The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-25
Against Fee system.
DANGEROUS PROPOSITIONS.

From Speech OF Hon. FraHk NIdrh no
fore Florida Legislature;

From Speech of Hon. Frank Clark ne
fore Florida legislature; 10.
Again Mr. BRYAN Is Populistfc. pc
cause he stands for an amendment 70
the Constitution of the United states.
which will make United states SEN
ators elective by the direct vote OF tn the
states l am absolutely, unalterapiy
and eternally opposed to this; SO Tar
as the people having voice In deter
mining who shall be their senator's,
have no objection. and heartily stano
for that. We have that in this state
today, in our primary election system
But I am opposed, as stated, to amend
ing the Constitution of the United
states in that regard. because. when
stroy the idea which the founders Of
this republic had in establishing the
Senate, namely. that. the senators
should represent state sovereignty.
that s4 sSs seg Tsts s sss
doris from the State. and place them
on the category Of being elected by d.
rect vote of the people, place them IN
the Senate as the representatives OF the
people by their votes, how long do you
think 1t would be before the great
state of New York, with Its millions
of people, would take the position that
one man in Florida was not the equal
of twelve men in the State of New
York? How long do you think 1t would
be, when YOU reduce this matter to a
question of representing the people,
before the great States OF the Union
would demand representation in the
Senate in accordance with population
just as they now enjoy representation
In the House of Representatives? And
II they made this just demand, and It
were acceded to. as It would in time
South? Why, my friends, the only
thing that has kept the heel of the
negro from the neck OF the white
men of the South in all these years
4. kot fnr. a.. A1aa CA,
ate OF the United States. Force bill
after force bill has passed the House
of Representatives only to meet its
death In the Senate. because of our
representation in that body. two from
each State. regardless of wealth. pop
ulation. or any other consideration.
"Mr. Bryan returned from his trip
to Europe, and was given that mag
nificent reception In the. great metrop-
lis of this lcountry. New York. he de-
clared boldly and uneQuivocally for
Government ownership of RAILROADS IN
this country. II that is not Populistic
doctrine. thenftne iPoppiist Party never
proclaimed its faith IN anything.
IF he should ever become President,
and he should write this Populistic idea
into law. the minor railroad positions
all over this country, such as conduc-
tor, engineer. station agent, ETC., would
be placed under the civil service laws
and 1t would not be many months be-
fore negro conductors on your passen-
ger trains and negro conductors on
your Pullman cars would be rs thick
all over the Southland as letter car
riers are In your free delivery cities
today. Do you want this condition Of
affairs? If so. follow the lead of the
Populistic Nebraskan and IL sensible
business interests of this country can
ever be chloroformed into sleep on
the day of election you, may succeed In
achieving 1t.
ct believe In States rights. I be-
lieve in the strict construction of the
Constitution. believe in Just as lit
tie government as is compatible with
the protection Of the citizens In the en-
joyment of life. liberty and the pursuit
of happiness. I believe In each depart
ment Of the government. the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial, being held
within its legitimate sphere Of opera
ton. I believe that IL the Democratic
Party should return to its ancient prin-
ciple, standing absolutely for govern
by the people, and abandon forever its
pursuit of those Populistic ideas and
vaearies which have been injected into
II by this Populistic leader. and others
of his kind. we will see the star of
Democracy in the ascendancv before
many years shall have passed. What
has his leadership accomplished for the
country?
Democratic States. from time ir1me-
moral almost she was as safely DEM
ocratic as Georgia or Texas. and yet
under the leadership of Mr.. Bryan, Mr.
James and others today you find, be-
lleve. four. Republican members Of Con-
gress in the House Of Representatives
from Kentucky. You find a Republican
Governor IN the executive chair at
frankfort. and you find a Republican
United states Senator at the capital Of
the nation. from that State: Look a
Missouri another bourbon Democratic
state. and which has been sorelv af-
nieted of late, years with PopulistiC
OF Missouri? A Republican Governor
sits in the state House at Jefferson
Yields the sceptre of power at the
state capital. a net gain of two Re
publican members of CONGRESS- in the
last election. and a Republican United
states senator occupying the seat made
historic by the occupancy OF Gen. Fran
els NJ. Cockrill. These are some ri
the fruits of Organism. and as for me
7 stand unalterablv opposed to a con-
1 tinuance OF the suicidal policy of look
ing to the Nebraskan for political lead
| ership."