Show CURIOUS TALK i I There was some curious talk in the debate by the Iowa state senate on the LewIs bill for a national convention to I I decide upon plans for electing United States senators by direct vote of the people Senator Dunham opposing the bill said it was Inspired by Interests that are of securing the seats now held by Senators Dolliver and Al AllIson Allison lIson of Iowa He added that It was a miserable political impulse which prompted the introduction of this reso resolution resolution lution It sprung from the dirtiest lowest peanut politics in the history of the tho state TAlk of this sort from a friend ot of Senators Allison und and Dolliver Is cu curious rious because it will be generally con construed construed an 9 an admission that neither Dolliver nor Allison could hold this if the people of Iowa had hada a chance to vote on the Question No other inference Is possible And If the resolution was inspired by men who I Iare are unfriendly to the senators then they must believe strongly In their ability to oust them by a popular vote Further if the people of do n not t tant want ant to be represented by Allison and I Dolliver they be given the I liege of saying so soFrom soFrom From any viewpoint direct i of United States senators is altogether i df desirable A large majority of the leg legIslatures legIslatures ot of the various states have alI al already ready adopted resolutions of an af a character on the subject The house has several times Umes passed a resolution for a com constitutional amend amendment amendment ment but the senate has bas invariably killed It It may bo be that at some som fu future future ture time the senate also will act fa favorably favorably for the demand is great and growing constantly There Is really no sound argument against the proposition The public officer who is afraid to let the people he serves vote for or against him does not ot deserve to sone any people The adoption of a constitutional amend amendment amendment ment for the popular election o of ecu sen senators might deprive the august upper house ot of some of its best known mom mem members benz bers but the country could worry along very nicely under the shock It Itis ItIs is even possible to believe that public would go forward in a much more SAtisfactory manner than at |