The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-31
DEF INES
JACK POT
Governor Deneen Ex.
plains Political Condi-
tions in Illinois

TAYLORSVILLE, Ill, Aug 30
Governor Deneen tonight opened the
campaign against return to legisla-
tive power OF tho bipartisan com
bne which dominated the last gen
oral assembly In an address in this
city he said:
The men who opposed the right
10 honest elections, the right TO pri-
mary elections, the expressed wish
OF their party on the United States
senatorship. the election of asBepu6-
lican candidate Tor speaker OF the
house of representatives ana the or
gani2ation of the house by a majority
oil their party are now asking the
people whose wills they have defied
and whose confidence they have be-
trayed. to entrust them once more
with the direction of public affairs.
They are running on platform OF
three planks:
Tho Three PIanks,
"1-We announce no principles.
"2-We express no regrets.
"3-We call for vindlcation"
The speaker defined the term Jack
trial at Chicago, declaring that those
who have been exposed are not the
only ones implicated To make
Jackpot effective requires the parti-
cipatlon oil Il considerable number OF
such as can be held together by the
cohesive power OF public plunder and
an organization that must be able to
control to some degree the course
OF legislation In the general assem-,
bly,.
Last Desperate Stand.
This coalition. In its last deSper-
ate stand against popular govern
ment. deemed it necessary to control
the policies of the state in order to
prolong its power. and /. whom they
had villified through their spurious
investigation OF my election. whom
they had opposed with vituperative
Tancor at the primaries, whom they
had sought to defeat in the election
ty arrayinS against me the special
interests from which they derive
their strength, whose policies they
had organized the legislature to de
feat, and whom they had attempted to
unseat by a trumped up contest. was
offered their support for the United
States senatorship, an office of high
honor, when honorably bestowed
Efforts to UnSeat Oeneen
These efforts 10 defeat me. unseat
or promote me. would serve the same
purpose. They carried with them
their own commentary. When / re-
fused TO accept the proffered sena-
torShip the bipartisan coalition dc
termined to select q senator whose
political power would be used to
strengthen their position and to make
safe the election OF their choice as
my predecessor.
Such being the situation in our
state. what Is the next step forward
Manifestly behind the jackpot stands
the organization of the general as
sembly and the control Of It's busl-
ness which the present rules OF the
house place IN the hands OF the
speaker The next step forward.
therefore, is to restore representative
government 10 our people
The essential condition OF honest
legislation must he the right TO have
bills heard in our general assembly,
This is fundamental or what avail
Is II TO make a campaign for whole
some measures If they receive no con
sideration in our legislative body?"
Should Be Pledged.
Governor Deneen declared that ev-
cry man seeking support of Repub
lican voters at the September prima-
ries should be pledged TO stand for
good government. and. continuing,
said
The men who created the unusual
Rnd disgraceful conditions in our
state should not be given power To
prolong them. They have defied IN
structions and repudiated their party
platform. they have stood against
representative government and for
special privileges and private inter
ests. The extent OF their malfeas-
ance in The last general assembly is
not yet known. but Is under inyesti
CATION by grand juries and by our