The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31

and to strike the fire OF new wisdom
or inspiration from mutual contact;
yet two State Governors may never
meet except accidentally or incident
ally at some dinner or political gath
ering. The newspapers report even
these meetings only because OF the
opportunity they afford to spring again;
on the public q WORKOUT epigrammatic
colloquy between two Southern Cover
nors on the subject OF thirst.
Tho Congress of the United States
would In noWise be disturbed in it's nor
NAL work as marked out for it by the
Constitution by the institution OF tho
House OF Governors. There need be no
conflict between Congress and the new
house, for the States, quietly working
their united wisdom, could not trespass
on the specific legislation lcxt by tao
Constitution to the sole end absolute
charge of the Federal government.
The House OF Governors, oven * 1t
were merely meeting place for the
heads Of our State governments, would
! be OF value. but with regular conferences
on the broad basis OF mutual helpfulness
in the unlfying OF our laws and OF COM
blned action In staying tho insidious In
yasion OF centralized government, with
the sympathy and cooperation of the
people OF tho country and with the law
making powers of the State Legislatures
| led into harmony, shamed into activity
or forced to do tho peoples will, the
| House OF Governors 1t would seem. should
1 become In a few years a mighty forco
| In the American government It should
| give tho people greater power. strength
en- tho States by granting them fuller
| liberty, unite and unity them moro per-
fectly and make the united States moro
truly tho United States.
| We need In our country to-day less
politics and more craftsmanship less
/ party and more patriotism. We need an
awakening to higher IDEALS We need n
higher conception OF Americas place and
destiny In the evolution of tho world.
i We need something nobler ms a purpose
than our self-satisfed complac ency at
tho material prosperity of tho nation
for there Is a moral and ethical success
that is never rung up on a cnsh-regIster
We need tho scourging Of the
money-changer out Of tho temple OF
lcgislation-State and NATIONAL. We
need q purifying and ennobling OF
the body polite, We need tho clear
clarion voice OF q great inspiration ia
rouse the States to their duty-not tho
gilded phrases of more rhetoric. but
the honest eloqucnce of a high and
eAaltcd purpose Illke that ringing
speech of Patrick Henrys, century
and quarter ago, which breathes the
very spirit OF tho present hour OF
need, when 1t Is said that the States
are too weak to do their duty and
must surrender to! government central.
iHation: III
"They tell US that wo are weak
unable to cope with 80 formidable al
. adversary. but when Will we bt
stronger? Will 1t be the next weol
!. or the next year? Shall we gather
strength by irresolution and innction'
Shall we acquire llemeans of effectua
resistance by lying supinely on on
backs md hugglng tDe delusivo phan
tom of hope until our enemies shall
: have bound us hand and foot? Sill
we are not weak if we make a prope
!. use OF those means which the God o
: nature has put into our power.
\ Whatever tends to lessen the RICH
!. Of theIAmerlcan people to be absolute
T ~ self-governing, whatever tends +
! take from eighty million people thei
~ privileges and to hypothecale them y