The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-05-21

/ making today ana "lsheu u DC
/ paired in favor OF it,
The adverse view Of Congressman
/, Hardy was set forth by him in the
following manner:
Mr. Speaker, OF course this ques
ton can not be argued in four min
utes. but it may be illustrated. Al
I present. under our constitution, the
senate OF the United States is chos-
en- by the legislatures OF the differ
ent states, and under that express
provision Of the constitution there
has never been found any means
5y which the federal government can
project itself into the election OF
senators by the presence Of either
troops or the Judging of the qualifi-
cations OF electors, or the appoint
ment OF supervisors OF elections or
Judges Of elections, or the use Of
United States marshals. With the
Bartlett amendment Te may obta Il
the election of senators by direct
vote OF the people and yet preserve
10 the states the same, sole state
control of such elections as We
have now. But without that amend
ment a new element Is injected into
the election OF senators, to-wit, the
federal appointment OF supervisors
OF the election Of senators and
judges Of elections, the use of Unit
Cd States marshals and the use OF
United States troops at the election
OF senators whenever the party .r
power nationally may be tempted
10 exercise such power. Whetner
this may happen next year or TWEEN
--years from now, know not.
For one. Nj Speaker, l Will no,
cast my yo-e 10 tear down the TEN
pie n which Is the las. refuge o:
stale sovereignty. l VIII maintain
as TAR as | know the inyiolable au-
toaomy Of indestructible states: /
viii spell national with big y,
but also spell state with a big 5.
no man can say what the future
may bring forth, and because all is
peaceful now is no reason we may
not have evils to encounter in the
future not in the south alone, but
in the west and in the north. In this
measure, without the Bartlett amend
ment, We attack the very corner
stone upon which the indestructibil-
ity Of the state rests and pave the
way for their destruction"
In the senate there is expected
10 be little or no debate, as con
gress has made up its mind to give
the people of the various states
chance to say whether they desire
to adopt the new system or not.
The Presidential Term.
The prospect Of congress dallying
along until the first of August with
out adjournment has given rise to
all sorts of speculation as-to what
character Of legislation may be pass
ed while the house and senate are
sparr.ng for an advantage in the
tariff skirmish. The proposal to limit
the presidential term to six years
and make a president ineligible for
reelection is just now receiving
some consideration and there are
those who are figuring that the d.
rect election of senator's constitutions
al amendment may be accompanied
by the second suggested change in
the constitution looking to single
term for the nations chief eXecu-
tive.
How ever, the insurgents hold the
balance of power in the United
States senate and they are back Of
the Roosevelt boom They regard
this tall, OF a single term as being
aimed directly at their Moses They
are in a position to carry on a fill
buster right up tc the close of the