The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-02-28
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In other words, have not yet pre-
scented to any legislature my private
views on the subject, and never
shall, because I conceive that to be
part of the whole process Of govern
ment, that I shall be spokesman for
somebody, not myself.
am an Individual when am
spokesman of an organic body I am
representative. For that reason,
you see, / am by my own principles
shut out, in the language OF the
street, from starting anything. ]
have to confine myself to those things
which have been embodied as promis-
es to the people at an election. That
is the strict rule set for myself.
When my private opinion is asked
by those who are cooperating with
me am glad to give it, but am not
at liberty until I speak for somebody
besides myself to urge legislation up
on congress.
The ladies were very much impress
sed, as we'll as depressed, by the
party shackles with which our prosi-
dent seemed to be bound hand, f"ot
and tongue. The platform. political.
ly speaking, to him was sacred. When
he spoke, he spoke according to its
commands. He said:
conceive that to be part Of the
whole process of government. that
I shall be spokesman for somebody,
not myself.
And again
have to confine myself to those
things which have been embodied as
promises to the people at an election.
That Is the strict rule set for ny.
self.
Then to give more emphasis to
this profound and commanding obi
cation to the party platform he elab-
Grated as follows:
When my private opinion is asked
by those who are cooperating with
me, am glad to give It, but am
not at liberty until speak for some
body else besides myself to urge leg
islation upon congress.
After receiving this remarkable ad
dress from the chief executive, these
good women went away sore in spirit
and sick at heart. They had read OF
the fine courage of our president and
his manly independence; they had
not expected to find such AFFECT ser
vitude to party commands. So they
went away, some in sadness AMI sor'
row; others possibly with some symp.
toms of doubt and Irritation. This
was December 8. last.
II the platform had declared for
suffrage, of course the president
would have been bound by 1t and felt
1t his duty to force through congress
a measure embodying such dec!ara
ton In the laws of the country, ever
If 1t had taken an extra session Of
congress all summer to have accom-
plished the feat. II it had declared
against suffrage, of course he would
have seen that no such resolution
was given consideration by eithol
uTdhCu VI COuSTeSS. Dut since IL NC
clared neither way he was not ever
at liberty to express a private opIu
ion as to its wisdom and desirability
But in the evolution of human af
fairs, another question came before
the chief executive for his considera
ton. This subject was not brought
before him by the good women Of
the country but by representative
Of the English government whose
action had been instigated by the
American and Canadian transconti
mental railroads and British shipping
interests. The question was in re
gard to the payment of tolls by ships
passing through the Panama Canal
engaged in the coastwise trade of the
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