Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-03

lures, that the fundamental idea IN
this arrangement would be dIsslpated
lie thinks that the sovereignty OF the
State necessarily must be represented
IN IT'S corporate capacity We do not
see that the sovereignty Of a State
is any less represented when the ma
jority Of its people directly express H.
than when It Is represented by a body
elected by the people. The corporate
idea seems to us only an assumption.
The Senator's argument as to the
difference in the Industrial commercial
and financial interests Of the State OF
New York, as compared with those Of
a number Of other states in the aggre-
gate does not affect the question OF the
popular election OF United States Sen
ators Ia the smallest degree. II Is
rather an argument in favor Of such a
radical change In the national ooDstl.
tuition, as would indeed "reyouilonlze
a scheme Of government devised by the
trainers Of the Constitution, and 8s II
has existed and worked admirably for
one hundred and fifteen years" II II
means anything, II calls for similar
representation In the Senate 20 that
which obtains In the House and that
would entirely upset the original plan,
of equal representation from all the
states Of the Union In the Senate.
The objections urged by the gentle
man against the popular election Of
Senators, that they would be nominat-
ed In the State conventions, punched In
with candidates for purely state
and local position" would apply equal
ly as TO the nomination Of Representa-.
tives in Congress. who are also IL the
term is a proper one, punched in" with
State officers In the conventions, Il
does not eeem TO strike candid inyes-
tlgator with any force It sounds more
like The special pleading Of an attor-
ney with a poor case than the reason
ing and logic OF statesman.
In his structures against the assumed
consequences Of elections by the peo-
pie direct, he unwlttIngly exposes the
weakness and wrong Of his own pro-
posed amendment He says
1.-THE invasion Of the States By par.
tlsan committees, inqulring into DUAL.
lflcatlon Of voters and he accuracy of
the counting and returns under their
State election laws. would be little
short OF a national calamity. and the
contests IN this chamber upon their re.
ports would be derogatory OF the dg.
nifty of the Senate and impair rs use.
fulness"
The reference by Senator Depow to
the changes In the Constitution Of
some Of the Southern States. by which
a number Of citizens, particularly the
coloIed race, VIII be excluded from ex.
erclslng the right Of suffrage, does not
strengthen his cause, either In object
ing TO the election Of Senators by pop.
ular vote, or in proposing that Con-
gress shall prescribe the qualifications
Of voters In the election OF those SEN
ators, If there II any wrong In those
State provisions, It applies to all cleo
lions IN those States, aud needs a rem
sdy Just az much as Il would II the
national Constitution should be- so
amended as TO give the people direct
vote for United States Senators. That
alleged exclusion operates now IN the
Election Of Representatives to Congress.
md II there Is any merit In the gentle )
mans proposed amendment, II ought
o be considered separate and apart
rom the proposition TO which II was
designed TO be attached for the evil
OF exists now, and remains
ntirely independent Of the passage or
efeat Of the measure for the direct
lection Of United States Senators.
The circulation Of the speech OF the I,
onorable Senator from New York may
. gratifying TO him and his admirers.
nd may have some effect among the :,
oters Of the Empire State, but :.
loughtful people elsewhere, on crlti- n
lily examining II, viii wonder why 5
: permitted II to be scattered over =,
e country to be scanned by close :,
vestlgators and seen through in all
; transparency Surely there are some
bstantIal arguments In favor Of keep n
& the Constitution OF our country in
CT. instead Of setting up straws for
protection, which breath Of sound as
gic carries entirely away. be