The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-13

purity and honesty In politics.
Mr. President, have offered these
resolutions so that the people may, SO
far as 1t can be ascertained by such
an inquiry as they call for, be In
| formed as to what has brought us to
this present pass, so far as the cam.
pa,gn just closed is concerned.
understand the Vice President is
not likely to be present for some time
to come. | desire, therefore, to amend
ny resolution, where IL authorizes the
appointment by the Vice President, so
as to read "by the President pro tenn.
pore of the Senate"
Senator Hepburn Speaks.
Mr.. Hepburn. Mr.. President, be.
fore the close of morning business, If
may be INDUCED, in order briefly and
lmperfectly to do what should be done
with care and elaboration, / will in
terpose a demurrer to the statement
read by the Senator from California.
do not desire that it should be taken
as accepted by Republicans.
shall not occupy any considerable
time. Not having the resolution of the
Senator from California in print and
not having known that such a motion
would be made. 1t will, of course, be
somewhat difficult to cover the sub
ject. | shall not undertake to do that.
An attack has been made in this
resolution upon the integrity of the
President of the United States as an
incumbent and as a candidate for re-
election. Concurrently an attack has
been made upon those who are respon.
sible for his nomination. Still fur
Their an attack has been made upon
the integrity of the Republicans of
this nation.
Mr.. Gallinger. And upon members
of this body who are upon the nation
al committee.
Mr.. Hepburn. Yes; and as sugges-
ted by the Senator from New Hamp-
shire, who sits on my left, upon men,
Ders of this body who chance to be
members OF the national committee
mole than that, with an overwhelming
circle of Islander, an attack has been
made upon the citizenship OF the coun-
try at large
1t is charged in effect, that the stan.
dard of the citizenship of this coun.
try is so low and so venal that II may
be bought and sold like chattels In the
markets; that ii may be controlled by
corrupt men. | deny it. | challenge
t..Nss to stamp character OF degrad.
adun netticiency and corruption upon
the citizenship of this country to the
e..-..t tLat it controls the Government
..e man who can be corrupted is AS
Da, :. ci,.-cn as the man VINO corrupts
him or attempts to do so. There Is
no difference under any rule of morals
or of law.
SO this resolution charges that these
people constituting the citizenship
have been subject, for a period not
named to the dominion and control
and manipulation of corruption ana
corrupt men. | deny 1t. | challenge
any man, responsible for this resolu-
tiCn or otherwise, to hand in to the
secretary OF the Senate and have read
from the desk the names of five men
tAat within his knowledge come with
in the class of debauched citizenship.
der another even in political excite.
ment or campaign, without being heiu
responsible. The offense of slandering
the American citizenship, singly or IN
the aggregate, is as heinous crime
as that OF attempting to bride them.
At - usually INDUCED in tor the pur.
pose OF compelling someone to do or
not to do something-heaping oppro
brium and epithets upon your fellow
citizen in order to deter him or TO III
Auence him one way or the other.
The statement in the resolution tina
an unhappy condition of affairs hal
existed in the country is true in :
very large measure. 1t did not ema
nate from the rank and file or tn
leadership of either party, singiy an,
alone. Whatever of the unhappy cor
ditions pictured in this resolution
have existed are the result of an a,
tempt-ap irresponsible and unwis
attempt-to change over night tn
form OF this Government and the mar
ner OF the performance of the polit
cal duties of citizenship. Where tner
il no meeting or coming together {