The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-10
CHRIScIANSON
is SThQNG FOR
sTAh RIGHTS
(C.nn%;n,oA Prom

:, Wontin:ad from Age one.)
that have been enacted civinr the
federal government powefso deal ef-
fcctivcly with so-called igNnsiness.
But while | approve of meas res by
which business is regulated sisely
and controlled firmly, emphatt1 NV
disapprove of the numerous Nd
petty regulations with which litts
bureaucrats in Washington annoy
and harrass business, big and little,
Governor Christianson also. went
on record as disappearing the prac-
tice Of offering federal subsidies rs a
spur to state action. He pointed ont
that his disapproval is because this
practice is an attempt to coercc the
states into doing something which
tho states would not do on their own
volition.
Leads to Bureaucracy
IL disapprovc Of it because it will,
unless checked, lead to the establish
mcnt of a great bureaucracy which.
acting through federal agents. in
spectors and regulators. will shape
the policy Of the states in their To-
cal concern, not according to the
needs Of each state, but according to
the rigid and Interchangeable theory
Of some newly Matched collcgian two
thousand miles away. ! also disap-
prove Of the fifty-fifty practice be-
cause of the burden it places on the
taxpayers"
The governor explained that in ten
years federal subsidies increased
from less than $6,5OO,O per year to
more than $llO,OOO,OOO. He further
pointed out that for every dollar paid
out in this manner another dollar
must be raised by the state.
Time to Call . HALT
1T is too much to expect the aban-
donmcnt Of federal-aid projects al
ready undertaken and | am not ad-
vOcating it.; but let every man who
believes that the states should con
tinuc to be sclf-governing. and self
respecting pray God and petition
their congressman to prevent the
enactment Of any more laws that give
the federal government lien on the
states sovereignty"
The governor also referred to the
states as ''thc pivots around which
the whole American system rcvolves."
In their diversity, he continued, lies
the strength of America. By con-
tributinR variety Of experience in de-
mocracy, they stabilize the republic.
observers have repeatedly pointed
out how fortunate it Is that the large
number of commonwcalths in the
American Union permits one
state to experiment for the
other a.. In this connection,
Chief Justice Taft has point
ed out in his study Of Popular Gov
crnmcnt,' that there is great ad-
vantage in having the different state
governments trying different expcr',,
ments in the enactment Of laws and
in governmental policy. Thus state
less prone to accept novel and untried
remedies may await their develop.
courageous. The end ID that diversity
Of opinion in state governments en-.
forces q wise deliberatiOn and ere.
ates q locus poenitentiac which may
constitute the salvation Of the Re.
public.
Warns Against Capitalization
The governor further pointed out
that when Z government - too high
" centralized and too far removed
from the people : condition arise,
which Is disastrous to the govern
ment and bad for the people. Histor,
warns against the dangers and evil
Of undue Capitalization, he added.
"Whcn q government is removes
too far from the people. the people
are prone to feel that it IL all.power
full. Their imagination plays upon i
and invests It with - potency Il doe
not have. They shoulder upon II al
sorts Of duties in the belief that II hal
magical powers Of performance. The!
assume th:t any evil can be cured ,!
ton. a people thGt puts too mucl
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