Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-02-06 | Page 7 | Indiana Lawmakers Lectured by Bryan

Hi MAKERS ! LECTUREOBY BRYAN Secretary of State Urges I Legislators to Pass Direct j Primary Law. j I INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 5. William J. Bryan, secretary of state, in speaking to tho Indiana general assembly here today pleaded for the enactment of a direct primary law and defied the legislators leg-islators to refuse to give to the people of this state the initiative and referendum. referen-dum. ' ' No man, ' ' declared Mr. Bryan, ''who violates the primary provision of the Democratic platform in Indiana will te able to go back to his people aud give them his real reasons for doing so. if you do not know what I mean, I believe you will understand what your constituents mean when they leave you at home and elect rpal Democrats in your stead at the next election.''' Secretary Bryan told the legislators that in enacting a primary law they should so safeguard it that.it would not be a burdensome expense to the people and cumbersome to operate. He reiterated reit-erated that the candidate for president of the United States should be selected at a primary. The Nebraskan launched into his subject sub-ject by declaring that he had come here to urge the substitution of Democracy for "bossocracy" in Indiana. In referring to the initiative and referendum, ref-erendum, he styled them the greatest reforms in government, of all times. Referring to the anti-lobby bill which became law with the governor's signature signa-ture yesterday. Mr. Brjran complimented the legislators on the "great step in advance" they had taken in '"'making a man step" out into the light when he wants to lobby."