The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-10
FOES THE SOUTH
SHOULD SHUT OUT
Disease, Foreign Pauper
and Criminal.
GOV. COX EXPLAINS
We Should Provide for Uniform Legis
Iation Which Shall Have the Force
of Constitutional Law. Governor
GIenn's Address. T. K. Bruner
Elected Secretary.
(By the Associated Press }


Chattanooga, Tenn. Nov. al
most 500 delegates, representing four
teen Southern States, faced Governor
John 1. Cox today when he called to
order fhe Southern Conference on
Quarantine and immigration.
Governor Cox explained the object
of the gathering to be to prevent the
coming to the South of the pauper
and criminal classes from Europe,
which now are flOtcking to the West
and Northwest. Also to provide for
uniform legislation by the Southern
States which should have the approval
of the National Congress and thus
have the force of constitutional law,
so that a citizen going to any part
of the South in times of epidemic
should know exactly what conditions
he would meet.
Senator j. B. Frazier, of Tennessee,
advocated Federal control of mari
time quarantine, suggesting that if
infection from foreign sources could
be kept from our shores, the more
difficult question of Interstate quar-
antine would be simplified and pos
sibly eliminated from the problem.
Applause for Vardaman.
Governor Vardaman, who made the
first response to the address of well
come, was received with prolonged
applause. He stated his idea to be
that the absolute control of all sea-
ports should be vested in the Federal
government. But / am unwilling"
said the governor, Ito surrender to
the Federal government in times of
epidemic, or any other time, the con-
troll of the affairs of Mississippi. L
believe in the good old Democratic
doctrine that the powers of govern
ment have their source in the con-
sent of the governed The tendency
of the times is toward the concentra-
ton of authority at Washington. The
respect for the pride and independ-
ence and power of private citizenship
is retrograding. | want to warn this
convention against taking any steps
which will trample upon the autono-
my of our States. l believe in the
doctrine of State rights"
Regarding the subject of immigra-
ton, Governor Vardaman said:
''NO country ever needed home
making, home owning white citizens
more than the Southern States today.
Negro labor, which hitherto has per-
formed the work in our cotton and
cane fields. is becoming absolutely
worthless. It's place must be filled.
| would rather wait, let our fields
lie idle for a time, than to fill up our
land with men who are not capable
of understanding our institutions,
who cannot be assimilated and alb
sorbed into our citizenship"
After the appointment of commit
tees on credentials and permanent
organization, a recess was taken.
the report of the committee on per-
manent organization, which was pre-
sentcd at the opening of the afternoon
session was adopted. 1t suggested
, | ~ FTnnnnCCnp
rs permanent chairman of the conven-
ton and Il vice-chairman from each
State.
The permanent secretary named was
Hon. Thomas *. Bruner, OF North
Carolina.
Governor Glenn Speaks.
Governor r. 3. Glenn, of North
Carolina, was introduced to make the
first fOmal address Of the conference.
His subject was "The South It's Past,
Present, and Future"
Governor Glenn made rapid
sketch of he growth of the United
Stltes, covering the last 800 years.
He illustrated by quoting many statis-
tics. To-day ne said "the United
States is the richest nation on earth,
respected and honored by all the
world. And the President of the
United States is the best known and
the most respected ruler on earth. >
The response to the sentiment was
an outburst Of applause, which lasted
fully two minutes. The speoker drew
attention to the growth and wealth OF
the South, emphasizing his claims by
figures covering many lines of indus
try. He reviewed the desolation
wrought by the Civil War and the re-
construction period in the South and
noted her growth to tho present eve
Of prosperity
The report OF the committee on ere
dentials which had been delayed. foi-
lowed Governor Glenn's address. ms
report provided that the representa-
ton from each State should be accord
ing to the Congressional representa-
ton of each State These recommen-
dations brought about a discussion of
another. The question of representa-
ton was settled bv givtnb each St9te
ten votes. The seating of the ONO
delegation was defeated, ninety 10
thirty, several States refusing TO vote
Surgeon General Wyman, OF the
United States Marine Hospital service
was then introduced and spoke
The discussion of DR.. Wyman,s S pa
per was opened by DR.. Wlll2m BAILEY,
of Louisville, who emphasized the the
DRY of transmission OF yellow IeVef
solely by the stegomya 1acltata mos
quito and said that the diseaSe Is not
personally communicatdole re qe-
clared that this was no longer inc
orr. hjrt demon ~trated tact.
Congrassman Richardson, of Ala
ba .,,a Declared that the great nues-
tion ie how to Danish yellow fever
from the borders OF the United States.
He insisted that with the disease under