The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-14

The Senate having under considera- tion the joint resolution (H. J. Res 14) to admit the Territories of New Mexico and Arizona as States into the Union upon an equal footing with the original states
 Mir. Bourne said:,
 MT. President: A few days ago, while the Senate had under considera- tion the joint resolution for the ad- mission of the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico. the junior Senator from Utah (Mr. Sutherland) addressed the Senate, opposing the initiative, referendum. and recall provisions of the Arizona constitution. I shall make an analysis of the address and a pre- sentation of the fallacies of his oppo- popular government.
 In addresses before the Senate on May 5, 1910, and February 27, 1911, discussed at length the initiative, ref erendum and recall and other laws, which have become known as the Ore gon system. Since those addresses are in the Record and available for any who wish the information they contain. I shall not burden the Senate by covering the same ground again.
 At the risk of the charge of egotism, but for the purpose of demonstrating that the ar-government doctrines are receiving widespread attention that I have received requests for over 4O00. 900 copies of the popular govern ment speech of May 5, 1910, and over a million copies of the Federal-patron- age speech of February 27, 1911-I do not mean individual requests, but that the number of speeches asked for az gregate these figures.
 Every person who heard or who has since read the address of the Senator from Utah must have observed that he endeavored to ridicule the popular government movement and its advo- cates. To those whose sense of hu- nor is peculiarly developed, I have no doubt there was both amusement and entertainment in his reference to the balloonatics,'' political quacks," ''po- litical zealots,' "self- constituted re- formers" false pilots" arrant knaves,'' ''visionaries,' "dreamers," " and "demagogues"
 I repeat these words because it is common knowledge that calling names is the resort of men who lack better
 Quite likely the Senator will say that if the coat does not fit me ] should not put it on, and I reply that if the names were not intended particularly for me, Shey certainly were directed at the entire class o1 advocates of popular government; and deeming myself as uncompromising an advocate of popular government as anyone, I must assume my share o1 the evidently intended humiliation in- cident to the shower of epithets. do not concede. however. that it is within the power of the Senator from Utah to injure any. man or class of men by calling names. SneerS are not argument; ridicule is not logic
 To that portion of the Senator's ad- dress devoted to ridicule I shall at tempt no reply. Ridicule is a weap- on in controversial warfare in the use of which I have no skill, for I have always refused to support any cause that could not be sustained by appeal to reason alone. To the extent that 1evity may be considered a material factor in determining the merits of the initiative and referendum and recall I leave the field entirely to others for resort to ridicule is as far from my abilities as it is from my inclinations as foreign to my talents, as it is ob- noxious to my taste.
 2 It remains for the Senate and the country to say how much weight ridi- cule shall have when thrown into the balance against the practical demon strations that have been conducted in Oregon, the results of which are a matter of record. open to the scrutiny and criticism of all who care to read and consider.
 Before proceeding to a consideration of the serious features of the Sena tors address I wish to speak a word in be-