The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09

purpose now pending. I have favored
"a reasonable child labor law for the
mines and factories OF my own state
we have such n law upon our stsuu1e
books. passed in 1913. law passed hy the
Legislature OF that state. which had th.
power. and whose concern It Was ana not
Boy the Congress. which has not the power
and whose concern 10 was not such
legislation boy the general government Z
am opposed 20 as being step towards
Capitalization and an invasion upon the
rights OF the state.
Il am giad 20 state. too M President
that our cotton mul children have thr
opportnnity Afforded them Of an edue,,-
uon- Many OF our factories maintain rr.
very best schools for from four 10 EIGHT
months. with the very best school bald
inss WITH modern equipment. and employ
Ieuse
While there may Doe mitch truth in it
and there may Oe and perhaps is an evil
taat should Doe corrected Ga the ur0ro~
way tut in my Judgment there is a good
o'ai OF c'ap-trap ln an this cry
about the crime against humauitv
and slavery in the cotton mWs Where
The evils exist the states can and VIII
correct them insist that in this Chris
tan land OF ours there Is no less Of
higher moral ideas and humauita RI nlsni
81 one State than another. We are all
A'lng and moving on a higher. nohler
and more Christianlike plane. I trust.
ana where one state has seen its duty
and legislated in favor OF humanity and
corrected these evils YOU may soon ey-
poet that the Christian and patriotic
sentiment IN other States will cause their
LEGISLATURES % act in these matters. until
we have tho uniformity that is so much
desired
And again. AR. President. the law
"a vii -rsfs
satisfactory 70 the people Of another
State, whore conditions are entirely diff
ferent. and the regulations should De
left 10 each State. which knows .ts own
conditions best. The power TO pass such
"a law IS exclusively IN the State The
states never surrendered 10 the general
government the power or its right
70 leRisiats upon questions affecting the
life and liberty OF its citizens. T. newer
SURRENDERED its right 20 legislata upon
the rights Of person or property. or upon
questions affecting the good order of So
ciety the public health. or upon any Of
It's internal Industrial or domestic con-
Germs. II never surrendered its police
power and never will"
IN conclusion Senator Overman said.
The railroads. the telegraph and the
telephone companies. commerce ana com
mercial relation. mutual dealings have
brought the sections 81 the country closer
together ana made them neighbors and
friends. There SIS more OF prosperity.
more Of concord and amity. existing than
ever before. And no one section Of the
country is more loyal TO the government
or takes more pride in her greatness than
another and should she be assailed. the
South. as well MS the North the East
and West. all together. would rally To its
support. each wing with the other IN Civ
ing it its most loyal support. Pride Of
State and love of the Union would make
US invincble. Under these conditions St
would be a crime TO change our present
system Of government. q crime to tako
from the people the right OF local self
government IN the States. Let the powers
enumerated I'm the Constitution remain
limited Let the reserved powers ia the
people he undisturbed. Capitalization
would De constant menace to the nber-
tics Of the people. breeding corruption and
oppre ssion. These reserved powers are I'm
the people Of the States. tt IS theirs to
hold. it is theirs 70 surrender. but when
over surrendered it can never be regained.
/ say with a great judge who wrote IT,
chat that government is best which while
performing ali its duties interferes the
least with the lawful pursuits Of its peo-
u1e"