The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-09-03

1Mm yates states 10 no longer a
federal republic The states. as such.
have practically disappeared and as
tine 9oes On. one after another OF the
F9hts that they have thought reserv-
60 - themselves wlil be taken away
aa1 the government will be centraliz.
20 ~ Washington. Eventually. our
iateFnal affairs viii all be administer.
- By bureaus AZ TIE capital and the
slate legislatures will become like the
aaafas ~ commissions IN the various
euunfies of the country. State lines
3ata been wiped our and the states
themselves become only names OF
provinces. parts Of a centralized and
poWefful government whose basic law
maf n0w be changed almost az will
Mans Herald
Taat sort Of stun has been pounded
EN- ear ear.drums Tor the past fifty
Years. bat nevertheless the states con
llnue % perform their several acts Of
sovereignty
TIE people acting under state laws.
eentlnue % elect governors and the
tarioua state legislatures continue TO
IBID sessions and enact laws.
TIE states continue 90 say In what
m,aaner ne franchise shall be 'exercis.
"a and throw around about the ballot
certain snfegnarda o..
Oar state courts. county courts and
mmnloipai courts continue 10 exercise
their separate aud varied functions
wishout any exactiens or Interference
frum Washington.
These several courts exercise juris.
airtion over property rights. and over
me issue of Tie aud death.
- Tar - we know our courts have
been deprived Of none Of their func.
sioma. aud the limitations OF the su-
preme court Of the United States Is
luai TIE same now a. Il was when
fohn Marshall presided over H.
a has IN no manner eneroached or
asaFped the powers OF the state
eourtA
state lines. county lines and munich
pai lines are all well defined and
carefully respected.
AID an the while the states. and the
nation aa = whole. are growing strong
g. The development along all lines
q motieeable everywhere.
The people In town and country are
enioyins more Of the comforts and
luKaries of life. There Is more so
briefly and perhaps Il is not unsafe
90 say that there Is more morality for
aobrtety leads In that direction.
The writer was away from home the
present summer for about two
months: he travelled several thousand
miles by rail-. auto and steamer; h,
attended places where great crowds
assembled. and saw less than half
doxen persons under the influence OF
Intoxicating liquors.
In those good old days"-those so
called pristine days of the republic"
u would have been simply impossible |
TO have made such a statement.
Then. too. the patriotic sentiment
Is just as pronounced as ever 1t was
and more and more the United State
Of America is exercising a large
measure OF influence over the nations
Df the earth and is held in grateful
venemtion.
Then, too. II may not be too much |
10 say that we have broadened our
scope of vision and have enlarged
and softened our views and have
grown more considerate and tolerant.
We no longer prosecute our fellows
Tor differing from us in their religious
nor do we ostracise them
On account of their political opinions.
We have also grown more benevo-
lent and more generous with our bene-
factions.
The Miami Herald should have end.
ed it's mournful dirge with the follow
ing lines from Frank L. Stanton:
AI-all is changed; Nor earth, nor
heaven above
Hold anything that ever I shall love:
The past is dead, and dim the future
seems,
And loves a dream within a world of
dreams!