The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-28
LODGES ALARMING STATEMENT.

/ Massachusetts, the election of United
States senators by direct popular vote
would result in GENERALIZATION. and then
in Imperialism. In the course of his
speech to the graduating class of the
Yale Law School the other day he said
that If the movement to elect sena-
tors by the people were successful there
would at once arise a demand for pro-
portional representation in the Sen
ate, and that it would likely be sue
cessful. In that event the most radi-
cal revolution in our form of govern
ment, he declared, would likely take
place. Further along in his remarks
he said: IF the Senate is placed upon
the same basis as the House and is
chosen in the same way by the same
constituency its character and mean
ing will depart, the states will be
hopelessly weakened the balance of
the constitution will be destroyed, cen
tralization will advance with giant
strides, and we shall enter upon a pc
Rod of constitutional revolution of
which the end cannot be foretold"
OF course the people are not asking
that the Senate be placed upon the
same basis as the House. They don't
want that. They simply want sena-
tors elected by the people so that it
will be harder for multi-millionaires to
buy their way into the Senate, for
trusts to send their representatives to
the Senate, and so that Legislatures will
not be deadlocked, as is the case now,
for weeks and sometimes months in
their efforts to elect senators. The po-
sition is taken that it is much easier
| to bride a Legislature than the people
| of state, and that the people are bet
| ter judges as to whom they want to
represent them in the Senae than Leg
islatures are.
There is no doubt, however, that the
danger to which Senator Lodge called
attention exists. If senators were
elected by direct vote of the people
New York would complain that she
ought to have more senators than
Rhode Island, and Georgia would not
be satisfied with the same number of
senators that Delaware has. And
there would at once be a movement to
give the states representation in the
Senate in proportion to their popula-
tons.
OF course the movement would be
resisted, just as the movement to elect
| by the direct vote of the people is now
being resisted, but would it not even
tually~be successful? Senator Lodge
thinks it would. and doubtless there
are many who agree with him.
This question of changing the meth
cd of electing senators is not a party
question. 1t has advocates and oppo-
nents in both parties. At present the
people seem to be in favor of it, but
it will be a long time before the SEN
ate will agree to a bill authorizing it,
THE KINGS RECOVERY PROBABLE.
According to the bulletins King Ed
wards physicians consider him almost
out of danger. That is news that will
be gladly received in this country, and
doubtless is the cause of much joy
in England. Edward is a popular king,
and his subjects do not want to lose
I him. He has his faults. but from all
accounts he is infinitely to be preferred
to his son, who, in the event of his
| death, would be his successor.
The opinion, is quite generally enter
tanned that the Kings physicians knew
his condition several days before the
public was made aware of It, and that
they urged upon him the necessity of
an immediate operation. He refused to
follow their advice. not because he
thought they were mistaken, but be-
! cause he hoped to put off the operation
until after the coronation. He under
stood what a disappointment it would
be if the coronation did not take place
at the time fixed for it and what a
tremendous loss the people of London
would suffer. Therefore he was willing
to take a great risk in order to prevent
| disappointment and loss.
| The loss of course has been very
great. Vast preparations had been
made for the event-preparations cost
ing many millions of dollars. There
will be no return for these investments.
| They will be a total loss. 1t is report
ed that hundreds of London tradesmen
and others who had invested about
their whole capital in features of the
celebration will have to go into bank
ruptcy.
The apparently rapid recovery of the
King causes comment and surprise. By
eminent physicians in this country the
belief was entertained that the disease
had gained considerable Roadway be-
fore the operation was performed. They
formed this opinion from the reports
that the King was suffering from a
i form of paralysis. The twitching OF
the muscles of the face indicated that
the poison from the abscess had gotten
into the blood. Evidently, however,
the cable reports were misleading. An
announcement that the King had pass
ed the danger point would be received
! everywhere with manifestations of Joy
---s-e-s----
Just when Congress is in a profuse
Precipitation to get through it's work
and go home, Representatives Lands
of Indiana and Sulzer of New York
have sprung a new and momentous
question in the House, viz, Can Fred
| Funston swim? Lands has taken the
affirmative side and Sulzer the mega
tive. Lands says he knows Funston
can swim, because he swan the Yukon
river In Alaska and another river in