Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-24
q, 1899


Tho Louisville COurcr-J0urnil com
monting upon the popular demand th1i
there shall bo constitutional amend
mcnt making polygamirts Ineligible IN
election as mombcis Of Congress. says
that along with that demand ought 90 ga
another requiring senators 20 De- elected
by the people.
our contemporary 81 more impress d
with tho necessity for thc former than
that for The latter Undoubtedly
It is possible for che country TO
suffer more by the continuance Of
the prosont system Of clccting scna-
tors than iw the occasional APP
poarnucc in ConRrcas az o. Mormon But
both of thcro evils ought go hc remediod,
ana ho Dispatch believes 81 is thc desire
Of the people that thcy should Do.
The subject of Mormon congressman has
been little discussed Boz Virginia. hui We
suppose al rlghtm'udcd Nirgn.ans think
them dotosablo things on The other
hand. thc matter OF altering thc mode of
,lccuug senators has been widely disc
cussod here. and there cau ho uo quea-
ton that our voters heartily wish thtt
n,o nrooos,l constitutional amendment
,,,y te oaout,a
Most Of tho r,wspnp. d.. of This state
,r, o,,tsrol-.u fn fIvor of th, amendment.
aud when the resolution was before tle
United smtes House some weeks ago
every member from Virginia won't on
record os in support of ir
rbe f,, thai our dei.eaton in The
tto,,o a. IA unit op tbi. question may he
~, ,s GOOD evidence. of Onaf fhc, b,-
,t,,. ia the d,elre and hon, az the
,,,..... ttove,,r t,. traitl. shout e..-
,,no u,o am,pdp,,rt rir.prb Compress
- ,o, An An, Hons, nut in the s,nofe
nh ,,o,,,,.,,s of tn. l.tt,r .l.d, .r. r,t
snpnosed to he .ar,r for "a chance nut
a.. ,.ni h,,. a. ,ll1 Tho 1.mo,d
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"a III. ....,..t..... ,.,, ,.., ,.., .,,,l,
w. -, ,,,r t,e movement extends
rh,s ca, mon, converts bav. heen made
,,ao o,., t,f.r. t..,,uso or IA. object
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49, '.,r. ~. LIN. aud ,.iicf. np,
q g also ,,nr,,.1 I'm many R,publican
s,.,.s A,1 So MO ,xnect IA continued
,,ov,h ~ ,u,,l,, oninion. which viii
-. lon. Vim ~ the mower 20 control
si.,,i,, et,,e ANA national conventions.
,n,,i,,.., ,..a.,s ,,n now saw That they
ar. 49,, ,m,,all,, advised as 10 the views
-, h.,r constituents but after con,cn-
,to,s and legislatures have acted they
In ~ n,a,l. to raise any question Of
h., s,rt
~, .,,,s. ,hos. who favor this change
,,u ~. mot hv the argument that 20
o,.., se,otors AS we do governors would
~ aerarn,re from ancient landmarks.
,nt mis- argument. We believe. they
... r,a, ,renareB 10 overcome. Times
80 changed ana Ne must change
,,,u, ,hem II win hardly be pre-
,.,a.a ,hat the trainers Of the
,,.,,,.,,,,,t,n r,eant that senators should
~ .,e,,.a as they are elected now
"a A., roost ~ the States of this Union.
,.,,.,,err,or, a. happens that some OF the
mos, distinguished of Nirginia's delegates
a, the convention which framed the Fedc-
raj constitution strongly opposed the sys-
tenn that was adopted.