and our lives
LIMIT OF CAPACITY NEAR.
+bara orc turo danpers corning with this
development One is the danger that me nanGnaL y
chinery through the burden which threatens to be
upon it This country is too large It's peopie
are too numerous and its interests are too varied
and its activity too great for one central govern
ment at washington to carry the pnrGeh S on
doing justice TO the rights of the individual in
Only through intelligent Information and considera
ton And the means Of business that is now press
ing upon the legislative and executive ana Juol-
cial branches of our government In Wasfingt eI
capacity for the transaction of governmental bus-
ness So, i, -, z 90 ,,-aatI,o, down
the local selfgovernment Of the states After all
the thing that we haTe az ,5 and I0T our
liberty And we ought to be at liberty to regulate
own IDEAS The tendency OF yesting all powers in
the central goyernment at washington as Is TO pro
Now, do not misunderstood me l am a convinced
Aexander aile Hamilton LAppianse) believe in the
exercise of the executive the iegsaIDe aho 10 the t
fun limit of the constitptional grants as those
he construed by him to-day (Applause) But he,
lieve that the founders OF the RepuoIc m Duiosa tt
limits between the exercise Of that national power
and the exercise Of the local poTers o Py m te national
power throughout the province Of the constittiona
grsnts 81 Of State power within limits of
It's tan that believe the essential
quality OF free government is to be found IN @ tne
Observance by all Ppoc Hoi1 aHcrs once admit the
right II public officers TO dSregard MI tb orsr
bv which good men grow to be BENEVOLENT despots
With the reHtabe % beon% fvrannicai dctators
evidently. II the powers of the state are 10 ne
hen states must exercise their powers. The only
wav 10 maintain the powers OF goTrfnleni - tbe he
most noise about state rights very apt to he
, sne men ~ have the national government step in
and usurp the functions OF state , WEI srbe
men are found opposing the an.h0pdT OF nde T
treaty provisions Of the United S states fGG m aTe
art To he the very men who are anxious to nave
m me aSJ Of money in doing things that the states
ought to themselves In the exercise OF Ihsl
ment IN assume this and that duty wt@tnln @ n 1ne
tioraI power the ultimate exclusion OF sta'e
power
AGAINST DIRECT NOMINATION. OF SENATORS
Eecause believe in maintaining the two grants
Of power Of the Constitution n-naintaimlng IN me Ha
tio:al power 10 its full limit and sun Presei .i NE
tbc stsfe power-I opposed to everything that
belittle. 10 dScTedit or To weaken the fu
bn-it,- ~ the legislatures OF the states You can
not take power away from privileged public bodIes
-;t,,,it having the character Of those bodies 90
teriorate For this reason am opposed to the a.
recr election Of Senators, ] am opposed 10 the
initiative and referendum. because these Things are
s sed rlp9n the idea that the people cannot elect
lures whom they trust. They proceed upon
~ idea OF abandoning the attempt TO elect trust
state legislatures. nut II YOU
tarG9n that attelnpt-if you begin TO legisate or
To amend constitutions upon that theory What pc
non1ce If all the other powers or the state egi-
1atIres in maintaining the sysel OF locai SELL
,he neone Of any state are not satisfied 10