The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-09

the United States In these days we hear
a great many things about the senate. It
is fashionable to criticise it, find fault
represents the people. I notice, however,
that those who attack the senate most
vigorously are always willing to be sent
to it if opportrnitv ORES II is q Ieeyisls-
tive body that does its duty in its own
way. You can not hurry it, or stampede
get stampeded but the senate never It's
Importance has grown in recent years
OWING TO the changes IhaT have come
over the house of representatives. That
/ body formerly deliberated; formerly par
tlclpated IN legislation; recently, owing to
its increase in membership, and change Of
rules, it has willingly abdicated, has ceas-
ed to deliberate, and now does little more
than initiative legislation. When any
great or important question is up for con
sideration. It usually spends two days in
then 1t sends the bill to the senate for
final considera ton. Then there is great
clamor all over the country for the senate
to pass the bill instantly, and without Civ
ing it any consideration, as If the senate
ever did such a thing. The senate de
clnes 20 De hurried, II refuses to pass the
/ bill without discussion, and then, after
the lapse of a few months. everyone ad-
TnlUs the Dill is faulty, and that it needs a
number of important amendments, and
that some of its provisions are radically
wrong and should not be enacted.
In the senate there is no previous Ques-
ton. Debate is closed only by unanimous
consent. So If is that there remains one
United States where free and unlimited
/ discussion is permitted before final action
is had
So it is that you, at the suggestion of
! Kansas, selected our guest of this evening
as member of that body to participate
| in its discussions You have selected him
to represent you there, to vote in your in
/ tereStS along the lines marked out BY the
| president OF the United States to helm
support the policy Of the party to which
you belong, and to bring glory and re
nown to the city IN which he lives. and to
And SO we of Kansas appreciate the
/ privilege of being with you tonight we
/ senatorial election and personally, I am
glad to be here and to extend the hand
of welcome to the guest of this evening
and to wish Major Warner unbounded
/ success in his senatorial career.
Senator Warmers Response.
The termination OF Senator Longs
/ speech brought the hour Of the day
! Toastmaster Lathrop rose to propose the
name of Senator William Warner in wa
ter All the pent up enthusiasm Of the $50
] DanQueIeFS was exploded as the new sen
ator and the party. leader rose to bow his
acknowledgements It was considerable
time and no little task to obtain order
that the senator might be heard the ap-
plause breaking out afresh when It seem
ed as though the energy had exhausted
| itself When at last Senator Warner could
be heard he said IN opening:
Mr. Toastmaster; It would be to invite
| failure to attempt to cIothe in words the
/ feelings of my heart toward you, and
/ these, my neighbors and friends, for this
demonstration or your confidence and es
The words Of commentator spoken by
/ you, sir, my friend for more than a third
/ of a century, together with the kindly ut
I terances of my friends from Missouri and
1 Kansas. have carried me off my feet, and
/ leave me hopeless bankrupt under my
debts of gratitude; debts which I shall
/ attempt to pay in part by permitting no
/ personal consideration to stand in the
/ path of public duty.
/ fond hope that my homecoming viii re-
a q "a rror
! taking tonight, on the eve of my depar-
ture?
! is intellectual honesty; a demand for Of
/ ficials to act right. as we'll as think right.
! God gives them to see their duty. letting
the chips fall where they may II ef nc
i have faith. said Mr.. Lincoln. f'that right
makes might, ana IN that faith let US to
/ the end dare do our duty as we under
stand it" To this rule of intellectual hon
esty Lincoln 10 the end was as true as Is
/ the needle to the pole. The official who
squares his acts by the Lincoln rule need
not fear the searchIight Of honest ir1,1esf5
cation nor the shafts ef unfrien5f,r cr7fi
cisnn. Today the man Of all men in oFfi
! cial life who leads the column of infeIIec-
/ ted States.
It has been suggested that upon This
/ occasion am expected to give expression
to my views upon the issues OF the 5av
( in national politics. Having been elected
is proper That eemnI4 -ff5 e f OF me i
| ton by taking the people into nv coma
/ dence. But at the outset, my friends
while 7 lay no particular claim to states
nanships yet
I've. got a middlin' fair grip sir.
On the handful o things know
Among. these is that I shall enter the
senate OF the United states as the person-
al and political friend of the president As
an adunirer Of his stalwart Aniericsnisr13
and of his rugged official courage M
other president since Lincoln has trusted
I the people as Roosevelt trusts them. and
no other president have the people t4l1s4-
ed as they trust Roosevelt