Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-18
ROOsEVELT,S NEW MA TIONALLS9M

added ''the New Naonalism Ii like It's periodic
predecessors bit of language to be taken meaning
everything in general and nothing particular may safely be
passed till hreadbare and then the Colonel VIII
us something fresh But if it to be taken plea Tor
authority the of state integrity
it the opposition of American who be-
Heves republic is better than autocracy
just this is what the New Nationalm does mean II
anything all definite In his Atlanta speech Mr. R0oSe
welt explained his phrase sgnyng efficient application or
the old morale to needs WE'LL believes IN the
old morates and most of of needs When
Mr. Roosevelt the enforcement of corrupt politics and cor
rupt corporations of enforcing honesty business and egsa
ton of furnishing the rich crook and crook alike he deal
ing with duties that obvious they imperative but
that be styled duties New Naonasm than
the decaogue styled morality The truth that
this phrase holds that good but wherein 1t
good it is not and wherein it is it is not good
The of the doctrine New Naonaism to be found
in four quotations from Mr. ROoseve speech at Oawatom
Kan 1t there that he first used the phrase
The New NOnansm impatient the confusion that results from local
nmoeimp Of impotence that
T Hs We. % steward of the
public welfare
Now such theory as this put practice,
climax of centralized power Washington and crumblng Of
state autonomy 1T must nation of petty provinces
instead of of sovereign states Such doctrine ignores the
constitution the individual states, and in
spirit least harks back Hamlton plea for life senate
life president and state appointed by federal authority
1t against this very spirit that the makers of the constitution
fought vigorously warned they by colonial wrongs
suerngs the hands of centralized power the
Atlantic.
Roosevelt proposes New Nationasm a solution
present day problems notably of efficiently
controlling huge and praca corporations There exists ne
"a neutral between federal and state authorities
which the offender always escape with the certainty that
neither federal authority will be able to get at him.
Wherefore he extension of federal authority and at the
time narrowing Of authority 1t is here that he
grows impatient with legislatures dealing they do with
the overdivision of government
ers."
RoOsevelts purpose is undoubtedly sincere but his
equally perous. His remedy if fully applied would
prove than the evil at which it aims.
is Roosevelt is trying reach end within
itself desirable, by running the automobile backward
NOT MORE AUTHORITY IN THE FEDERAL GOVERN
MENT, BUT MORE AUTHORITY IN STATE GOVERNMENTS
FREED FROM FEDERAL INTERFERENCE Is WHAT WE
NEED FOR THE CONQUEST OF THAT NEUTRAL ZONE AND
THE EFFICIENT CONTROL OF LAW-BREAKING TRUSTS
We need sharpen the of each state by giving
definite responsibilities not to dull its of duty by
weakening its And need furthermore to protect
against ncroachment from federal courts Too fire.
quenty has the that the people of state after
ing through legislature law necessary their business
rights will baked overrued by the action of the
federal judiciary Surely the New NationalSm remedy for
this evil.
Not only the separate however but
also and principally for its effect the nation whole the
Roosevelt theory to be avoided.
The 'qP P 1f s SwsT n am az @ % ~ %
This recognition distinguishing
the American federation Other republics have for the
most part authority and have sought make
free democracy out of subject provinces We on the contrary
have stressed the Importance of individual communities and
have democracy of govening states Now such
form of government justified merely by the fact that it
the provided for the constitution but because best
needs of this particular republic In nation whose
territory broad and diverse that of the United States
there necessarily multitude of peculiarly local problems
The greatest of these problems to be arise III
every state they appear different forms and must therefore
be dealt with in different fashions
be federal meet all those issues which
affect all the alike but without efficient, unrammeled
state authority will be thousand issues that be
at all
question of conservation of natural is
point Conservation thing for Oregon and
another thing for Georgia 1t has broad and big meaning
the whole but that national meaning
be adequately realized Georgia and Oregon and
other given free to work out their specific local