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VOL. VI. NO- 225.
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1908.
PRICE:
Laymen Plan to Raise
Amount During
Next Year.
BISHOP CANDLER
ADDRESSES MEETING
Appeal to Laymen, to Go
Forward in the Move
ment.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 23e-
Addreaaea by the Hon. S. B. Capea
LL.D., of Boaton. and Dr. Joseph
Strong, of New York, were the princi
pal feature, of the Laymens Confer
ence this morning. At ( o'clock the
largeat day audience of the conference
had assembled at the auditorium, and
at 10:10 o'clock there were more In at-
tendence than have been preset?, at any
time since the conference opened, ex-
• it.
Capen vra* In re-
subject was ‘The Chal
lenge of the City.”
The South was also well represented
among the morning speaker!. Hon. T.
B. King, of Memphis, spoke of the work
of the conference ley leader, while A.
Trleschmcnn. of Croesett, Ark., talked
of the work of the district lay leader.
The morning conference cloned with
en address by Dr. W. W. Pinson, of
Nashville, on "The Quiet Hour."
The report of the committee appoint
ed yesterday will be heard late this aft
ernoon.
The conference meetings will close
tonight, but most of the delegates and
visitor* will remain unto tomorrow to
take pert In & big banquet and enter
tainment which Is to be given In their
honor.
Bishop Warren A. Candler was heard
by a large audience here last night
whtn h* addressed the Daymen's Mis
sionary Convention.
Bishop Candler's subject was 'The
Call to Go Forward." and the able
pulpit orator handled his subject with
eameatness and eloquence, which
brought a hearty response from the au
dience. Bishop Candler Is a great fa
vorite among the laymen of the South
ern Methodist church.
At the afternoon aesalon of the con
vention yesterday. Rev. Dr. Edward A.
Tllby, for mor* than eighteen years
missionary to Brasil, delivered an elo
quent and effective address on "A Bi '
Call to Victory." He reviewed the r
•lonaty work In Brazil.
Dr. 8. H. Walnwright. for many years
a leading missionary to Japan, spoke
on 'The Christian Conquest of Japan."
He declared that Japan has broken
away from the customs of the past
more than any other Asiatic nation.
The committee on permanent organ
isation reported In favor of .raising
11.000.000 for foreign missions during
nest year. A plan of complete organ
isation was proposed. This plan In
cluded the establishment of a depart
ment of literature In Nashville for the
special spread of missionary Informa'
tl0I >: the employment of a general sec-
retary who shell give his entire time
to the laymen’s movement; the raising
of fund* sufficient to carry on thle
w»rk. Final action was postponed.
Rev, w. O. Fletcher, a missionary to
Cuba, made a speech on “Cuba, the
Firing Line." He spoke of the freedom
which had come to the Island and the
succeeding light against Kith, disease
end death.
Dr. T. F. Staley, of Bristol, the first
layman In Southern Methodism who
Visited a foreign Held after the lay
mens movement was Inaugurated, told
Of his trip to the Orient.
THE GEORGIAN
Atlanta, Ga., April 21, 1808.
Mr. F. L. Seely,
Dear Sir—Inclosed find check for 14.80 for une year's subscription to
The Georgian. Please have paper delivered to 420 Auetell building. I
would like to say further that I admire the eland your paper takes on
the present contest for governor, as I like a paper that la broad enough
to print both aides of the Issues. Yours, very truly. S. A. A.
Cullman. Ala. April 18, 1908.
The Atlanta Georgian:
Dear Sira—Please send me The Georgian and News. I have been tak
ing . but don't care to read eo much tommyrot about the gov-
Of Memphis, who Is presiding
over the Laymen's Conference.
HIS STATEMENT Oil
Meant No Reflection On the
Honesty of Conductors
or Travelers.
INE
. PI H8BURG. April 23.—Four ‘men
•re dead and a number of others ln-
;H ra<i as the result of an explosion In
the mine of the Ellsworth Coal Com
pany, at Ellsworth, Pa., at 8 o'clock
this morning. Three of the bodies al-
ready have been recovered and a res
cuing party is at work In the mine
••arching for the body of the other
miner and taking out the Injured. An
«plosion of gas Is supposed to have
F?* n the cause, but the fact* concerning
'he disaster are as yet meager.
In a personal statement made before
the railroad commission Thursday
morning Charles K. Johnston, a trav
eling man from Columbus, denied that
he had ever made any statement, either
directly or Indirectly, meant to cast
aspersions upon the honesty of rail
road conductors.
The matter came up on the petition
of the Seaboard Air Line to annul the
"Shoofly” train between Columbus and
Amerlcus. In a previous hearing on
this petition, Mr. Johnson, In arguing
against taking off this train, made
statements concerning cash fares,
which, ht said, did not appear In the
report of the railroad, as one of the
reasons for taking the train oft.
Hie statement created a sensation
over the state, as an Inference was
drawn that Mr. Johnson was reflecting
on the honesty of the conductors, as
well as some of the traveling public.
He ofTered to bring evidence to support
his contention regarding this train, and
the case went over to Thursday, April
28.
Conductors Are Present..
In anticipation of a sensational hear,
lng, a large crowd was present. The
conductors were represented by the fol
lowing committee from their organic
tlon: J. A. Dodson, H. M. Patton, O.
W. Evans, W. C. Mangum, W. O.
Woodall, C. D. Knight. W. J. Reeves. H.
J. Woodruff, T. M. Harrell, H. E. Neal,
— E. Wood and W. H. “
WARMLY GREETED DENIES RE VOTED
SWAIN8BORO, Ga., April 23.—
After a drive thru the country from
Nunes, Go., Governor Smith arrived
here from Dublin, where he spoke yes
terday, at 10:10 o'clock thle morning,
and this afternoon la addressing a large
crowd of Swalnsboro and Emanuel
county cltlxens.
Upon arrival In Swalnsboro Govern
or Smith was driven Immediately to the
hotel, where he held a conference with
leaders, and met and shook hands with
■cores of voters, who called to pay
their respects.
There Is a very large crowd In the
city today, farmers having come from
all parte of the county to hear the
governor speak.
Governor Smith began speaking at
1:80 o'clock to a large audience. He
was Introduced by Judge Hines and
was given marked attention. His
speech was along the lines of hla for
mer addresses, and he was frequently
applauded. He laid particular stress
on the disfranchisement measure and
charged hla opponents with attempting
to gain control of the politics of the
state by defeating the disfranchisement
amendment to the constitution.
So far as can be ascertained here,
Governor Smith will return to Atlanta
Friday, speaking before the Atlanta
Medical College Friday evening. He
will be compelled to leave that evening
for Valdosta, when he It scheduled to
apeak Saturday.
No new dates were announced Thurs
day, and at headquarters In the Emery-
Stetner building It wee stated that no
new developments were to be reported.
SHOT WIFE DEAD
AS SHE HELD BABE
Mary
I with
Bowers.
W. B. Wood and W.
Courtland S. Winn was present as at'
torney for the Order of Railway Con
ductors.
From Columbus were present Mayor
Rhodes Browne; L. Loewenhers, presl.
dent of the Board of Trade; City At
torney T. T. Miller, and the following
representatives of Post C, Travelers'
Protective Association: Dan Joseph,
Allle Shield* and U W. MqPerson.
A conference was held between Ed
T. Brown, the Seaboard officials and
the Columbus people. It was an
nounced then that an agreement would
probably be reached between the par
ties at interest as to this train, and a
request was made for an Indefinite
postponement of the. case. On this
showing that direction was given to the
matter by the commission.
At this juncture Charles G. Johnson
arose and asked to make a personal
statement to the commission, which
privilege was granted him. He said:
Mr. Johnson's Statement.
’Any Inference gained from the
newspapers by publications made at
the previous hearing In this.rase that
Tar* _
ductors Is erroneous. I did say that I
could establish the fact that the cash
farce paid on this "Shoofly" train did
not appear In the showing made here
by the Seaboard officials os a reason
for taking the train off. but that their
report was made up only from ticket
sales.
I want to istlsfy the conductors that
I have made no charge against them. I
said before that I was In a party of
four, when three paid the conductor
srsonally. Some newspaper printed It
irivateiy.’ which distorted my mean
ing. I meant no wholesale charge
alnst-conductors, for I
them are honest men."
Chairman McLendon also stated that
he had been misrepresented by a no
of the papers, and declared that he
never stated anything that could be
CLEVELAND, April 23.—Mrs.
McLaughlin, aged 26. lies dead
two bullets In her body. Her husband,
George McLaughlin, aged 88, a saloon
keeper, is under arrest charged with
murder. McLaughlin killed his wife In
her bed room tour. According to the
police, McLaughlin shot his wife as she
was holding her baby, Helen, aged I.
In her lap.
Joseph M. Brown, candidate for gov
ernor. Issued the following statement
Thursday afternoon:
"To the People of Georgia:
"My attention has been celled to
charge Governor Smith made In his
Macon speech that 1 voted, or favored,
the Republican ticket In 1178.
"This charge does not even deserve
denial. At that time I was not II years
I have never voted any but the straight
Democratic ticket.
“As to my voting negroes and v
lng at polls, the charge Is simply pre
posterous, and Is made only to further
the candidacy of the governor.
"I also notice that Governor Smith
In his apeeoh at Columbus and at Ma
con makes the charge that negroes are
wearing Joe Brown buttons. Insinuat
ing that they are being furnished by my
friends and supporters. In reply to
this charge, I wish to say that reports
frequently come to me that the friends
of Mr. Smith are procuring and giving
away buttons to negroes for the sole
purpose of supporting his mode end
method of campaigning. All dignified
and fair-minded Georgians will under
stand this.
“I can not afford to take further no
ties of the matter than to say that the
charge Is a slander that 111 becomes the
governor of Georgia.
(Signed)
"JOSEPH M. BROWN.
“Atlanta, Ga., April 22. 1908.”
Brown headquarters In tho Kimball
had many vleltorir Thursday, and Man
ager J. It. Smith .had a busy day talk
lng with aupporters from various coun
ties. . \ f
Among the callers was Editor Ptr
ham. of The Waycrot* Herald. Mr. P*r-
hnm came up to attefad a meeting of
board of trustees of the Soldi—*
Home. He Is a member of the boi
Manager Smith stated that the work
of organising Brown clubs was golnr
on most favorably over th* state, and
that these clubs were doing effective
work.
JEFFERSONIAN WILL TELL ALL, SAYS WATSON
Continued on Page Thirteen.
The SUCCESS of the Want Ad
GEORGIAN WANT ADS have been found to be so
successful in finding articles, securing
workers and positions, selling commo
dities,. buying other commodities, ex
changing Real Estate and making all
wants known that The Georgian Want
Ad has become a household byword.
Let Georgian Want Ads serve you ALL THE
TIME.
THOM80N, Ga., April 23—"Read
Th* Weekly Jeffersonian and It will
tell you all," said Hon. Thomas E. Wet-
son. when asked by The Georgian for
an expression as to the nature of th*
recent conference between himself and
Hon. Seaborn Wright.
Mr. Watson was busily engaged In
work at hi* home, but seemed unusual,
ly cheerful, and when pressed for s
definite answer he laughingly diverted
attention to the value of his paper,
which Is engaging much of his atten
tion, while with one eye he Is noting th*
trend of political event* her* In Oeor-'
gla end the nation.
“Hsd the conference to do with your
probable stand In the gubernatorial
race In Georgia?" he we* asked.
"I have nothing to say. except watch
The Jeffersonian." he replied.
It Is thought the visit of Mr. Wright
to Thomson Immediately after his two
days' stay In Atlanta, as a result of
which th* prohibition question was
removed from the campaign, and hla
long conference with Mr. Watson, Is of
murh politics! significance. Many
claim Mr. Watson, whose political pow
er In th* state hoc not diminished dur
ing these yean, will declare himself In
the next few weeks, at least, and to
day's Interview would indicate that he
has chosen the column* of Th* Jeffer
aonlan thru which to make his an
nouncement and glva his views to tha
public.
WAT80N NOT SUPPORTING
EITHER CANDIDATE
ROME, Ga., April 23.—Hon. Seaborn
Wright, when seen by The Georgian
correspondent this me ‘
he sew Hon. Thomas
at Thomson and th* gubernatorial con
test was discussed.
Mr. Watson I* now talcing a stand
for neither candidate, he said, but hie
nultlon Is stated
he Jeffersonian.
Mr. Wright did not state what phases
of the contest they dlseussed,
FLAMES ARE SWEEPING
OVER JERSEY VILLAGE
CAPE MAY, N. J, April 23,—A fierce
Are broke out In the Lacklnaw Villa at
Cape May Point this afternoon. It
was totally destroyed. Thi Godfrey
cottage Is a total lose, the Surf House,
a large hotel, Is also doomed, and nine
other houses are burning.
The trolley company has put on spe
cial cars to carry hoea and coal to th*
fire apparatus. It la doubtful If any of
th* houses within three squares from
the start of the Are will be saved. As
sistance from other places has been
asked.
Word has Just been received that
four more cottages are burning.
FREE WOOD PULP IS NOW
UP TO SPEAKER CANNON
WASHINGTON, April 23.—The cam
paign of the newspaper publishers of
the United States against the tariff on
wood pulp and print paper took a vig
orous turn today when ever)- member
of the house received a telegram signed
by E. H. Becker, secretary, **a follows:
"The American Newspaper Associa
tion In convention assembled protest
against the subterfuge designed by
Cannon. Payne and Dalzell to prevent
relief from the extortion of the paper
combine. We ask that the Stevens bill,
now throttled In the ways and means
committee, be put to a vote on the floor
of the house. We represent the seventh
largest industry In the United Stales, paper publishers.
and have rights that congress Is bound
to respect."
To this John Sharp Williams, the
Democratic leader, sent the following
reply:
"I Join you In your protest. Get the
speaker to recognise me or somebody
else to make the motion and It will
pass. It Is up to him."
After the telegrams had been deliv
ered In the house a number of members
marched solemnly to Representative
Payne’s desk on which they piled their
telegrams. Later In the day Mr. Wil
liams put In a petition over hla own
signature asking that the house pass
the legislation asked for by the newa-
Mrs. R. E. Park Given
Loving Cup by Geor
gia Delegation.
BIG FUSS RAISED
OVER BLANK LOAN
One Delegate Threatens to
Secure Injunction to
Balk Congress.
WASHINGTON, April 23.—"Tou are
bonding us by a sum in blank and If
necessary we shall enjoin this society
In the courts,” shouted Mrs. Marion A.
Ballinger, of the District of Columbia,
today, after the Congress of the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution had
voted amid scenes of wildest enthusi
asm to bond Itself for a sum sufficient
to complete a continental hall.
After a vote had been taken by over
whelming odds, about a score of noes
being heard, Mra. Ballinger and several
of her followers vainly endeavored to
gain recognition to ascertain for what
amount the Daughters had bonded
themselves. Mrs. McLean, the presi
dent general, shut off all Inquiries by
saying that the matter had been settled
and that no further discussion was
wanted.
"But, Madams President General,"
persisted Mrs. Ballinger, ‘‘this resolu
tion. which has been so hurriedly
passed, Is In'blank and does not state
the amount for which this bond Is to
be made. Since all authentic Informa
tion must be furnished by the chair
and since we must show the chair the
jroper deference." continued Mrs. Bat
Inger rather sarcastically, "I most re
spectfully urge the chair to tell us how
much the completion of this building Is
going to cost and how much this socle,
ty has got to stand for."
"Thin can not be told until we bear
from the architect and others who will
furnish figures." replied Mrs. McLean.
“The chair will be glad to talk with
Mrs. Ballinger In private and g
this information, but would be very
much obliged if Mrs. Ballinger would
take her seat it this Urns. I can not
permit a further discussion of this sub-
,ect In public. The majority of this
congress understands the question It
has juit voted .upon. 'Proceed with the
iilar order of buslneea.”
midst the applause of the affirma
tives Mrs. Ballinger took her seat, say
ing In a voice plainly audible to those
In her vicinity:
"We shall stop you by Injunction,
then. You shall not bond this society
In an amount to be decided upon later,
over which the members themselves
have no supervision."
Mrs. Helm, of New York, endeavored
to gain recognition from the chair at
this point, saying:
1 would Ilka to know. If after a mo
tion Is made, It Is not customary to have
a discussion of the subject? We have
not been given an opportunity to dis
cuss this grave question and I want to
here publicly go on record aa opposing
any such snap action."
"Wa discussed this matter yester
day." said Mra. McLean, "and your ob
jection Is out of order. The proposi
tion to bond the society has
been almost unanimously agreed to
end th* chair will not permit th*
jng of the question.”
nosing momsnts of the morning
session were taken up In the presenta
tion of a handsome loving cup by the
Georgia delegation to the retiring vice
president general from that state. Mrs.
lobert Emory Park. The loving cup,
which Is of exquisite design, waa pre-
by Mrs. Ira C. Bennlng, state
regent. Mra. Park replied with tears
In her eyes and expressed her thanks
for the unexpected gift. Mrs. McLean
congratulated Mrs. Park upon her work
during her vice presidency.
The nominations for the positions of
vice president generals were made as
follows:
Mrs. Truman H. Newbery, Michigan;
Mrs. Horace Hoxle Dyer. Vermont:
Mra. Ira Yale Sage, Georgia: Mr*. Wil
liam E. Stanley, Kansas: Mrs. Drayton
H. Bushnell. of Iowa; Mrs. Ira H.
Evans, of Texas; Mrs. Susie M. Hardy,
Kentucky; Mrs. Theodore C. Bates.
Massachusetts; Mrs. Bourbon dlly
Clarks, New Hampshire; Mr*. E. Gay-
lor Putnam. New Jersey; Mrs. James
M. Fowler. Indiana; Mrs. John F. Ster.
ling. Connecticut; Mrs. Egbert Jones.
Mississippi; Mrs. William A. Smoot.
STATE HITS
PLEA IS MADE
Illinois Democratic
Convention Prom-
• ises Lively Fight. N
JOHNSON BOOMERS
ARE IN FULL FORCE
Bryan Sweeps All Caucuses
Held in Massachu
setts.
V, Ths Daughters are being received by
the president this afternoon.
WHAT CONGRESS
DID THURSDAY
WASHINGTON. April 23.-Jn the
senate today Mr. Rayner spoke In sup.
port of his resolution against the en
croachment by the Federal govern
ment upon the rights of the states.
Sir. Warner gave notice that he
would defer the conclusion of his re
marks on the Brownsville case until
next Monday.
Seth Low. of New York, appeared
before the senate Judiciary committee
support of the Hepburn bill to mod
ify the Sherman law.
A letter from President Rooeevelt to
the commerce committee urges the Im
portance of modifying certain water
power bills as recommended by the wa
terways commission.
The house considered the bill to for
feit the title to two million acres of
land In Oregon held by the Harriman
Interests.
Mr. Suiter, of New York. Introduced
a bill to raise the wreck of the battle-
ohio Maine in Havana harbor.
SPRINGFIELD, lll„ April 23.—Dele,
gates representing the "Simon Pure"
Bryan Democracy of Cook county, at
Chicago, have bolted the Democratic
state convention and are holding n
rump convention at a downtown hotel.
They wilt draw up a protest against
the legality of the big convention and
will name twenty contesting delegates
to the Denver convention.
Robert E. Burke, of Chicago, desert
ed by most of the out-and-out Bryan-
ltes, affiliated with the Illinois League
of Bryan Clubs, proposes to carry hie
fltrht ta the national convention on a
technicality. Roger C. Sullivan and
other lenders are not taking Burke's
move seriously. They are concerned
over the so-called "personal liberty"
and anti-local option situation.
The plan non* Is to make a "Big Six."
J iving each a two-thirds vote. The
elegates at large aa slated are:
Roger Sullivan. Chicago; Samuel Al-
shuler, Aurora; Edward F. Dunne. Chi.
cago; Adtal E. Stevenson, Blooming
ton: Carroll C. Boggs. Fairfield, and
Frederick C. Kern. Belleville.
The Johnson boom arrived at the
convention today In charge of Maxwell
C. Edgar, who gave out the name of
nine Chicagoans who came with him.
None wns identified with Roger C. Sul
livan or the state organization forces.
Those Mr. Edgar classed as Johnson
boomers were, besides himself. John
C. Eckhart. Orval G. williams. John 8.
Cooper; Robertson Palmer. E. D. Fra
ser. william H. Horlne, Thomas J.
O'Donnell, John R. Butman and Todd
Lunsford. M. F. Dunlap, of Jackson
vllle. asked the committee, on rules to
bind the Illinois delegation to vote .Tor
William J. Bryan ns long as his name
Is before the Denver convention.
BRYAN MEN 8WEEP
MA8SACHU3ETT8CAUCUSES
B08TON, April 23.—The Bryan men
swept the state at the caucuses held
yesterday and last night to elect dele
gates to the state convention. No con
test #orth the name waa made for any
other candidate, and the delegates
chosen were, generally speaking, favor,
able to Bryan.
In Boston only 4 per cent of the par.
ty vote came out and the same thing
was true throughout the state. In the
only Boston ward where effort# were
made to elect delegatee pledged to
Johnson the attempt was unsuccessful.
FLY WHEEL BURST;
2 DEAD; MANY HURT
CHICAGO, April 23.—Two men were
killed, two .seriously hurt and several
others slightly Injured at 11:80 o'clock
list night In the plant of the North
Shore Electric Company at Waukegan.
A bless burned a section of a belt on a
huge fly wheel and the wheel flew from
Its hearing. The electric plant, valued
at 8188.000. was destroyed and several
other buildings were damaged.
Eloquent Appeal to
x Preserve Nation’s •
Constitution.
CRITICISES ANY.
CHANGES MADE
That
Marylander Argues
National Document Must
j Be Kept Intact.
Continued on Page Five.
JUST TWO SNAKE STORIES;
BOTH OF ’EM TRUE, TOO
Moccasin For
Plaything.
Scotch Folk Wanted Alley Full of Snakes
Among the late arrivals at the farm
of Mayor Joyner, near Marietta, la one
James Stark, a typical Scotchman
from Scotland, and hla wife and two
children, aged 2 and 4 years.
Mra. Joiner waa spending a day out
at the farm recently. She wa* walk
ing alongside the lake on the farm with
Mr. and Mra. 8tark and the two little
children. •
"Uh, look, mama," cried out the
4-year-old, "pretty little toy!"
So saying, both the two little Chil
dren rushed to the "toy.” Mr. and Mr*.
Stark espied the "toy," add they, too,
rushed toward* It.
Mrs. Joyner turned and found Mra.
Stark about to pick 1 up In the gentlest
kind at way a 8-foot moccasin which
waa ]ust curling up about to strike.
Mr. Stark and th* two children were
"dead bent” on petting tbe "cute lit
tle thing."
The scream of Mr*. Joyner fright
ened the party away and a big stick
killed the Infuriated snake before any
harm could be done.
It developed that nelthec Mr. Stark
nor Mra. Stark had ever seen a snake
before In all their live* and their flrat
Intention upon seeing the "cute little
thing" was to adopt It aa a pet for th*
two little children.
There are no snakes In Scotland,"
explained Mr. Stark to 'Mra. Joyner
later.
Reported to a Coun
cilman.
Out In the Second ward, between
Crew and Washlngton-su. runs an al
ley from Clark to Rlchardson-.-i-.
Wedneaday Councilman Huddleston
was favored with a call from several of
his constituents In that vicinity, who
complained of the condition of this al
ley. They said the alley was piled up
with old rotten trees and shrubs, with
bricks of all sorts, high weeds, and tho
like, and concluded by saying that tha
alley waa "full of snakes.”
The councilman thought there was
tome exaggeration and th* committee
•aw that the councilman thought there
was some exaggeration, so the commit
tee left and returned a few hours later
with a large glass Jar full of snakes —
live ones—they had picked up In a few
leisure moments In the alley.
Councilman Huddleston Investigated
and found that the conditions were
about aa described. He found also that
a string of cltlxens had gone to tho al
ley with Jars to catch snakes just as
calmly as If they had gone to the well
with buckets to got water. The coun
cilman found, however, that all cf t.to
rubbish waa piled, not really In the
alley, but on private property running
alongside the alley. The rubbish was
cleared away Thursday.
WASHINGTON, April 23.—Senator
Rayner. of Maryland, delivered one of
the most brilliant and Impassioned ad
dresses In the senate.today that thnt
august body has heard this session. His
subject was "Modern State Rights.” He
said In pert:
"I will define what I mean by state
rights democracy. I mean that the
rights of the states must be maintained
Inviolate ss Intended by the framers of
the constitution; that there must be no
perversion of the delegated powers so to
strike down thereservatlon to the state«.
and that whatever rights the states
possess under th* constitution and un
der the amendment* must remain Intact
and unimpaired until, If ever, the con
stitution should be changed by the voice
of the people according to the methods
that It provides ami the structure of
our government should be directed from
Its present conception and design.”
Powers -Distorted.
As an example of the distortion' of
the delegated powers of the constitu
tion, Mr. Qayner cited , he Beveridge
child labor bill, which, he said, was
framed "not to regulate commerce, but
to regulate the labor that produces th*
commerce."
He said Mr. Beveridge waa far In ad
vance of. bis party In this matter, and
that altho th* president at first sup
ported It, he has In his recent messages
"sounded a slow retreat."
"Advancing a step beyond the prlncl.
pi# embrneed In this bill, we have im-
o*her doctrine, and. I regret to say. sus.
tmlned by high Democratic authority,
that congress ought to pass a law pro
viding that corporations should be lim
ited In th* amount of product that they
consign into states, and that congress
has a right to place an arbitrary figure
upon their business transactions when
they enter Into the channels of Inter
state commerce. .
No Dlstinotion Mad*.
"The constitution makes no classifi
cation of’corporations or any distinc
tion bstwesn them and Individuals, and
If we have a right to do this with cor
porations we have precisely the same
right to do It with Individuals. We ha ve
a bill now before the senate that sub
stantially embodies this principle, it
Is a monstrous proposition end one that
would finally place every commercial
transaction and every business cnt•: -
prise under Federal supervision.
"If such a bill should pass, I have
no doubt that tha supreme court would
declare It unconstitutional, and as I
understand that an attempt will be
made to Incorporate this provision In
the Democratic platform, the people
should he made to understand as soon
as possible that thflr representative-
In this body, at least, have still a
glimmering recollection of what the
constitution means, and thnt the Dem
ocratic party has *1111 a body guard of
faithful watchers, who will see to It