The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-26
GREAT DAY In
TUSCALOOSA

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q professionalism that logically followed
would bring In no imports and. there
fare, supply no revenue. And, again,
there Is the oleomargarine law, under
pretens,e Of being a revenue me me sas.ad
by its ADVOCATES. to foster one Ameri-
can Industry at the expense OF anoth.
81. Congress having the undoubted
courts have presumed that these meas
ures accorded with that constitutional
purpose. The shield of the court being
abuse Of iesisIative discretion but the
power inherent under our system In
the people themselves, to call TO &C
count and discipline. II they see NJ,
proved unfaithful to the higher and
better interests confded to them.
1t Is deplorable that there Is an In
gress for a remedy for every evil, real
or imaginary, which can be the con-
Germ OF any government.
Several years ago number OF GOOD
Christian women came before Com
mittea of which 4 was member, ana
made speeches and argued in behalf OF
an amendment of the Constitution for
they Ike e elaRimed to be still secretly prac-
ticed In several States. They did not
deem 1T sufficient answer when told
that II was not necessary to give such
q power to the Federal government, be-
cause Alabama and every other State
in the Union now prohibits and pun
1shes, not only .polygamy. but bigamy
course. that It is best for the family
relation, and therefore best for society,
that such offenses be denounced and
prevented. For myself, / believe that
any man ought to be happy to form a
partnership with one good woman, and
] am sure that In no case ought sew
eral good women to have to bear with
the sclf-assertion and the assumed
lor6ly superiority of any one man.
At another time there came other
good women advocating a Federal law
their sex. II seemed with them to be
no answer to be told that the respec-
tive States now have the power to con-
FER this privilege upon women snn as sew sew
should therefore make their appeals to
the different States.
In the last Congress an association
of Automobiles applied to Congress to
enact law Imposing a Federal tax
upon automobiles for the purpose of
giving license to operate automobiles
nn aaa . through act the rass
to deny to the States the right to levy
tax upon or require a license for the
operation of automobiles within the
boundaries of the state. A professor
of law in an Eastern University headed
the delegation before the committee
having jurisdiction of the bill and
Again. Congress has been appealed
to to propose a constitutional amend
rnent providing for the Federal regu-
5ation of marriage and divorce. The
answer is that 1t is not the business of
Congress, but 1t Is the business of the
States. to regulate domestic relations
Our religious influences must---of
themselves in part, and the laws of the
State--fninimize as far as 1t is possi-
divorce.
Congress can regulate the Interstate
fftf n alnnhnlic HntlnFG .xUhanavar
and as long as the character of inter-
state commerce is attached to the COM
modify. but whenever 1t reaches the
possession OF the consignee, then it
falls under the control Of the States.
Congress has recently attempted the
regulation Of interstate traffic in this
commodity by passing a measure en-
bracing two provisions. and the credit
for first proposing these is due to my
friend. Congressman Brantley of Geor-
gia These requirements are that the
packages containing such commodities
shall be so marked and branded as to
indicate their contents and that every
collect on delivery consignment from
Ride consignment.
nmong lawyers who have given thotghf
o tis Ct the the Fetess to
lquired of liquor dealers in any COM
immunity or part OF the United States
while the law requires the payment Of
else would render the whole law OBJ
noxious to the provision of the Consti-
,fution which requires that taxes shall
plbe uniform throughout the United
states. or course Congress could re-
peal the whole law requiring taxes OF
liquor dealers. and that would leave the
case Just where II is now, namely,
with out Federal license to carry on To-
cal business contrary to the laws of a
State. and the only change in the status
sof the case would be the loss of reve-
niue to the government on account of
the loss OF such internal revenue taxes.
Without mentioning numerous legis-
7ative abuses, let us say the multiple
scation of unnecessary Federal laws
Ought not to be encouraged. for we
can subscribe to the wise observation
made by one of the profoundest stu
swho said that "a fat statute book is a
sign of national decay"
But not to linger here let me sug-
sgest at once the Importance of look
Ing narrowly at. while we uphold with
all due reverence. the. operation of our
Federal judiciary system.
As great as is our. respect for the
Federal courts and the high character
of the men who preside over them, we
can not forget that the Federal judi
stances, contributed much to vindicate
Mr.. Jefferson's opinion that the Fed
eral judges would be the sappers and
miners Of the Constitution. However
honestly done, some Federal Judges
nave at some time 50 acted as to cause
rob the States of some of their re-
served rights. Perhaps most Federal
Judges have not exceeded the law any
pftener than have State judges, but
the remedy in the case of the wrongful