Editorial April 4, 1902

The Commoner

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Suffrage, Constitutional, Partisan Politics

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Republicans, Editor Of The Commoner, Republican Senate, Republican House, Corporations

Q: What keywords are associated?

Direct Election, Senators, Republican Senate, Public Wishes, Corporate Control, Campaign Issue

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

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What is this article about?

The editorial defends the editor of The Commoner for advocating a resolution to allow direct election of senators by the people, passed by the House but pending in the Senate. It warns that Republican senators' opposition, seen as favoring corporate control via legislatures, could make it a campaign issue against public wishes.

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Some of the republicans complain that the editor of The Commoner is trying to make an issue out of the proposition to elect senators by the people. He is trying to persuade a republican senate to adopt a resolution already passed by a republican house—a resolution which, if passed, will take the question out of politics and leave it for each state to act upon, but it may not be out of place to suggest that the question will become a campaign issue if the republican senators defy the well-known wishes of the people on this subject and attempt to keep the senate in control of the corporations by continuing the election through legislatures.

What sub-type of article is it?

Suffrage Constitutional Partisan Politics

What keywords are associated?

Direct Election Senators Republican Senate Public Wishes Corporate Control Campaign Issue

What entities or persons were involved?

Republicans Editor Of The Commoner Republican Senate Republican House Corporations

Editorial Details

Primary Topic

Direct Election Of Senators By The People

Stance / Tone

Supportive Of Direct Election And Critical Of Republican Senators

Key Figures

Republicans Editor Of The Commoner Republican Senate Republican House Corporations

Key Arguments

Republicans Complain About Making Direct Election Of Senators An Issue Editor Persuades Senate To Adopt House Passed Resolution For Direct Election Resolution Would Remove Issue From National Politics For State Action Opposition By Senators Could Turn It Into A Campaign Issue Senators Defy Public Wishes By Keeping Election Through Legislatures This Maintains Corporate Control Over The Senate