Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-11

negYu vote. II tries the patience e
answer such charges but that Claim
might be- disposed OF. one would think
by the simple statement that for inof'
than 20 years / have been honOree
WIN that vote almost to a man, aile
simply because az on this case. have
always upheld their rights under the
Constitution and the laws.
THE Investigation has been In pro.
gresA; II has not yet beeu completed
| ! would prefer not to speak OF the re-
suits until they have been fully deter
mined but challenged as 1 am do
not hesitate TO say that tho testimony
80 far taken justllies the investigN-
/ ton. J cannot here and now aralyzt
thc testimony. but IL liz enough to say
/ that the evidence already taken war
| rants the belief that not a man IN that
battalion fired gun do not be,
| llcve any testimony can be secured
! that viii retute anything that has been
established.
NOT ALONE I'm HIS BELIEF
"a am not alone In this belief All
the officers OF that command, who. az
The beginning were by cfrctlmstantial
evidences made to believe some OF their
men were paiticipotoTs In the shooting
are NOW or the opin lon--and have tes-
tinec--that all are Innocent.
have had n hearing. They have been
permitted to state their defense; and
whether the defense prevails or not
1t has been demonstrated thar this IS a
government OF law. n goVcrllme mt
where the rights OF citizens, no MATTER
how humble they may be. shall be
protected by the law and under the
law. ana mot a government under
which, by auiOcratic and arbitrary OF
ders and DEGREES. men may be dishon-
ored and stripped of the most vaiu-
able rights. RI there he any place in
the United States where these scntl-
ments should he endorsed more hesrti-
" than another II s here, In Ohio. IN
the state that gave to the nations gall
aNy ~ great tnen such defenders and
advocates OF human rights as Joshua
Il. siddlngs. Benjamin u. Wade, sal
mon ", Chase. john sherman and VIII
llatn Mckinley
OFFICE OF a SENATOR
-Bus running through All this cOuten-
tlon there IS found another broad and
important question What is the office
Of a senator? Is he "a mere agent 20
register the viii Of somebody else, Or Is
he supposed TO have opinions of his
OWN With liberty TO stand for them IN
debate and when he vOIes?
III he is mere a gent, why have we
always tried To- select for this great OF
flee men OF ability and high character
Anybody could follow somebody else
And why, II senator have no liberty
OF action. should he be held accountable
for the record he makes; and. if there
is to be no ain erence Of opinion, why
have any discussion or, in fact why
have amy senate or housee
Il have always understood and
thought that representatives OF the pe0-
pie are only accountable 10 the people
that thay are not properly subject 10
any other influence, and Tor that rea-
son stand ever ready TO render TO my
am account Of my steward
ship, 1t Is their right to have lit is
my duty 10 give It, and II they are dis
they have a remedy for that
dissatisfaction in their own hands
They can select another
TO HIS CONsTlTU-
ENTS,
But. while concedlng the right OF
else to differ from me- de-
ny che right of anybody except my con-
stituents to call me to account. / never
have held any office except by election.
always have been proud OF the conf
tence i'm me so frequently manifested
by the Intelligent people OF this great
commonwealth. l always am ready TO
bfde by their Judgment ] would not
avoid or eyade il IL j could Therefore
1t lis that ! propose to carry my cause
directly 10 them whenever Issues may
arise In which | am Interested, IL they
agree with me ! shall be rejoicedy u
not, / shall be satisfied. But white 1
Will thus submit my cause to the peo-
Pile and abide by their Judgment. will
not submit 10 the dictation or threats
pr nlenaces of any kind OF boss big or
little. inside or outside the state, Never
viii / acgufesce without protest In what
do not approve, no matter by whom IT
may be proposed
IN OUR GOVERN MENT,
AZ believe in our public system of
GOV eminent, one state and the other
lational: one to- deal with local affairs,
he other with those that are national
md International I believe that as the
business OF the government and The
luties OF the government multiply II
sill become more and more strikingiy
manifest that our fathers were wise In
such system, and that In
stead OF talking about the obliteratlon
" state lines. we should now more than
aver be careful to preserve to the states
heir proper rights and functions, just
as we always have been Jealous to pro-
eCt the federal government in the eN-
,roise of all the powers delegated TO II.
either expressly or by Implication
az believe also that our fathers were
wise when they created three depart
nents Of government and made them
separate independent and coordinate
and that the rights OF each should be
ealously protected against infringe
ment by either OF the others
"Ths provision is OF such vital char
actet- and has such direct relation to
he public welfare and the rights and
liberties of Individual citizens. that no
public cIamor, no alleged eHigency no
parity considerations, no personal adj
vantage Of any kind, can Justify or eN-
use any man who, In the discharge OF
public duty. consciously dlsregards or
yiolates it, Concluding, the senator
said
1--WE can be proud also OF the honor
and integrity OF the business men or
his country. What they most need
Today is not so much an Increased sur
and guardianship of law ms
hat liberty Of action and ttust and con-
ldence In protection under the law
which they always have heretofore en-
Ioyed.
BAD CORPORATIONS
bad men and bad corporations and
rusts there arc ard always have been
md always VIII be- but also there Is
aw for their prevention and punish
nent ana with respect 20 all such let
HE law take Its course. We are now
enjoying the most uneSampied prosper
ty we ever have known. That II rs
lound and genuine prosperity is evil
fenced by the fact that the recent pam
cs ana heavy losses In stocks and Sc
urities have not caused the failure OF