The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24

nothjn: else. They tried it.. But Nc
Adoo said no. He doubled in day
the number of United States deposi-
tories and then he told the money In
terests that we were ready to fight.
But they didn't want to fight and there
will be no panic-unless," and Burke
hesitated. unless the people of this
country discredit and question the idel-
ity and faith of the Wilson administra-
ton by returning a majority of Repub-
lican senators this fall. Then there
will be q panic. Because that senate
can and will tie up the policies of Pres
ident Wilson and the nation will be at
the mercy of the money power"
The Individual In Politics.
Guy T. Helvering. congressman
from the Fifth district. told the ban
Queters of the work OF the individual
in politics and discussed the work Of
the congressional committee now con-
sidering the presidential primary bill.
After predicting the passage Of the
bill, Helvering said in part:
I'VE who have come here from the
national capital to attend this ban
quet come more especially to gain
wisdom, rather than to diffuse knowl-
edge. We come to learn your wants,
your desires. your orders. When the
individual takes his proper place.
when representation is true to its
authorization, then we will have real
Democratic government. for then the
mandates of the peop'e will find true
expression in the laws which govern
them.
AN important question now being
discussed by one of our committees.
of which 1 am a member. the COM
mittee on election of president, vice
president and members of congress,
is the president. Il primary. We in
tend to draft and report some kind
of bill providing for a primary to
-lI An<< povp 60v ~
and vice president. Just what provi-
sions the bill will carry have not cs
yet been decided.
Direct primaries in the states took
away from Wall street some Of its
power; the direct election Of senators
presidential primary will put it on an
| equality with the rest Of us.
I'VE want an expression OF your de-
sireS and as a member OF the COM
mittee entrusted with the formulation
of this measure, 1 will welcome any
suggestions offered by any one who
has at heart the interest Of securing
better legislative functions that will
give to each man and woman more
| voice in the individual expression OF
their preference and opinions"
Connelly and the Tariff.
| Congressman John r. Connolly OF
the Sixth district told of the revision
l OF the CaT1Il Oy Lne De1uOCIAtS anu oS-
MED the charge of opposition party
leaders that the new tariff bill had
resulted in business depression and
Threatened panic.
They told us that II we touched
that tariff we would have a panic =
said Connolly. This panic talk had
been the greatest asset that the Re
publican party ever had. But there
was no panic and there is but one dan
ger of a panic If the people should
be misled by the agents of these de-
feated interests and allow enough Re
publicans OF Progressives to get into
either branch of congress to tie Viii
sons hands, then just as sure as might
follows day the panic will come. Th<
wolf is not slain: Ills only driven tt
its lair, only to come again should
the people desert the watch or becoms
less vigilant.
II read in the market reports thal
lcattle are selling az well at this time
as they ever sold Almost every rail
road in the country fs placing order.
for additional cars to meet the de.