Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-11

expenditures and their uses, the Con-
stitution OF the United States, In sec
ton 5, article /, referring to the House
and Senate, reads: Each house shall
DO the Judge Of the election returns and
qualifications Of its own members"
There is no limitation Of this power
The Senate Of the United States In the
cided under this provision that they
were empowered to refuse seats to these
men and did so. The undisputed tes-
timony was that Ware spent to secure
his nomination in the neighborhood Of
100000 and Mr.. Smith spent some
thing like $4,000.
Let there be no mistake about this
matter. Those. who are seeking seats
in the United States Senate in the COM
up their minds that If they expend huge
sums Of money in corrupting the voters
Of their States. they will be denied
seats in the upper branch Of the Con-
greSs of the United States Of America
because the Senate is determined as
far as that body Is concerned, to pre-
vent the seats in that body from being
bought and sold on the auction block.
Question Of Integrity.
Why shouldn't they? It is not o
question Of personal fortunes, feelings or
career Of the Senator -elect applying for
admission: II that were the only thing
involved, ii could and would be UNI
doubleday forgiven, but 1t Is the in
tergrity Of the election that Is in ques-
ton and the election to a seat in the
United States Senate. What does that
mean? What duties devolve upon a
member Of the United States Senate?
They are the most varied and far reach
ing with which any officer under any free
government Is clothed in any country in
the world today. We ratify every treaty
with foreign nations; only by the advice
and consent of the members of this
BODY are appointment to Office made
under the laws and Constitution of the
United States. We pass upon every
law affecting taxation, tariff, inter-
state and foreign commerce, banking.
trusts and our great undeVeloped nat
ural resources. Nor is that all; we are also
members Of a court, the highest court
known to man: we alone can try the
impeachment Of judges of the Nation;
the Senate Of the United States is the
only tribunal that can urseat a Presi-
dent.
You are all familiar with the powers
OF the Senate. enumerate them only
That we may understand the Inagni.
tuoe OF the election to that body. The
founders Of this Nation placed in the
hands of the United States Senator as
much power, If not more, than any
other official Of the Government. There
Tore, 1t Is expected that the election to
place in that body would be defended
zealously, determinedly and fiercely by
the people and If not the people, by
the Senate itself, not because Of per-
sonal feelings Of the individual Sena-
tors in regard to the matter, but in or
der that our institutions might not be
polluted at the fountain head.
Ladies and gentlemen, the voting
polls OF this country must not be made
market place. The electors of this
country must not be debauched. With
the concentration of wealth into fewer
and fewer hands, public opinion must
be aroused to the necessity Of becoming
more and more vigilant for the protec-
ton OF their own rights and privileges.
am glad to stand here tonight before
this microphone and issue a warning to
those who are seeking entrance into
the upper body of Congress that they
must come here with clean hands, and
even though they may be successful
in debauching the electorate of their
own State, they will not be successful
in obtaining seat in the Senate of
the United States.