Show BRYANS BLUNDER BLUNDE IN APPEALING TO TAFT The Salt Laic Tribune Is not nol mui hu press pressed d with Bryans wisdom or fair Calr fairness ni ness In ht appealing to President Taft to urge upon Congress an amendment to the Federal constitution permitting the election of U S Senators by pop popular popular ular vote ote As the Tribune points out four foUl Democratic states If IC prevailed upon to ask Congress to act can force forc that body bod under a constitutional mandate to call a convention for the purpose of oC framing and submitting all an amendment to the states Twenty I seven swen states already have hae concurred In asking tills amendment namely Arkansas California Colorado Idaho Ida Idaho ho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Min lIn Minnesota Montana Nebraska I II Nevada North Carolina Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Washington Wisconsin and T But four more states are arc needed to add to these to compel Congress to call the constitutional convention rev reo forred to An Any four Cour of the tho following states would be enough A Alabama labama Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Maine Maryland Hamp Hampshire Hampshire shire New J Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont Virginia West Vest Vir Virginia Virginia ginia The Tribune says sars There are aro plenty of Democratic ma Florida Georgia ay nothing of South Carolina and Vir Virginia Virginia ginia to carr carry out this change in the Constitution which Mr lr Bryan Bran seems to 10 have So much at heart and which I Is a pledge In iii the National Democratic platform As Ar such It ms is binding on more titan enough Democratic States to carry tho proposition But In fact even more Republican States Stales have en endorsed endorsed this proposed amendment than Democratic State Tho proposition ur urged cd upon Pres PresIdent dent Ident Tall Taft Is only one of the methods provided for amending the Constitution lion tion The rhe other is by s of oC tho States taking the initiative when Congress refuses to act as the Senate refuses to act as on this idea Iden And this latter r Is 15 the wa way to proceed In Inthis inthis this case Mr Bryans Brans appeal should bG be mado tI to those suite and not to the President That Is however on the that such an amendment Is necessary necessary sary In order to obtain the popular election of oC Senators But it Is not nol necessary Most of the tho Southern States Slates already choose their Senators by br popular vote Yote In primary elections Sonic Some of oC the Northern States do the tho same a conspicuous Instance being Oregon where here the tho people chose choso a Democrat for Senator while at the same time electing a Republican Legislature Leg LegIslature which was obliged to ratify the peoples choice So that Mr Bryan Dryan Is doubly mis mistaken mistaken taken He Is mistaken in appealing to President Taft Tact In behalf of the amendment his appeal should be to the States and enough Democratic States are loft left to make malee the sUb ls l I slon sion of this amendment sure And h he e eis is mistaken also alGa In thinking this amendment necessary for Cor the people can and do In man many may mar marIn In their Senators without It An Any States ma may at any time au authorize authorize the popular election or of Sena Senators Senators tors and the ratifications by the Leg Legislature may maJ be made a mere form Corm just as the constitutional election of oC President and Vice President has come cometo to be R a mere form the real election I being Ib by the people months before beCore 1 |