It would be easy to show, by critical inquiry, that this whole charge is without just foundation, and that all the legislation so much condemned is as clearly defensible under the Constitution as it is meritorious in purpose.
Sumner defends state legislation against accusations, asserting its constitutional validity and moral purpose.
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