The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-26
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me,ny Replies Received by nj of your
cor Means committe enate into
moieneral response is being with the
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coming deeply and dangerously
fastened upon the public mind. 1t
will invoke spirit of mutual for.
bearance and respect as between
the Senate and the people. which
unfortunately does not exist to that
degree Desirable"
Popular opinion has" the COM
mittee says, taken hol1 Of the sub
iect and the demand for this change
is loud and emphatic. The belief in
the public mind is rapidly gaining
that proper Difference is not given by
the Senate Of the United States to
the demands and interests OF the
people and that is largely due to the
fact that Senators do not owe their
positions to the people who are per-
mapent, but to the Legislatures,
which are transient" In conclusion
the Committee says: "The move.
ment Of the people in the interest of
the people on this, as on other ques-
tions, is stalwart and universal, and
the sooner this great fact is recog-
nized by the representatives OF the
people, the better"
The views of the committee are in
harmony with what we have always
maintained that U. s. Senator'S
should be elected by direct vote of
the people. The Senate is too far
away from the people it is too far
above the people !; it is aristocratic
rather than democratic. Even when
the Senate is not in session, citizen
dare not enter the sanctity G) of the
Senate Chamber /; he dare not even
pollute the adjoining corridors with
his odious presence. Servants are
employed to guard every door lest
some honest citizen might catch II
glimpse of the interior of the Senate
Chamber. Is this American
God speed the day when the
Senate of the United States will be
conducted upon a different basis.
Why is it necessary for the Senate
to use the peoples money to prevent
the people, the body and soul of the
government, from even looking into
the Senate Chamber when these
plutocrats have vacated their seats I!
This is the system now enforced
about the U. $. Capitol. 1t is not in
harmony with American ideas. 1t
is not in harmony with a govern.
ment ''by the people, for the peo-
pie" The Senate, under the pres
ent system, is getting farther fiyay
from the people and ia tbA pan.S of
So, 900, 600 liberty loving people, we
call for a change in the constitution.
Let the people have their say and
the government is in safety.
While this change is under con-
sideration, there is nothing to pre-
vent the expression of popular opin-
ion upon the question of the sclec-
tion of u. 5. Senator as success
sor to Senator Cameron. Most
primary elections this year are held
too early to submit the choice of a
U. S. Senator and hence representa-.
tives to the lower house and State
Senator's have oeen and will be nom
mated practically without instruc-
tions upon the all important ques-
tion of representation in the U. $.
State Senate. 1t would certainly be
n wise policy for each and every
county to express their choice for q.
s. Senator at IA special primary cleo
ton and in this way practically in
struct the representatives and under
the prevailing system this is the only
way to obtain the correct expression
Of popular will and we believe that
ater IN the season Snyder county
should have such IN election.