Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-03-23
Popular Election Of Senator's.
Tosno. Va. March IS.
Editor Gsz-t,e.


senate for election OF senator's by
vote. Mr.. Root said. 1T is
proposed to take from the United
States. any power - protect its own
citizens 10 the exercise OF their own
rights. no matter how crest the need
nigh, be for such protection
Now. Mr.. Editor. would ike 70 1
inquire. II We may hope that men in /
high places viii ever get their think /
tanks clear Of fuch fool ideas9 u
was just such people, with just such |
ideas, that al ore tune stirred up the
people OF one section OF this cou1-
try sgainst those OF another secuoo
and brought on one Of the most use
less and bitter wars that the world
mas ever seen.
Pray tel me. who. what and
where IS the United Sta,ed7 Has
the whole business been moved into
the senate chamber2 Is there any
thing lett OF il outside OF this cham
ber7
Politically speaking. what consu-
'utes these United States. If not the
citizens thereof And can il be SAID
that the citizens in demanding a re-
form OF law. by which they will be
oetter able 70 protect themselves.
are taking from themselves the pow e.
sr TO protect themselves, what man
ner Of argument is this2
Let US serve notice now on ali
men. that y. s. speusus. and Us means
we. aud We are the people and We
know what We want and why We
want II. .ut 'orS1o not intend TO be-
leges any longer but We intend 10
have what We want and ought 70
have.
II tn. life or death Of a man is
not too important a matter TO be lsfN
to twelve men. picked up from
- among the plain people. can 1t b'
said that there is aay other matte
concerning the affairs Of men. o
too great importance 10 be left 10
: decision OF all the people2 Can IN
t people be trusted, or can they no
r be trusted. this is the question:
u claim that thSy can DC trusted.
?. claim that they can be trusted at a
c times. If they viii just have III
r. courage 10 vote their convictions an
q will net be bluffed out OF their rigt
is 10 express their free viii. claii
d that il is far safer TO trust the peop
* than il IS TO trust either congress
10 state legislatures. and If II is goo
L 10 elect some officers by popul
n vote. that it is better 10 elect the
u all by popular vote.
Al There has been many a miscs
q rage il the management of pub
II affairs. AMI not because the peoF
have had too much but too little sa
O, The people can be and should
trusted with the management
. their own affairs. The grea. int
'le ests may be able to buy up a e
lly hundred men. but they can not b
%. and pay for an hundred million.
We a majority OF them. Then let I
he people demand. and have the Inil
an tive. the Referendum. and the I
snt cal. (ALd whose thunder have
IN stolen now?) This places the re
'us OF government IN the hands of
nd people where they should be.
Let al matters OF importance
Vill referred TO the people. Let all
the ficeTs be selected and elected
popular vote. Do awav with
led primary. which IS bad and viScil
vii system. designed and adopted
en- designing politicians to further 4
to protect their own selfish aims; il
'ho nothing more or less than a pa
ent whip to bluff the voters into supp,
To- ing any nan who can pay for a 5