El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-30
ROOSEVELT PRAISED BY DEMOCRATIC
LEADERS Of COLORADO As NATION SAVER
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pies of democracw. and he said en-
! phaticaIly that if those decisions in
dicated the permanent attitude of the
court the entire American system of
popular government would be upset.
I Col Roosevelts speech before the
: legislature was one of five which he
| delivered in Denver Monday. Every
where he went he was greeted by cheer
! ing muItitudes.
Address to Lawmakers.
Speaking before me legislature, Col.
| Roosevelt said in part:
L am anxious that the nation and
/ the state shall each exercise its in
/ finite powers TO the fullest degree
! Where necessary they should work to-
gether. but above all they should not
I leave a neutral ground in which neither
I state nor nation can exercise author
ityS and which would become a place of
refuge for men who wish to act Grim
inally, and especially for the very rich
men who wish to act against the inter-
ests of the community as a whole.
Let me illustrate what L mean by
reference to two concrete cases. The
first is the knight Sugar Trust case.
In that, the supreme court of the United
States under cover of what man
whose interest is chiefly in sane con-
structive stewardship can only call
highly technical legal subtlety, handed
down a decision which rendered IL
exceedingly difficult for the nation eff
fectivefy to control the use of masses
of corporate capital in Interstate bust
ness. as the nation obviously was the
sole power that could exercise this
contrN (for it was quite beyond the
power of any one state). II was a de-
cision nominaliy against national
rights, but really against popular
rights.
New York Bakeshop Case.
'~The second case is the socalled New
York bakeshop case In New York
city, as in most large cities, the bak-
ing Business is likely to be carried on
under unhygienie conditions. The New
York Legislature passed, and the New
Y ork governor signed bill remedying
these improper conditions, New York
state was the only body that could
deal with them; the nation had no
power whatever in the matter. But the
supreme court Of the United States I'M
fortunately exercised the negative
power of not permitting the abuse TO
be remedSd. BY a five to four vote
they declared against the action OF the
state of New York. because. forsooth,
that men must not be deprived of their
liberty to work under unhygenic condi-
tons They were, of course. themselves
powerlesS TO make the remOtest attempt
to provide a remedy for the wrong
which undoubtedly existed, and their
refusal TO permit action by the state
did not confer any power upon the
nation to act. In effect, it reduced to
impotence the only body which, did
have power. so that in this case the
decision. although nominally against
state rights, was really against popu-
lar rights. against the democratic prin-
ciple Of government by the people I'M
der the forms of law
Danger TO Nation.
IF such decisions as these two indi-
Gated the courts permanent attitude,
there V ould be real and grave cause OF
alarm; for such decisions, if consistent '
" followed up would upset our whole ,
system of popular government I am,
convinced, both from the inconsistency
of these decisions, with the tenor OF
other decisions, and furthermore from
the very fact that they are in such
fragrant and direct contradiction TO the
spirit and needs OF, the times, that SOON
er or later they will be explicitly or inn
plicitly reversed. I mention them mere
~ to illustrate the need of having a
truly national system of government
under which the people can deal effect
lively with all problems. meeting those
that affect the people as a whole by al !
firmatiFe federal action, and those that
affect merely the people of one locality
by affirmative state action. I am a |
most earnest and convinced believer in !
exercising the power of the nation /!
where that power alone can be really ,
effective, yet I am no less a convinced !
believer in seeing that the power of the ]
state be made effective where it af- (
fords the best means of affirming
popular rights. Above all. there should !.
be no neutral ground where. owing to I.
conflicting series of decisions. it shall
appear that neither the state nor the .
nation has power, and where in conse- /
quence, able and INSCRIPTIONS individ- /
uals are left free to riot a will, with !
out the possibility of checking or con- /
trolling them in the interest of public /
welfare"
Times have changed. You did not I
need TO take care of the rights of the !
farm laborer in former times. If he did /
not like conditions ne met, he would /
move on and take up a farm himself. !
Now the relations of employer and en- /
ploye are slightly different from what
they were before. Unfortunately, the
courts, instead of recognizing the new
conditions, have Jagged behind.
Enemy of Conservation.
THE worst enemy OF wise conserva-
ton IS that type of conservative who
tries 10 prevent wrongs from Delng
because the wrongs have ex-
listed for so long a time. And, on the
other hand, the worst enemy of true
progress is the demagague or the
visionary who in the name of progress
leads the people to make some blunder
which will result in reaction. Distrust
the demagogue and the mere visionary
lust as you distrust the others who hide
behind conservation.
Although l despise a crooked public
servant, though I wish to see him pun
ished with the utmost severity of the
law, my scorn and contempt for him are
no greater than for the man who by /
and through Islander attacks
the character Of an honest man just as
he attacks the character of a dishonest |
man. Such a one, if unchecked, would
pull down the temple and bury US all
in the ruins.
DenOunces Untruths.
'I speak TO the man who writes in
the daily press. (Applause) 1 will go
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