The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-14
zUEBL|N SCORES
L0R|MER VERDICT
Vigorous Denunciation OF
Covernment-Holds Mon
arches as Superior.

Chicago, March 14.-Professor Char
les Zueblin, in speaking before the eth
Zeal society at Handel. hall bitterly
attacked the vindication OF United
States Senator William Lorimer ty
the United States enate.
In the course OF his remarks he at.
tackled not only the Constitution, the
supreme court, the senate and the
house OF representatives, but nearly
everything else
THE same bipartisan combination
that passed the tariff bill whitewash-
cd Lorimer," said Zueblin. "Even>if
he were not guilty personally, an hon.
est man would resign ii he had the
slightest suspicion that one corrupt
vote had been cast at his election.
"A glance over the list of those
who voted for Senator Lorimer will
reveal that senators from Maine to
California cast their votes for vindica.
ton In the face of the facts which
prove this to be not "A local but "A ma
tional shame.
This matter is far reaching. Not
only IL the Legislature which elected
Senator Lorimer responsible. but ev-
cry legislature which elected the for.
ty.six senators who. because they
could not lift their colleague out of the
mirc. lay down In the mud with him.
are In n measure responsible for this
fiasco.
Just so long as the people do not
nj hn nr
tors, Just SO long will indignities of
this kind be heaped upon them. The
masses are not corrupt. but they are
bcwildered. They should insist on the
direct election of their legislators. for
without this right they will never as
complish anything and will continue to
play into the hands of the minority,
composed of the party BOSSES and the
wealthy class.
"rhe canned eloquence OF the
house OF representatives reaches the
people through the Congressional
Record. but i'm the house itself the
members very seldom listen to each
other and the session Is simply a vot.
ing contest to decide whether the var
ious committees have presented salts.
factory bills.
with two decayed political parties
in tho field and with an imperfect
Constitution. the people will never be
sovereign. Even though they did gain
control of the party. the barriers er,
ected by the Constitution with the var
ious checks on nearly every attempt
to pass good laws. which counteract
every attempt to get first.class legis'
lation.
Attacks Federal Constitution.
i"The iumutibility of the Constitu
ton is beloved in by the general pub
lie with the faith that they have In
their creed. The necessity Of expand
ing "A creed to meet the advance oil
civilization IL obvious, and yet people
believe that the same Constitution
which was suitable for the people OF
the Revolutionary period is of neces
sity still suitable TO the needs of the
people of today
in Great Britain. France, Switzer
land. and Australia 1t is almost as
easy to amend the Constitution as &c
pass "A law in the United States. Yet
here I'm America there have been TWEEN
~ two hundred attempts to pass am
endmcnts to the Constitution and only
fifteen OF them have succeeded. Only
in times Of great necessity is 1t posi-
bic to do anything to this ironclad doc
ument.
Supreme Court His Target.
Then there is the supreme court
This august body is entitled by the
majority of one vote 10 reverse decis
ions. to declare null and void legisla
ton which practically all the people
including the senate, the house ant
the president are all in favor of. b,
the influence of one wabbling vote
changing over night this court cal
practically control the country. Th'
legislative powers OF the supreme
court are far greater than those of thu
house of representatives.
yet we are not supposed to criti
else the supreme court To say any
thing derogatory about these lega
lights amounts almost TO the sam,
thing as 'leze majesty in Europe.
AT least a two-thirds vote of thu
court should be rekuired to declare
anything null or void which has pass
ed the house of representatives., tn,
senate and has had the approval o
the president.
"The best advance in decent govern
ment which has been made TO date i:
the commission governed city o
which there are 10 in the country
This sets off TO some extent the theo
reticai fantastical idea of the consti