Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-29
IIlIIE sHILT0N'S SPEECH.
..,,,,e ARGUMENT FOR
% or, ..o STATES SENATOR


l'2g s.srrsiown. Tex Aprn q na,spn
Il sraes y, ,or United States senator
= w. .,.s,ed by large and enthu-
!, 81 ..,,snce HIS speech was as
Ia gentlemen: The founders
1921, ,.,..n institutions, when they
III s'.'' ,,,,ns he Federal constitution,
\ p .,rsd the Democratic theory
IN l. pushed too far In the new re-
y "A that the experiment might
I ". ,,..aad with disaster; hence we
,hat great instrument certain
y .,,rs M the direct power Of the
One Of these was the designa-
X IL STATE legislatures as the body
'.om the United States senators
q +, I, elected. Many sagaclous OBJ
!, politieal affairs have believed
\ M .,.ssble to reform the existing
MA,lby substituting a popular vote
,h state. 1t has been objected in
III sBarters that such an innovation
~ constitute a departure from the
.,,,al policy OF our government,
made the senator's the represent
y M ~. II the state, and the members
Y 81 4. o,her house the representatives
4 M MT those WIN hold th.
\ do psVp's' w =
~ emission OF IeNRs III either house VI
II rsss are the representatives OF Its
,,,. ana thev are neither more
uNe"S' -. a.. ,.t,.
a. ess 50 Whe'he' uiioseh ~ 10
sre or It's people Therefore, II mas
VI. seemed to me that It would be
q IN. 49,, ,i,,.r,,, FROM a laeis-
! r. inaNs ''V
iap to popular electIoh' AOr the
Z H AHMED reason that 1t would tend to
~, mo senators a more direct re.
4, wy ~ -. - ,a,.,,a
. possibility 70 the peopie anu i''io'e
!. ID aiiites against the senate growing
A h supposed exemption in this
\ III
mi ,...-. -,
III l0make this alteration, however inc
i, H. and complex mode of amending
81 /. FEDERAL Constitution must be re-
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:. H'so IT, hNpeiiei'ee nus
slfe any change in the constitution
III Ne United States can be accom-
49, .,l,s,,o,, ,,,s, n,ocaed almost
49, se'''','s'i 80 -,
(. n ne POM OF reNoluluii' anu lile suu'
= T. q this reform VIII ~ lohs ny
w y =. aWHits .lie speet''o ie'iie'S
/. a. Nnsu.uuonal hlneIuIieht'
q . IflItfl1LltE ms OlIlltulAN, the people
fN eAhlpi'eu growing tehuehcy 70
y 'deone \ by Inherent method OF
sisalag the same result AS the leg
y Il aAfs VINO name me senator are
athieFes CHOSEN by ulreGl vote OF
III People, ana as politlcal dlierences
~ e,u!Nhere forced me auoptloh
= pfIy conventions and party pri-
'ns' me voters can IN these conNen-
~ aao primaries direct thelr legis-
~ ue,l ,iu ~ TUE uuty Oh uslhs tno
~. mni q. 'lyg cohlSr' IN soiIie
w. ~ iillHols, tue populur
n .s.., nss peeh naIlleu IN open state
...t-, ~ otlels' US III SCUM
S.s a, y 70 Plopuseu 10 Apply tne
49, y ~ sse'e primary eiectioh' II,
Un.s,,, wy people nave cohtented
n 1'aasi'ss ny ihstructlns the stare
-pls ana representatives in the
e1nly and district conventions and
IL s..la.s,', Nua q Nei Where me tehuehcy
E.a,s' ~, win every campaign t.
III W eleetioh OF United states
we hrouuct OF direct popular
E,, 80 ". me CROWN OF ms spirit
Il ~, . upVii eduuluates Tor me united
L s,i,e ha.N 'ne corresponding duty
Er.iss ySiuie tle people IN open DIS
K ee se,,a y, .ulsent issues II Is upon
n sss,,.s,s,,saa' !gl that nave made APP
II m rnan .hroughout the state, and
X ~ 1.s ulis OCCASION IN beginning
Il M $500, -,as y, enueaNor TO define with
n,,rt ~ s. ny 20 mes upon which shah
Hts,on IN Tsy =, "olioteu Win the com T.
No. h. , ienas 10 represent her peo-
n b uetf siy 49, states senate curing
M moi
b hAA ia ha,,e article IN my political
n Aa n thA TnSa ~ the sulct construc-
" ~ ele Federal constitution. From
n. TRANSPORTATION results the SYSTEM
II r,n. STATION OF the powers of the
n \ n,nr Ssasgs government. 1t must not
n an y ~, that devotion to this prin-
IN, ,h si'npS the worship Of an abb
IN Il s' aI on the contrary I look
Il \ Whlcb ~ an Intensely practical rule
lsptjr 80 W. people cen insure against
I n tassgsn,t smut, hlgh taxation and eX-
NJ ~ sata, tnpeaditures.
1 III Tistng AZ vi me people lies In re-
n vi ihis q powers of all government.
Faa Vim lrue IN a more emphatic
T. Fslerai eo ,sspeet TO the powers Of the
T. L Tho ssSa,etiI,nent' The functionar-
K rat sre S, minister the state govern
4 astpa ~. .Sihost without exception
laalnistesr ' H. people, while those who
[ II ntat AZ s,. sne United States govern
stltsd BY ''' an,,, without exception des-
uisnt ndens slpdp al. and to that
Itsildsnt ~ P Nv ~. OF the people. The
E ny VOTE Of or ~ United i,t States is chosen
y s'npshire PSaao which gives New
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