The Washington times., 1923-06-25
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IGNORE
VETS
Republican Platform to Offer
No .Solace to Drinkers,
President Declares.
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(COnClnueQ from FlrSI EdSSJ
that they are alleged to be an un-
disciplined and rather laWless COM
munitf.s The criticism, of course,
arises out of the fact that during
the period of a very short national
life, during which the currents OF
human affairs and interests have
moved more rapidly than in any
other period of history, we have
been under the necessity to estab-
fish institutions, laws, modes or
administration which would meet
not only the requirements of 4
new community established In a
new world, but would permit adap-
tation to rapidly changing condi-
tions. 1t comes also of the very
erroneous impression of many ma
tionals that our liberty is license
instead of guaranteed feedom I'M
der the law.
Older countries have had the
privilege of developing laws and
institutions slowly, gradually,
painstakingly, through multiplied
centuries in which change was
commonly extremely slow. Amer
lea had to build on the founda-
ton of long-esta blished European
models not always adaptable to
our requirements, and therefore
necessitating many experiments in
modification and readaptation.
Moreover, we started our expert
ment just at the time when the
old medieval order was being
changed at high speed by the
processes of the industrial and
social revolution which marked
emergence from the later middle
ages into the onrushing era OF
modern industrialism. modern
science and modern democratic
procedures in government.
Founders Praised.
The founders of our country
were compelled to establish in
situations here, in a time when
their whole inheritance of intel
lectual, moral, political, and in
dustriaI traditions was being
wrenched by the most amazing
revolution that human society
has known. In the circumstances
their achievement in laying the
foundation, and our later one in
building our present superstruc-
ture upon it, represents an ac-
compIishment / believe without
parallel. Thus viewed, 1 think
we will find all justification for
satisfaction in our progress thus
far, and confidence in an assured
future.
Our problems are the problems
of a relatively new country, and
Of a new form of political organ
ization, in a time of social flux.
We shall not succeed If we at
tempt to solve them all at once;
but no more shall we succeed if
we assume to ignore their exist
ence, to shut our eyes to the fact
that they are before us. The very
basis of our political establish
ment is the idea of dual
sovereignty, of the States and the
nation; the idea of concurrent
authority and concurrent respon-
sibility. That is SO elemental in
our system that to do away with
1t would amount to demolishing
our whole scheme of government.
Certain functions and RESPONSE
bilities have been imposed upon
the National Government, while
others have been reserved to the
States. Between these two
authorities there will always be
unavoidably something like a
twilight zone. Personally, / have
never liked that phrase. I have
regarded it as a peculiarly unfor-
tunate and misleading description.
The intermediate zone which re-
ceives light from two sovereign
luminaries ought to be the best,
not the worst, illumined region.
I believe it can be made exactly
that if we will but realize the
necessity for real cooperation
between National and State
authority, if we will only develop
effective means for the exercise
therein of concurrent jurisdiction.
Must Work Together.
The problem of concurrent juris-
diction is not a new one brought
to us with the Eighteenth Amend
ment. 1t is as old as the Federal
Government. 1t has required to
be dealt with by Congress and
legislatures, by executives and by
courts, in a multitude of relations
to commerce, finance, transporta-
ton, and indeed the whole realm
OF concerns in our complex society.
1t has demanded our attention in
all the multitude of issues ranging
from the regulation of trusts and
transportation, and even of certain