The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-13

| democratic position. For several
| years he has been connected with
the ADMINISTRATOR "hat mas lie ever
said or done to bring this question be
| fore the publicf what enthusiasm
has he shown III the reformation OF
| the senatef Nhat influence coulu ne
exert In behalf OF reform when MS
| party has openly ana VIGOROUSLY con
dcmned IA It's convention ana 10 WHICH
| he is attached only 10y helated eN
| preston OF personal lncIlnahohi
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the seoafc is defiant, the rule of the
people is defeated The Democratic
platform very properly describes the
popular election of senators as "the
gateway TO other national reforms"
Shall we open the gate. or shall we
allow the exploiting interests to bar
The way 10y the control of this branch
Of the federal legislature? Through
Democratic victory, and through a
Democratic victory only. can the peo'
PIE secure the popular election of sen
ators, The smaller parties are unable
TO secure this reform; the Republican
party, under its present leadership, Is
resolutely opposed to IT, the Democratic
party stands Tor It and has boldly de
mahded IL. II ! am elected 10 the
presidency those who are elected upon
me toket win me VIII De- ike my
-" p'edsed 10 TINS reform ana !
N"''' convene congress III eN'FaoFdl'
nary AeSS io'l "u''''l'f'e'f a''er ''iau-
so'"uoi'' anu ASK among o'her 'nlngS'
lot tue Imminent OF inns platform
I''euee'
House Rules Despite
The third instrumentality employed
to defeat the Will Of the people is
found In the rules Of the house of rep
resentatlvcs. Our platform points out
that the house of representatives was
designed by the fathers Of the consti
tuition to be the popular branch of our
government, responsive to the public
will" and adds
THE house of representatives., as
controlled i'm recent years by the Re
publican party, has ceased to he de.
~lye to the will OF q majority of the
members. but has come under the al.
solute domination of he speaker. who
has entire control of its deliberations
and powers of legislation.
I'VE have observed with amazcment
the popular branch Of our federal gov
eminent helpless to obtain either the
consideration or enactment Of meas.
urcs desired by n majority Of Is mem
bers"
This arrangement Is fully justified
The reform Republicans in the house
Of representatives, when I'm the minor
ity in their own party, are as helpless
to obtain a hearing or to secure a vote
upon a measure ms are the Democrats
In the recent session Of the present
congress. there was a considerable ele-
ment in the Republican party favorable
TO remedial legislation; but few lead
ers, In control OF the organization.
despoticallv suppressed these mem
beers, and thus forced real majority
in the house to submit to well organ
lied minority. The Republican national |
instead of rebnkinr this
attack upon ponular government. eulo. |
rized congress and Nominated rs the |
Republlcan candidate for vice president |
one Of the men who shared in the re-
Sponsiblity for the coercion of the |
house. Our party demands that the |
house of representatives shall again |
become a deliberatlve body, controlled |
by majority Of the peoples repre- |
sentatives, and not by the speaker |
and is pledged to adopt such rules |
aud regulations 10 govern the house |
Of representatives as will enable ma
ioritv of It's members 70 direct It's de |
alterations and control legislation"
shall the people rule They can |
NOT do so unless they eau control the |