Show SENATOR TURPIE OF INDIANA ON the dinst senator turpie oi of indiana addressed the senate of the united states upon a resolution introduced b hanim providing for a cons constitutional amendment to provide for the election of united states senators by popular vote this we believe is a needed change every election demon strates the fact that there is a great evil connected with the present mode of election of senators to the national congress why do indirectly that which could be better done directly the legislatures are elected by the people and they in turn choose senators it if there ever was a good and sufficient reason for this pro cepure it nas new ness ours is a republican form of of government V i and the election of the V officers of that government should ae beby beay the people the nearer th the e goT emment can be b brought ht to the people the more man secure will be the rights tits of bf th the e people no VZ system exist that removes the people step e p from who 06 may y to tham sj a i P the ocr ado barq the cham 7 S V 1 0 the agats of the 3 iff y s jacw 1 tria 1 bmw wie wit syi eticy sia w ai a i performance of this duty senator turpie in speaking of the influence of trusts in politics uses the following language the oligarchy of the thirty trusts professes intense opposition to free lumber free wool 1 free coffee free coinage but it ab hors with most perfect hate bate the free ballot with the free ballot this syndicate of trusts would be sent back to their original ual calling that of furnishing shoes or sugar calico or carpets transportation for freight and passengers purve purveyors of goods and merchandise common camers carriers of the jub public lic all very useful and honorable vocations if honestly pursued but not to be compared in their estimation with that which they today so arrogantly assume the control of the legislation and of the government of the united states there is an economical side to the question the time now wasted by legislatures in in the selection of i senators could be epp employed loyed in needful legislation the people could better handle the question |