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

gress not respect the limitations of the
Constitution? And In the language of
that great charter of our liberties, shall
1t disparage the rights retained by the
people? ~
mo. Mr.: President. the rights reserved
to the States or to the people must be
peacefully but officially protected against
any encroachment by the general gov
eminent. And this great body which
represents the States should see to 1t
that there shall be no invasion upon
these powers. should see to 1t that the
fundamental principles of our free in
situations are maintained in their full
strength and vigor. For an encroach-
ment upon these reserved rights to the
extent which the tendencies of the time
seem TO pe leaning would be tor the CEN
tral government to interiors with, adj
minister upon and control the Industrial,
the local and the domestic concerns of
the people in1thet States, and when once
begun and the precedent established
there is no telling where 1t would lead.
nor where II would end, and State SOW
ereignty would finally be at an end. In
stead OF lmptirlng the sovereignty of the
state 1T is TIE duty of Congress to 1Ip-
hold and project it TO the last.
IF moro pswer is needed for the sue
eessful operation of the government.
owing to chatged conditions, the way is
clearly pointed out the method is pro-
sn!ueu ior N Fta Constitution by article
I'VE Let an s~5peadplent ne submitted
to the States In anytegent let the peo-
pie be- consulted; let their sacred will be
known; let their consent be given 10
me surrender of any of their rights. and
without their consFnt let nothing be done
by an unwaIrantt construction"
Senator overrnah declared that It ,vas
not intended by the fathers of the r.-
PUBIC 70 grant, under the commerce
clause Oh me Constitution, the right to
esulat e~mpioy1nfnt in factories where
were MADE articles which might become
articles of interstate commerce. He said.
II Congress c4n regulate child-labor
III our factories ind mines, under the
interstate commerce clause or any other
clause OF the Constitution, it has the
power and can, With the same reason.
regulate child-lab'r upon the farm; can
eguiate the agessat which the boys and
girls of the farm pan pick from the boil
the fieecy staple which is taken to tho
gin, and then to tie factory to be manu-
featured into clott 1t can regulate the
ages at which thafarmers' children shall
work in the CRED wheat fields In the
States of the Northwest, for the farmers
have In mind wien the wheat is pro-
duced that a greaer portion of IL Is for
interstate. commgce, and 1t is to be
shipped abroad ID other States and for
eign countries. ,,he production of wheat
and its manufacture into -four, though
Intended for such is not interstl1e COM
merce. Neither the production Of cot
ton and its manufacture into cloth inter-
state .commercej thouKh intended for
such. AS Justies Bradley says, 1t is not
the owners or producers mind which
makes the con1lodity interstate COM
merce..
..T'he cotton finer knows that more
than nine-tenthS of his cotton will be
2 shipped abroad; b knows that the price
of cotton is fxedin Liverpool, a foreign
market. While We manufacture about
9, 100000 bales this country, about
800 900 bales de shipped to foreign
countries. This pes not make the raw
i material, nor theinan,factured products,
articles of intersjte commerce. 1t does
not become so Atil placed in cars or
| boats of the carr4r for shipment.
ar Congress iSto regulate the cotton
mills why not II it go into the regu-
l1atiny business anerally2 Regulate the
t,o,r mlls. the s}el mills, the snoe rae
| tories, the clo1n1E factories, and regu-
Alate the farms;aet it regulate every
branch of indusH which contemplates
an interstate or teign market; and then
there will be lite left for the state 10
do.
.r wish to say. IF. President. that I am
beor,ily in favor I reasonable. child labor
laws 7 favor ashild labor law for the
District of Collbia, and with some
amendments sh.tj support the bill for that
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