Show + ANDREW JACK OX A Portion of the Veteran Fa15 Address It is well known that there have J ways been those among us who ny enlarge the powers of the general g jl ernment and experience ould sceajl indicate that there is a tendency oaty part of this government to overstepij boundaries marked out for it by I1t Constitution Its legitimate authoal is abundantly sufficient for all the pt poses for which it was created b S powers being expressly enumerata there can be no justification for clijl ing anything beyond them Every t tempt to exercise power beyond Its i limits should be promptly and firalii opposed for one evil example willie l to other measures still more cj chievous and if the principle of cot i structive powers or supposed ate tages or temporary circumstances hi ever be permitted to justify the as uJt i tion of a power not given by the C stitution the general government n before long absorb all the powers t legislation and you will have in effa but one consolidated government ii then farewell to local self governn JOE BRKE |