The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-05-24
|~,woop PUTS HIS cDITIcs
TO FLIGHT
.lanton snecial SAYS:

hscar w. Ufoei :,
a., ssmocratic floor leader, only smil-
4 ~. his attention was called to
.-,,,eIsm of his vote in favor OF
,lar election of United States
4 .a,s He thinks his critics must
4 sbort memories. Recognizing
i On the unpopular side at
a far as his southern col
60 are concerned, he defends
4 courage and convincing argu-
4. me position he has taken.
|r.n or twelve years ago, when
rssolution was pending in the
- he said, "Mr. Bartlett of
80 who attacked my position on
|..,dav. voted for the Rucker res
In. which was practically identi-
4 nurpose with the amendment
whIch I voted yesterday.
.serence to the Congressional Rec
n April IL, 1900. showed that
,rnderwood was correct. Every
L.her Of the Georgia delegation, ex-
4 ar Lester, voted for the Rucker
Iudment, and every member of the
hama delegation voting at all vot-
nor 1t.
n we are back in the house of our
L. and have our regular place at
,able. We must take our medicine
our food with the rest" said Mr..
ferwood.
he resolution as amended will be
Ned by three-fourths of the
les"
EOntinuing, he said the situation at
congress presented but two alter
|ws the senate form of the res
slon or none at all. He said the
M had nothing 10 fear from the
k,ow or Sutherland amendment, as
DAYS of force bills were pas.
.sIdering himself pledged by the
h. Alabama convention to bring
I'd popular election of senators, if
&IbIe. he voted to accept the SEN
amendment, he said, and those
j really wanted to see senators
lied BY the people, voted for the
&ndment.
Alabama put in its state platform
tn the convention recently met and
<ted "a delegates to Baltimore to
i for me for president a plank
|wn as section 5, which reads as
bxs:
#Section 5. We favor an amend
n TO the federal constitution pro-
Eng for the election of United
.es senator's by the direct vote of
people
As this was the last expression Of
state, the state which then so sig
N honored me, l felt in honor
|hd TO vote for this popular cleo
resolution. Those gentlemen
y want to see United States sena-
elected by the people voted for
n resolution, as it was apparent
. no other form of the resolution
4 be adopted.
Gentlemen who oppose this resolu-
fearing that it will extend the
tisitorial power of congress, re-
Ny voted to require senators to
statement of their campaign
#nses, and also to require the
NJ statement from candidates for
presidency. This resolution does
more for members of the senate
, the present law does for men,
OF the house. | favor putting
both on the same level in this
ocular. The amendment does not
zee or fix the qualification of vor-
II the congress wanted to change
election machinery of the state
reference to the election of mem
OF congress they have the right
70 II now, just as they had the
to supervise campaign expendi-
Pout twelve years ago the house
20 a resolution for the popular
Ion OF senator's. 1t was voted
April -, 1900, and the record
at vote is contained on page 412S
ne Congressional Record.
substitute for the resolution CT
SVrnss OF Michigan, onered Dy
kucker of Missouri, was adopted
vote of 135 to 30. The differ
between the two was this:
Corliss resolution left an OPP
u the state and said senators
"a be elected by state legisla-
unless the people of any state,
through their legislatures or
Ne constitution of the state, shall
DC for the election of United
senators by direct vote of the
'e' His amendment only touch.
e first paragraph of section 3,