The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-10-28

Jerye the cause of conservation by p
challenging the plain rights of the n
states or by slandering a whole peo- a
pie. Do these men expect to succeed \
by bidding defiance to the fundam emit /
al law of the land? I maintain with
out hesitancy that the mob in the 9
streets Of Columbus, Ohio. bidding de-
fance 70 all law and seeking to ac- !
complish its cherished purpose in t
lawless ways Is in no different posi- {
ton than those who would move on / I
to their purpose in open contempt Of
the fundamental law under which we
live
Law and Order First.
Colonel Roosevelt speaking in Co
lumbGs, said: The first requisite to
the establishment of justice IS the es-
Enlistment Of law and order and woe
TO the man. public official or private
citizen, who fails to realize this fact"
No sounder or more statesmanlIke an.
nouncement could fall in these days
from human lips. But it covers all,
the highest and the lowest. 1t must
not be applied alone to the man hard .
pressed in the struggle for existence, .
crowded 10 the limit by those who f.
control his wage, it must cover the .
highest and most powerful It must .
apply not only to the statutes passed
| for the punishment of the lOwiy but
| to those whose business It is to pro-
/ tect the whole framework Of the gov
{
/ In his message to the governors
! congress Colonel Roosevelt said: IN
| matters that relate only 20 the people
| within the state. of course the state
/ Is TO be sovereign and should have
| power to act. II the matter IS such
| that the state itself cannot act then
wish on behalf of the state that the
national government should act" No
/ one can possibly find fault with this
! rule We ask for its faithful applt-
/ cation and there Will be no possible
| controversy between the national gov
eminent and the western states. We
take As much pride in our national
government and in the powers which
, it may and should exercise as do any
other people in this country.
West Is Not Guilty.
T 1t is said by those who have a sin
| ister motive for Misrepresentation
: that the western states are incapable
5 of doing that part Of the work which
= | the constitution imposes upon them,
+. that in order that we out in the west
: be shielded from monopoly we must
be deprived Of our rights as states
our self governing capacity as a peO-
pie. Thou hyp0Crite, first cast out
=. the beam out Of thine own eye; and
then shalt thou see clearly to cast
= out the mote out Of thy brother
? eye" Which sovereignty has dissi,
pated our natural resources? Which
- sovereignty has decided away the peo'
: pies heritage with shameless pro.
u figacy 10 the great corporations
= Which sovereignty is it that has per
= nitted and still permits great corp0
; rariOns to hold millions Of acres which
:, under their grant they long ago for
feited and which the people should
: now enjoy but for the powerful in
duence OF corporations in Washing
= ton? What sovereignty is it who's
tod ~ -SA len
- extended by those corporations? VIVA
&c monopoly has the national govern
Ia meut put out Of business? What an
Al THRUST law has it enforced? Wha
y trust ma gnate is now in jail? BefOr
Il the natiOnalists COvet powers which
is do not belong to them. in the name o
ia the people let them exercise in thet
# behalf powers which they clearly pos
AZ sess. If there are any monOpOlies il
! this country ready to prey upon tn
> western states, by whose COnniVanc
Is are they here? Why does not the ma
20 ttOnaI government destroy them? VIII
J. it destroy them when it has nor
in power when it refuses to exercise tn
lg powers it has? We think the rea
lie safety against corporate control an
ut | monopoly in this country rests at las
e with the common people, the self
I'd | governing citizens who express them
III | selves through the local government
ne Mr.. Chairman, the west believes
It, conservation but it believes that tn
to great cause can be worked out with
of due regard to the provisions of tn
ID constitution. 1t believes in the sell
OF governing capacity of the peOpI
er rather than in the governing capaCit
IF of bureaus. We believe in laws II
r stead of rules and regulations mad
by no one and for whom no one IS r
,e. spuusible under our theory Of govern
of ment We believe that the people
.el their respective states are loyal il
es talligent and patriotic and will q
p their share in this cause il those
Ip Washington will do theirs. We e.
as- pect the national government to Us
e | unhesitatingIy and fully all the pOwe
nd which belong TO it and We expect II
nd law-abIding and patriotic men to a
at sist the states in holding and eXerci
ut ing all the powers which belong
o. Chief Justice Marshall, the ms
h who did more than any other man
n give strength and power to the n
Ter tionaI government said: No polit
zee cal dreamer was ever wild enough
to think Of breaking down the lin
ur which separate the states and Of con
on pounding the American people in
OF one common mass" The old Fedora
n ist had little conception of the drea
ny capacity Of some of our modern state
N IN men.
he Lincoln. who gave his life in Il
cause of national unity. said: '-
rLs maintain invtolate the rights of t
est states, to order and control under d
n constitution their own affairs by tbs
ne own judgment exclusively is essenu
NJ for the preser vation Of that baIan
oagf Of power on which our institutio
ia. rest"
- Justice Harlan. the venerable tur
~ whose character is commensurate
80 dignity and worth with the august tri
80 unal which ne has greatly honort
90 said: A national government
&c, national affairs and state governme
nol for state affairs is the foundation TO
~ upon which our Institutions rest a
so+ any serious departure from that pr
Nc ciple would bring disaster upon I
Iir+ American system of free government
emf We take our position with thu
saIf statesmen. iurists and patriots, a
ain / announce to the conscrvationists
: is this country that we are ready to
ern gin work. ready for action. ready
en- / legislation.