The Detroit times., 1911-04-14
||RECT ELECTION
II SENATORS SURE
cnn.or Borah Sure Resolution Sub
lifting Amendment To Ccnstitu-
ton Will Pass Senate.

WASHINGTON, April l4.-Predict
ne the passage by the senate OF the
1obolution to submit TO the states a
cohstitutional amendment for the df
go election of senators. following the
nciion OF the house last night in pass
~ the measure by 296 to 10. Senator
norah (Rep., Idaho), leader OF the
.n6vement I'm the senate, today wrote
ne following for the United Press:
~ u. 8. SEN. WILLIAM e. BoRAH.
fcopyrlsht. 1911. by the United Press
AssocIations.)
feel very certain that the resolu'
|<ion submitting an amendment TO the
. cohstitution providing for the election
+ ~ senators by popular vote will pass
during this congress and IL Is posi-
4 ble and even probable that II will pass
+ fhis special session. The friends Oh
the measure will urge IL To maj con-
clnsion as speedily as possible.
Inst what form the resolution VIII
*fnke. Il is difficult TO determine. 80
&ar as / am concerned, ! am In favor
~ passing II in the form In which II
uras brought out of the committee be-
tore. But would rather pass It In
fhe form In which II was finally voted
{ than to fail to pass II entirely.
There IL a general movement upon
. rarf Of the people to take more and
more the matter of legislation In their
4 own hands. This arises out OF the
/ belief upon the part or hundreos anu
<housands OF weiEmeaning ana
+ kboughtful people that representatives
4 - not faithfully and efficiently rep
resent the people.
In my opinion there Is nothing that
| Mas been done to convince the people
E "a favor of representative government
+ than In the selection OF senators.
Take the illustration OF this last
voar. II Is a notorious fact that leg
{n1ation was actually suspended, or
'>omoralized for at least two months
+ A New York, in Iowa, in Colorado.
@whfle the shameless situation in I'LL
E nois has more or less demorahzed the
.wh0le country.
All these things have led to the be-
11ef that there interposes between the
neople and the selection OF their SER
vents, a power which renders ineffec-
i've representative government. Ii Is
{ ne duty of all men who have an abid-
~ faith In the great fundamental
ruth upon which our government was
4 Ioundeds to correct these abuses and
4 - Eliminate the interposing agencies
which initiate against the public In
terest.
n orr senators were elected as the
<athers intended they should be, II
+ would be different But we have not
|<he fathers plan at all II was their
<olan that the legislature would come
|together regardless OF party affiiia-
lions. look over the field, and select
Me greatest In the commonwealth for
heir representatives at Washington.
Dt0 under the present system party
f politics has wholly eliminated the. plan
"a the fathers. And In addition to
party politics, the great interests
Which are to be affected by national
a legislation, interpose.
II Is our duty, IL we really believe
F ID our form of government, to elimin-
ofe these defects before the defects
Enpread to such an extent that the con-
1dence OF the people shall be prac-
Ideally destroyed.
Il Is an unreasonable and indefensi-
bic proposition to say, In this age, that
men are unfit to select and directly
xote for those who shall represent
hem In the national council.
Three Michigan ongressmen-Ford-
Uey, Dodds and McMorran-voted
nGainst the Rucker resolution propos-
Ing q constitutional amendment for
he direct election OF United States
senators, yesterday afternoon. Fifteen
3epublicans and one Democrat, led by
ormer Speaker Cannon, led the fight
nxainst the resolution, but 1t passed
1o6 to 16. McDermott, of Illinois. q
Dersonal friend of Senator Lorimer,
Vas the Democrat who fought the
measure.
The other Michigan representatives
.Doremus, Wedemeyer, J. M. c. Smith
+ Hamilton. Sweet, s. w. Smith, Nc
xanghlin, Loud, and Young, voted fol
the resolution.
Representative McDermott GID
the lone Democrat who yesterday
. voted against the Rucker resolution
n Tor direct election OF senators, today
asked that his vote be changed tc
aye" McDermott said he voted nc
+ By mistake.
BOSTON, April 14.-By a vote OF
166 to 33, the Massachusetts, house OF
E Representatives this afternoon, accept
. "a the resolutions in favor OF the
direct election of the United States
. oenators.
The same proposition was accepted
b. last years house, but was defeat
Cd In the senate. II has not beer
acted upon this year by the senate.
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