The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-22

CIV Henry NnlterspnA
senntrr norah's piles IN behalf "
prlnciple III local eN.goYerumen
plea which ~ uttered ~ d bauanei
81 fsblcagols Impressive .iot only Cor
ss ilnellness Of themo and foreiul'
ness Of expression, but because. too,
81 rs freshness Of statement. Ae.
made. indeed. one OF the BEST, y
brief. answers yet made b. g Goa.
lnmnnraneous speaker or writer TO
those persona uho demand 3 powerful.
centralized government. a reduction
~ toe process ca elimination q TIE
lahth nf the Individual states, aud
tie assumption by the Federal Gov
4Ehmhni Ill power over those auea'
lons which The stale government have
failed to deal with. sElmply because
sfe people 81 the states do not see
said DC. IA one OF the telling pas
sases 81 his speech. "at ans particular
time to exercise NE powers reserved
lof them. thGl e ln itself no iusitiica-
Son fof She general Government 70
exercise those powers, such doctrines
asa rank heresy aud III the next
#tiae be dealt 3 terrific blow 70 the
elanH6rRts iof Federal u|aHrnJatl0u of
iaeal riehts-~'T wisdom IF the
people mag BE nn fully manifested.
Il The failure 10 exercise the poser
of 4 state 90 particular WAY % at e
naEIIeulaf Time es Ii the exercise
s. lAal p0Wers aclloa IS aeI always
hlalesmanahip. legislation is not 81
ways an evidence of sound judgment
he belief Sc prevalent that every evil
IS lhe body polite ear be tTadicatea
AZ 81 act OF Congress-. every virtue
restored o. augmented hs tae cfea'
tim OF a commission Is tie refined
and uudlena creed OF official eg0ilsni-
snrh 4 doctrine ~ es old as the
republic and yet aaa been lust sight
uf IS 4 great mauy of our modem
kmefieaa statesmen. In the past few
sears there arose q wave Of Federal
|an that seemed likely 10 swamp al
sokeIlef TIE rights Of .he several
states Headed by q President who
alshI leaving COLLEGE had spent his
laln III pablic Office and whu had be-
aame seriously infected with what Sen.
afar G0rah called Official egotlSm,
ghefc W4e echneG and re.eeaoed. With
Washington as the principal source 81
shn preaching. . demand fnr nationai
regulation pf pretty nearly everything
FeHsHInsable Speakers spoke and
Flinfe wrote Nagnlngs 70 The states
aIe1na 1tbn AZ Wake a. aud ahsoft
48cIz thIN was 0Tpftthe various uufs'
lions. else the national Government
surely would exercise authority over
ihnIn sNd thereby snatch from the
states the chance. Some nj the states
Aeeael On some subjects and proceed
81 81 regulate for AZ they vert
aeefh.
anE. NJ Senator 3orah a0lata oct.
ii AAsnpt Eaeessarg that q state should
iaalalAle IA assert W. position. Il may
iuas as CLEARLY establish lta view by
Quilting legislation. People 10 not
hase 80 enacI neaWufes simply be.
eaIisf inef haye .h medium FOR such
enaelmenis, having such 4 medium
and falling 20 leglslate would seem "a
~ Safl. q positive deeiafatlnE Icl
aasilaefos sne legislation.
Senator Borah appears to be a arn'
helleker ~ the rights Of aas RESPECTIVE
states. which makes him III that III
fnelInn. a least, 3 pretty Raad sur q
iheusAAt ssoAs. &elfEoVetnment ahunK
81 watched jealousy. that It mat
IH preserved IA It's Fisof AZ The
s|lEefl kuitmtees Of ne rHrHaintg 81
free institutions. The makers oI to-
eanelllaiion aid not grant to tina sen
aFal nmffnment 6nY powers Whuas
H=#Hl1 fkaqtise wonld be d1nfmuHsk bu|
AkhIs4 bIAldiug at he iors they sInslsF
II - keeping s0aiid and SAFE aa6 safI
he foundation Of local selfsgovefnmell
nnon Hhlch ihe whole structure rests.
Such alepeVoh sFineS us baeh a tbs
EEnn old lotillnc that fNN9ae penhlA ar
lha best governed who Nfe The leas
governed q doctfine thaS has heaI
100 Hfea Y Hcmned Of late. STATE Or M
s|dn II better 90. as d general rule