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clivers Principal Memorial Address
To Assemblage Of Thous
ands Of People
jTIES of states
tendency of Late Years to Let Na
tional Government Assume
Their Responsibilities.
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Thousands of people gathered to
Kear James A. Tawney, chairman of
lie House Committee on Approprla-
Bons, deliver his Memorial address at
Gettysburg yesterday.
lsr the program for the day had
,n carried through Tawney was In-
luced and spoke as folldws:
The battle of Gettysburg, like
dose of Marston Moor and Runny-
Bede and Bunker Hill, was fought
determine the proper bound3 of
political and civil liberty. It was
nought to settle a purely personal
Bsue. There is but one great prob-
llem in politics today, and that is the
ijustment of the central power of
ie State or nation to the local self-
overnment of the people. Has the
Individual State the, right, and should
Mt manage and control its affairs
(without regard to other States in the
Union; or are we essentially one
people, bound In all we do as Indi
vidual States to respect the Instltu-
lons and conserve the welfare of all.
fhere has grown up in this country
In intense national sentiment. We
re inclined to boast of our Amer-
tan citizenship before we even men-
Ion our State citizenship. National
ftws are scrupulously observed while
Jtate enactments are but little re
jected.
;In the early part of the nineteenth
antury there was fear and danger
Kiat the Union of the States was as a
5pe of sand and would fall apart,
Br rather that the States could not
pome together and forever remain
?gether under one comprehensive
wstem of local self and national gov
Krnment. Today there is more rea-
Mon to fear that the several States
id the local self-government which
Key represent in our dual form of
Rbvernment will, for all practical
purposes, disappear from our poli
tics as distance entitles In our sys-
Ifbm of government and be swallowed
pip in one all-embracing federal
lower. The States today not only
Heem inclined to allow, but in many
jastances are anxious voluntarily to
Surrender to the federal government
le discharge of duties and the exer-
Klse of powers and privileges re-
KTved by the Constitution to them,
BBecially when the exercise of these
twers and privileges Involves the
ifpendlture of money. They are
fclso today either soliciting or ac-
Kuiesclng in a federal supervision
ever their domestic affairs to an ex
tent that less than half a century
go would have led to revolution had
the federal government attempted to
Korea upon them such supervision.
These undertakings which belong
exclusively to the States or private
interests to do and to pay for, but
fhich have been authorized by Con-
Rress and must be paid for from
impropriations made from the federal
.pry, exceed the legitimate func
As'of the federal government as
Conceived by the founders of our
political institutions and as declared
iy them In the Constitution of the
United States. The special agent
nd inspection service through which
federal supervision and control over
he domestic affairs of the people Is
ftxerclsed, shows an enormous in
crease In the past ten years. The
umber of imen employed in the
ervlce In 1907 is one hundred and
Ighty times greater than In 189C;
nd the cost has Increased over soven
iundred per cent in ten years. This
the tendency of the times, the
growth of w'hlch during the last
jlecade can bo comprehended only
ky a careful analysis of federal legis-
itlon and the aggregate annual ex
penditures of jthe federal govern-
aent. If it Is not checked, and the
tates continue to surrender to the
tUeral government tho exercise of
aelr reserved powers or fall to ex
rclse them In harmony with the
aterests ot their sister States, then
ae federal government, as a denlor
Exercises At Marshfield Are Well
Attended, the Masonic Opera
House Being Crowded
BOATS DO WELL
Seieinl Hundred Passengers Aie Car
ried To and Fro Bctueen
the Two Cities,
Memorial Day was observed by
almost every business house in
Marshfield yesterday, and a great
many of them unfurled flags at half
mast as a tribute to the dead. The
exercises of the day were carried
out at the Masonic Opera House,
where quite a lengthy program was
given. The building was crowded,
most all standing room being taken
during the rendition of the program.
The members of Baker Post No. 8
of the G. A. R. met At the old Ma
jonic Hall at 1:30, from which place
they repaired to the Opera House
Following the exercises In the opera
house the band led the way to the
cemetery, where the usual memorial
day services were conducted by the
members of tho G. A. It.
The boats did a heavy business be
tween North Bend and Marshfield
yesterday, over 500 people being car
ried. Kelly had the Tioga running
extra. The North Bend, Bird, Eagle
and the steamer Flyer were all load
ed to capacity every trip.
About every business house In
North Bend closed and many flags
were unfurled. The city presented a
very quiet scene in the afternoon.
resort, may be compelled to assume
practical control over the States and
the domestic affairs of their people.
In that case, with the vast and varied
local and national inteests of a hun
dred and fifty 'millions of people, how
long would it be before the task and
burden of government would be so
complex, so stupendous that of its
own weight our splendid system of
government would fall. This is
gieatly weakening the powers of the
States, and what is infinitely worse,
is also weakening the respect of tho
people for the State's authority. It
is also causing the people to ignore
and forget all those wise considera
tions which led the founders of our
government to provide for local self
government by expressly reserving
to the States all governmental pow
ers not expressly conferred by the
Constitution upon the federal gov
ernment. It has been suggested that
the reason for this practical change
in our system of government is to be
sought in the imperialistic aggres
siveness of the party at present in
control of the national government;
but let us not deceive ourselves with
shallow reflections. Tho real reason
lies deeper than this. The tendency
on tho part of the States to surrender
the exercise of powers and privileges
belonging to them and the willing
ness of the federal government to
assume such exercise and the bur
dens incident thereto Is not peculiar
to any political party nor to any sec
tion of our country. It exists in all
parties and in every section of our
fair land.
The true reason for this dangerous
tendency, or why the people are will
ing to let the national government
perform and pay for so many things
which properly fall within the obli
gations ot the States and private
citizens, lies in the fact that they do
not realize that they are themselves
paying for the things which tho na
tional government pays for. Tho
legislator is slow to expose himself
needlessly to the criticism and dis
approbation of hlsv constituents.
Therefor needed legislation is post
poned because of the expense it In
volves and the federal government is
appealed to wherever possible.
I do not lead for State's rights. I
plead for tho right of the federal
government to protect Itself and Its
treasury against tie encroachments
of the States and private Interests
upon her powers, her duties and her
revenues. Where will this tendency
end; to what result think you does
it naturally and inevitably lead;
whither are wo going in this cen
tralization of power and mutilation
of local self-government.
Scathing Letter Is Written To
Roosevelt By Deposed Gover
nor of New Mexico
DEPENDS FATHER
Is Answer to One Written Latter Re
garding Complicity In Develop
ment Company Scandal.
Albuquerque, N. M., May 30. The
Citizen, an afternoon paper, today
prints the text of a letter from Presi
dent Roosevelt to Former Governor
Hagerman, who recently resigned the
office of Governor at the request of
teh President. In the letter Hager
man Is scathingly arraigned for the
part he took in the Pennsylvania De
velopment Company land transaction
upon which the request for Hager
man's resignation is based. Hager
man's administration is referred to
as unsatisfactory and his conduct in
the Development Company matter is
characterized as "Illegal and blame
worthy." The President in the course of the
letter says Secretary Root has hand
ed him a long telegram from Hager
man's father asking that action be
deferred until Hagerman has a
chance to answer the charges against
him, explaining that the charges are
well known to be unfounded and
made by a party of freebooters to
restore themselves to power. Roose
velt says the elder Hagerman either
did not know or disregards the fact
that the charges were made by tho
Department of Justice and based on
records of the Interior Department,
and that there Is not the slightest
question as to the facts, which were
admitted to tho President by Hager
man, as well as in an interview with
Secretary Garfield; and that Hager
man had a full hearing before both
Garfield and the President.
Regarding the charges Hager
man's father makes, the President
asks if the father will give him any
facts against any one .ho will con
sider them If he has tho power to do
so.
Charges of a very grave char
acter were made to me against your
father himself in connection with his
land transactions in the past.
Whether tohy are true or not, I can
not say, because the preliminary ex
amination showed that action on
them would be barred by the statute
of the State."
Hagerman in answer says the
President's letter Is a challenge and
invitation which would be discour
teous and cowardly to decline, al
though It offers the unpleasant alter
native of a controversy with the
President or submission to an im
peachmont of his integrity at the
President's hands. He says if the
President will take time to give the
matter consideration, he will become
convinced that Hagerman has been
unjustly treated and that his nctlon
In the Development Company matter
was commendable and not blame
worthy. Concluding, Hagerman said; "But
for your gratuitous and Irrelevant
assault upon my father, I should
probably have been able to restrain
myself from making any reply to
your letter, notwithstanding it is easy
to refute every suggestion of fraudu
lent or Improper action you make
against me. But construing as I do
your reference to my father as a
threat to blast his reputation, unless
I remain silent, silence Is Impos
sible." WAND ARRIVES.
The steam schooner Thomas L.
Wand arrived here from San Fran
cisco with a locomotive on board for
the Coos Bay Lumbher and Coal com
pany. RETURN' TO HAY.
H. Dlmmlck camo in from San
Francisco on tho schooner Casco,
He left here on the Casco and this is
hla first visit to the bay since that
tii!
Re.
RESERVED SEATS are now on sale
for 50c. at W. J. Butler's for the
Chamlnade Concert Wednesday
evening, Juno 6th. 5-31-1
First of Order of Fifty For Coos
Bay, Roseburg & Eastern
Railroad.
SEEKS STORM SHELTER
llont Laid in Port Orford Tuesday
And Encountered Sixteen
Other Uoats.
The steam schooner Casco, Captain
K. A. Ahlin, has arrived Jn the liar
bor on her first trip to Coos Bay
since she was launched here August
27 of last year. She brought the
first fourteen flat cars of the order of
fifty that Is to bo brought to the
Coos Bay, Roseburg and Eastern
Railroad In the near future.
Owing to the heavy north wester
which prevailed all day Tuesday Cap
tain Ahlin put into Port Orford Tues
day night for Shelter. He stated
there were 1G power schooners in
that harbor for the night, all of
which left yesterday morning.
The Casco will probably leave for
Portland his evening, where she will
be loaded with a cargo of grain for
San Francisco. On her next trip to
Coos Bay the Casco will probably
bring some more flat cars. A loco
motive for the railroad was to have
been brought up by the schooner, but
was not yet ready for shipment. It
will probably be brought In by th
Sotoyome. The Czarina Is due hero
from San Francisco with a shipment
of flat cars.
LAND ABOUT GONE
Roseburg Lnnd Office Flooded Witii
Inquiries Regarding Release
of Forest Reserves.
Roseburg, Ore., May 30. (Or
gonian Special.) Since the publica
tion In The Oregonlon of May 11 of
news from Washington to the effect
that approximately 91,520 acres of
land adjacent to the Ashland and Sis
kiyou National forests, in this dis
trict, would be released from with
drawal for forestry purposes and re
stored to entry August 22, the local
Land Office has been flooded with re
quests for information concerning
these lands. It should bo explained
that but a small part of tho lands
thus released are vacant and subject
to entry under this order. Within
this area are 12,100 acres of school
land, 17,880 acres unsurveyed, and
27,520 acres of the Oregon & Cali
fornia Railroad grant. Of tho re
mainder of 33.9G0 acres, probably 75
per cent had been entered by prlvato
claimants before tho withdrawal, and
they were, of course, tho moro ac
cessible and desirable lauds. Prob
ably not more than 8,000 acres of
land available for entry Is Included In
the area released by this order, most
of which Is of Indifferent quality or
so inaccessible as not to bo very valu
able. Tho other recent releases In this
district of lands that had been with
drawn for forestry purposes may bo
.similarly discounted for the area to
be actually made available for entry.
Houston, Tex., May 30.
Rain fell in Houston in tho
past 24 hours, 4 Inches, to
which is added an Inch on Wed-
nesday. Tho Houston ship
canal Is flooded and all ship-
ping lnteress pro under waters
The street railway power houses
is flooded and two hundred
homes, mostly belonging to
poor people, are under water.
The loss to Houston alone Is
over ?100,000. Tho Colorado
river la also rising, according to
reports from tho West.
HOUSTON IS
WATER BOUND
Dr. J. T. McCormac Confers With
Tom Richardson Pegarding Pub
licity Campaign.
SPEAKS 0E COMMERCE
Says That Cit'es Here Arc Trading
With Portland Gets Fhc-
Sixths Tralllc.
Tho Coos Bay Commercial Club,
recently organized, with Dr. J. T.
McCormac at its head, will soon start
active operations for tho advertising
of tho Coos Bay country. Dr. Mc
Cormac recently left for Portland,
and while thero has been talking
with Tom Richardson n'bout tho way
In which to handle tho local cam
paign. In an Interview with a Journal re
porter ho Is quoted as follows;
"Dr. James T. McCormac, of
Marshfield, is in Portland consulting
with Manager Tom Richardson, of
the Commercial Club as to the best
method of advertising the Coos Bay
country. Dr., McCormac Is the presi
dent of tho Marshfield Commercial
Club, which organization is working
in harmonjr with tho Portland club
in exploiting the natural resources
of Oregon.
" 'Wo have just raised n fund of
$7,000 at Marshfield for tho use of
our local commercial club In adver
tising our section of the State. We
have a first-class organization with
energetic business men at the head
of It and propose to let the outside
world know that there aro unlimited
possibilities for making money in the
Coos Bay country. By tho way, In a
short time wo are going to consoli
date Marshfield and North Bend Into
one municipality under tho name of
Coos Bay. Wo bcliovo that the
namo Coos Bay will bo of great com
mercial value to us.
" 'Another thing that I want to
call attention to Is tho feet that Coos
Bay Is now trading with Portland,
and that five-sixths of tho travol out
of Coos Bay is to Portland. Tho
steamer Breakwater that has here
tofore been on tho San Francisco
Coos Bay run, will now run from
San Francisco to Portland and will
call at Coos Bay both ways."
RESUME BOISE TRIAL
Man Carrying Weapons Is Arrested
and Career AVill He Investi
gated Third Venire.
Boise. After threo days' adjourn
ment, tho Haywood trial will bo re
sumed before Judge Wood tomorrow.
At the opening of court tho special
venire of CI tolcsmcn, tho third sum
moned slnco tho jury building began,
will present Itself , and after the ex
cuses presonted havo been heard, the
examination of talesmen is to begin
again. Thero aro still threo chal
lenges unused, and It is expected that
tho fourth vacancy Is to bo created
by excusing of Juror Tourtollotte,
who insists ho Is opposed to capital
punishment.
Carl II. Duncan, a young man who
came hero disguised and armed and
was arrested on suspicion Tuesday, is
still held In tho city prison, and an
extended investigation of his career
and conduct is now in progress hero
and in other cities whero ho lived.
It Is expected ho will bo taken Into
court tomorrow and charged with
carrying concealed weapons. Nono
of tho socialists In Bolso except Dun
can Is a member of this particular
branch of tho party. Dr. Herman
Titus, of Seattle, ono of tho socialist
wrltors here, had mi oxtonded inter
view with Duncan this afternoon. Ho
declared afterwards that ho thought
lf'wjll not bo to tho best Interests of
socialism to havo Duncan released.
Duncan Insisted ho declared that ho
had not como to Boise to shoot any
ono.
J. II, Tlmon, to Matthow Laws
ct al, Interest in vein of coal
C. J. Dally ct ux, to Abraham
Knopp, lots G and 7, block 3,
Portland Add,, Bandon, .Con., 60
Attends Memorial Day Exercises,
Delivers PrinciDal Address.
-Decorates Grave
IN LANSING TODAY
Stops Made at Anderson and Miiuclo
and Night Is Spent on Train
AVhile En Route.
Indianapolis, Mny 30. President
Roosevelt today delivered tho prin
cipal address at tho unveiling of tho
monument to General Henry W. Law
ton. The speech was devoted to .a
discussion of the railway problem and
incidentally the President paid a
warm tribute to Oliver Morton, war
governor of Indiana. Tho President
arrived at 10:38 a. m. from Canton,
accompanied by Vice-Prelsdont Fair
banks and was driven to tho Fair
banks home, where luncheon was
served, nfter which he was escorted
to tho court house square by threo
battalions and a battery of United
States troops and thirton companies,
of tho G. A. R. and other organiza
tions. Tho parade route of two miles was.
lined with cheering masses of people.
Following the ceremonlei Vl"e-Pres.l-dent
Foirba.nks oddres-d the crowd;
briefly. At tho concur i of th
exercises, the Presiden: u ul V :c
President were drlvon to Crown Hill
cemetery, where tho Presldont placed
on tho grave of former President
Harrison a wreath of galax leaves
and lilies of the valley which ho
brought' with lilm from Washington.
Tho train hearing tho Presldont left
hero for Fort Wayno, whero ho will
pass tho night on tho car. Stops
were mado at Anderson and Muncio.
Tomorrow 'tho President will mako
an address at Lansing, Mich.
Telegraph Briefs
NEGRESS WAIVES CLAIM.
El Paso, Tex., May 30. Flora
Wolff, commonly known na "Lady
Flo," a negrcss, who set up a claim
against tho estate of tho Into Lord
Delaval Beresford ns his common Jaw
wifo, today accepted ?10,000 be
queathed her in Lord Beresford's
will and nn additional $5,000, waiv
ing all claims to tho estate and certi
fying she never, either In law or In
fact, was the wlfo of Lord Beres
ford. 8. P. REFUSES.
Los Angeles, May 30. It Is an
nounced from an official source that
tho Southern Pacific refuses to pay
damages for tho Glendalo wreck
occurred May 31, on tho grounds that
Injury to passengors resulted from
an accident caused by train wreckers.
Upwnrd of 20 were Injured, amo
seriously.
TEXAS SNOW.
El Paso, Tex., May 30. Two and
a half Inches of snow at Cloud Croft.
N. M., yesterday, and prospects aro
for more.
PRESIDENT'S FAMILY ARRIVE.
Oyster Bay, May 30. Mrs. Rooso-i
volt, Miss Ethel and Archie arrived
tonight on tho gunboat Yankton.
AIR LINE EXPLODES.
Chicago, May 30. Tho small stock
holders In tho projected Chicago-New
York Air Lino railroad filed appli
cation today for a receiver for tho
concern, and also asking for nn In
junction restraining a continuance
of tho affairs of tho company by A
C. Miller, Its presldont.
COURT ADJOURNS.
San Francisco, May 30. No prog
ress was mndo .today In the Impanel
mont of tho Jury to try Mjiyo
Schmltz. Fifteen talosmeu worfr o .
amlncd, hut nono chosen. A aptcl; 1
venire was ordered to appear Frlila
to which day tho court adjourned
CAN HUY WHEAT.
Jefferson City, Mny 30. Tho S i
premo Court today held that tho hi y
Ing of wheat for future delivery Is
not unlawful, Tho opinion afllr as
tho decision of tho Stt Louis Circuit
Court, J,
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