The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-24
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10 the Editor of Tho Times Dispatch:
Sir: On reading your editorial in Tho
Times Dispatch this morning OH the
vote Of Senator Ross. of Kansas. which
prevented the removal OF MIR. Andrew
Johnson from his position rs President
OIL INC United states. an event which
most probably would have been FOL.
lowed by 9onfscntion and diSfranchisc
ment, and many other attendant evils
III the South, can but wonder what
would lave been tho result had the
Senator from Kansas been in closer
touch with the people in his State ,
had he have been for instance cicctSs
ny the people. AS Is now proposed to
tc done instead Of by the Legis ,aturc
1t seems to me that The situation
then was saved BY the wisdom OF the
TRAINERS OF our Constitution which pro-
Nided the senate as a check and safe
| guard for the rights or the minority
against the unjust. and sometimes
ircnZicu, demands OF The majority. IN
times OF popular excitement; and that
we III the South, WHO arc in he
minority should hesitate long before
We give our consent TO the proposed
amendment TO the Constitution of tie
| United states, BY which il is proposed
TO ''populari2c' the Senate
HILL CARTER
/
Mr.. Canter has given the case OF
| Senator Ross, or Kansas precisely the
| right application, ana the more it is
| pondercd the moro 1t viii impress
| thouShtIul people With the danger
| which now menaces the security Of the
states and the rights Of the. minority.
! Senator Garter, OF Montana. made =
4 -.
| SURFING speech in the Senate last
! saturday in opposition TO the resolution
| providing for the election or United
| states Senators BY popular vote, III
which he warned the Senate against
| the adoption OF the resolution on the
ground that il would give limited Ma
tionai sanction TO the Acknowledgement
OF the negroes in the Southern states.
| and, therefore, TO the permanent sun
preston OF more than a million votes
al elections TO choose Senator's Ii This
were all. we should welcome the adop
ton of the resolution and the proposed
amendment of the Constitution; but
| the objection to the amendment is lar
deeper than The race and color OF any
Of the people in this country, as il
would destroy the very theory of our
Government which is, in fact. n govern
ment Of the minority and OF the states
as political entities.
The proposed change in the method
Of eiecting Senator's as Senator [Ioar.
of Alas nchusetts. pointed our in has
great argument nearly eighteen years
ago is change in principle ana es-
, sence Of the most vital character, ana
| equally vital and essential. NIt. Hoar
was bold enough and frank enough to
say 20 the American people that II, is
dangerous 20 trust any great power of
government 10 their direct or incon-
siderate control and it was James
Madison. Of Virginia. who said in his
! time, and When he was the acknowl-
edged advocate of the rights of the
people, that although every Athcnian
citizen might be a Socrates. every
Atheniun assembly would still be a
mob"
The Constitution was adopted by tile
people at II time when they were com
PEELED TO deliberations to SOBER
thought. to delegated power. 10 action
through selected agencies and inslru-
mcntalities, to thinking twice before
acting once" The idea OF the Fathers
was to- secure q dual legislative assem-
bly,. so that every act Of the legisla-
turc was to be twice considered ana
have the appreciation Of two different,
separate houses; so that these two
houses would have different con
stitnency, and every proposed law
wouid have to run "thc gauntlet OF
twp diverse interests and be judged
from al least two points OF view; so
mat rhc senate would represent the
equality Of the Statcs."'" the one prin-
clp!c." as Mr.. HoaI said. which would