The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-10
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absolute domination of the speaker,
who has entire control of it's delibera-
tions and powers of legislation
I'VE have observed with amaze
ment the popular branch of our federal
government helpless to obtain either
the consideration or enactment of
measures desired by a majority of it's
members.
1.-The federal government becomes a
failure when one member in the per-
son of speaker is more powerful than
the entire body.
I'VE demand that the house of rep
resentatives shall again become a de-
Lucrative body, controlled by ma
jority of the peoples representatives
and not by the speaker, and we pledge
ourselves to adopt such rules and reg
ulations to govern the house of repre-
sentatives as to enable a majority of
its members to direct it's deliberations
and control legislation.
Misuse Of Patronage.
we condemn, as a violation of the
spirit of our institutions, the action
of the present chief executive is using
the patronage of his offices to secure
the nomination of one of his cabinet
officers. A forced succession in the
presidency is scarcely less repugnant
TO public sentiment than is life tenure
In that office. No good intention on the
part of the executive. and no virtue in
the one selected, can justify the es-
adjustment of dynasty. The right of
the people to freely select their officials
IS lnalienable and cannot be delegated
Publicity of Campaign Contributions.
We demand federal legislation for
ever terminating the partnership which
has existed between corporations of the
country and the republican party under
the expressed or implied agreement
that In return for the contribution of
great sums of money wherewith to
purchase elections they should be all
lowed to continue substantially un
molested in their efforts to encroacb
upon the rights of the people.
Any reasonable doubt as to the ex-
lstence Of this relation has been for
ever dispelled by the sworn testimony
OF witnesses examined in the insurance
investigation in New York and tbe
open admission unchallenged by the
republican national committee-of n
single individual that he himself at
the personal request Of the repubIi-
can candidate for the presidency raised
over quarter of million dollars to
be used in single state during the
closing hours of the last campaign In
ofder that this practice shall be stopped
Tor all time we demand the passage of
statute Furnishing with imprisonment
any OFFICER of corporation who shall
either contribute on behalf of. or con-
sent to the contribution by a CORPORA
ion of any money or thing Of value to
De used in furthering the election of
president or vice-president of the
United States or of any member of the
congress thereof
we denounce the action of the re-
publican party having complete control
II the federal government for it's fall
Ire to pass the BILL introduced in the
asst congress- to compel the publica-
ion of the names of contributors and
he amounts contributed toward cam
'aign funds, and point to the evidence
II their lnsincerity when they sought
'y an absolutely irrelevant and impos-
lble amendment to defeat the passage
II the bill. AS a further evidence of
heir intention to conduct their cam
ia1gn in the coming contest with vast
ums of money wrested from corpora
ions. trusts and mopolies we point
o the fact that the recent republican
lational convention at Chicago refused
when the issue was presented to it to
leclare against such practices
I'VE pledge the democratic party to
law preventing any corporation from
to campaign fund and
ny individual from contributing an
mount above a reasonable minimum
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