Evening star., 1925-04-20
DEMOCRATIC UNITY,
. IS COPELAND PLEA
Senator Says New York Can
Lead Way to Revival of
Party's Power.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 20.-Making a
plea for a united Democracy, Senator
Royal S. Copeland of New York Sat-
urday night called upon his party to
fight against Capitalization of power
at Washington in an address at, the
jefferson day dinner of the National
Democratic party at the Hotel Com
modore.
1T is my plea that a united Demo-
cratic party will set it's face against
the neglect, abuse and distortion of
the American magma charta," he said,
speaking of the Constitution.
I'VE must stand shoulder to shoulder
for those lofty principles which JEFF
ferson taught us and which he so
nobly exemplified. We cannot sever
the people if we are torn by internal
dissension or weakened by half
hearted devotion to the cause of po-
Htical freedom: : 1t is my prayer for
New York State and for New York
City that we may develop q solidarity
in party unrivaled by any other sec
tion in any other period.
Sees Party Revival.
IF we can stand together in New
York we have set a worthy example
for other cities and other States. We
have 1t in our power to lead the way.
With proper constitutional agencies
our party is on the high road 10
service and success
Asserting that there is real need
for the Democratic party, he predicted
that it would not be long before it
would resume control of the Govern
ment. Domestic and foreign matters.
he said, have been badly handled by
the party in power. while there has
been growing steadily an indifference
to the rights of the States and rights
of the people.
There are invisible forces at work
to lift the Government above the
reach Of the people" he said.
Last year the combined profits Of
the textile, wool and worsted, cotton
goods and metal manufacturers
amounted to almost two billions of
dollars This vast sum equals in
value more than quarter of the total
receipts by the farmers of the United
States for all the crops they raised
last year. Such exorbitant profits are
made possible by favoring legislation
and high tariffs, in short by control of
government.
Power In Few Hands.
What is the easiest way to con-
troll government? BY centraliZation,
by bureaucracy, by placing in the
hands of small group in Washing
ton all the powers and functions of
government-that is the way to make
it easy to manipulate and manage
public affairs. When the few can
make the laws and legislate for the
whole country, there is no doubt what
group will hold the offices and clothe
themselves with kingly power"
The best way to combat centraliza-
ton, he said, is to cling to the SOW
ereignty of the States. The slogan
States rights" he asserted, unfor
tunately is connected with the slavery
question.
Reserved powers of the States"
he suggested as more accurate
term Not only is it unconstitutional
to deprive the States of what is theirs
but it is unwise for local communities
to submit to the direction of overlords
at Washington" he added.
Senator Copeland contended that
1.-The greatest evil attaches to the per-
sistent encroachment of the executive
upon the legislative branch of gov
ernment." The delicate system of
checks and balances in dividing power
as provided in the Constitution should
be preserved, he said. He defended
the Senate for enforcing its rights IN
refusing to confirm the nomination of
Charles 3. Warren as Attorney Gen
eral.
I'm this particular case" he said
there is no doubt in my mind that
history will say not only that the
Senate was legally justified in it's re-