The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-12


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from contributing an amount above
a reasonable naXmum ard prgid- [
ing for the publication. before eiec
lion, OF all such contributions above q
reasonable riaXimum.
| The Democratic National commit
tee Immediately proceeded 20 inter-
pret and apply this plank, annomc..
ing that no contributions would be
/ received from corporations. that no
Individual would &c allowed 70 con.
trubute more than $4,000 and that
all contributions above 500 would be
made public before the election -thosc
received before October 10 to be made
public on The day when received and
mo such contributions to be accepted
within three days OF the election
The expenditures are to be published
after the election Here Is a plan
which is complete and effective.
Popular Election of Senators.
1 Next TO the corrupt ust of money
the present method Of olecting Unit
ed States senators Is most rcspunsi
bic for the obstruction OF reforms
For one hundred years after the
adoption of the cuistiWt a., the de
mand for the popul,lr election Of son.
lators. while finding Increased express
sion, did not become "a dominant sen
tlment A constitutional amendment
had from time TO time been suggested
and the matter had been more crI
less discussed IN a few of the states
IL min, whore n n,nifcs,ca tfsrfi
lthroneb ronrressionai ar,ion IN
tho Fir,,,.scrr,d ,,,,,,,r,ss t,,,s,,.,
4, rosnlt,tion o-as rcporfcl rfn,n .
ho,,-o ,o,,t,t,toa n,.r,si,,g a.. ~.
nsgarv cnustitntionai an,eniuont
.nd ri, ,.ee,,1,,ton n,,s,cJ no tIont,,
~ ponrn.or+ati,ce ~ ,oto vYhi,l,
,,a. n,actt,',fir ,,n.,i,,n,,, n, ~.
Fiftv .third cnn,,,e,,r n s,n,iiar rnenlu
tion was renor,ed IA ana a,tontod ~,
itbo tIn,,en ~ ponrasont tativre MI,
l,ho Eift, soco,,d ,n1 Lrirtv.tbfrl .,,,
eress., yyero ner,nr,.stfc The ~
n,,lico,,s got,oI 1ontraI - tho h,,,,.
as a resnlt of no election of 1Sal
opJ IN thc piet,, .fo,,rti, o-rornss mo
n,.o,.asition tln5 n .nr,,,ittao hy
lima y,ont an bor,eyer t1o eenti,,cn,
ornw an,nng the neor,o untlt T.
forcad i RennhIican cnnorssu to fnl
,ny tba ava,nrio e., Ia, t,a ner,o
c,.ate orJ fhcn opother arJ ,ootbo,
ponublie,r c,,,orcs9 s,tal rs,.o,,t,,
, State artor state Nae nn1o,aed mis-
! refnrn nntu ne,rlv tro. thir1e ~ no
states baro rncordel thon,el,'os IN
,te favnr rha IfnitoA sees san3te
. lho,ee,a, ;p,nndentiv ana at,oear,ily y
ohstrncte the massage of tha reson
tion nof,vif,standlng ,he fnct tlat
the voters of tha United states bv M
loyerwhelnmph maiorny demand a.
And mis- refngnl h me more signifl
cant when If is remembered that a
number OF senntors owe their elrc.
ton to great corporate interests.
Three Democrats national platforms
? Tho platforms of 1900 1904 aud
1908 specifically call for change
in the constitution which win put the
election Of senators In the hands OF
D the voters, and the proposition has
been endorsed by a number OF the
smaller parties, but no hepuDlcan
national committee mas been WILING
- 10 champion ihe cause Oh me people
q on tila supJecr ne sublect was y
a nored py tne hepunloah Nalioha
J. convention ~ I9VV' u was lhNoieH u
2 iyU1, anu tno proPost,oh ,ndo was oA
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H. oeraons, lnol,nstlon MOI sufsoient
tr III bis notiHration sneecb thn a.
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ia eloctior of ccna,ors ~, ,he neonic
say "psrsonalIv am inciinea +,
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