The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-06

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therefore, secure efficient officers
and the details Of their work can
then with greater safety be entrust-
ed to them. in my Judgment there
Is no good reason why United
States senators should be elected
by the present indirect method
Their names can be placed upon a
state ticket Just as that Of the can-I
didate for governor SO that every
voter III the state may register his
choice for United States senator by
his own vote at the ballot boz
Make this change Elect your sem
ators By direct vote and you will
have Il body far more responsive
to the demands of the people IL
would not be content as 4 member
Of the senate TO merely contend for
these things on the motion OF other
senators, nor would I be content
to tell the people On the campaign
platform what a glorious blessing
this change would be, but / should
make every effort in the open ses-
sions Of the United States senate
to actually enact this change into
constitutional amendment
The Judiciary.
The Judiciary Department OF the
United States government was in-
tended to be coordinate branch
Of the government; it was never
intended 10 be clothed with the
power TO usurp the law making
privilege. We must preserve the
dignity of the judiciary but that
dignity will be far greater when
the people feel greater trust and
security in the judiciary. ID was
never intended that a multitude Of
inferior federal courts should sit
throughout our entire land Ia con-
stant session taking from the state
courts elected by the people az the
states practically all Of the powers
Of state courts and state govern
ment into their hands and making
state laws and state administrations
subseryient TO their will Many
speakers entertain their audience
by condemning this Objectionable
practice but it seems necessary 10
wait for the future for some one
to appear III the halls of congress
TO actually introduce the bill that
should lead TO restricting the fed
eral judiciary to its proper limita-
tions and returning to the courts
elected by the people the power to
administer Justice WLa their cid
time jurisdiction, and should such
law making power deyolye upon me
bill to ihat effect will be placed
upon the calendar and the roll
called 10 that end tfat the people
may know what congressman and
what senators believed in the
speeches that many Of them make
today. Congress created these in
ferior federal courts and congress
can limit or set them aside. Why
is this not done? With these two
! departments of our federal govern
ment so placed in closer relation
to the people there are details Of
government that common justice
cry out against today and which
demand not passive, not indider-
ent. but determined effort.
State Rights.
The policy OF the American gov
ernment never intended that local
afairs should be administered at
\ Washington The suites were in
I tended to conduct their local af
+ fairs in every way possible and the
( central government at Washington
( was never intended TO interfere in
any instance with the will o. the
people In each state excepting only
4 insofar as the general welfare, pro
lection and defense of cur united
country made necessary. 1t is full
ily realized today that gradual en-
croaehment has been made upon
the rights OF states under the pre-
text Of regulating Interstate com
4 meree but actually az the demands
OF trust organized and monopolized
transportation facilities and tue
great interests of the country and
in the partisan effort to dictate to
\ the people 81 this OF that state the
method OF conducting elections and
In numerous other ways the rights
OF the state is constantly unfairly
and unjustiy invaded. In our own
experience in Oklahoma one OF the
best corporation commissions oper-
, ating under one of the best consti-
tutions iii the land Is constantly
embarrassed and rendered almost
/. helpless in its efforts TO do Justice
! TO our people In the election law.
d let me assert here and now, II
{ ever am a member Of either hous'
I of congress and lind The EFFORT re-
E peated by appoinIiye federal Off
A GERS conspiring together to intim
/ idate the officer 0l lhe state IN aa
! ministerng its election laws iusil.
a and fairly such officer or eotere o
E cfacers will Certainly be called CT
= hv every power possible TO inNok
t. through congressional inquiry &
|, have punished or dismissed lron
s office such usurpers Of the people'
i power
( Trusts
IN my Judgment President Roose
a Welt was nnwarrauted IN classify
n ing trusts as good trusts an
/ bad trusts. assert that beeans
r one trust contributed TO a campaig
< / corruption fund that that does nc
n make IL q good trust that trust
r are at war with honest geyefnmeH
o and should he absolutely prohibit
-e ed. Legitimate business shout
Is have the most complete proteetlo
* OF both state and federal law an
H. great business institutions may /
x In the legitimate class and as sue
g. ara ncooeearv to tho conduct of I'll