The Washington times., 1908-04-23

make the term commerce include every
thing contained in the vocabulary. He
declared one Of the most extreme in
stances Of the tendency TO distort the
delegated powers OF the Constitution
was eXempliied in the Beverage child
labor bill. He held there was no wars
rant for regulating labor that produced
commerce in the fashion proposed by
this bill, and said Senator Beveridge
had stepped out SO far ahead Of his
party I'm tins matter that the Prest-
dent after following him through his
message last year had sounded a slow
retreat
Against Business Regulation.
Passing from child labor Senator
Rayner denounced the movement 10 put
every commercial enterprise and bust
ness transaction under Federal supervi-
sion. He declared It 81 "monstrous prop
osition,' ana said he had no doubt
the Supreme Court would declare it
unconstitutional. He objected TO the at
tempt to insert any such doctrine in
the Democratic platform.
Sun more startling. said Senator Ray
ner. was the proposition TO control the
interstate railways through the post
offices and postroads clause of the Con-
Istitution. which the President advocated.
This suggestion oI the President" he
maintained, proceeds beyond anything
in the line of Federal Capitalization that
has ever been advocated since the Con
stltutlOn was adopted
Secretary Roots doctrine that If the
States do rot come 10 the rescue OF the
Federal Government, when'-~er an
emergency arises for the exercise OF
Federal power. ways Will be round TO
give the Federal Government the right
10 exercise the power that IL proposes
whether within the delegated powers or
Inc THwnr
and dangerous doctrine ever announced
before the American people
Just Missed Disaster.
Abiding TO the CaIifornla-Japau school
controversy, he declared:
II want To say TO the Senate now
I, that in my opinion II il had not been
Ior concessions that The state of Cali
| fCrnia made. or for concessions that
the foreign government made. either one
OF the other-I know not which-when
/ this controversy was at its height. we
S.-slld have had a conflict over this
question, led by the President and his
| Secretary, the result Of which and its
/ disastrous consequences st would have
/ been found impossible 10 fOresee."
outlining his view OF what the Demo
! cratic platform should contain. Senator
/ cratic platform. one that would ring
! with the martial music Of the ancient
( lays and that he would not ''hang our
! Earp upon a willow Tree lie would
{ continue the contest against protective
| tariff, would oppose despoilment OF
/ helpless races, would declare agains;
/ executive usurpaJiOn, would stand foT
/ enforcement OF every Federal statute
| ana FOR putting the law in force against
| every Industrial monopoly
Limit President to One Term.
! 81 would limit the Presidential ordce
| TO a single term" he said and would
/ further proclaim that no President
( should have the right TO determine the
! selection OF his successor through the
( use OF Federal patronage.
| Above everything else, however, !
would add q plank declaring that there
/ Is no such thing as 2E unwrltteu con-
/ stitutiOn of the United States, and that
| fl is "a trea sCnable act 10 insert into il,
| whether By judicial construction or
/ otherwise. any power or grant that is
/ not contained within the limitations OF
/ the Instrument. and that no Common
| wealth or the Union should be inter
! fered with IN tine exercise OF It's SOW