The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-13
HOHCHKISS REFORM
4 EGISL ITIVg PRINCIPLE ~
DANGER. M .aSSERTS.
Insurance superInaeadleai Tells IIIea ne-
pWASlieans That . GEaNe d'rlsb- Zen.
treats tsr-u Reaates 10 1he I.lfe %
neUSese@aaINe ssON eminent. BE sa,S

UTICA, April 1.-THE E'ibuDhcah
League Of Oneida county. OTganized
= couple OF years ago TO spread the direct p,
primaries propa gandA hut Which lat
ieTly has developed into a movement
to gain control u the party organization
in Onei5a comfy. held lss sec' Bc annual
dinner here to night. and the con men, F..
hers present listened tn speeches bv men
Who have been in the hmelixhi recently.
stats Superintendent OF Insurance
" n. Hotchkisa came up from Albany
io discuss the Ere Insurance scandal.
and "ngr~ssn:An 8eorkv W Norns
~ Nebraska. the arch insurESn. Ct the
House u Representatives.. who Initiated
the recent light I'm the House - h'ch ':e-
prived Speaker Cannon OF much OT his
lower. also delivered An aggressive
address
Mr. Norris found his theme in the
speech delivered by Attorney GeneTAl
wicksrsham in Chicago last Saturday
night. in which Mr.. wick~rsham prac- |
tically read the insurgents out Of the
Republican party. Other speakers were
ex- Attorney General BonAparte. who dis !
GUESSED Bosses and Rings and Judge
William ~ WHdhams ~ New York. who
spoke on the subject IL direct primaries. |
SuDi. HOtchxl.s said in his speech:
In message which siill invertebrates the :
Governor Of New York last night recon- ,
msnded an immediate. impartial. thorough ,
aud unsparing Investigation into legislative !
practices and procedure That same great !
Executive a few days ago mads a speech. |
already Historical. in which the public de- !
mand for the uncOvertng OF the secret |
places Of political power aud legislative |
favor was vOicrd as It never was Oefore by
the chosen spokesman Of u people
Thus within a ~ees have two blows been
struck at q system. rather a system within
q system, of With New Workers have be-
come weary aud whose power u nov but a
survival Of other and unregeneraie days.
Executives Of great States 40 not speAk |
thus without eXir~m. Pr0vOcaiion In The
oIden times a ruler of men nigh, thus have
crippled or destroyed a paTliams~nt
hu' New Works. first citizen had another
purpose ~ read that purpose u MAS not :
merely that the present system Of parry .
mana cement might he destroyed and
something better more responsive 20 the !
wishes " the electorate established. that !
nghI Vas ah but won Nor was u that ,
wTongdoine might he exposed aud the /,
penalty Of popular condemnation de- reed I,
that work wss pretty well done Nor yet /,
was IL that guilty men. those s'lll this side |
Of the statute Of hmIta tons might he con |
victed and punished Nor vet was N even l
that a great party might again prove its /
cspsciIy TO purge itself Of owl
The duty Of the hour ws- higher far u
boldly asked whether legislative PROGRESSES 7
AZ present are not wrong. even 10 an extent /
corrupted and. 30 asking. direct aIten-
ton TO recent events and the remedies az I
hsnd In short u demanded an investiga-
ton a. broad a. - legislative activity an /
invest CATION Of legislative action by the .
Iegislature an invest CATION without sham.
=.
And u vas time When that hopeful I
CON binatiOn. a lawyer. who cannot Law
fully reveal the secrets Of his client. and a
lobbyist skilled in the addition. division Z
and silence NJ his trade. intervene between ,
the cowardice 81 . corporation asking spe- I
cial privileges aud the cuptdtty Of a Law
geftsr who has a vote. what hope - there ,
save N exposure. The lawyer Of his shameful .
secrets. and The IobOyIst of his devious
ways uhlh. with the light shining IN. N" .
people may kDow that The Legislature -
again their Legislature anu the laws on'e
more their laws
Each decade Of late has seen The Executive
grow stronger the IseGisls'uTe weaker
zach decade the people have becOne more
"a Isned TO trust TO man not merely 10 7
execute but even al times 10 make he
laws The current just nov - stronger
han ever before Impressed BY the cor
rupt practices Of the few. The plain people
are beginning 10 doubt The reliability OF
tho Legislative branch Carried To the uIi,-
mate me tf"-~ni d,s'rnS' OF popular fepr"-
seniai'on IN 'HF 'oHncu' IN State h"EN
IstuTS. yes, even in Federal congress.
means, sooner or LATER. pTacii"aI de~-
.potism. . Chieitainship which. White stiil .
elective mas i'm " ali OF me dangers against
which the fathers fought God forbid
ma the foundation. Of Representative
Ioy.9nn.D, .bouId thus he w.akensd'
NJ, AZ. ,,.o,,l. san, !. not N much n con-
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