Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-06-20
COLBY ON RECOMMENDATION

Now that the course of the administration forces, with
the aid of some of the so-called non-partlsan liberals,
seems to be marked out along the line OF augmentation,
a great many political observers are wondering what is TO
become of the old-fashioned so-called Cleveland Demo
Gratis who, though small in number compared to the whole,
have always had an Influence very great IN the councils
of their party.
It is a noteworthy fact that the party of Jefferson
which has additionally favored states rights and rugged
individualism, should now be pointing the way to a more
powerful federalism than the nation has ever known. but
one by one the so-called ''old-fashioned" Democrats are
lifting their voices in opposition to RECOMMENDATION OF the
individual. One of the latest to do so was cambridge
Colby, secretary of state under President Wilson. In an
address before the Economic Club in New York City, Mr..
Colby called attention to the fact that his party IS one
(Which throughout our history, has jealousy resisted
every undue extension of governmental function at the
expense of the individuals liberty and he added that 81
feel entitled to ascertain what has happened to my party,
that its present leaders should be so intent on crushing
every sentiment and garroting every principle, regarded
heretofore as characterizing the Democratic party"
Continuing, and dwelling on the present trend III gov
eminent, Mr.. Colby added:
Consider for a moment what has taken place III a little
over a t~welvemonth.
1.-The federal government has been empowered:
ITO control the production and distribution of all ag-
rIcultural products.
'sTo control the production and distribution Of sub
stantially all other articles moving in commerce.
''To regulate the business of banking to the exclusion
of the states.
ITO regulate and control the issuance, distribution and
sale of all securities.
"To fix the civil rights and liabilities of persons en-
gagged in the sale of all articles moving in interstate COM
merce or whose sale is solicited by means of interstate
communication or through the mails.
"a vast bureaucracy has been called into being and
fastened upon us without our realizing il, much less au-
thorizng it.
cit makes a Democrat thoughtful to behold such a
transformation of the United States of America.
''Almost overnight it has been brought to pass.
'Gradualy it has dawned upon the country, and it is
now quite plain, that recovery was only partially the aim
of the administration. A great part Of its interest has
been in radical institutional overturn and the new-model
ling of the state.
''Thus measures which were to meet an emergency, we.
are now told are to be permanent.
"Other measures, which were to promote recovery but
have had quite the opposite result, are now justified as
reforms, regardless of their consequences.
''The guarantees of the Constitution are dismissed
lightly as if they were irrelevances of the present-day life
Of America. The basic principles of the Constitution, we
are told, must be somehow got around.
I'm our long history there have been recurring periods
when our institutions have seemed to be in peril. There
have been periods of great anxiety for the Constitution,
periods when the people have been apprehensive as to
what the courts might do.
"But if one will review the history of past crises it
will be seen how s~plendidly the Constitution has met each
one, and how faithfully our highest court has discharged
Its duty as the Constitutions guardian as we'll as its in
terpreter.
1T is the most American thing about America. Dark
ness shall not envelope it."