Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-25
CLAPP ENUNCIATES
PROGRESSIVE
DOCTRINES
Senator Expresses Belief That
Initiative, Referendum and
Recall Will Be Steps To-
ward Popular Rule.
SAYS PEOPLE WILL
CONTROL GOVERNMENT

Mu.rs B. Clapp JuItca State. Du.
t.u HDm Minnesota. ANA ono o.. tuc
H.s .npVu usuecut Republicans
o.. thew prefer goo uo called pro.
H.s.yr Republicans. was u N1u.
guorUuo lU half hour 'od1, on hIs
Ha. from wa bIus.on. %. G.. to pho'.
r.E Arizona where Doe VIll speak on
uo..,. ilo topics. which aIc uopuIH.
n Arizona o. Jhc present time ro O.
uUasuagD. man today senator Carp
declared that he favored tho recall o.
flr udipury. iu fact that Dee favored
iUp initiative. referendum aud recall
adding the presidential preference
lHR to tuis WcI huowu trio no.. also
,.Hrc pj regret al Doe failure 0f tho
aooI tariff inuolugcd boy senator 30
Iui'Cttr ana stated that %, believed
rNu present PAYNE AldriCh tariH q
monument tu Inc greatest chance tnr
Republican party had ever lost
The time VIII come. be- said,
when the peoplo viii control fhis
government
lir that son imply senator mat
they do not now onirol i'2"
Well not 80 much us they should
steps toward their control Of 30 are.
tHc Initiative. referendum. recall and
tbe presidential preference law au
aIrauremout uy means %. which the
people of Eve states are already able
90 Instruct The presidential electors.
making ID possible tor The people OF
those states Co express their prefer
oucp for presidential candidates ubso.
lutplN These measures viii du away
with bosses ana machines The Amer
loan people do MOI need these ana
ihr othcpholders have uu business
with them Ofhocholdefs should be-
concerned solely with the duti's of
their offices
Asked what he thought Of the taiin
Senator Clapp said thar in his opinion
the Republican party threw away q
magnificent chance 20 make good
when 81 framed The present Payne
Aldrich 'arin in 1909.
FNcntualiy' said Mr.. Clapp. "the
talin viii be controlled by tariff
commission. exercising the same pow
cJs over iarin rates and regulations
iha. ihc interstate commerce commits.
sion exercises over railroad rates
Ar Ciupp did not consider tbp prps
oui wool mtin Bir ana said hc favor
,d instead oi the recent Legislation lu
ihat regard the bin introduced by Son
afor la Toilette. which he Thought
uir iu both consumer ana grower. aa
well as manufacturer Lowering the
cost OF raw material does NOT lower
the cost to fhp consumer be- said
eco long as 'hD manufactured product
I protected That g. the fight We
mude am Sllung ON The reciprocity
u.ll Tho la Toilette wool bin wont
nut, lowered tho cost 10 the cohsum
81 OF wool and WOODEN products slighl.
d. luf 70 would have been fair bc.
cause q adjusted the cos, 81 the man
uHc'urd product cquifahlV"
senator Ciapp snid that hc believed
statehood would bo of vast beuoht 60
Sew NeSico and Arizona because lt
would remove q great deal of federal
Interference ana would allow the $50.
lDcriuu or officers hy the people in
stead of many of them being federal
JupuiWces
100 declined 10 discuss the prcsi
dental possibilities. saying that he
mover expressed himself IN tuaG 20
..i
Senator Clapp IS ON his WAY to-
PhocuiN. Arts where me- viii sJop q
oRf lc viii then spcud q week. in
California speaking 90 several towns
Io viii return 10 bis home 10 ST. paul
Iu about two weeks