Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-17

norm SIDES or rur QUESTION.

senator Lodge. IN his eloquent ca
logy of the late senator Allison, re
fefred Incidentally ana IN a rattle
neAsimisitic spirit, 10 the results likel.
~ follow the general adoption Of IA
popular rimary plan for thc seleo
tion Of United states senators. an,
using the case of tho illustritriou
senator from lowa as evidence Of th'
superiority Of the Old way, he said.
~ IS the fashion just now 10
decry legislatures, but We shall
wait long before we find any form
Of election which win represent
as truly the reni VIII. not only
Of the people OF a state, but OF the
people Of all the states, az did the
legislature of Town during those
ycnrs Of Mr. Allisnn'a service.
III win be Il sorry day for gov
eminent aud people alike when
We lose the pcrmanence and con
i%inuity, the directing and guiding
force. which such careers and
such service az Mr. Allison's have
given 10 the senate It Is such
careers us his which have made
tho senate what IL has been in our
history. and II under pretense ~
making it moro popular W. are
subjected 10 schemes which open
the door wide to those who would
commit fraud and 60 those who
would spend money without stint,
we shah not only sec the popular
viii Distorted. trnVestied ana de-
feated. bur the country VIII be de-
pfived of the long continued SER
vices Of such men az Mr Allison.
which have been, and are, Of in
estimablc value Go the United
states
Quoting the foregoing remarks by
Nh. Lodge the Washington star says.
"Thc Massachusetts senator forgot
that had MT Allison lived he would
have entered upon his now term next
month by the choice of his constitu-
ents expressed al a primary The
question OF the new mode came up,
and nv Allison practically vas chal-
iengra to submit his cas- TO a pom
nlnr decision lie accepted, ana, I'M
a spirited contest against an able and
popular man won. The republicans
of Iowa showed their appreciation OF
MS long and eminent services by re-
ncwing his commission. MI Allison's
last election was a vindicatlon of the
new mode of election, showing that
tho people can De trusted to reward
q good man
Mr.. Lodge forgot, too the ease Of
Mr. Morgan OF Alabama who entered
the senate in 1879. and remained there
until the end HE last election was
thc result oi IA popular choicc, and
the vote practically WIS unanimous
Tho people of Alabama knew his great
worth and in obedience Co their own
interests as weli as to tho wishes Of
the whole country. lndorscd him mt
tho polls Hc did not hesitate 60 suh-
init his claims in the new WAY His
hist election ioslidcd tho change of
procedure
"tf AIR I.odsr Wii pardon u pcr-
aonal aiiUsion. IL may bc said shat
he would hc as sure of election hy
the new us he has been by the old
method The people of Massachu
sets. speaking dirc,tiN in his case
would render The same decision tho
legislature several Times has dome
There h. uo state ln the union whore
tho people al tho polls would come
nearer 60 q wise decision in tho mat
ter of q %scnatofship
In two casss mentioned wr saw the
porfect working Of the ncw method
81 eieeune senator's THE people Of
Iowa and of Alabama Instructed the
legislatures and thc instructions were
ohrsrj Admirable men had been
chosen az che polls and ai that re-
maiued was formal declaration hy
the lefisiatures 80 time was taken
from the laN making duties of those
bodies 80 complications. with the
sfnatorships as factors. wore possi-
BILE Tho business pas transacted in
a few hours without rarlcy. bad.
blood or scandal
III IT. a. said that Mr.. Allison aud
Mir Morgan became majors under.
he Old OF election. aud are.
~ DE- accredited % that manner. ia g..
Il air reply 10 say that They might
easily have been chosen the first time