Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-14

cratic than any statesman, who has
ever occupied seat in the White
House.
But Mr.. Tucker made sta. :ntcnts.
which would naturally CAL to his aid
and support every States right ci.i.
zen In the Southland. II he is running
on Back to tho Constitution" plat
form, he Is out of harmony with the
present day Democratic Party. lilo is
not a devo:ee Of Hon. Woodrow vii.
son or follower of Hon. William
jennings Bryan. We grant that much
that Mr.. Tucker said about the sub
ordination of the State Government ~
the National one is true. But what
political party is responsible for this
condition of affairs?
The most radical Republican,, In.
Guiding Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, Sena.
tor ]. b. Foraker, Senator John W.
Logan and many others that we might
name advocated centralized 20. III
Of government and died wi,;,", It ,hc
sight" The South fought this dt., q
II stand.still and won out all along
the line. Then they entrus ed New
Jersey statesman, who lived II New
Jersey and who hailed from Vir:i.in
with sceptre of the Republic. He ac-
complished In eight years, WIN. the
Republican Party during half GEN.
fury had failed to accomplish. He al.
most entirely eradicated State lines
anG he made the White House at Wash
ington. the temple Of authority for
the entire nation, both North and
South.
The first buttle, we believe was
over the income tax. II was held that
this was power reserved t, ;ac
States, and that the Congress- Of VIC
United States was without ,ons.i,u.
tlonal nuthority to tax incomes ri
individuals within the States. Hon
William j. Bryan took issue with
those. who opposed this tax. He WIS
the "Prcmirr," the Secretary OF state
In President Wilson's cabine.. An ap.
peal was made to the States for a con
stitutionul amendment to make this
net of the Congress lawful. It was car.
lied In Il whirl of excitement and tncn
began the downfall OF States Rights
In this country.
Just where Mr.. Tucker was during
these momentous days and how hu
voted is not known to- us at this timo
But this was not enough. The proht
bitionists had gotten the upper hard
In Congress-. Some OF the States II.
the Union had gone dry and hud pro
hibited the use of liquor within .hnir
borders. A large majority had tAkcn
this action and the politicians seeing
the trend OF affairs proceeded to be
dry" in their talk although very
wet in their practices. A demand
was made for Prohibition Amend
E,ent to the Constitution forcing those
States that had remained wet" to
hecome "dry."
The legislatures and the peop :.
were oyer-ridden and u congressional
pct enabled them to submit the consti
tutional amendment to the several
Suites. ItNwas finally carried with
serious doubt as to the legality of the
action Of some OF the S.nte legisln
lures. The country became "bone
dry States to the contrary notw,tl
standing. This was done by the rarty
with which Mr.. Tucker AFFILIATED then
4Ni or which he is member now
Then came the Woman's Suffrage agi
tuition. The cry Of Back to the C..n
stitution' was drowned ~ t,,r 10
mand Of the women that the, be- nj
lowed to vote. In vain, southern
white women pleaded that ta:s rct
would enfranchise colored wo
men. Their voices were 81
fenced and the amendment was
submitted, just as the right
of colored men III this country had
been submitted, regardless of the
rights of the States.
Southern States were made to bow
20 the will Of the Northern and West
ern ones and all women became Gil.
titled to The right Of franchise. 1'hia
Was the act OF a Democratic, so.called
States Rights Party. Thousands OF
men who had worn the gray and who. q
relatives and friends had died upon
a field OF battle in behalf OF the prin
c'ples for which Mr.. Tucker is now
contending shook their heads in
moody apprehension. AS for the Re.
rublicans. white and colored, they
smiled. They knew that the Democrat
ic Party would not be in power for
many more years or at least they he
lieved that a change would take plarr
When the centralized power, Lon