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Show mm m RANKS WITH THE LEADERS, Senator Depew Pays Senator Sutherland Suther-land Fine Compliment, Calling Him One of the Ablest Con-Constitutional Con-Constitutional Lawyers, Washington ,Jan. 21. "Utah continues contin-ues In tho Senato one n the. ablest constitutional lawyers In this body,' said Senator Dopow today In tho course of n speech In opposition to tho resolution now pending in the Senate calling for tho popular election of Its members. While opposing tho proposition, proposi-tion, Senator Dopow offered an amendment amend-ment which would entitlo nil of the malo citizens of tho United States to cast their ballots In such elections. To tho Now York senator tho proposed pro-posed amendment, as reported from tho Judiciary committeo seemed 'but nn offort to permit tho states to disfranchise dis-franchise largo clnsHcs of their electors. elec-tors. "Instead of providing that senntors shall bo clecter by tho peoplo of -tho i several states," said tho senator, "It virtually gives tho peoplo the right to elect senators by Impairing tho , fourteenth nnd fifteenth amendments to tho constitution, which were In- tended to secure tho electlvo franchise to all tho citizens of tho United States. I "Tho title- of this proposition Is to allow tho peoplo to voto. Tho purpose ' and object or tho resolution is pormn- ' nently to provont tho people from voting in any state whero a dominant power, or oligarchy, wishes to dls- I franchise a certain portion of tjio clt- ( Izons of a stato." ' Mr. Dopow endeavored to show sov- oral objections which would urlso in putting tho proposition into practical offect. Ho dwelt upon tho ndvantiigo i claimed to llo In tho experience that f a senator gains through long roton- I tlon of his seat. Ho could forsco ' naught save a rapid succession in of- flco of men who would float in upon i tho tldo of popular favor and out l again as that tldo might ebb, lTT'f "I-T" f T |