The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-30

the legislature alone had the affirma-
tive power TO remedy the abuse. But
the supreme court of the United States
possessed, and unfortunately exercised.
the negative power of not permitting
the abuse to be remedied. By "a five
TO four vote they declared the action Of
the state OF New York unconstitutional,
because, fOrsOOth, that men must not
be deprived of their liberty TO work
under unhygienic conditions. They
were, Of course. themselves pOweTless
to make the remOtest attempt 10 pro-
vide a remedy for the wrong which un-
dOubtedly existed, and their refusal TO
permit action by the state did not con-
Ter any power upon the nation TO act.
In effect, IL 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 popular rights. against
the democratic principle OF government
by the people under the forms Of law.
Just Cause for Alarm.
If such decisions as these TWO indi-
Gated be the courts permanent atti-
tude, there would be real and grave
cause for alarm; for such decisions, if
consistently followed up, would upset
our whole system of popular govern
ment. 1 am, however convinced, both
from the Inconsistency of these deci-
siOns with the tenor of other decisions,
and. furthermore, from the very TacU
that they are in such fragrant and di-
needs of the times, that sooner or later
they viii be explicitly or implicitly
reversed. l mention them merely 10
illustrate the need of having q truly
national system Of government under
which the people can deal effectively
with all problems, ting those that
affect the people as whole by al
firmatiVe federal action and those
that affect merely the people of one To-
cality by affirmative state action. l
am most earnest and convinced be
lever in exercising the power OF the
nation where that power alone can be
really effective, yet / am no less con-
WINGED a believer in seeing that the
power Of the state be made effective
where il affords the best means of
affirming popular rights. Above all,
there should be no neutral ground
where, owing TO a conflicting series OF
discussions. il shall appear that neither
the state nor the nation has power. ard
where, in consequence, able and un-
scrupulous individuals are left free TO
riot at VIII, without the possibility of
checking or controlling them in the
interest Of the public welfare
Chuck Wagon Speech.
Speaking of changes that have taken
place on cattle ranges since he first
became acquainted with them Colonel
Roosevelt said:
Thirty years ago / came west of the
Missouri in the Red River valley. In
those DAYS the buffalo still abOunded
ficulty with the Indians. The cOndi-
lions OF life were hard, but they were
more attractive than they are today.
j hold il a peculiar pleasure and q
peculiar privilege 10 have taken part
in your life in those days. the cattle
bearing NV brands. the Maltese Cross
and the elk horn, were first put on the
Little Missouri tWenty-eight years ago.
Now. travelling through the cOun-
try here, / am struck by the improve
menJ in the comfort and in the OppOr-
tunities for cleanliness and neaJness
which the ranges show compared with
the conditions of a quarter Of a century
ago.
.As far as I can see, the men on the
ranges ride as hard and work as hard
and are as thoroughly manly as the
men of twenty-five year, ago. The
greater comforts they now enjoy con
tribute 10 their self respect While il
gives me great pleasure TO think Of the
past, / have even greater pride in the
present and in the promise for the fu-
ture of the great west"