Evening journal., 1897-05-26
THAT CONSTITUTION.
Opinions on the New Organic
Law for Delaware.
A CHANGE NEEDED, SAYS ONE

WELL-KNowN MEN IN PUBLIC |
AND PRIVATE LIFE EXPRESS
THEIR WILLINGNESS THAT CON-
vENToN SHOULD PRoMULGATEl
1T.
A Philadelphia newspaper to-day
publishes the Views of prominent Della
wareans on the subject CT submitting
or proclaiming the new Constitution OF
the state.
Prominent lawyers, including Senator
George Gray. expressed the opinion
that the convention has authority In
excess Of that OF the General Assembly
and Notwithstanding the law creating
the convention he believes the mem
bers have the right to promulgate the
Constitution and set a specific time
when It's provisions shall go into effect
Senator Kenney says: II am salts
fed that the convention has all power
over the question of the submission or
PRONUNCIATION OF the new Constitution,
and II the Judgment OF the convention
Is for promulgation Il will meet my APP
prOval. This power being inherent In
the convention there could be no ques-
tion as to the Constitution, for the rea-
son that Il has been promulgated and
not submitted to a popular vote The
| instrument as now prepared Is In my
Judgment a splendid foundation for a
free government.
Congressman Handy says In part: II
sincerely hope that the convention will
frame a Constitution which the people
may approve and then will give the
people chance to approve II by bal
lot"
i Levi c. Birds opinion is: "At a gen
eral election held in this state by the
people upon the question OF a new Con-
stitution they voted for II. At another
election held In this state delegates
were voted for by the people to frame
}, that new Constitution, II is the Con
stitution as so framed, and should at
? once be promulgated. The power 20
frame the Constitution was delegated
to the convention. II submitted to. the
people for adoption. or otherwise, those
|, that can read, and those that cannot,
those that can read English and those
that cannot; those that are affected in
p one way or another are to pass Judg-
ment upon the work of the delegates
= they already elected to frame the In
{ strument"
/ Dr.. John ]. Black says In part: I'm
a my opinion Delaware needs the change
in her organic law She has been toe
4 conservative Instead OF having under
4 two hundred thousand population she
n should have half million. She shoult
el conform her laws and her ways to mod
e ern methods and modern ideas. Capi
1. tai will then seek Investment within
n her borders. general activity Will taxi
"A the place OF her dlgniied repose ant
e wealth and happiness will come to al
d her people"
! J. Edward Addicks concludes his in
terview by saying
Il believe that under the new Consti
tuition law and order viii reign In Del
!. aware, and the rights OF the people
y will be respected. II this Is accom-
plished by that instrument no sacrlfci
l. is too great to be made. and the fraud
!. perpetrated, although criminal In thei
nature, may be overlooked.
r "The position taken by some that tn
Legislature OF 1895 in the act provid
r ing for the convention imposes
q the condition that the Consti
"A tuition should be submitted to tn
i voters of the state is incorrect, for
r also delegated by that act full power b
I 1.-THE convention to make a Constitution
ID The delegates represent the people Il
r. the Constitutional Convention, an
IA their acts are the acts OF the people"
Convention Delegate Charles
A. Richards, OF Sussex, says:
4. THE question whether the Constitu
tion should be submitted 10 the peOpl
/. or promulgated will be considered b
v the convention, which meets to-moi
row, and / do not care to anticipat
he the action OF the body by the EXPIRE.
Of sion Of my individual opinion. II
should be promulgated the action wi
be in harmony with that OF the col
L. ventions OF 1776. 1892 and 1881"