Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-08

reelected az the polls or By the ierls-
latures. We DO not believe that pop
ular government and universal suffrage
are such iomentable failures that die
/ honest. COWardly or unit men ave
chosen tO continue in office fn this
matter We stand not only FOR ourselves
but for those who sent ug horc The
| impeachment of those who are chosen
is the impeachment of those who
choose
THE president says that no one holds
The dignity of the Congress of the
United states in higher regard than be-
docs 10 would. therefore BE- q thing
60 De depl0rod, as result on any un-
Fortunate inadvcrtence of language. say
unt0ward combination of words Csc
! preseioua should remain n hts mcasaEa
| which might be Interpreted by the peo-
| pie as lcsscuinE The dignity and there
l by weakening the authority of the Com
srcss.
PROSECUTION OF CRIMINALS.
Ut is said Boz the message that crime
| lnals should bee prosecuted DO found boo
I the legislative branch Of the govcnl-
] mont and with this wo wholly agree
/ But the president adds ~ this is not
/ considered desirable. n special exception
/ could De made Don the law nrohibitira
| the use OF secret service officers in tn
| Nestlrating members OF Congress- In
other words. it Is suggested that wo
/ pass a law which will facilitate the exc
posture Of other criminals but will proc
| tcct ourselves. IN % majority 90 the
Congress stand iu favor Of the exposure
ot their own misdeeds they would be-
ready t0 vote for such % law. but such
is not the case and against 10 We must
protest m Congress listens tameiy
H.aa
acter Of It's members and It's hon
esty Of purpose it viii deserve and u
will certainly receive the contempt %
the public. We feel that the suggestions
IN the presidents message. tho Con-
gross should refuse TO merely receive
and mildly consider IL.
During long centuries our English
speaking ancestors struggled and blcd
that q representative government might
De established among English people
our revolutionary forefathers more
than century ago. struggled and bied
that our government should be a repre-
sentative government; that the laws of
the American people should be passed
by the representatives chosen BY the
American people. The Congress Of the
United States today exists as a result
% centuries of struggle for popular
government Let every man who is a
the manner which seems 10 him most
worthy OF the traditions OF which we
are the heirs, OF the institutions Of
which We are the protectors. and OF
the people Of whom we are the repre-
sentauves."
As was the case when he first spoke
on the question before the holidays, Mr.
Perkins was frequently interrupted by
applause. Upon the conclusion OF his
RON nn auhrr4fFHf.I
report which, after quoting from the
presidents message was as follows:
A REFLECTION ON HOUSE.
Understanding this language to be
a reflection on the integrity of It's
membership and aware OF its own con-
stltutional duty as 10 IT'S membership,
the house In respectful terms called ON
the president for any Information thar
would justify tho language OF the
message or assist e in its constitutional
duty 70 purge the house Of the implied
charge OF corruption.
The president IN his message Of Jan.
denied that the paragraph OF the am
nual message casts reflections on the
integrity OF the house, attributes to
the house an entire failure to under
stand my message, declares that he
has made no charge Of corruption
by Implication states that he has no
proof Of corruption OF any member OF
this house
Whether the house IN lis resoiu-
ton Of Dec. AZ, 1908. correctly inter-
preted the meaning OF the words used
by the president IN his annual message
or whether II misunderstood that LAM
guage as the president implies. Will be
judged now and ia the future accord
ing 10 the accepted interpretations of
the English language This house.
charged only with its responsibility 70
the people OF the United States and
It's obligation to transmit unimpairea
TO the future the representative insti- |
tutions Inherited from the past and 10
preserve its own dignity must insist |
on its own capacity TO understand the |
import OF the presidents language |
We consider the language Of the presi- |
dent IN his message Of Dec s. 1908, un-
justified and without basis OF fact. and /
that It constitutes a breach OF the |
privileges OF the house. therefore, be Il |
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That the house IN the |
exercise OF its constitutional preroga- /
tives declines TO consider any connlu- /
nication from any source which is not |
IN its own judgment respectful and be |
IL further,
Resolved, That the special com /
mittee and the committee of the whole |
house on the state OF the Union be |
discharged from any consideration OF /
so much Of the presidents annual mes |
sage as relates TO the secret service |
and rs above set forth. ana that the /
said portion OF the message be laid on /
the table: and be q further
Resolved, That the message OF the /
president sent 20 the house on IAN 4 /
1909. being unrcsponsive 70 the in 4
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