Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-02-13
why U. =. SENATORS OUGHT To
BE ELECTED BY TIE PEOPLE.

Inc memorial of the Idaho Legis
'a'ufe' directed to the Congress Of
the United States, asking for the sub
mission to the States of constitution
al amendment providing for the cleo.
ton of Senators by direct vote OF
the people, Is in keeping with the
times and is an expression of de-
mand that Is universal from the At
lantlc to the Pacific, and from the
Gulf to the Canadian line. The peo.
pie have had enough of that great
aggregation of millionaires and Dig
mined joint partners with Fraud. The
number of brainless milllonaIres in
the U. S. Senate is disgrace to the
nation, and with the lavish use of
wealth to purchase Legislators, merit
has been downed by money. The
fact that the Senate is filled with
miilionalres, and those millionaires a
very inferior lot as statesmen. while
the reverse is the case in the House.
is all the proof any intelligent citizen
needs of the truth of the charge that
they buy their way in, and that with.
out their millions they could never
reach that exalted position, or rather
position that was once exalted, but
now fast losing its dignity and the re-
spect of the people. Millionaires can
buy Legislature, but they cannot
purchase the people of State. Let
the people elect and brainless million
aires will soon have to fall back to
the rear, and craftsmanship will again
waltz to the front. As now constl-
tuted the Senate of the United States
is grand fraud, and the people are
demanding that the members of this
branch of the national law aking
power be elected by direct vote of the
people, or that said great body-com-
posed of large per cent. of mill
lonalre corruptionists be abolish
ed. There are able statesmen IN
the Senate, men who are for the best
interests of the whole people, but
they are not the millionaires who are
boosted there by the power of money.
Of course these money kings will not
favor the election Of Senators by the
people. They know full we'll that
with the change they will go under,
but whenever the people arise in their
might something "has got to Drop
and drop SO hard and suddenly that
dull thud will be heard throughout
the length and breadth of the land.
Idaho has always been favorable to
the election of Senators by the peo-
pie, and not by presumed or alleged
representatives., but what has hereto
fore been a mildly expressed senti-
meht, is now an emphatic demand
Since Idaho has become State, and
the great fraud on the people of elect
ing Senators by the Legislature has
been brought near to us, we are en-
abled more clearly to see and to more
keenly feel the farce of the thing
When our three Senators were elect
ed the people of the State as a whole
were well satisfied, for their will wa.
carried out as nearly as it was possible
to carry it out by their representa-
tives, and they felt that fraud woulc
not get in its work, IN our first elec
ton of Senators, to defeat the fai
election by the Legislature. But th'
second act-a grand farce-where;l
the leading role has been played by
disappointed aspirant, who has NJ
claims whatever on the people of Ida
no, has shown them the great DANCE
of trusting a Legislative body to car
ry out their wishes. Clagett has beeI
planning and schemiRg to oust Du
bois. If the people had an opportu
nifty to say which one they prefer
Dubois without the slightest doubt
would receive nineteen out of twent,
of the votes of the State. In Bols
couaty we don't believe Clagett woul'
receive three votes. The fact tina
there is the slightest danger of
choice, so nearly unanimous, benz
; defeated by disappointed aspiran
who is not sustained by the people
sets the people to thinking, and can
not help but arouse the suspicion tha
l some one has opened sack, which
S too often a very potent cenvlncer.
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