The morning call., 1894-07-08

PEOPLES PARTY PLANK-A. M. R., Paso
Robes. In the platform of the Peoples party
is a plank in which occurs the following:
First, initiative referendum imperative man
date and proportional representation" Alfred
Cridge OF this city, a well-known writer On
Populist topics, gives the following definition
OF all these:
Direct legislation comprises the referendum
and the initiative. Under the former, laws,
etc., after being passed by the Legislature, are
referred TO direct voe at the polls TO be rati-
fed or rejected. When obligatory all bills
must be so referred before they can become
laws; when optional they are so referred only
on request Of certain percentage of the voters.
The veto power thus rests with the whole body
OF voters. The initiative requires the submis-
sion TO such direct vote OF any proposed law
formally approved by certain percentage OF
the voters.
Proportional representation substitutes for
falsely assumed representation or mal0rltles,
penned within district lines, an actual pro rata
representation of the whole people, so arranged
In one form as TO represent parties. more or
less nearly In proportion to the number OF
their respective adherents; and In the other
the whole people whether in or out OF parties.
The latter system is known as the Hare or
preferential plan, because II a vote Is not
needed or ineffective for the voters first choice,
1t Is transferred to his second, third, fourth,
etc, In tn order OF his preference, so that very
few votes-sometimes not one In hundred
or, perhaps. in a thousand--need be lost or
thrown away" the percentage OF Ineffective
votes under il being so small that in South
Australia 1t is known as effective voting" 1t
| Is applicable to the election OF trustees, COM
churches orders. institutes, parties and other
voluntary organizations, while waiting on 1.-THE
State 10 get a move on" Under IL one
twelfth OF the voters OF San francisco could
elect one supervisor, and One-tifth of those of
! Santa Clara County could do The same; one
sew nth of the voters OF the state, whether
Congressman; similarly with State Senators
ana Assembiymen. IL would tnus cause "the
machine" to crumble to powder.
The Cove plan is a modification OF the Hare.
slightly diminishing The voters work, Dut les
senlng his power over the contingent vote"
VI imperative mandate the same writer says:
1.-The imperative mandate may be regarded as
an intended approach toward direct legislation,
consisting in the power of majority of the
constituents In legislative district TO recall
legislator, ETC., with whose course they are dis
satisfied. Whatever benefit could thereby be
accomplished ln most clumsy, costly and de-
moraliZlng manner has been reached IN SWltZer-
land by the less Objectionable processes OF the
Initiative and referendum, so IL has long ceased
to be talked about there, and, l believe has
never been carried into effect there or else
where. II is absolutely incompatible with pro-
portional representation and secret ballot,
ano, Tor reasons TOO numerous TO mentl0n, II
would be useless II enacted"
THE DEER SEAsoN-H. s., City. Under the
general law Of tle state. SecllOD ozO OI ING
Penal Code. approved March %, 1898, it is un-
lawful to Kill deer in any part of The State be-
tween the 23d OF March, 1898, and the 23d OF
March, 1895; but a provision OF the law en-
powers the Supervisors of the several counties
TO make provisions for the protection OF fish
and game, and whenever a change has been
made that suspends the operation OF the State
lew in that county. AS 4 result OF this the Su-
pervIsors In ma ny of the counties have made
alterations until now the original act looks as
much like the document approved by the Gov
ernor as did the Wilson tariff bill when it left
the Senate. When the Sporlsman's Association
OF the State meets the next Legislature, the
members VIII probably induce tnat DodY TO
pass law that all who read may understand.
Ine following shows the omen season as 10 deer
In the counties: Alameda. July 20 to September
August 10 tO October L; Del Norfe July to
September Is; El Dorado. September 1 10
October Is; Glenn, August Is To October Il;
Lake, August l TO October /; Los Angeles,
July 10 10 September i MarDs July 10 10
August 10; Mendocino, deer-shootlng prohib.
ited until August, 1895; Monterey, July 10 10
September l. Napa, July % to September 8; (;
September l to November 10; Plumas. Sep
iember to January l; san Benilo August 1
To September 15; San Diego, July to October
I; San Luis ODlspo, July 10 TO september L
San MaIeo, July 10 to September 1 dhe use
OF dogs In deer-buntiDg in this county IS pro-
hiDited); Santa Barbara, August TO September
ID; Santa Cruz August l 10 September 10;
Shasta. July 15 10 september l; Siskyou.
September l TO November 10; Sonoma. July
% 10 September 4; Tehama. July ] . to october
10; Tuolumne, October / 10 November 10;
Ventura, July 15 10 September /. ALI other