Show r r S f S A Menace to the he West 5 T I T ST IS probable that an effort will be bc made to abolish the college and elect a President by bj p popular vote ote as ns a n corollary corollary corol corol- lary to l the amendment restricting each incumbent to ton toa toa n a single term of six years ears That amendment lia hast passed the Senate and ris as its it UP r reads reals it makes its provisions applicable to those who l have i e hel held the office this naturally includes Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt- the tho saints be he praised William praised William Howard To Taft and un t-un unfortunately and will also include Dr Wilson There ire are indications that dint the further change noted ab above abo ve will be sugg suggested in the tile that an effort will be bc made mado to provi provide e tha that the President sh shall ll assume office within thirty or sixty days clays after his election The r West cst mu must t resist of course with all its power the effort to abolish the the electoral electoral system and anti choose b by popular vot ote The great voting population of the United States lies east cast st of ot the tiie Mississippi Mi river and if the system were changed future executives would be chosen wholly b- b by a Jl few of the most populous states The smaller commonwealths of the west would be bo powerless 1 their voice o cc in the cou counsels of the nation would bc he stilled j I The danger of course is not imminent sin e C a constitutional Amendment ment requires the tho approval of thirty six states and that wout would not be e possible if the west stood firm against it it must also pass the Senate in in n which tile the smallest com commonwealth has as much power as s the largest But tIC mere fact that the suggestion is seriously made should furnish food for thought ht on the part of the direct government gov gov- o emment devotees in ill tlc the W west gt if the they were wore given Hat liat they wanted t they ey would woul have no voice roice whatever in government jt S ps Pa j l i. i Ri |