The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16

STATE GOVERNMENT
His Colossal EgotisIn and Undisguis-
ed Love OF Power Would No Doubt
Me Immensely Enhanced by lei a
TitIe,r Declares Correspondent OF
the News and Observer From st.
Louis.
To the Editor: Federalism, which
was laid in the dust by Jefferson III
1900. seems to be experiencing a live
" recrudescence in these days. Not
only is the principle of the infamous
Alien and Sedition being now invoked
in order to destroy the Liberty OF the
press, but the constitutional rights OF
the States are being by the
party in power. 1t behooves all pa
triots, ell who love the Constitution
as given to us by the wisdom, genius,
and patriotism of Washington, Frank
lin, and Madison, to be up, and siren
uOuSly fight those centrallzerS, VINO
would reduce the States to the status
of mere counties. and make the gov
anne of the United States a bureau
cratic depotism with the President as
lllt J1CCu cd ct IN q : \ 80
thoughtful historian of the future will
mark the presidency of Roosevelt as
the beginning of the end Of the Con-
stitutional form of government given
to US by the fathers of the Republic.
Mr.. R~oosevelt's title should be the
autocrat of all the Americans. His
colossal egotism and u~ndiSguised love
of power would no doubt be immense
ly enhanced by such a title.
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StitutiOn is not surprising in view OF
his avowed belief in the teachings of
Alexander Hamilton that, defeated
champion of q limited monarchy
Mr.. Jefferson's right to the graft
tude of posterity. and to the title of
the Apostle of Freedom, is not due
solely to the fact that he was the au-
thor of the Declaration of Independ-
ence, that audacious trumpet note Of
freedom that rang round the world,
not to his being the author of the
Virginia Statute of religious freedom,
the first legal enactment of it's kin
in the world, nor to his being the au-
thor of the Louisiana Purchase, but
mainly BECAUSE, but for his genius
courage and patritism, Hamilton and
the rest of the Federalists would have
established in these United tSates q
limited monarchy, resting for it's sup
port upon the meanest, the most i'm
moral, cOWardly and brutal form Of
~oligarchy known to human society,"
plutOcracy such as rules in this coun
try today.
Mr.. Root criticism Of the attitude
of the State of California towards tn,
japanese rests practically upon thu
~postulate that any treaty made by thu
Federal government with a foreign
power is paramount to any enact.
ment Of the Legislature of that state
mark you, not towards the japanese
nation as a foreign nation, but toward:
the japanese who may be domest,car
ed within the limits of California. Tn
supreme Court of the United State:
have repeatedly said that the Consti
tuition as far as the Federal govern
ment is concerned is an instrument O
grant, While as far as the States are
concerned, IS an instrument of limita,
tlon. In other words, h Fedora
government is a government Of dele
gated powers only, While all power.
not e4esate to the Federal govern
ment are reserved to the States.
The Federal government is suprem,
only within it's delegated powers. Will,
the states are supreme within thei,
ieserVeu powers. There is q Rubicol
separating the two, which TO one, b,
ho PRESIDENT or private cit zen. dar,
aross. Any official violating this sa
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tac mo more sancitity or validity at
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arass -. 10 a law PASSED hv CO.
in VIC, my law passed by, Congcas
Unitad Sen OF the CONSTITUTIONS of 80
many laws Is null and void. an,
ms courts. and likew;so ueciared %,
the Federal oo-loae