The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-19
SHERMAN TOLD OF HIS
GREAT GOOD FORTUNE
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lmay become one of the highest concern.
The trainers of the constitution, with
the wisdom and foresight which charac-
terized their deliberations, sought to pro-
vide for such contingencies as would arise
in the course of human events and to
that end provided that in case of removal
of the president from office or his death
resignation or inability to discharge the
affairs and duties of his office, the same
lshall deyOlVe upon the vice president. Five
times during the history of the country a
vacancy has Occurred in the office of
president by the death of the incumbent
Five times has the vice president been
called upon to discharge the duties of the
president OF the United States and if by the
mysterious dispensation of Providence
such responsibility shall fall upon you
your long experience in public life and IA
miliarity with public affairs. your mature
judgment and patriotic impulses would in
sure the continuance of a wise admins
tration and ensure the safety and we'll
being Of the republic. OF the platform
adopted by the convention you are fully
advised. and the principles therein enun-
hearty approval. and we confidently ex-
pect and believe the candidates and the
platform will at the approaching election
receive the triumphant endorsement Of
the American people.
| "Shall the People Ruler"
Mr.. Bryan. in his recent speech of ac-
/ ceptance to the committee notifying him
of his nomination as the candidate of the
Democratic party for the office of presi-
dent. presented what he regarded as the
paramount issue of the campaign in the
question. Shall the people ruler"
| Taking up the expression of Mr.. Bryan,
Shall the people ruler Senator Burrows
continuing, said:
This declaration is thinly yelled crit
! icisnl of the Republican party In that the
/ impression is sought to be made that I'M
| der a Republican administration the rule
of the people is suppressed. In spite of
this declaration, Mr.. Bryan charges that
publicity for campaign expenses by po-
I litical parties is generally desired and that
4 the Republican congress refused to enact
such a law. Mr.. Bryan does not state the
whole truth. 1t is true that the Repub-
lican committee of the house of repre-
sentatives reported the measure provid-
ing for the publication of all campaign
expenses incurred in the course of an cleo
ton, and such a measure was considered
by the house. In the course of its con-
sideration an amendment was added which
required member of congress to file
statement showing to what extent the
lawful voters of his district were re-
stricted in the exercise of their franchise,
and the methods employed to accomplish
such results.
LAS thus amended the measure passed
the house and, coming to the senate, was
referred to the committee on privileges
ana clectOnS, or Wnlcn L was chairman
have TO say that while the Republican
membership of that committee favored
the passage of the measure as il came
from the house, every Democratic COM
mitteeman was opposed to it, and under
no circumstances by reason of the Demo-
cratic opposition could II have been
passed through the senate. 1t was be-
lieved then, and is believed now, that the
prevention OF lawful voters from exercis-
ing their right Of suffrage is quite as per
nicious and as destructive of free govern
ment as the use of money in elections.
Election of United States Senators.
In the second place. Mr.. Bryan de-
clares that people do not approve of the
present methods of electing United States
senators. 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 of such
are represented. But after entering into
the argument touching the matter, II is
sufficient to say that in many, if not the
majority of cases. the people are per-
mtted today to indicate their preference
for United States senators. and the pref
erence so expressed is necessarily poten-
tial with the legislature in exercising its
constitutional prerogative TO make
choice of senators.
Finally, he asserts that the people do
not rule by reason of the government of
the house of representatives, alleging that
the rules of the house do not permit the
people through their Representatives TO
freely legislate. No statement can be
further from the fact. Under the old law
it was practically impossible to transact
public business. You. Mr.. Sherman, and
myself, have served together in the house
of representatives and have been held
there day after day and night after night, |
in an effort to transact the public bust |
ness, because the Democratic minority |
insisted upon the right while remaining |
In their seats 10 refrain from answering |
roll calls, thereby destroying quorum
When Reed Was Speaker.
when Thomas B. Reed of Maine be-
came speaker of the house he enforced |
what he regarded to be his parliamentary |
right 10 count those present not voting /
as a part Of the body 20 determine the |
question whether the quorum was in fact |
present BY this simple process he put |
an end to one of the most effective means |
of filibustering.
THE rules adopted. known as the |
Reed rules are enforced today. and I'M
der these rules IL is possible for the ma
jority representing the people to trans
act the public business with promptness
and dispatch. It hardly lies in the
mouth of Mr.. Bryan or the Democratic
party to critcise these rules in view of
the fact that upon ascension of the Dem
ocratic majority in the house of repre-
and the election of Mr.. Crisp
of Georgia as speaker these same rules
with rigor.
These are three things which Mr..
Bryan mentions as evidence the people do |
not rule.
Shall the people ruler This question
was settled more than half century ago.
when Abraham Lincoln stood by the sac
rificial altar at Gettysburg declaring the
purpose of the party then In power to
continue the contest In behalf of popular
government and against the rule of an