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FOR THE NEGATIVE.

I. Federal aid—unconstitutional.

II. Necessitates greater income for national treasury, thereby increasing
tariff and customs tax.

III. Method not adequate, because States will not exert same effort.

IV. Not function of national government to assist in such measures.

V. States receive benefit of roads, therefore should support and
maintain same.

VI. States are able to build roads.

VII. An invasion of States' rights.

VIII. Federal Government not able to look after roads over the
country.

IX. Benefits derived from Federal assistance not adequate to expense.

X. Federal aid will tend to increase practice of log-rolling in Congress.