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who was the Nurserymen's representative and joint committee on na- 

 tional inspection and legislation : 



Mr. President and Members of the American Association of Nurserymen: 



The subject of a national inspection law is one that should receive the 

 attention of every nurseryman. It has been said that a poor law is better 

 than none, and I think we all agree that it is better to have a law enforcing 

 inspection for the benefit of all the fruit-growers, entomologists and the nur- 

 serymen. 



The question now is '"Do you want two laws?" One operated by the state 

 and the other operated by the government from Washington, like the Pure 

 Food and Seed laws, as they are now enforced. 



Who is to be supreme, the state or the government, in enforcing them? 



At a recent conference of the governors of the various states at Wash- 

 ington, D. C, it was made clear that the states, so far as their governors were 

 concerned, are scrupulously opposed to relinquishing to the federal govern- 

 ment any of the powers reserved to them under the constitution. Practically 

 every governor present went on record in favor of tlie states exercising their 

 power to the fullest degree, but in doing this, they also made it clear that they, 

 likewise, favored the exercise by the federal government in the fullest sense 

 of all the powers delegated to it by the states through the constitution. The 

 concensus of opinion seems to be that the states nmst do their work, the na- 

 tion its work. 



When Federal Power Should Prevail 



President Roosevelt has gone on record as recognizing the rights of the 

 states and says in matters that relate only to the people within the state, 

 the state is to be sovereign and it should have the power to act. If the mat- 

 ter is such that the state itself cannot act, then he pleads on l)ehalf of all 

 the states that the national government should act. 



Each Must Exercise Its Power 



William .Jeimings Bryan says he is jealous of any encroachment upon the 

 rights of the state, believing that the states are indestructible as the Union 

 is indissoluble, and it is just as imperative that the general government shall 

 discharge the duties delegated to it as it is that the states should exercise the 

 powers reserved to them. He further says, "Nothing that is necessary is im- 

 possible." ■ 



State Rights 



Without state rights we would have no government. Eliminate state rights 

 and you have nothing. 



Advantage of a National Law 



One thing that could be gained In a national law is to outline a standard 

 law and ask all the states to amend their laws to conform to that as far as 

 practicable. We must remember that the United States government has no 

 power except that given it by the states. 



Now it must be taken for granted that the American Nurserymen thought 

 it necessary that something should ))e done or this committee would not have 



