The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-11
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IDEAL GOVERNMENT.
Programme OF Referendum Leagues
and Organized Labor.


Division of labor is one Of the great
factors in social evolution. III is az
necessary in government as in the
other fields Of human endeayor. Elk
perts are required.
This fact, combined with the grow
Ing size Of the national state, has re-
shifted in representative government.
Representative government as 1t ex-
lists today IN its most advanced form
Is the result Of an evolutionary change
as are all institutions. In Oregon and
South Dakota, for exaIni.le. the devel
oDnlent has reached the state where
tie voters possess veto power az to
the acts Of their legislative agents and
a power to directly legislste, Thus III
the legislative field the voters are the
sovereign power. The addendum Is
termed the referendum and the initia
tire a more easy advance from ma
chine rule is to establish the advisory
initiative, as in Texas and Illinois. The
system OF government as a whole IL
guarded representative government,
Other Improvements are direct noml
nations and the recall. A direct nomi
nations system has been established in
Oregon through the use Of the initia
tive. The recall is system whereby
the voters can recall public officer,
and it should apply TO all executive
officers. Ii should not apply TO legisia
tive officers, for the voters possess a
veto mower and a direct initiative, and
It Is highly desirable that the legisIa
tive agent. who attends the committee
hearings and listens to the debate,
should be free to exercise his own best
judgment. This system prevails in
Switzerland.
StIl another great Improvement In
representative government Is proper,
tionaI representation. The system ex-
lists In parts of Switzerland, in Belgium
and in Japan, and is demanded by
the progressive leaders throughout the
world. Instead of electing one legis-
iatiye member from district and Civ
ing no representation to the minority
In the district. the system provides
large districts and that several mem
bers be elected therefrom, each voter
to have his ballot counted for one rep
Fcscntative Thus If Ave members are
elected from a district each One-ffth
OF the voters have representative.
Under this system the wage earners In
each city in our land would have
majority Id the city council, but every
class would have Its representatives.
In congress the wage earners and farm
ers would have majority. Majority
rule would prevail and of the highest
possible type. The leaders OF the sew
eral classes would be the Legislative
agents and would determine the lines
Of public policy, subject 10 the veto
power and direct initiative In their re-
spective constituents.
10 establish proportional representa-
ton, direct nominations and the recall
is the aim of the referendum leagues
and trades unions. These organizations
are working for the establishment Of
the advisory initiative In national af-
fairs as the result Of this years cam
paign. and, IL successful, the next step
| will be to begin at once 10 circulate ini-
tiatlve bills and constitutional amend
ments for the proposed political re-
forms, including The termination of gov
eminent by injunction and legislative
reforms such as public ownership Of
the interstate railways and the imme
diate termination of the coal monopoly,
| iron ore monopoly, etc.