The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-03
DEFINES disposition
Congressman Miller Tells Audience
Where He Stands on the Vital
Issues of the Day.
Gives Summary of the Important Leg.
islation Which Was Enacted
by Sixty-first Congress.

very able and convincing talk on
matters congressional at the court
house hall on Saturday evening.
The audience was not large one in
consequence of other attractions being
billed in the village for the same
evening, but those who were present
listened attentively to Mr.. Miller's
discourse and signi6ed their appreci-
alton by applauding him.
r. G. Dunn, in introducing Mr..
Miller, drew attention to the matter of
the vote cast in the house caucus by
the congressman on the speakership.
Mr.. Cannon was the only republican
candidate for the Office, said Mr..
Dunn, consequently Mr.. Miller acted
as any one similarly situated would
have done. Mr.. Dunn declared that
he did not consider Mr.. Cannon as
black as he had been painted. he
said the speaker had saved the
country millions of dollars by turning
down appropriations in committee
which would have worked hardship to
the people. Whoever is elected to the
speakership, said he, will be cursed
at the end of the term as much as, if
not more than, Mr.. Cannon.
Mr.. Miller gave a summary OF
governmental conditions as they
existed. he said the system OF
government must be kept going by the
people-that the real government
must exist in the people. The people
of the present day understand gov.
erning themselves better. than their
forefathers-they are more en-.
lightened. Trainers of the constitu.
ton did not consider the people
capable of electing president-hence
She electoral college. Another
feature of the constitution is the upper
and lower houses of congress-the
lower house to be elected by the
people and the senate by the state
legislatures. But the real work must
come from the people. When you
cast your vote for representa- you
are Indirectly casting a vote fol-
United States senator, not so much il
this state, however, as in some others
Mr.. Miller declared that ne did MOI
have much admiration for people who
criticise men in public life. The
people make the government and thai
government will be good or bad &C.
cording to the way the people think
and act. Many people, however
have no idea of what they are voting
for and then criticise congress i,
everything does not 60 the way they
expected it to.
It is necessary that the people be
aware of some of the work which the
last congress performed IN order to be
able to determine whether the members
are worthy of being returned. Never
was there a time when congress
enacted so much remedial legislation
There is the railroad law, fol
instance, which aims to prevent dis
elimination in rates and the giving o!
rebates and to otherwise regulate the
working of the great SYSTEMS. The
railroads have been given land grants
and franchises and bonds have beer
issued to aid them in building their
lines. When railroad is given a
franchise it is, to a certain extent,
given a monopoly. The people Ger.
tainly have a right to say how the
railroads shall be conducted. The
government should have power tc
regulate freight and passenger rates
and the law referred to gives it tina
power-or gives it to the people
through the government. Many OBJ
jections were entered by the railroad!
to the enactment of this law-they
threatened to paralyze industries
This law was drawn and passed
almost exclusively by republicans.
Mr.. Miller touched upon the posta
savings bank law, saying that the
majority of the people wanted such q
law. Inc questlOn was ralSeC
whether it was right for the govern
ment to go into the banking business
to compete with commercial institu.
tons. A bill was first drawn and
passed by the senate, which proved tc
be very unsatisfactory. The house
however, took an altogether differen,
view of the matter and the republicans
drew a strictly party measure. The
bill was carefully drawn in caucus
piece by piece, and when completed il
was as perfect as the committee
thought possible. The $500 limit o.
deposit called for by the bill will pre-.
clude it's encroaching upon the com.