The Detroit times., 1908-08-19

selecting you as the nominee OF the
Republican party for the high Office
of vice president Of the United States
for the term OF four years. from the
fourth OF March, 1909 IL will be graft
flying 10 you 10 know that your selec
ton was not the result Of q sudder
impulse, bur the deliberate and matur,
judgment oil that great convention
speaking for the Republican par.
from every state and territory OF tbs
republic The members " this com
mitee, coming from every part OF the
country. are able 70 convey 10 yot
the gratifying assurance thar your
nomination receives the hearty ap
pIoval of the constituency they re
present and the promise OF unite
and enthusiastic support. al the ap
reaching election. The unanimity with
which YOU were nominated was a 1T
ting tribute 70 you as man and n
Just recognition OF your long and val
uaDle services 10 the party and the
country
AS to the Peoples Ruling.
Mr Bryan. in his recent speech OF
stceptance 10 the committee notifying
Ia OF his no hnation As the candl-
ste OF the Democratic party Tor the
uitrC OF president. presented what he
r.sarded as the paramount issue o:
90, campaign in the question, Shall
t.c People Rule9'
Snail ne People Rule? will be
answered at the close OF the contest
in November next, as evinced by the
triumphant election OF the nominees
-t the Republican party for the Office
az president and vice president OF the
nited States
Taking up the expression OF Mr..
Bryan. Shall the People Rule ?" Sen.
ator Burrows said
# 44s-dpgi aTattoHEis thin .veilod
CT1rfC1ynT or rhe Republican party IN
that the impression is sought to De
made that under Republican admin
istration the rule Of the people Is sup
pressed In spite OF this declaration
Mr.. Bryan charges that publicity for
campaign expenses by political par
ties is generally desired and that the
Republican congress refused 10 enact
such q law. Mr.. Bryan does not state
the whole trrth. 1t is true that the
Republican committee OF the house OF
representatives reported the measure
providing for publication OF all cam
paign expenses incurred in the course
OF an election, and such q measure
was considered by the house. In the
course OF its consideration an amend.
,nent was added which required a
member OF congress 10 file state
ment showing to what extent the law.
full voters OF his district were restrict
I'd In the exercise OF their franchise
aud the methods employed TO accom-
plish such results.
A Personal Matter.
AS thus amended. the measure
passed the house and coming to the
senate was referred 10 the committee
on privileges. Of which committee I
am chairman. While the Republican
mem bership OF that comihattee favor
ed the passage or the measure as it
came from the house, every Demo
cratic committeeman was opposed 10
IL and under no circumstances. by rea-
son OF the Democratic position. could
II have been passed through the sen
ate II was believed then and is be-
lieved now that the prevention OF law
ful voters from exercising their right
OF suffrage is quite as pernicious and
as destructive OF free government as
the use OF money IN elections
AZ to Senators, Election.
In the second place Mr.. Bryan de-
clares that the people do not approve
OF the present method of electing Unit
ed States senator's The constitution
OF the United States provides for their
election by the legislatures of the
states. and the senate Is the body In
which the states as such are repre-
sented But after entering into the
argument touching the matter, II is
SUN ient to say that in many. II not
the majority Of the states. the people
are permitted today 10 indicate their
preference for United States senators
and the preference so expressed IL
potential with the legisla
tur in exercising It's constitutonal
prerogative to- make a choice Of sena'
tors.
Finally, he. asserts the people do
not rule by reason OF the government
OF the house of REPRESENTATIVES,. al.
ieging that the rules OF the house do
not permit the people through their
representatives 70 freely legislace.
No statement can beNfsSther from the
fact. Under tbs odd Law II was prao-
ucally impossible to transact public
businesa You, Mr.. sherman and my
self. have served together In tho
house Of Representatives and have
been held there day after day. and
night amer night. In an effort 70
transact the public business because
the Democratfc minority insisted upon
the right. while remaining In their
seats, to refrnSn from answnring roll
calls, thereby destroying a quorum.
The Reed Rv.ss
When Thumas B. Reed OF Maine.
became speaker OF rhe house hs ex-
ercised what he regarded to be his
parliamentary right TO count those
present not voting as a part OF the
body. 10 determine the question
whether a quorum was In fact present
BY this simple process he put II, end
to one OF the most effective, means Of
flbustenng The rubes adopted,
known ss the Reed rules. are enforced
today and under these rulss It Is
possible for the majority representing
the people 10 transact the public bus
mess with promptness and dispatcl,'
II hardly lies In the mouth Of Mr..
Bryan or the Democratic party TO
criticise these rules In View OF the
fact That upon ascension OF the Dem
ocratic majority In the house Of rep.
resentatives and the election OF Mr..
Crisp, of Georgia speaker these
same rules were endorsed and adopt
ed and enforced with rigor.
These are the three things which
Mr.. Bryan mentions as evidence that
the peDDlp do not ride