The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-10-21
SENATOR GORE GIVES
TAFT DESERVED REBUKE.
{ oklahoma's Blind Statesman Defends
/ His States Constitution Against
( Presidents Onslaught.

geological garden of cranks,n and
Senator Gore gets back at him with
the following caustic rebuke:
! Oklahoma City, Ok, lS-"The en-
emies of good government every
whore will approve the President S
denunciation as heartily as they
disapprove of the Constitution itself
and its salutary restraints. Our
Constitution must be opposed by all
those who oppose the equal protec-
ton of the law to labor and capital
alike. Ii must be opposed by all
those Judges and eX-Judges who
favor the Imprisonment of the citi-
zen without II trial by jury. 1t must
he opposed by all those who favor
special privileges, projections, sub.
sides, gratuities, gifts and graft to
the few at the expense of the many,
and by all those who believe that
the jeweled hand Of greed should be
licensed to pick the threadbare peck
cts of need.
at Is but natural that different
men and different interests will view
1.-THE Presidents volcanic verbal
eruption in different lights. There
are several great interests, not the
least avaricious or venal, that will
applaud all that the President was
pleased to say. These interests will
have an easier triumph In Arizona
and New Mexico since the Presi-
dent has seen fit to challenge the
spirit of progress in Kansas, Iowa
and Wisconsin. These favored in
terests owe him a debt which they
will undoubtedly pay.
Liberty-Lovers Favor Constitution
"Our Constitution mustbe favored
and il favored by the lovers OF
liberty, equal laws and just govern.
ment everywhere, and by all those
who believe with Lincoln In gov.
eminent of the people, for the peo
pie and by the people. Under this
Constitution Oklahoma has pros
pered. Barring Federal interven
tion her people are happy and con
tented as those of any other Com
mOnwealth In the Union. To tn,
statesman this is convincing, to the
prejudiced theorists alone ii is una
valiing.
1.-THE objections which the Presi
dent urged against the adoption o
our Constitution won for ii thous
auds Of loyal friends In the Presi
dents own party and vastly aug
: mentcd it's overwhelming majority
! Those objections now reiterated will
aid in extending its beneficcnt influ
ence unto other commemorative
The Presidents condemnation %
our organic Jaw Is entitled to The
same respect as his approval anC
commentator of the Payne-Aldricl
law, which Is an admitted COMPOUND
of injustice and infldelity of part,
perfidy and dishonor. There is not
Il Republican official in the Stat,
who holds II commission from til,
people that will approve, justify OF
excuse the Presidents unpr0vokeC
assault upon our Constitution. The
President seems to overlook the fun.
damentul distinction between the
State aud the National Constitution,
The latter Is n grant of power, the
former limitation of power, and
liberty has always been lost and
tyranny enthroned through the
abuse of power and the disregard of
its limitations.
at would be improper to say that
II Oklahoma desires to add TO her
| geological garden "A specimen that
has the agility to put all four feet in
its mouth at one time, she would
not have to look very far.
| loft Attitude Is Surprising
"The rules of the Senate forbid
any Senator to make disrespectful
allusion to any State. This rule is
the plain dictate OF common sense
and common decency, as well as of
patriotism, and should be observed
even if it were not an expressed re-
quirement. Ii would seem to be n
wise precedent to be observed by all
the officials of the Government,
whether Legislative, judicial or exc
cutive. The influence and prestige
OF the President should always be
used for the upbuilding of every
State, and should never be abused
to the disparagement of any State
In our splendid sisterhood. I regret
the President so far forgot both his
dignity and duty as to assail the
fundamental law Of sovereign
State, over whose distiny he has
been called temporarily to preside,
1t seems to me his denunciation
was as undignified as 1t was unde-
served, and as unnecessary as II
was unavailing.
Taft's Tour Comedy of Errors.
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