Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-12-03
NEW NATToNALISM JUSTIFIED.

RI DAY or TWO ngo, JUST ar the rlgors Of winter were
III u beginning 10 be felt by those in modest circum-
n stances in absolute want, the Illinois Railroad
C-J and Warehouse Commission granted the railroads
operating within that state permission to raise their coal
tarr cents per on coal between tho Illinois mines
land the Chicago market,
During the coal season OF l9O9-lO the roads hauled
into Chicago markets from Iionos 70 32t-
OOO tons of coal on this onnago--and OF It VIII
be heavier this soasonthe advance increase Of
900 to paid by consumers or the city But
this all Of the story The retal dealers quick TO
oyal themselves Of excuse have given advance notice
that their prices win be advanced from % 80 cents
thus running into the millions dollars the
10 be paid by the consumer.
This advance in freight by the board dem.
clearly only Justification the
cation Of the New Nationasm" policy Of government
but s proof conclusive Of the absolute necessity for is
cdopon The Interstate Commerce Commission recently
refused rcrmt the railroads put in force their in
crease in rates, This decision arrived ana agreed
to unanimously between the members Of the commission,
the most exhaustive hearings in railroad gov
,rnmcnta history, In This least the doubt III
doubt there after all the o'Gence In, re-
seyod in favor Of tho multitude Of and against
The relatively small number OF railroad owners.
But by appealing to the state hoard the railroads Sc
cured IN a measure least what they were after And
there is the trouble with the present system trying to
curb corporate aggrcssous The state authorities can
either be "nandlcd" or defeated Tho whole spirit and
purpose OF the New Natonasm clothc the federal
government with the powers domestic thar
ia possesses without dspute over foreign foes is
just necessary that protect ourselves against ag
Gressons and indignld0s and wrongs domestic corpo
Iatlons that have WaScd because their hitherto
muniy from the law that protect ourselves against
like ndignites other nations. neither the
state capable or graphing with the situation both an
on horN Is required that represents the whole people
and whose decree every yesse oC crrory
cd by the flag and carries with every element Of powcr
possessed by the American Republic The federal gov
eminent alone measures UP these requirement,
So long Oklahoma and ohio approach this prob
lem from different sandponts; so long Kansas and
Texas legsate at purposes; long the jealous
existing between states lead invite what another
condemns just long viii hese find possible
to snap their fingers in the face of organized authority
1t Is everything the people hat they should be pro-
tocted 1t should be matter of Importance whatever
whether that protection by authority anoth
er Under any and all circumstances It only
able hut WE'LL that this hostility between the
rights of the the rights of the central govern
ment IT, has occurred 1t should ever come
TO the point whore choice he made the
two, sclfproscryaton alone will impcl the selection
that authority that is only capable controlling its
domestic foes hut Of maintaining itself before the entire
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