New-York tribune., 1908-08-19

Judgment by his desire TO conserve ms own Emu
the public veal
,-se .xersla do,Vins issue of the campaign
a5s,- -. shall the administration of President
Roosevelt be approved: shall a party or oenol- ~
etIated capacity in administrative alalls pe co,
finued in power; shall the relns OF soNeI.inieiIe
he 1,lace5 in experienced hands, or do the people
r,refer TO trust their destinies TO an aggregation
Of experimental Inalcontents and theorists whose
only claim TO a history is a party name thes
with a record of four decades of wise legisla-
,;on twaoscore wears Of faithful administrator
offering :ts fulfilled pledges as guaranty or ls
promises for the future, the Repubhcan party
appeals 10 the people, and. with ful connaen1se coss
in their wisdom and patriotism, awaits the renoi
fion of the November verdict
SPEECH OF SENATOR BURROWS.
Mir. Iurrovs in his speech said:
-T,bo,eb the proceedings of the late National
Renl.blican Convention and the result OF ITS oe-
liherations are matters of common kho"leoee,
Vet courtesy and custom moved the cohNelltLoli
- The annointrnent of the committee now pres
eur 10 formally notify You OF its actlon IN seiect
10 Won as The nominee of the Republican party
for the high office of Nice-Presloeht OF tho
United States for the term OF fouf years 1toih M
March 4 1909 1t viii be gratifying TO you 10
know that your selection was not the result ol
a sudden impulse but the democratic anu I HeN 81 -
Judgment of that great convention speaking Ior
the Republican party from every sttle aie s tt;
1itory of the Republic. Inc mempeIs oI tIlL'
committed coming from every part OF lne coth-
try are able to convey to you the SralliHiIhs "s-
s7Irance that your nomination receives tle
hearty approval of the constituency they repre-
sent and the promise OF united anu Ell ~
support the approaching elecaoh me @ unie a.
in1iTv with which you were nominated was d nl-
,;rg tribute TO YOU as man and just recos-
milton of your long and valuable services 10 lIo
party and the country 10
x-cUr district TO a seat in the national House OF
Representatives. where you nave ., serseu W. NJ,
distinction for nearly twenty years paT
in the deliberations Of that body ana bearing d
,eonspicuous part in shaping the poncy OF your
,,aTfY and the country You We're regarded as
FTfe Cd 10
portant duties incident 10 the oiIce % 80
President Of the United States AS the CON
stitutional presiding officer of the senate yoo
VIII hiring 20 the discharge of that exalted posi-
tion a wide experience in public affalfs ana d
thorough knowledge OF parliamentary law VIII, i
will enable you TO conduct its proceeolnss VII VIII
dignity and dispatch, and so sustain lis i.S .S
character as the greatest legislative Dooy III me
world While the ordinary duties lncloefle " tiie
t45ne of yice-President are not onerous, yet cir
cunastances may arise in the mutations OF hu-
,say affairs bv which the place may become one
Of the highest concern.
THE trainers of the Constitution, with that
wisdom and foresight which characterized tnelr
,zeIiherations sought TO provide for such contln-
gencies as would arise in the course or hulIlail man
events and TO that end provided that IN case
of the removal Of the President from oilce, W
,of hfs death. resignation or inability TO dls-
charge the affairs and duties of his once the
same shall devolve upon the Nlce-ffesldeh'
Five times during the history 81 the pneidsf
by the death of the incumbent five times mas
the Vice President been called upon 10 ois
states and IL in the mysterious dispensatloh OF
Providence such responsibility shall ian upon
you, your long experience IN PUBIC iie . art
familiarity with public AFFAIRS, your HatoIe
Judgment and patriotic impulses, wouid insure
The continuance Of wise administrator anu
insure the safety and wellbeing or the fSepuo-
lie Of the platform adopted by the convention
Won are fully advised, and the principles lhereih
enunciated will, we are sure, recelTe you5 er1d
believe the candidates and the platform WILL at
the approaching election. receive the triumphant
Endorsement Of the American people
DEMOCRATS FOUGHT PUBLICITY
AFr Fsrvan in his recent speech Of acceptance
20 the committee notifying him Of his nomlha-
zion as the candidate of the Democratic party
for the Office of President, presented what he
regarded as the paramount issue OF the cam
raign in the question, Shall the people RUE
This declaration is thinly veiled criticism OF
the Republican party in that the impression Is
sought 10 be made that under a Repunllcah
administration the rule of the people is sup
pressed In spite of this declaration Mr. Bryan
charges that publicity for campaign expenses py
political parties is generally desired ana thaI
The ReDubIicsn Congress refused TO enact such
a law Mr. Bryan does not state the Whole
truth. II is true that the Republican coInfnlltee
of the House of Representatives reported the
measure providing for publication OF all cam
paign expenses incurred in the course or an
election end such a measure was considered by
,he Housa In the course of its consideration an
amendment was added which required mem
her IF Congress to file a statement showing 10
what extent the lawful voters OF ms oIstIicC
were restricted in the exercise of their franchlSe
and the l.lethods employed to accomplish such
results
As thus amended the measure passed the
House and, coming TO the Senate, was referred
TO the Committee Privileges and Elections
OF which I am chairman. have to say that
while the Republican membership or that COM
Inittee favored the passage of the measure as
it came from the House, every Democratic COM
nitteenan was opposed TO II, and under no cir
cumstances, by reason Of the Democratic posi-
ton could it have been passed through the
Senate. 1t was believed then. and is believed
he
exercising their right OF suffrage is quite as
pernicious and as destructive OF free govern
rnent the use OF money in elections.
In the second place, Mr.. Bryan declares that
the people do not approve OF the present method
Of electing United States Senators. The Consti-
tuition 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 represented. But after entering into
the argument touching the matter, il is suf-
hcient ID say that in many, If not the majority
OF tie states, Iie people permitted to-day
TO indicate their preference for United States
Senators. and the preference so expressed is
necessarily potential with the Legislature in
exercising its constitutional prerogative to make
a choice Of Senators.
BRYAN SUBTERFUGE.
Finally, ne asserts the people do not rule by
reason Of the government of the House of Rep
resentatives. alleging that the rules of the
House do not permit the people through their
representatives TO freely legislate- No state
nent be further from the fact Under the
old law il was practically impossible TO trans
act public business. You. Mr.. Sherman. and
myself have served together in the House OF
Representatives and have been held there day
sitter day and night after night in an effort to
transact the public business because the Demo-
cratic minority insisted upon the right while
remaining IN their seats, To refrain from an
swering rollcalls. thereby destroying quorum.
When Thomas 3. Reed. of Maine became
Speaker Of the House he exercised what he re-
Earded To be his parliamentary right to count
those present not voting as a part of She body
TO determine the question whether a quorum was