The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-06
DEFEAT OF BOSSIsM.
MUST EE FclLgHED On MORE rover
~ THe PEOPLE


fntsiafiye and RefereEduss me OHIy
sare Preysassye ~ niag RaIs-yThe
KesK " II Alone Dsprives the
craners ~ Fewer Eos Harris.
Where tie people haye had the opgpg
tGasig n Showing tilelf dislike Il Bgilt
ical bosses and corrupt PARTY machines
aiey have rgfitessiy ogerfufaed iliesa
exeTesceuees 0f popular government
But 70 prevent nieir groWnl ID tie ~,
ture win Nv tie tesg of tie pe9ples
sovereignty, snd that l. the real qaes.
tga of today 1he fret STRIP IL 70 pgpn
Iaglze tie government u increasing
tie power of tie Foters 50 ilat their
Representatives viii iegislats according
10 the popslar win Instead of Al tie
dietatioa 81 political bosses who IL
turn are controlled by corporations and
those hoIas1g oF seeking special priv.
ie2es 10 TIE expense Of the people.
There is only one way, end II IL
ei,upls one, thai wiH defeat boss role
f0F 81 time, ard thai u tie cheek upon
corruption and grafting through tic
optional referendum and l1e direct ini.
tiatiye Win the option Of demanding
vote BpoH tlie acts ~ their represent
atlYes tie voters RaYe the veto power
instead Of tie veto being in one man,
which has proved h ln0st instances
quite lnefiaenl ID protecting the pub
De- Take The ordinary goYefAor ut a
state on tie president Of Tie gnItea
States, and bo Is me head NJ party
maebine. and for him 10 use the veto
power on legislation. however Vicious,
lliaf majority of the Representatives
81 bis pafty haPe enacted would iead
~ IFS overthrow on ag split Ia the par,
~" All party leaders dread 10 b. re-
BpousiDle for q split Therefore the
veto u used spafingiy Or not az al aHd
has been an absolute failure against
bad legislation ia one mans baud.
Bat where ihe people have taken the
yet0 power IN their own hands the
case has been vastly different, ana 50
sefvieeahle haa been tIls power to de.
nand a referendum vote on any ques
tlonable bin that Il has resulted IA but
few measures belag enacted that have
raised any question Of their being VI
cious Il has been found by expert
enee that the representatives OF the
people under the referendum system
have been more careful III leglslatinH
80 that II has been seldom necessary
10 invoke the peoples Veto the refer.
endnm,
What vast Improvement therefore
IL brought about BY the fear Of thp
referendum being invoked aud by lts
use.
The president Of the United States
ana the governors 0f states have tho
right 70 recommend leglslatlon--a lin
Tied Initiative but how much oitener
tho most reasonable and necessary rec
concentrations are ignored by the rop
reaentativea Of the people than prompt
~ enacted into law There Ia where
tho political hoss the corporations and
tie special priylleRists ngnlu show
their power by ooereing tie legislative
bodies 10 defy or Ignore the recon-
mcndatons of tho executive but viii
the power 70 initiate laws 10 the hands
Of tie people their representatives are
compelled 10 act by either passing thd
proposed law or substituting another
or by nerfecfng bg amendment the
original measure. Tint II improved
representative government for through
this direct Initiative the people can
compel their representatives 70 consla
o. the measure petitloned Tor, whlcl
must 20 to referendum vote with TIC
substitute on amended bin, and thu
yoiera decide which shall become the
law.
That II the direct Initiative that no
boz or corporation or corrupt lohb,
can prevent b0lng used 70 obtain Dc
sired legislation. aud until the peoplg
have Tie power 20 initiate legislation
they desire aud veto such az they dis
like the political boss will hold then
IN ihaldom and popular government
be only n name
pennH uniWlan,
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