The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-01-25
ANorHER JoINT SESSION
And Senator RObt. L. Taylor Elected
Again.


separately. and declaring the re
suit. It was exactly the same pro
ceeding followed last Wednesday
There being some doubt as to which
of the two Wednesdays is the cor
rect one. the process was gone
through with on both.
Speaker Toilet presided. Aftel
calling the roll the clerks read the
journals of the two houses relative
to the votes. The figures were
added, showing the following re.
suit: Robert L. Taylor, ll3; Nathan
w. Hale, 5; Asbury Wright, |. The
Speaker declared Mr.. Taylorelected.
On notion of Representative Dix
on, Senator Senter and Representa-
tive WorIey we're appointed com
mittee to notify the new Senator OF
his election. He was greeted with
applause as he entered.
II have been three times nomi-
mated for the United States Senate;
once by the people at the ballot box,
once by their representatives in
convention assembled, and once by
a Democratic caucus. have been
twice elected by both Houses OF the
Legislature, once week ago and
once yesterday. To-day you have
canvassed the vote and declared the
result. Therefore | am sure there
is no cloud upon my title. | shall
assume the senatorial toga with
trepidation, because ! am deeply
sensible Of the great responsibility
which accompanies it. If there are
ahy who hold malice against me
growing out Of the struggles of the
past, regret it, and ! pledge my
sacred word of honor that ! will
strive with all the power OF brain
and heart which God has given me
to deserve their good opinion in the
future, and to convince them and
all the people that my election was
a calamity alone to tile enemies of
Democratic government.
II have already discussed on the
hastings the paramount questions Of
government which involve the per-
petuity of our free institutions and
the welfare and happiness of the
people, and therefore ! shall not
discuss them now.
but there are few things at
issue which | shall merely mention
in your presence.
"There has been gradual and
resistless encroachment upon the
reserved rights and powers of the
States, guaranteed to them by the
Constitution, until there is not
much left either of local self. govern
ment or Of the Constitution itself
to insure us against the tyranny Of
centralized power.
That splendid chart Of human
liberty has been interpreted to
death, and the doctrine that this is
a Union Of Confederate States, each
with the power to act for itself,
without the interference Of the Fed
eral government, Is now only a
memory.
1.-THE President has foreshadow-
ed the policy Of centrallzing all
power in the national government,
and his Premier. Mr.. Secretary
Root. has boldly announced it as the
policy which must and shall pre-
rail-. if not BY the will of the people,
then by the Interpretation of the
supreme Court, from which there
: no appeal
at this policy Is pursued, as out
ined by the Secretary Of State and i
by the Chief Executive OF :
he nation, 10 my judgment free |
government will be farce and the |
American flag Haunting lie,
There is an insidious attempt r
low being made to thus subvert !
he powers Of the States, involved b
d the incident of the public schools q
( California.
What right has the National
government to NEEDLE with the pub {
{ schools Of any state In this I'm fl
IMP LEI
What right have the President SC
nd Senate to make treaty with p
ny foreign power binding States q
, admit aliens to their schools-a =
over not found in the Constitution s,
nd a policy unheard of before in Il
le history Of the republic? Ia
II believe the President did right OF
the Brownsville incident and de- fu
.rves the support of the patriotic
tizens for his firmness in preserv- ar
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