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Show ELECTING SENATOflS.' The hint Isijuo of the Wasatch Vay after do'critjliig the bill ln)iroluced by Hiato' Seoiiior W- . Nebekcr. providing provid-ing a pl'aii jjy which the people of Utnh iimy express tjielr choice for United Sintcs Setiatow, Buys: United Slntoi Seiintors ought to bo leeted by tho direct vole tf the peo-pie, peo-pie, but th.it, Hurler our present Conml-tutloii, Conml-tutloii, of course, cannot bo((iind tho pl iii prnputied by this bill, I ho product nf the lnueuou brain of Si'iiajor luetic-ker, luetic-ker, Is about as ntar a substitute as any State is allowed to go. It would give the people n chance to show their pieforoneo .md would go 4 long way luwnrds avoiding such demoralizing, ami we might u'moat say dUgraceful xeeni'S ax bsye been enacted by the Li-glthittireA of Montana, California, Delaware, Utnh and soiuo ptlier States in the Union. lr all Slitlca In tho Union would pass laws Himllai to Senator Nebeker's bill, the Seniitorliil pie would bo so spa'soned with tho wlioli'Miino splco of hiltmtti rights that It would not be so rendt'y golihl'ed up by tho American, sons of tho nidr Crtnsim. It would not bo long then until our FmlmVi Constitution would bo amended nnd that relic of niopnrchy adopi)d from an urlsiocrat English custom will bo abolished, and wo slmll liavu a government "of tho people, by the puople and for tho people.." peo-ple.." Wo will never hnyeexnotly that kind nf a goveruuK'iit iiutil Uultud Staler Senatrs 11 10 nlsolutelv eluded -by 'direct popular Vote, Htill tho plan of Smiator Jjlebekor Is a grout improve uioiit over llni preeit system. We hopo Utah will be one of the States which through its Legislaturo will memorialize Congress to submit n (Jon-siitullstial (Jon-siitullstial amcndnictit to tho people ptovldini for the election of United States Senators by popular vole. |