The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-07-30
Anew oossrrsurIos.

AEKw cessrrsUrIoN.
The Legislature Last winter passed
the following resolution:
''Be it resolved by the Legislators
Of the State of Ksssas, tvO thirds q
eli members eieeted 50 eaeh hoase
thereof, concurriua thereisi
I SECTION I. Thai u h hersby re-
commended 20 the eieet0fs 81 tie
said State Of Ksnsas 90 vote 20 the
next election of members Co the leg
Islature, the same TO be held Ia A. ID.
eighteen hundred and ninety two,
for or against . convention 90 revise,
amend or change the constitution Of
the said State 90 Kansas.
SECTION This recommendation
shall be submitted to the electors Of
this state ct the general election of
members Of the Legislature In the
year. A. ID. 1854, for their approval or
rejection. Those voting iD favor Of
this recommendation shall have
written or printed on their ballots
For q convention 10 revise, amend
OF change the constitution Those
voting against this recommendation
HunlA hnNU NttttCu VI BNNANEu W
their ballots Against o convention
to revise, amend or change the con-
stitutlon.' And said ballots shall be
received, aud said votes shall be
taken, counted, eanvassed, and re-
turns thereof made, la the same
manner In all respects ~ IL provided
by Law In the case Of the election OF
members 10 the legislature.
SECFIoS 8. This resolution shall
take effect and be 10 force from and
after It's publication In the statute
book"
This resolution has teen duly pub
lIsbed In the statute book and II
therefore In force.
while Il may TO some seem early
TO begin TO consider what action shall
be taken by the people upon this rec
ommendatIon, to us It appears
highly desirable that the press Of the
state should, without further delsy,
discuss the proposition.
Kansas has an intelligent, reading
population. The fuller and freer the
discussion Of this proposition, the
more certainly will the correct solu-
ton be reached.
Our present constitution provides
that II majority Of the electors yOt-
ing upon this proposition, shall vote
In favor Of the convention, the legis-
lature shall at It's next session there
after provide for calling the eOnven-
ton.
Should 9 majority Of our citizens,
by their ballots, favor the conven-
ton, then the legislature which 10 TO
be elected next year, will provide for
calling the convention.
The fact that two thirds Of both
houses Of the last legislature recon-
mended that the proposition be
voted upon, IL Of course, conclusive
evidence that they favored holding
the convention. They certainly
would not, otherwise have submitted
the proposition.
The last legislature was q peculiar
one. The senate was fairly repre-
OF the great majority Of the
republicans Of Kansas, while the
house wks fairly representative Of
the majority Of those who were not
republicans.
IL 10 safe To presume therefore,
that two-thirds Of the people OF the
state either now favor the coBven.
ton or upon consideration Of the
matter will do 80.
There are 30 many reasons why We
should have q new constitution that
the proposition will doubtless re-
ceIve nm overwhelming majority.
The election Of delegates 10 the
to frame . new constitu- /
ton to be submitted 10 the people
for their approval, should be freed |
from every prejudice excerpt that In
layor Of the fullest and brosdest lib |
srty Of the citizen Delegates TO
hat convention should have broad
md liberal views and should be men |
IN whom the people have the utmost
They should be selected for their
IbIlIty, and their integrity should be
lnimpeschable, that when their Ia
,ors shall have been concluded We
will have . constitution submitted
or the approval Of the people that
will be highly sat sfactory and .
credit to the state.
We propose ct intervals to suggest
'ome Of the reasons why We should
ave O new constitution and would
" pleased to receive commuDIca-
ions upon the subject from our
eaders. While . newspaper should
the sentiments OF the editor
{ should especially seek to learn the
Of the people, for what
yer the people really wish Is almost
ertain TO be right aud desirable.
Il